"My Darling, My Darling" is a

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, written by

Frank Loesser Frank Henry Loesser (; June 29, 1910 – July 28, 1969) was an American songwriter who wrote the music and lyrics for the Broadway musicals ''Guys and Dolls'' and ''How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying'', among others. He won a Tony ...

and published in 1948. It was originally introduced by

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and

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in the

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musical ''

Where's Charley? ''Where's Charley?'' is a musical with music and lyrics by Frank Loesser and book by George Abbott. The story was based on the 1892 play ''Charley's Aunt'' by Brandon Thomas. The musical debuted on Broadway in 1948 and was revived on Broadway an ...

'' (1948). Charted versions were by: *The most well-known recording, by

Jo Stafford Jo Elizabeth Stafford (November 12, 1917July 16, 2008) was an American traditional pop music singer, whose career spanned five decades from the late 1930s to the early 1980s. Admired for the purity of her voice, she originally underwent classi ...

and

Gordon MacRae Albert Gordon MacRae (March 12, 1921 – January 24, 1986) was an American actor, singer and radio/television host who appeared in the film versions of two Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals ''Oklahoma!'' (1955) and '' Carousel'' (1956) and who p ...

, was released by Capitol Records as catalog number 15270. It first reached the

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Best Seller chart on November 5, 1948 and lasted 16 weeks on the chart, peaking at #3. On some other charts, this version reached #1. *Another version, by Doris Day and

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, was released by Columbia Records as catalog number 38353. It first reached the

Best Seller chart on November 12, 1948 and lasted 13 weeks on the chart. This version (with the flip side "A Certain Party") reached #7 on the Billboard chart. *The recording by

Peter Lind Hayes Peter Lind Hayes (born Joseph Conrad Lind Jr.; June 25, 1915 – April 21, 1998) was an American vaudeville entertainer, songwriter, and film and television actor. Early life Hayes was born in San Francisco, the son of Joseph Conrad Lind Sr., a ...

was released by Decca Records as catalog number 24519. It first reached the

Best Seller chart on December 24, 1948 and lasted 2 weeks on the chart, peaking at #20. This was Hayes' only charting hit. Other versions were by: *

Brook Benton Benjamin Franklin Peay (September 19, 1931 – April 9, 1988), better known as Brook Benton, was an American singer and songwriter who was popular with rock and roll, rhythm and blues, and pop music audiences during the late 1950s and early 1960 ...

- for his album ''That Old Feeling'' (1966). * Jaye P. Morgan - a single release in 1959. * Johnny Mathis - for his album '' Rapture'' (1962) *

Joni James Giovanna Carmella Babbo (September 22, 1930 – February 20, 2022), known professionally as Joni James, was an American singer of traditional pop music. Biography Giovanna Carmella Babbo was born to an Italian-American family in Chicago, Illino ...

- for her album ''Joni Sings Songs by Victor Young and Songs by Frank Loesser'' (1956). * Julie London - a single release in 1961. *

Norman Wisdom Sir Norman Joseph Wisdom, (4 February 1915 – 4 October 2010) was an English actor, comedian, musician and singer best known for a series of comedy films produced between 1953 and 1966 featuring a hapless onscreen character often called Norman ...

- for the album ''Where's Charley?'' (1958).

References

Songs written by Frank Loesser 1948 songs Number-one singles in the United States Doris Day songs Male–female vocal duets Jo Stafford songs {{pop-standard-stub