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Doris Day Discography
The following is a complete discography for American singer and actress Doris Day, whose entertainment career spanned nearly 50 years. She started her career as a big band singer in 1939 and gained popularity with her first hit recording, " Sentimental Journey", with Les Brown and His Band of Renown in 1945. In her solo career, she recorded more than 650 recordings on the Columbia Records label from 1947 to 1967. She was one of the most popular and acclaimed singers of the 20th century. __TOC__ Chart hits * "Sorry" made the US AC chart at No. 19. Albums 10" LP *'' You're My Thrill'' (1949) *'' Young Man with a Horn'' (1950, soundtrack with Harry James) *'' Tea for Two'' (1950, soundtrack) *'' Lullaby of Broadway'' (1951, soundtrack) *'' On Moonlight Bay'' (1951, soundtrack) *'' I'll See You in My Dreams'' (1951, soundtrack) *'' By the Light of the Silvery Moon'' with Paul Weston and His Orchestra and the Norman Luboff Choir (1953, soundtrack) *''Calamity Jane'' (1953, sound ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Doris Day
Doris Day (born Doris Mary Kappelhoff; April 3, 1922 – May 13, 2019) was an American actress and singer. She began her career as a big band singer in 1937, achieving commercial success in 1945 with two No. 1 recordings, "Sentimental Journey (song), Sentimental Journey" and "My Dreams Are Getting Better All the Time" with Les Brown (bandleader), Les Brown and His Band of Renown. She left Brown to embark on a solo career and recorded more than 650 songs from 1947 to 1967. Day was one of the leading Cinema of the United States, Hollywood film stars of the 1950s and 1960s. Her film career began with ''Romance on the High Seas'' (1948). She starred in films of many genres, including musicals, comedies, dramas and thrillers. She played the title role in ''Calamity Jane (film), Calamity Jane'' (1953) and starred in Alfred Hitchcock's ''The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956 film), The Man Who Knew Too Much'' (1956) with James Stewart. She co-starred with Rock Hudson in three successful com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Thoughtless (Doris Day Song)
"Thoughtless" is a 1947 song by Doris Day with The Modernaires under the direction of George Siravo. The song was written by Carl G. Lampl, who wrote Sinatra's " Close to You", and Buddy Kaye. It was released on December 29, 1947 and went to #24 in the US charts. The lyrics begin "You are so thoughtless of me". Others to reach the lower reaches of the Billboard charts in 1948 were recordings by Gordon MacRae, The Buddy Kaye Quintet, Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians (vocal by Don Rodney) and Vic Damone Vic Damone (born Vito Rocco Farinola; June 12, 1928 – February 11, 2018) was an American traditional pop music, pop and big band singer and actor. He was best known for his performances of songs such as the number one hit "You're Breaking My .... References 1947 songs Doris Day songs Songs with lyrics by Buddy Kaye {{1940s-song-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Quicksilver (song)
''Quicksilver'' is a song, which became a hit for Bing Crosby in 1950. It was written by Eddie Pola, George Wyle and Irving Taylor. A composition of the same name by jazz pianist Horace Silver was first recorded in 1952 and has become most associated with him. Bing Crosby "Quicksilver" was recorded by Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters with Vic Schoen and his orchestra on November 25, 1949 and it became a top 10 hit in February 1950. In late February 1950 it was cited by ''Billboard'' as the fifth most popular record on jukeboxes. It peaked in mid March at Number 8 in the singles charts. By the end of April it was still in the charts at Number 30. It was the best selling single in Australia for the year of 1950. Another version of this song was recorded by Doris Day & Her Country Cousins in 1949 and this also reached the USA charts with a peak position of No. 20. Horace Silver and others Another song of the same title was later recorded by Horace Silver in 1952, based on hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Canadian Capers
"Canadian Capers" is a popular tune, written by Earl Burtnett, Gus Chandler, Bert White, and Henry Cohen in 1915. The tune has been recorded by many people over the years. A recording by Paul Whiteman was very popular in 1921. An updated set of lyrics with the title "Cuttin' Capers" were written in 1949 by Ralph Blane and Harry Warren, for the Doris Day musical film ''My Dream Is Yours.'' Doris Day also made a commercial recording of the song for Columbia Records in June 1949 and this reached No. 15 in the Billboard charts. Janet Seidel Janet Seidel (28 May 1955 – 7 August 2017) was an Australian jazz vocalist and pianist. Education Seidel studied at the Elder Conservatorium at the University of Adelaide (BMusic, 1973–1976). Career She worked as a high school music t ... included the song on her album ''Doris & Me'' (2001). References {{Authority control 1915 compositions 1949 singles Columbia Records singles Doris Day songs Songs written by Earl Burtnet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Frank Sinatra
Francis Albert Sinatra (; December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer and actor. Honorific nicknames in popular music, Nicknamed the "Chairman of the Board" and "Ol' Blue Eyes", he is regarded as one of the Time 100: The Most Important People of the Century, most popular entertainers of the 20th century. Sinatra is among the List of best-selling music artists, world's best-selling music artists, with an estimated 150 million record sales globally. Born to Italian Americans, Italian immigrants in Hoboken, New Jersey, Sinatra began his musical career in the swing era and was influenced by the easy-listening vocal style of Bing Crosby. He joined the Harry James band as the vocalist in 1939 before finding success as a solo artist after signing with Columbia Records in 1943, becoming the idol of the "Bobby-soxer, bobby soxers". In 1946, Sinatra released his debut album, ''The Voice of Frank Sinatra''. He then signed with Capitol Records and released several albums wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Let's Take An Old-Fashioned Walk (Irving Berlin Song)
"Let's Take an Old-Fashioned Walk" is a popular song written by Irving Berlin and published in 1949. Background The song was introduced by Eddie Albert and Allyn McLerie in the musical ''Miss Liberty.'' The studio cast recording for RCA Victor included Al Goodman and His Orchestra with Wynn Murray, Martha Wright, Bob Wright, Sandra Deel, and Jimmy Carroll. Other recordings It has since become a pop standard, with many recorded versions. Major hits at the time of introduction included: Perry Como and a duet by Frank Sinatra and Doris Day Doris Day (born Doris Mary Kappelhoff; April 3, 1922 – May 13, 2019) was an American actress and singer. She began her career as a big band singer in 1937, achieving commercial success in 1945 with two No. 1 recordings, "Sentimental Journey .... Both recordings made the US Top 20: The Como recording made it to #15, and the Sinatra/Shore duet made it to #17 References Songs written by Irving Berlin Songs from Irving Berlin mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Again (1949 Song)
"Again" is a popular song with music by Lionel Newman and words by Dorcas Cochran. It first appeared in the film '' Road House'' (1948), sung by Ida Lupino. An instrumental rendition was used in the movie '' Pickup on South Street'' (1953). By 1949, versions by Vic Damone, Doris Day, Tommy Dorsey, Gordon Jenkins, Vera Lynn, Art Mooney, and Mel Tormé all made the ''Billboard'' charts. Doris Day cover The recording by Doris Day was recorded in February 1949 and released by Columbia Records as catalog number 38467. The flip side was "Everywhere You Go". It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on May 13, 1949, and lasted 19 weeks on the chart, peaking at #2. Vic Damone cover The recording by Vic Damone was recorded in February 1949 and released by Mercury Records as catalog number 5261. The flip side was " I Love You So Much It Hurts". It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on April 8, 1949, and lasted 15 weeks on the chart, peaking at #11. Ot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Powder Your Face With Sunshine
"Powder Your Face with Sunshine" is a popular song written by Carmen Lombardo and Stanley Rochinski, and published in 1948. Rochinski wrote the lyrics for "Powder Your Face with Sunshine" while hospitalized due to spinal injuries incurred during World War II. Subsequently, he brought the lyrics to Lombardo who set it to music. The two biggest hit versions of the song were recorded by Evelyn Knight and by the Sammy Kaye Orchestra. Original recordings The recording by Evelyn Knight was recorded on November 16, 1948, and released by Decca Records as catalog number 24530. It first reached the ''Billboard'' Best Seller chart on December 17, 1948, and lasted 17 weeks on the chart, peaking at number one. The recording by Sammy Kaye was recorded in December 1948, and released by RCA Victor Records as catalog number 20-3321 (78 rpm) and 47-2901 (45 rpm). It first reached the ''Billboard'' Best Seller chart on January 28, 1949, and lasted eight weeks on the chart, peaking at numb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
My Darling, My Darling
"My Darling, My Darling" is a popular song, written by Frank Loesser and published in 1948. It was originally introduced by Byron Palmer and Doretta Morrow in the Broadway musical ''Where's Charley?'' (1948). 1948 charted versions Charted versions were by: *The most well-known recording, by Jo Stafford and Gordon MacRae, was released by Capitol Records as catalog number 15270. It first reached the Billboard magazine 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 Buddy Clark, was released by Columbia Records as catalog number 38353. It first reached the Billboard magazine 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 was released by Decca Records as catalog number 24519. It first reached the Billboard magazine Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
It's Magic
"It's Magic" is a popular song written by Jule Styne, with lyrics by Sammy Cahn, published in 1947. They wrote the song for Doris Day in her Warner Brothers film debut, ''Romance on the High Seas'' (retitled ''It's Magic'' in the United Kingdom, after the song). In the autumn of 1948 Vic Damone, Tony Martin, Dick Haymes, Gordon MacRae and Sarah Vaughan all charted on ''Billboard'' magazine charts with versions of the song, but none as successfully as Day's recording. "It's Magic" received an Academy Award nomination for Best Song, but in March 1949 lost to " Buttons and Bows" by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans. In 1952, Day made the song the theme of her Hollywood radio series, ''The Doris Day Show''. Recordings *The Doris Day recording was released by Columbia Records as catalog number 38188. In September 1948 the single peaked at no. 2 on ''Billboard'''s Retail Record Sales chart during a 21-week run. *The Tony Martin recording was released by RCA Victor Records as cata ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Put 'em In A Box, Tie 'em With A Ribbon, And Throw 'em In The Deep Blue Sea
"Put 'em in a Box, Tie 'em with a Ribbon, and Throw 'em in the Deep Blue Sea" is a popular song. The music was written by Jule Styne, the lyrics by Sammy Cahn. The song was published in 1947, and was further popularized in the 1948 movie ''Romance on the High Seas,'' where it was sung by Doris Day accompanied by the Page Cavanaugh Trio. The lyrics deal with a person who is ''through with love'' and therefore metaphorically wants to throw everything away in a box into the sea. Popular recordings in 1948 were by Doris Day; Eddy Howard & His Orchestra; and by Nat King Cole. Other recordings *Frankie Laine- recorded for Mercury Records (catalog No. 5130) on December 1, 1947. *Danny Kaye and the Andrews Sisters - recorded for Decca Records (catalog No. 24462B) on June 4, 1948. *Hal McIntyre & His Orchestra - recorded for MGM Records (catalog No. 10193) (circa 1947/48). *Ray McKinley & His Orchestra - recorded for RCA Victor (catalog No. 20-2873A) on December 28, 1947. *Steve Lawrence ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Confess (song)
"Confess" is a popular song written by Bennie Benjamin and George David Weiss. The song figures in the early careers of two important female singers: # In 1947, Doris Day was making a transition from a Big band singer, most recently with Les Brown, to a solo vocalist. Her first major record away from the band was a duet with Buddy Clark, with this song on one side and " Love Somebody" on the other. The record became a two-sided hit, the first two of a string of hits for Day that made her one of the top female singers in popular music. # About the same time, Mercury Records was planning to record the song as a vehicle for Frankie Laine. They were persuaded instead to give the song to a young female singer, who had not, at the time, a single hit: Patti Page. Page's manager, Jack Rael, succeeded in getting Mercury to let her record the song, but because of a low budget, a second singer could not be hired, so guitarist George Barnes (musician), whose trio accompanied Page on the rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
