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).
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.[1] 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.[1]
- The recording by Peter Lind Hayes was released by Decca Records as catalog number 24519. It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on December 24, 1948 and lasted 2 weeks on the chart, peaking at #20. This was Hayes' only charting hit.[1]
Other versions were by:
- Brook Benton - for his album That Old Feeling (1966).[2]
- Jaye P. Morgan - a single release in 1959.[3]
- Johnny Mathis - for his album Rapture (1962)
- Joni James - for her album Joni Sings Songs by Victor Young and Songs by Frank Loesser (1956).[4]
- Julie London - a single release in 1961.[5]
- Norman Wisdom - for the album Where's Charley? (1958).[6]
- Sarah Vaughan - for her 1958 album Sarah Vaughan Sings Broadway: Great Songs from Hit Shows.
References
- ^ a b c Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top Pop Records 1940-1955. Record Research.
- ^ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
- ^ "45cat.com". 45cat.com. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
- ^ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
- ^ "45cat.com". 45cat.com. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
- ^ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
- v
- t
- e
- You're My Thrill (1949)
- Young Man with a Horn (1950)
- Tea for Two (1950)
- Lullaby of Broadway (1951)
- On Moonlight Bay (1951)
- I'll See You in My Dreams (1951)
- By the Light of the Silvery Moon (1953)
- Calamity Jane (1953)
- Young at Heart (1954)
- Love Me or Leave Me (1955)
- Day Dreams (1955)
- Day by Day (1956)
- The Pajama Game (1957)
- Day by Night (1957)
- Hooray for Hollywood (1958)
- Cuttin' Capers (1959)
- What Every Girl Should Know (1960)
- Show Time (1960)
- Bright and Shiny (1961)
- I Have Dreamed (1961)
- Duet (1962)
- You'll Never Walk Alone (1962)
- Billy Rose's Jumbo (1962)
- Annie Get Your Gun (1963)
- Love Him (1963)
- The Doris Day Christmas Album (1964)
- With a Smile and a Song (1964)
- Latin for Lovers (1965)
- Doris Day's Sentimental Journey (1965)
- The Love Album (1994)
- My Heart (2011)
- "Again"
- "Ain't We Got Fun"
- "Any Way the Wind Blows"
- "By the Light of the Silvery Moon"
- "Candy Lips"
- "Choo Choo Train (Ch-Ch-Foo)"
- "Confess"
- "The Deadwood Stage (Whip-Crack-Away!)"
- "Everybody Loves a Lover"
- "A Guy Is a Guy"
- "If I Give My Heart to You"
- "If You Were the Only Girl (In the World)"
- "I Speak to the Stars"
- "It's Magic"
- "Let's Walk That-a-Way"
- "Love Somebody"
- "Lullaby of Broadway"
- "Mister Tap Toe"
- "Move Over Darling"
- "My Darling, My Darling"
- "My Dreams Are Getting Better All the Time"
- "My Love and Devotion"
- "Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)"
- "Secret Love"
- "Sentimental Journey"
- "Sorry"
- "Sugar Bush"
- "Thoughtless"
- "(Why Did I Tell You I Was Going To) Shanghai"
- "You Should Have Told Me"
- Discography
- Filmography
- Songs
- Awards and nominations
- Doris Day Animal League
- The Doris Day Show (radio program)
- The Doris Day Show
- George Weidler (second husband)
- Martin Melcher (third husband)
- Terry Melcher (son)
- Normal as Blueberry Pie – A Tribute to Doris Day (2009 album)
This pop standards-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- v
- t
- e