Day's film career began during the latter part of the Classical Hollywood Film era with the 1948 film Romance on the High Seas, and its success sparked her twenty-year career as a motion picture actress. She starred in a series of successful films, including musicals, comedies, and dramas. She played the title role in Calamity Jane (1953), and starred in Alfred Hitchcock's The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) with James Stewart. Her most successful films were the bedroom comedies she made co-starring Rock Hudson and James Garner, such as Pillow Talk (1959) and Move Over, Darling (1963), respectively. She also co-starred in films with such leading men as Clark Gable, Cary Grant, David Niven, and Rod Taylor. After her final film in 1968, she went on to star in the CBS sitcom The Doris Day Show (1968–1973).
Day was usually one of the top ten singers between 1951 and 1966. As an actress, she became the biggest female film star in the early 1960s, and ranked sixth among the box office performers by 2012. In 2011, she released her 29th studio album, My Heart, which became a UK Top 10 album featuring new material. Among her awards, Day has received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and a Legend Award from the Society of Singers. In 1960, she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress, and in 1989 was given the Cecil B. DeMille Award for lifetime achievement in motion pictures. In 2004, she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President George W. Bush followed in 2011 by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association's Career Achievement Award. She was one of the last surviving stars of the Golden Age of Hollywood.
Her death was announced by her charity, the Doris Day Animal Foundation, on Monday 13th May 2019.
Discography
chart hits
Year Title Chart Positions
US CB UK
1945 "Sentimental Journey" (w/ Les Brown) 1 — —
"My Dreams Are Getting Better All the Time" (w/ Les Brown) 1 — —
"'Tain't Me" (w/ Les Brown) 10 — —
"Till the End of Time" (w/ Les Brown) 3 — —
"Aren't You Glad You're You?" (w/ Les Brown) 11 — —
"Come to Baby Do" (w/ Les Brown) / 13 — —
1946 "You Won't Be Satisfied (Until You Break My Heart)" (w/ Les Brown) 4 — —
"Day by Day" (w/ Les Brown) 15 — —
"I Got the Sun in the Mornin' (and the Moon at Night)" (w/ Les Brown) 10 — —
"The Whole World Is Singing My Song" (w/ Les Brown) 6 — —
1947 "The Christmas Song" (w/ Les Brown) 12 — —
"Sooner or Later" (w/ Les Brown) 13 — —
"Papa, Won't You Dance With Me" 21 — —
1948 "Thoughtless" (w/ Modernaires) 24 — —
"Love Somebody" (w/ Buddy Clark) / 1 — —
"Confess" (w/ Buddy Clark) 16 — —
"Put 'em in a Box, Tie 'em with a Ribbon, and Throw 'em in the Deep Blue Sea" / 27 — —
"It's Magic" 2 — —
"My Darling, My Darling" (w/ Buddy Clark) 7 — —
1949 "Powder Your Face with Sunshine" (w/ Buddy Clark) 16 — —
"Again" 2 — —
"Everywhere You Go" 22 — —
"Let's Take an Old-Fashioned Walk" (w/ Frank Sinatra) 17 — —
"Now That I Need You" 20 — —
"Canadian Capers" 15 — —
"Bluebird on Your Windowsill" 19 — —
1950 "Quicksilver" 20 — —
"I Said My Pajamas (and Put on My Prayers)" 21 — —
"Enjoy Yourself (It's Later than You Think)" 24 — —
"Hoop-Dee-Doo" 17 — —
"Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered" 9 — —
"I Didn't Slip, I Wasn't Pushed, I Fell" 19 — —
"A Bushel and a Peck" 16 — —
1951 "It's a Lovely Day Today" 30 — —
"Would I Love You (Love You, Love You)" 10 — —
"Shanghai" 7 — —
"Domino" 21 — —
1952 "A Guy Is a Guy" 1 — —
"Sugarbush" (w/ Frankie Laine) 7 12 8
"When I Fall in Love" 20 — —
"No Two People" (w/ Donald O'Connor) 25 — —
"My Love and Devotion" — 31 10
"The Cherries" — 39 —
"A Full Time Job" (w/ Johnnie Ray) / 20 21 11
"Ma Says, Pa Says" (w/ Johnnie Ray) 23 28 12
1953 "Mister Tap Toe" 10 11 —
"When the Red, Red Robin (Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along)" 29 — —
"Candy Lips" (w/ Johnnie Ray) / 17 18 —
"Let's Walk That-a-Way" (w/ Johnnie Ray) — 31 4
"Kiss Me Again, Stranger" / 30 — —
"A Purple Cow" 25 — —
"Choo Choo Train (Ch-Ch-Foo) 20 — —
1954 "Secret Love" 1 1 1
"The Black Hills of Dakota" — — 7
"Lost in Loveliness" — 25 —
"I Speak to the Stars" 16 17 —
"Someone Else's Roses" — 32 —
"If I Give My Heart to You" / 3 2 4
"Anyone Can Fall in Love" 27 41 —
"Ready, Willing, and Able" / — 31 7
"Hold Me in Your Arms" — 39 —
1955 "Foolishly Yours" — 25 —
"Love Me Or Leave Me" — — 20
"I'll Never Stop Loving You" 13 14 17
"Ooh Bang Jiggily Jang" 83 — —
1956 "Let It Ring" 51 — —
"Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)" 2 3 1
"Julie" / 64 40 —
"Love in a Home" 79 — —
"The Party's Over" 63 47 —
1957 "Twelve O'Clock Tonight" 68 — —
1958 "Teacher's Pet" 56 36 —
"A Very Precious Love" — — 16
"Everybody Loves a Lover" 6 6 25
"Tunnel of Love" 43 53 —
1959 "Love Me in the Daytime" 100 51 —
1960 "Any Way the Wind Blows" 50 109 —
"Please Don't Eat the Daisies" 102 102 —
"A Perfect Understanding" 111 — —
1962 "Lover Come Back" 98 — —
1964 "Move Over Darling" — — 8
"Send Me No Flowers" 135 — —
1967 "Sorry" * — — —
* "Sorry" made the US AC charts at #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 (1953, soundtrack)
Calamity Jane (1953, soundtrack)
Young at Heart (1954, soundtrack with Frank Sinatra)
12" LPs
Love Me or Leave Me (1955, soundtrack)
Day Dreams (1955, expanded re-issue of You're My Thrill)
Day By Day (1956)
The Pajama Game (1957, soundtrack)
Day by Night (1957)
Hooray for Hollywood (2 volumes, 1958)
Cuttin' Capers (1959)
What Every Girl Should Know (1960)
Show Time (1960)
Listen to Day (1960)
Bright and Shiny (1961)
I Have Dreamed (1961)
Duet (with André Previn, 1962)
You'll Never Walk Alone (1962)
Billy Rose's Jumbo (1962, soundtrack with film cast)
Annie Get Your Gun (1963, with Robert Goulet)
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 (recorded in 1967, released in 1994)
My Heart (2011)
Singles
Hit records:
(with Les Brown's Band of Renown)
"Sentimental Journey"
5,000,000+ sales
"My Dreams Are Getting Better All The Time"
1,000,000+ sales
(As a solo performer)
"It's Magic"
1,000,000+ sales
"Again"
"Love Somebody" (duet with Buddy Clark)
1,000,000+ sales
"Confess" (duet with Buddy Clark) (also done by Patti Page)
"Bewitched"
1,000,000+ sales
"Shanghai"
"Sugarbush" (duet with Frankie Laine)
1,000,000+ sales
"Mister Tap Toe"
"Secret Love"
1,000,000+ sales
"If I Give My Heart to You" (also done by Denise Lor)
"I'll Never Stop Loving You"
1,000,000+ sales
"Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)" ("Que Sera, Sera")
1,000,000+ sales
"Everybody Loves a Lover"
"Move Over Darling"
April In Paris
Doris Day Lyrics
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Chestnuts in blossoms
Holiday tables
Under the trees
April in Paris
This is a feeling
No one can ever
Reprise
I never knew the charm of spring
Never met it face to face
I never new my heart could sing
Never missed a warm embrace
'Till April in Paris
Whom can I run to
What have you done to
My heart
I never knew the charm of spring
Never met it face to face
I never new my heart could sing
Never missed a warm embrace
'Till April in Paris
Whom can I run to
What have you done to
My heart
The song "April in Paris" is a classic jazz tune that describes the charm and beauty of the city of Paris during the month of April. The song starts off by mentioning the iconic sight of chestnuts in bloom, and the holiday tables set under the trees. It goes on to describe the feeling that being in Paris in April invokes, which is unlike any other feeling. It's a feeling that cannot be replicated or recreated by anyone.
The singer then goes on to mention that she had never known the charm of spring, nor had she met it face to face, until she experienced April in Paris. She had never known her heart could sing or missed a warm embrace, until she felt the magic of the city in the springtime. This shows how April in Paris touched her heart in a profound way.
The song ends with the singer asking who she can turn to now that April in Paris has stolen her heart. Overall, this classic jazz tune is a tribute to the beauty of Paris in the springtime and the magical feeling it brings.
Line by Line Meaning
April in Paris
The wonderful season of spring in the French capital city of Paris.
Chestnuts in blossoms
The trees are flowering and blooming with the beautiful chestnut trees.
Holiday tables
People gathering around tables to share meals and celebrate the season of spring.
Under the trees
Enjoying the beauty of nature and the outdoors, specifically under the blossoming trees in Paris.
This is a feeling
The experience of spring in Paris is not just visual, but also an emotional experience.
No one can ever
The feeling of spring in Paris is incomparable and unmatched by any other experience.
Reprise
The experience of spring in Paris cannot be repeated, it is a unique and special moment.
I never knew the charm of spring
Before experiencing spring in Paris, the singer did not understand the delightful qualities of the season.
Never met it face to face
Without visiting Paris in the springtime, the singer had not personally encountered the enchanting feeling of the season.
I never new my heart could sing
This experience opened the singer's eyes and heart to a new feeling of happiness and joy.
Never missed a warm embrace
Before experiencing spring in Paris, the singer was unaware of what they were missing emotionally.
'Till April in Paris
It was not until the singer visited Paris in the spring that they had this enlightening experience.
Whom can I run to
The singer seeks comfort and support from someone after experiencing a newfound emotional connection to the beauty of spring in Paris.
What have you done to
The singer questions the overwhelming power of the emotional impact that spring in Paris has had on them.
My heart
The emotion felt by the singer after visiting Paris in the spring has touched them deeply, affecting their heart and soul.
Lyrics © MUSIC SALES CORPORATION, Universal Music Publishing Group, Tratore, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Songtrust Ave, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: E. Y. Harburg, Vernon Duke
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🌠CELESTIALI!🌠
Piped down from
"The Halls of Heaven!"
"Music to soothe the savage breast, soften rocks, and bend the knotted oak."
William Congreve
"Music so beautiful, glorious, and
profound that it could create a soul under the ribs of death!"
John Milton
One of the most chilling and spellbinding performances in the annuls of all recorded music, sung by one of the purest voices that "The Divine Architect of the Universe and Creator of All Things" ever created. The songbirds in the trees give pause to their own rhapsodic golden-throated calls whenever they hear this song.
Milton Moore
Las Vegas
Nevada
@LisaMurphy
She sings every song (and for that matter, every note) like it's the last one in the world.
@michaelmartingrant1958
I noticed that, too..
@dylangintherofficial
She really did. She was and always will be such a jewel
@nadinewilliams6465
Is it that? Or just an "innocence" that still expresses a longing. Regardless it's captivating. Just as she was. 💙
@Dayniac4324
I absolutely love Doris' version ... so beautiful. I'm realy happy you enjoyed too !!
@maidenmarian1
It is the BEST one I have found so FAR.
@PMKehoe
What made Jo Stafford and June Christy and Doris Day so special were their abilities to imbue such emotional content with what on the surface of their vocal production was unadorned, mimimalist naturalism... And here Doris Day's voice conveys how 'affected' she is, communicating a woman in the throws of love... the wonderment of it, the enveloping intoxication of just being in love... and that last line, as Day sings it with mystified/confused affection: "What have you DONE to, my, heart." And amazing little vocal 'pendant' right at the close of the song, sung to tell us how love has sort of tip-toed up to her, to her astonished delight... The emphasis on 'done' and then sprinkled to that slightly elongated 'my heart' with just a touch more emphasis on 'my'... Day could be absolutely brilliant like that, inflecting as if her emotions were producing the musical rendering by itself... what an artist of the intimate she was...
P
@rcalgirl
Patrick Kehoe Such a beautiful and very observant critic. Thank you. Those artists of old did the same with their instruments as well. It may soon be a lost art entirely. Let's hope not.
@wabashcannonball
Your observations are really astute and well put, Patrick.. Thanks for these insights—they really add to my appreciation of these singers.
@cbranalli
lovely analysis of a lovely performance of a lovely song by a lovely lady.
btw i think you meant "in the THROES of love".
an odd phrase and word - i just had to look them up.
"throes" itself means "pang" or pain.
by extension - to be "in the throes of" something means to be struggling with it.