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"
Black Hills of Dakota
Doris Day Lyrics
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The black hills of Dakota
To the beautiful Indian country
That I love
Lost my heart in the black hills
The black hills of Dakota
Where the pines are so high
And when I get that lonesome feelin'
And I'm miles away from home
I hear the voice of the mystic mountains
Callin' me back home
So take me back to the black hills
The black hills of Dakota
To the beautiful Indian country
That I love
And when I get that lonesome feelin'
And I'm miles away from home
I hear the voice of the mystic mountains
Callin' me back home
So take me back to the black hills
The black hills of Dakota
To the beautiful Indian country
That I love
To the beautiful Indian country
That I love
In Doris Day's song "Black Hills of Dakota," the singer expresses her longing to return to the Black Hills of South Dakota, a place that holds a special place in her heart. She recalls how she lost her heart in the Black Hills and how the tall pine trees reach the sky above. When she's feeling lonely and far from home, she hears the call of the mountains beckoning her back to the place she loves.
The Black Hills of South Dakota are a historically significant region of the United States. They are considered sacred to the Lakota Sioux tribe, who also refer to themselves as the Oglala Sioux. The Black Hills were at the center of a dispute between Native Americans and the U.S. government, which ultimately led to the Battle of Little Bighorn and the Wounded Knee Massacre. Today, the Black Hills are a popular tourist attraction, with many people flocking to the area to see Mount Rushmore and the Crazy Horse Memorial.
Line by Line Meaning
Take me back to the black hills
I want to return to the Black Hills
The black hills of Dakota
The specific Black Hills in the state of Dakota
To the beautiful Indian country
To the region that belongs to the Native American tribes
That I love
Which I have deep affection for
Lost my heart in the black hills
I fell in love with the Black Hills
Where the pines are so high
Where the tall pine trees are
That they kiss the sky above
They reach so high that they almost touch the sky
And when I get that lonesome feelin'
When I feel lonely
And I'm miles away from home
When I am far from my home
I hear the voice of the mystic mountains
The mountains seem to call out to me
Callin' me back home
Asking me to return to where I feel most at home
To the beautiful Indian country
To the region that belongs to the Native American tribes
That I love
Which I have deep affection for
So take me back to the black hills
Bring me once again to the Black Hills
The black hills of Dakota
The specific Black Hills in the state of Dakota
To the beautiful Indian country
To the region that belongs to the Native American tribes
That I love
Which I have deep affection for
And when I get that lonesome feelin'
When I feel lonely
And I'm miles away from home
When I am far from my home
I hear the voice of the mystic mountains
The mountains seem to call out to me
Callin' me back home
Asking me to return to where I feel most at home
So take me back to the black hills
Bring me once again to the Black Hills
The black hills of Dakota
The specific Black Hills in the state of Dakota
To the beautiful Indian country
To the region that belongs to the Native American tribes
That I love
Which I have deep affection for
To the beautiful Indian country
To the region that belongs to the Native American tribes
That I love
Which I have deep affection for
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: PAUL FRANCIS WEBSTER, SAMMY FAIN
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@barbarapatocka4232
Absolutely adored both Doris Day and Howard Keel. All their musicals were gems to my ears. Don't make musicals like this any more. We need more joyful and heartwarming musicals of this caliber again.
@lovvingd
Hello Barbara
How are you doing today?
@louiserichardson3465
I'm 20 now, and I cry every time I hear this because my grandma would always sing this to me as a lullaby ❤️
@lennybuttz2162
That's a lovely memory to have. You were very lucky, I never had anyone who sang to me when I was a child.
@jasperhorace7147
I’m 76! My grandfather was born in Lead City SD. Around the time of his birth, his father suffered a compound fracture of his leg in a rock fall in the Homestake Mine. Gangrene set in and my great grandfather died. My great grandmother never registered her new son but packed up the whole family and returned to Cumberland, England, My grandfather loved this song, even though he had no recollection of The Black Hills.
@MsSophie26
Calamity Jane One of the First ever Musicals that I watched when I was a kid. One of my favorite & Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. Great movies, they don't make them like that any more.
@02887727356
they couldnt
@rytyi
Oh my god my two favourite film too
@forestbathing4443
Never saw this one... so I’m loving the videos here ❤️but also LOVED 7 Brides for 7 Bros..that would have been in the late 1960 s. Loved all of these Musicals ...Would you know where I could I find the complete CalamityJane film ?
@rachietheravenclaw8224
They seem to remake films these days (which makes me feel old, pushing 40), most cases the originals are better then the remakes. Like The Lion King, the remake was good, but it didn't give off that feeling of humph, highly disappointed in it, the lion king was my childhood film, still is.