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 (1968โ1973).
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 โ โ
"My Dreams Are Getting Better All the Time" (w/ Les Brown) 1 โ โ
"'Tain't Me" (w/ Les Brown) 10 โ โ
"Till the End of Time" (w/ Les Brown) 3 โ โ
"Aren't You Glad You're You?" (w/ Les Brown) 11 โ โ
"Come to Baby Do" (w/ Les Brown) / 13 โ โ
1946 "You Won't Be Satisfied (Until You Break My Heart)" (w/ Les Brown) 4 โ โ
"Day by Day" (w/ Les Brown) 15 โ โ
"I Got the Sun in the Mornin' (and the Moon at Night)" (w/ Les Brown) 10 โ โ
"The Whole World Is Singing My Song" (w/ Les Brown) 6 โ โ
1947 "The Christmas Song" (w/ Les Brown) 12 โ โ
"Sooner or Later" (w/ Les Brown) 13 โ โ
"Papa, Won't You Dance With Me" 21 โ โ
1948 "Thoughtless" (w/ Modernaires) 24 โ โ
"Love Somebody" (w/ Buddy Clark) / 1 โ โ
"Confess" (w/ Buddy Clark) 16 โ โ
"Put 'em in a Box, Tie 'em with a Ribbon, and Throw 'em in the Deep Blue Sea" / 27 โ โ
"It's Magic" 2 โ โ
"My Darling, My Darling" (w/ Buddy Clark) 7 โ โ
1949 "Powder Your Face with Sunshine" (w/ Buddy Clark) 16 โ โ
"Again" 2 โ โ
"Everywhere You Go" 22 โ โ
"Let's Take an Old-Fashioned Walk" (w/ Frank Sinatra) 17 โ โ
"Now That I Need You" 20 โ โ
"Canadian Capers" 15 โ โ
"Bluebird on Your Windowsill" 19 โ โ
1950 "Quicksilver" 20 โ โ
"I Said My Pajamas (and Put on My Prayers)" 21 โ โ
"Enjoy Yourself (It's Later than You Think)" 24 โ โ
"Hoop-Dee-Doo" 17 โ โ
"Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered" 9 โ โ
"I Didn't Slip, I Wasn't Pushed, I Fell" 19 โ โ
"A Bushel and a Peck" 16 โ โ
1951 "It's a Lovely Day Today" 30 โ โ
"Would I Love You (Love You, Love You)" 10 โ โ
"Shanghai" 7 โ โ
"Domino" 21 โ โ
1952 "A Guy Is a Guy" 1 โ โ
"Sugarbush" (w/ Frankie Laine) 7 12 8
"When I Fall in Love" 20 โ โ
"No Two People" (w/ Donald O'Connor) 25 โ โ
"My Love and Devotion" โ 31 10
"The Cherries" โ 39 โ
"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 โ
"When the Red, Red Robin (Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along)" 29 โ โ
"Candy Lips" (w/ Johnnie Ray) / 17 18 โ
"Let's Walk That-a-Way" (w/ Johnnie Ray) โ 31 4
"Kiss Me Again, Stranger" / 30 โ โ
"A Purple Cow" 25 โ โ
"Choo Choo Train (Ch-Ch-Foo) 20 โ โ
1954 "Secret Love" 1 1 1
"The Black Hills of Dakota" โ โ 7
"Lost in Loveliness" โ 25 โ
"I Speak to the Stars" 16 17 โ
"Someone Else's Roses" โ 32 โ
"If I Give My Heart to You" / 3 2 4
"Anyone Can Fall in Love" 27 41 โ
"Ready, Willing, and Able" / โ 31 7
"Hold Me in Your Arms" โ 39 โ
1955 "Foolishly Yours" โ 25 โ
"Love Me Or Leave Me" โ โ 20
"I'll Never Stop Loving You" 13 14 17
"Ooh Bang Jiggily Jang" 83 โ โ
1956 "Let It Ring" 51 โ โ
"Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)" 2 3 1
"Julie" / 64 40 โ
"Love in a Home" 79 โ โ
"The Party's Over" 63 47 โ
1957 "Twelve O'Clock Tonight" 68 โ โ
1958 "Teacher's Pet" 56 36 โ
"A Very Precious Love" โ โ 16
"Everybody Loves a Lover" 6 6 25
"Tunnel of Love" 43 53 โ
1959 "Love Me in the Daytime" 100 51 โ
1960 "Any Way the Wind Blows" 50 109 โ
"Please Don't Eat the Daisies" 102 102 โ
"A Perfect Understanding" 111 โ โ
1962 "Lover Come Back" 98 โ โ
1964 "Move Over Darling" โ โ 8
"Send Me No Flowers" 135 โ โ
1967 "Sorry" * โ โ โ
* "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 Andrรฉ 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"
I Fall in Love Too Easily
Doris Day Lyrics
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Maybe I am living in the past
But when I meet the right one
I know that I'll be true
My first love will be the last
When I fall in love it will be forever
Or I'll never fall in love
Love is ended before it began
And too many moonlight kisses
Seem to cool in the warmth of the sun
When I give my heart it will be completely
Or I'll never, never, never give my heart
And the moment I can feel that you feel that way too
Is when I give my heart to you
And the moment I can feel that you feel that way too
Is when I give my heart to you
The lyrics of Doris Day's "When I Fall in Love" speaks of a hope for a genuine and lasting love in a world where relationships are often fleeting and easily discarded. The first two verses seem to acknowledge that the songwriter's desire for true love may be seen as old-fashioned or out of touch in this modern era. However, when the right person comes along, the singer believes that they will remain faithful and committed for life, with their first love being their last.
The chorus emphasizes the singer's firm belief that when they do fall in love, it will be forever or not at all. In a world of quickly fading romances and shallow connections, the singer wants to give their heart completely to someone who will reciprocate their feelings. The ending line of the chorus implies that the singer has been hurt before by love that didn't last, but they remain hopeful that true love is possible.
The final verse speaks of the moment when the singer feels that someone else shares the same depth of feeling and commitment that they do. The choice of words "never, never, never" to describe the singer's unwillingness to give their heart halfway again, illustrates the gravity of their desire for a lasting love. The song ends with the hopeful prospect of giving their heart to someone who will feel the same way in return.
Overall, "When I Fall in Love" is a timeless love song that doesn't shy away from the challenges of finding a true and lasting connection with someone. It speaks of hope and a longing for something real, and that sentiment resonates with people to this day.
Line by Line Meaning
Maybe I'm old fashioned, feeling as I do
I may not fit in with today's trends and norms, but that's just how I feel.
Maybe I am living in the past
Some may say that my beliefs and values are outdated.
But when I meet the right one
However, I still believe in finding the one person who is perfect for me.
I know that I'll be true
When I find that person, I know that I will be faithful to them.
My first love will be the last
There will never be another love for me after I find the right one.
When I fall in love it will be forever
Once I finally fall in love, it will be a love that lasts a lifetime.
Or I'll never fall in love
If I can't find true, lasting love, then I might as well not bother.
In a restless world like this is
In a world that is always changing and moving quickly,
Love is ended before it began
it's easy for love to be cut short before it even has a chance to take root.
And too many moonlight kisses
Too many fleeting romantic moments
Seem to cool in the warmth of the sun
tend to lose their magic when the light of day shines on them.
When I give my heart it will be completely
If I do open myself up to love, I will give my all, holding nothing back.
Or I'll never, never, never give my heart
If I can't give everything to someone, then it's not worth giving anything at all.
And the moment I can feel that you feel that way too
Only when I sense that the other person shares my level of commitment,
Is when I give my heart to you
will I be ready to open up and give them my heart.
Lyrics ยฉ Kanjian Music, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Edward Heyman, Victor Young
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Celi Coimbra de Moraes
Amo as mรบsicas de Frank Sinatra, melhor cantor de todos os tempos. Sua voz na interpretaรงรฃo de mรบsicas romรขnticas nos faz sonhar, ele canta com o coraรงรฃo.
I fall in love too easily
I fall in love too fast
I fall in love too terribly hard
For love to ever last
My heart should be well-schooled
'Cause I been fooled in the past
But still I fall in love so easily
I fall in love too fast
Fer Santana
I fall in love too easily
I fall in love too fast
I fall in love too terribly hard
For love to ever last
My heart should be well schooled
'Cause I've been fooled in the past
But still I fall in love so easily
I fall in love too fast
My heart should be well schooled
'Cause I've been fooled in the past
But still I fall in love too easily
I fall in love too fast
Octuremp
Frank is the only singer that has made me cry, not because he is singing something that relates to me, therefore making me relive past memories, its the voice that makes me tear up. The soft voice lingering within my ears as he gently plays the piano just gets to me. What a legend โค
Peter Taylor
I know exactly. I was in the 2nd wave of fans who were into the last to wear bobby soxes and the rest of it. I would simply melt at his voice and even his look. I must have been mad! But there I was!
Emily Chiang
"A simple 'I love you' means more than money." (Frank Sinatra)
Zack Pane
Only simple when from a handsome gentleman
Robert Lull
An era so unique@Classical Hollywood
Great music with feeling
Totally gone now
Victoria Maloney
Canโt forget that heโs an amazing dancer !
Tangin Wan Biaviian
It's a line from the song "Tell Her (You Love Her Each Day)" -- not to be confused with the similarly titled "Tell Her You Love Her" -- both of which were recorded by Mr. Sinatra.
449 Jane Drive
@redline that's how much it meant to him, he didn't just tell anyone "I love you" all the time. It would have lost its' value then.
้ช YOKOSHIMA
DARK HAIR and BRIGHT EYES. COME ON people... he's rare not only as an actor and a singer but also specie.
Dave Cochrane
A specie? Blimey. We have enough alphabet soup BS categories for humans alone without adding whole new species. I promise I'm not a Sinatraphobe, please don't have me arrested for a hate crime.