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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 ...
, whose entertainment career spanned nearly 50 years. She started her career as a
big band A big band or jazz orchestra is a type of musical ensemble of jazz music that usually consists of ten or more musicians with four sections: saxophones, trumpets, trombones, and a rhythm section. Big bands originated during the early 1910s and ...
singer in 1939 and gained popularity with her first hit recording, " Sentimental Journey", with
Les Brown and His Band of Renown Lester Raymond Brown (March 14, 1912 – January 4, 2001) was an American jazz musician who for over six decades (1938-2000) led his big band, later called Les Brown and His Band of Renown. Biography Brown was born in Reinerton-Orwin-Muir, Pen ...
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 Harry Haag James (March 15, 1916 – July 5, 1983) was an American musician who is best known as a trumpet-playing band leader who led a big band to great commercial success from 1939 to 1946. He broke up his band for a short period in 1947, but ...
) *'' 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 Paul Weston (né Wetstein; March 12, 1912 – September 20, 1996) was an American pianist, arranger, composer, and conductor who worked in music and television from the 1930s to the 1970s, pioneering mood music and becoming known as "the Fathe ...
and His Orchestra and the
Norman Luboff Choir Norman Luboff (May 14, 1917 – September 22, 1987) was an American choir director, music arranger, and music publisher. Luboff was the founder and conductor of the Norman Luboff Choir, one of the leading choral groups of the 1950s and '60s. H ...
(1953, soundtrack) *''
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'' (1953, soundtrack with
Howard Keel Harold Clifford Keel (April 13, 1919November 7, 2004), professionally Howard Keel, was an American actor and singer known for his rich bass-baritone singing voice. He starred in a number of MGM musicals in the 1950s, including ''Show Boat'' (195 ...
) *'' Young at Heart'' (1954, soundtrack with
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 I ...
) *''Lights! Camera! Action!'' (1955)


12" LP and/or CD

*'' Love Me or Leave Me'' (1955, soundtrack) *'' Day Dreams'' with Paul Weston (1955, expanded re-issue of '' You're My Thrill'') *'' Day By Day'' with Paul Weston (1956) *''
The Pajama Game ''The Pajama Game'' is a musical based on the 1953 novel '' 7½ Cents'' by Richard Bissell. The book is by George Abbott and Richard Bissell; the music and lyrics are by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross. Dances were staged by Bob Fosse in his chor ...
'' (1957, soundtrack) *''
Day by Night ''Day by Night'' was a Doris Day album released on November 11, 1957 by Columbia Records, It was released in two versions, catalog number CL-1053 (Mono) and CS-8089 (Stereo), though the stereo version was only released in 1959. It was a follow- ...
'' (1957) *''
Hooray for Hollywood "Hooray for Hollywood" is a popular song first featured in the 1937 movie ''Hollywood Hotel'', and which has since become (together with " That's Entertainment" and "There's No Business like Show Business") the staple soundtrack element of any Ac ...
'' with
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(2-record set, 1958) *
Doris Day's Greatest Hits
' (1958) *'' Cuttin' Capers'' (1959) *'' Listen to Day'' (1960) *'' What Every Girl Should Know'' (1960) *'' Show Time'' (1960) *'' Bright and Shiny'' (1961) *'' I Have Dreamed'' (1961) *
Wonderful Day
' (1961) *''
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'' (with
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, 1962) *''
You'll Never Walk Alone "You'll Never Walk Alone" is a show tune from the 1945 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical '' Carousel''. In the second act of the musical, Nettie Fowler, the cousin of the protagonist Julie Jordan, sings "You'll Never Walk Alone" to comfort and e ...
'' (1962) *''
Billy Rose's Jumbo ''Billy Rose's Jumbo'' is a 1962 American musical film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and starring Doris Day, Stephen Boyd, Jimmy Durante, and Martha Raye. An adaptation of the stage musical ''Jumbo'' produced by Billy Rose, the film was direc ...
'' (1962, soundtrack with film cast) *''
Annie Get Your Gun Annie may refer to: People and fictional characters * Annie (given name), a given name and a list of people and fictional characters with the name * Annie (Malayalam actress) (born 1975), Indian actress who works in Malayalam-language films * ...
'' (1963, with
Robert Goulet Robert Gérard Goulet (November 26, 1933 October 30, 2007) was an American‐Canadian singer and actor of French-Canadian ancestry. Goulet was born and raised in Lawrence, Massachusetts, until age 13, and then spent his formative years in Canad ...
) *'' 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) *
Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)
' (1968) *
The Magic Of Doris Day
' (1970) *'' The Love Album'' (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 "My Dreams Are Getting Better All the Time" is a 1945 popular song. The music was written by Vic Mizzy and the lyrics by Manny Curtis. The song was published in 1944 and was introduced in the 1944 film '' In Society'' by Marion Hutton. Notab ...
" **:1,000,000+ sales *(As a solo performer) **"
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, ...
" **:1,000,000+ sales **" Again" **" Love Somebody" (duet with
Buddy Clark Buddy Clark (born Samuel Goldberg, July 26, 1912 – October 1, 1949) was an American popular singer of the Big Band era. He had some success in the 1930s, but his career truly blossomed in the late 1940s, after his return from service in Worl ...
) **:1,000,000+ sales **" Confess" (duet with
Buddy Clark Buddy Clark (born Samuel Goldberg, July 26, 1912 – October 1, 1949) was an American popular singer of the Big Band era. He had some success in the 1930s, but his career truly blossomed in the late 1940s, after his return from service in Worl ...
) (also done by
Patti Page Clara Ann Fowler (November 8, 1927 – January 1, 2013), better known by her stage name Patti Page, was an American singer. Primarily known for Pop music, pop and Country music, country music, she was the top-charting female vocalist and b ...
) **"
Bewitched ''Bewitched'' is an American fantasy sitcom television series that originally aired for eight seasons on ABC from September 17, 1964, to March 25, 1972. It is about a witch who marries an ordinary mortal man and vows to lead the life of a typi ...
" **:1,000,000+ sales **"
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" **" Sugarbush" (duet with
Frankie Laine Frankie Laine (born Francesco Paolo LoVecchio; March 30, 1913 – February 6, 2007) was an American singer and songwriter whose career spanned nearly 75 years, from his first concerts in 1930 with a marathon dance company to his final performa ...
) **:1,000,000+ sales **" Mister Tap Toe" **"
Secret Love Secret Love may refer to either a secret admirer or: Film, TV and theatre * ''Secret Love'' (1916 film), directed by Robert Z. Leonard * ''Secret Love'' (1994 film), directed by Edgardo "Boy" Vinarao * ''Secret Love'' (2010 film), directed by ...
" **:1,000,000+ sales **" If I Give My Heart to You" (also done by
Denise Lor Denise Lor (born Denise Jeanne Briault; May 3, 1929 – September 27, 2015) was an American popular singer and actress. She was a featured artist on ''The Garry Moore Show''. In 1951, she appeared in the short-lived variety show '' Seven at Ele ...
) **" I'll Never Stop Loving You" **:1,000,000+ sales **"
Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera) "Que Será, Será (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)" is a song written by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans and first published in 1955. Doris Day introduced it in the Alfred Hitchcock film '' The Man Who Knew Too Much'' (1956), singing it as a cue to their ...
" ("Que Sera, Sera") **:1,000,000+ sales **"
Everybody Loves a Lover "Everybody Loves a Lover" is a popular song which was a hit single for Doris Day in 1958. Its lyricist, Richard Adler, and its composer, Robert Allen, were both best known for collaborations with other partners. The music Allen composed, aside ...
" **" Move Over Darling"


See also

*
List of songs recorded by Doris Day This is a partial list of Doris Day's recorded songs. Note that if no album name is given, the song was only issued as a single; if an album name is given, the song was only released as an album, unless it is stated that the song was released bo ...


References

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