Secret Love

"Secret Love" is a popular song written in 1953 by Sammy Fain; the lyrics by Paul Francis Webster; and first performance in the film Calamity Jane by Doris Day. It received an Academy Award for Best Song in a Movie. Doris Day also recorded the best-selling record of the song, which reached #1 on both the Billboard and Cash Box charts in 1954. The record was made on August 5, 1953. The recording was released by Columbia Records as catalog number 40108.

Preceded by Stranger in Paradise	Cash Box magazine best selling record chart #1 record March 6, 1954–April 3, 1954	Succeeded by Wanted
Preceded by "High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darlin')" from High Noon	Academy Award for Best Song 1953	Succeeded by "Three Coins in the Fountain" from Three Coins in the Fountain

[edit] Cover versions

Freddy Fender recorded "Secret Love" in his 2002 release La Musica de Baldemar Huerta. His 1975 version was a No. 1 hit on the Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles chart and a No. 20 hit on the Billboard Hot 100.

Mandy Moore covered the song on the Mona Lisa Smile soundtrack. Doris Day's version was used in the actual movie.