Secret Love (1953 song)
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| “Secret Love” | ||
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| Single by Doris Day from the album Calamity Jane |
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| Released | 1953 | |
| Format | 7" (45rpm), 10" (78rpm) | |
| Recorded | 1953 | |
| Genre | Traditional pop | |
| Length | 3:38 | |
| Label | Columbia 40108 | |
| Writer(s) | Sammy Fain and Paul Francis Webster | |
| “Secret Love” | |||||
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| Single by Freddy Fender from the album Are You Ready for Freddy? |
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| Released | September 1975 | ||||
| Format | 7" | ||||
| Recorded | 1975 | ||||
| Genre | country | ||||
| Length | 3:38 | ||||
| Label | ABC-Dot Records 17585 | ||||
| Writer(s) | Sammy Fain and Paul Francis Webster | ||||
| Producer | Huey Meaux | ||||
| Freddy Fender singles chronology | |||||
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"Secret Love" is a popular song written in 1953 with music by Sammy Fain and lyrics by Paul Francis Webster. Its first performance was in the film Calamity Jane by Doris Day. It received an Academy Award for Best Original Song. 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. [1]
[edit] Cover versions
Connie Francis recorded the song on April 27, 1962 at RCA Italiana Studios in Rome for her album Connie Francis sings Award Winning Motion Picture Hits. The original version from the April 1962 with an arrangement by Geoff Love was only available in Australia (MGM Records S027592) and New Zealand (MGM Records MCS 5017). All other world wide releases that album included a version with a new orchestration recorded in April 1963 with an arrangement by Don Costa.
British singer Kathy Kirby recorded an upbeat version of the song in 1963. It made the top 10 in the UK and in Australia.
Freddy Fender recorded "Secret Love" in his 2002 release La Musica de Baldemar Huerta. His 1975 bi-lingual version was a No. 1 hit on the Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles chart and a No. 20 hit on the Billboard Hot 100. Fender's version was not the first time country audiences had heard the song; Slim Whitman had a major hit of his own in 1954 with the song.
Mandy Moore covered the song on the Mona Lisa Smile soundtrack. Doris Day's version was used in the actual movie.
Spike Jones did a version of the song in the style of a Cuban Mambo band of the 1950s. It has also been covered in 1999 by George Michael, on his "Songs from the Last Century" album and in 1982 by José Hoebee, a Dutch pop singer (member of the girl group Luv').
John Serry, Sr. arranged and recorded this composition with his ensemble on Dot Records (DLP-3024) for his album entitled Squeeze Play[1]in 1956.
Cerys Matthews recorded a cover version for the Children's Hospice charity album, Over the Rainbow.
Allan Sherman has a light-hearted parody called "Secret Code" on his 1965 LP My Name is Allan.
Lord Tanamo did a live version of "Secret Love" until it was recorded with Tommy McCook in 1997. Since then The Allstonians have been covering the song and plan on recording it in the near future.
[edit] References
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top Pop Records 1940-1955. Record Research.
| 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 Original Song 1953 |
Succeeded by "Three Coins in the Fountain" from Three Coins in the Fountain |
| Preceded by "It's All In the Movies" by Merle Haggard |
Billboard Hot Country Singles number one single by Freddy Fender December 6, 1975 |
Succeeded by "Love Put a Song In My Heart" by Johnny Rodriguez |
