Calamity Jane (album)
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Calamity Jane was the name of a 10" LP album
, released by Columbia Records
(as catalog number CL-6273) on November 9, 1953, of songs sung by Doris Day
and Howard Keel
from the movie of the same name
. In the UK, the album was also released as a 10" minigroove album by Philips Records
, catalogue number BBR8104.
One of the tracks on this album, "Secret Love," was also released as a single and became a major hit, reaching #1 on all charts. The album itself reached #2 on the Billboard magazine album charts.
The album was combined with Day's 1951
album, I'll See You in My Dreams
, on a compact disc, issued on June 12, 2001, by Collectables Records
.
and music by Sammy Fain
; all songs are solos by Doris Day except where otherwise noted.
Only "The Deadwood Stage (Whip-Crack-Away)," "I Can Do Without You," "Higher Than A Hawk," and "Secret Love" were directly recorded from the movie soundtrack; all others were especially recorded for the album.
LP album
The LP, or long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry...
, released by Columbia Records
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
(as catalog number CL-6273) on November 9, 1953, of songs sung by Doris Day
Doris Day
Doris Day is an American actress, singer and, since her retirement from show business, an animal rights activist. With an entertainment career that spanned through almost 50 years, Day started her career as a big band singer in 1939, but only began to be noticed after her first hit recording,...
and Howard Keel
Howard Keel
Harold Clifford Keel , known professionally as Howard Keel, was an American actor and singer. He starred in many film musicals of the 1950s...
from the movie of the same name
Calamity Jane (1953 film)
Calamity Jane is a "Wild West"-themed film musical released in 1953. It is loosely based on the life of Wild West heroine Calamity Jane and explores an alleged romance between Calamity Jane and Wild Bill Hickok in the American Old West. The film starred Doris Day as the title character and Howard...
. In the UK, the album was also released as a 10" minigroove album by Philips Records
Philips Records
Philips Records is a record label that was founded by Dutch electronics company Philips. It was started by "Philips Phonographische Industrie" in 1950. Recordings were made with popular artists of various nationalities and also with classical artists from Germany, France and Holland. Philips also...
, catalogue number BBR8104.
One of the tracks on this album, "Secret Love," was also released as a single and became a major hit, reaching #1 on all charts. The album itself reached #2 on the Billboard magazine album charts.
The album was combined with Day's 1951
1951 in music
-Events:*January 29 – Nilla Pizzi wins the first annual Sanremo Music Festival with "Grazie dei fiori".*February – The first complete performance of Charles Ives's Second Symphony is given in Carnegie Hall by the New York Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Leonard Bernstein.*March – Alan...
album, I'll See You in My Dreams
I'll See You in My Dreams (album)
I'll See You in My Dreams was a 10" LP album issued by Columbia Records as catalog # CL-6198 on December 14, 1951, featuring Doris Day and Paul Weston's orchestra, containing songs from the soundtrack of the movie of the same name....
, on a compact disc, issued on June 12, 2001, by Collectables Records
Collectables Records
Collectables is a reissue record label founded in 1980 by Jerry Greene. Greene was previously associated with New York City's Times Square Record Shop, Philadelphia's Record Museum retail chain, and the Lost Nite and Crimson record labels....
.
Track listing
All songs with lyrics by Paul Francis WebsterPaul Francis Webster
Paul Francis Webster was an American lyricist who won three Academy Awards for Best Song and was nominated sixteen times for the award.-Biography:...
and music by Sammy Fain
Sammy Fain
Sammy Fain was an American composer of popular music.-Biography:Sammy Fain was born in New York City. In 1923, Fain appeared with Artie Dunn in a short film directed by Lee De Forest filmed in DeForest's Phonofilm sound-on-film process. In 1925, Fain left the Fain-Dunn act to devote himself to...
; all songs are solos by Doris Day except where otherwise noted.
- "The Deadwood Stage (Whip-Crack-Away)"
- "I Can Do Without YouI Can Do Without You"I Can Do Without You" is a popular song, with music by Sammy Fain and lyrics by Paul Francis Webster.The song was included in the in the 1953 film, Calamity Jane. It was performed by Doris Day and Howard Keel...
" (duet with Howard Keel) - "The Black Hills of DakotaThe Black Hills of DakotaThe Black Hills of Dakota is a song, written for the musical film Calamity Jane, about the singer's love for, and desire to return to, the Black Hills of South Dakota....
" - "Just Blew in from the Windy City"
- "A Woman's Touch"
- "Higher Than a Hawk (Deeper Than a Well)" (Howard Keel solo)
- "'Tis Harry I'm Plannin' to Marry'Tis Harry I'm Plannin' to MarryTis Harry I'm Plannin' to Marry is a popular song, with music by Sammy Fain and lyrics by Paul Francis Webster.The song was included in the hit musical Calamity Jane . It is featured twice in the film, first sung by the character Adelaide Adams and secondly partly sung in the Golden Garter by Katie...
" - "Secret Love"
Only "The Deadwood Stage (Whip-Crack-Away)," "I Can Do Without You," "Higher Than A Hawk," and "Secret Love" were directly recorded from the movie soundtrack; all others were especially recorded for the album.