Day by Day (1945 song)

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"Day by Day" is a popular song with music by Axel Stordahl and Paul Weston and lyrics by Sammy Cahn.[1]

## 1946 recordings

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Chart versions in 1946 were by the famous pop singer Frank Sinatra (recorded on August 22, 1945, and released in January 1946);[2] Jo Stafford; Les Brown & His Orchestra (Day By Day / Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief , Columbia, 1946) - vocal: Doris Day.;[3] and Bing Crosby with Mel Tormé and His Mel-Tones.[4][5]

## Other recorded versions

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* Jo Stafford, (Starring Jo Stafford, Capitol, 1953)
* The Four Freshmen, (Single, Capitol, 1955) - with orchestra conducted by Dick Reynolds,[6]
* Doris Day Day by Day, 78 record with Les Brown, Columbia, 1946; (Day by Day, 1957)[7]
* Vic Damone, (Closer Than a Kiss, Columbia, 1958)[8]
* Sarah Vaughan, (Vaughan and Violins, Mercury, 1959)[9]
* Frank Sinatra (Come Swing with Me!, Capitol, 1961)[10]
* Astrud Gilberto (The Shadow of Your Smile, Verve, 1965)[11]
* Carmen McRae (Portrait of Carmen, 1967)[12]
* Kimiko Kasai, (Satin Doll, CBS/Sony, 1972) - with Gil Evans Orchestra[13]
* Trudy Desmond (Tailor Made, 1991)[14]
* Grady Tate (TNT - Grady Tate Sings, 1991)[15]
* Stevie Holland (More Than Words Can Say, 2006)[16]
* Eliane Elias (Bossa Nova Stories, 2008)[17]
* Ernestine Anderson (A Song for You, 2009)[18]
* Carol Welsman (Alone Together, 2015)[19]

## References

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1. ^ Gilliland, John. (197X). "Pop Chronicles 1940s Program #14 - All Tracks UNT Digital Library". Digital.library.unt.edu. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
2. ^ "Day by Day by Frank Sinatra - Orchestra Under the Direction of Axel Stordahl", SecondHandSongs.
3. ^ "45worlds.com". 45worlds.com. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
4. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890–1954. Wisconsin: Record Research. p. 490. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
5. ^ "A Bing Crosby Discography". BING magazine. International Club Crosby. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
6. ^ Day by Day by The Four Freshmen, SecondHandSongs.
7. ^ "Doris Day | Day by Day" at AllMusic.
8. ^ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
9. ^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved May 18, 2025.
10. ^ "Frank Sinatra | Come Swing with Me" at AllMusic.
11. ^ "Astrud Gilberto | The Shadow of Your Smile" at AllMusic.
12. ^ "Carmen McRae | Portrait of Carmen" at AllMusic.
13. ^ "Kimiko Kasai With Gil Evans Orchestra – Satin Doll". Discogs. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
14. ^ "Day by Day by Trudy Desmond", SecondHandSongs.
15. ^ "Day by Day by Grady Tate", SecondHandSongs.
16. ^ "Stevie Holland | More Than Words Can Say" at AllMusic.
17. ^ "Eliane Elias | Bossa Nova Stories" at AllMusic.
18. ^ "Ernestine Anderson | A Song for You" at AllMusic.
19. ^ "Carol Welsman | Alone Together" at AllMusic.

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Columbia singles
(1939–1940)|

* "It's Funny to Everyone but Me"
* "On a Little Street in Singapore"
* "Ciribiribin"
* "All or Nothing at All"

RCA Victor singles
(1940–1942)|

* "Imagination"
* "I'll Be Seeing You"
* "East of the Sun (and West of the Moon)"
* "I'll Never Smile Again"
* "The One I Love (Belongs to Somebody Else)"
* "Our Love Affair"
* "We Three (My Echo, My Shadow and Me)"
* "Stardust"
* "Dolores"
* "It's Always You"
* "Oh! Look at Me Now"
* "Without a Song"
* "Let's Get Away from It All"
* "This Love of Mine"
* "Blue Skies"
* "Pale Moon (An Indian Love Song)"
* "Embraceable You"
* "Just as Though You Were Here"
* "Take Me"
* "In the Blue of Evening"
* "How About You?"
* "There Are Such Things"

Bluebird singles
(1942–1943)|

* "Night and Day"
* "The Night We Called It a Day"
* "The Song Is You"

Columbia singles
(1943–1953)|

* "Close to You"
* "You'll Never Know"
* "Sunday, Monday, or Always"
* "People Will Say We're in Love"
* "Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'"
* "A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening"
* "White Christmas"
* "Saturday Night (Is the Loneliest Night of the Week)"
* "I Dream of You (More Than You Dream I Do)"
* "Ol' Man River"
* "Stormy Weather"
* "When Your Lover Has Gone"
* "Dream"
* "If I Loved You"
* "You'll Never Walk Alone"
* "Mighty Lak' a Rose"
* "Nancy (with the Laughing Face)"
* "America the Beautiful"
* "Day by Day"
* "Full Moon and Empty Arms"
* "Soliloquy (Part 1 & 2)"
* "Begin the Beguine"
* "Silent Night"
* "Adeste Fideles"
* "Jingle Bells"
* "Oh! What It Seemed to Be"
* "September Song"
* "Five Minutes More"
* "Sweet Lorraine"
* "Time after Time"
* "Mam'selle"
* "Almost Like Being in Love"
* "Tea for Two"
* "My Romance"
* "So Far"
* "A Fellow Needs a Girl"
* "But Beautiful"
* "I've Got a Crush on You"
* "All of Me"
* "Nature Boy"
* "Everybody Loves Somebody"
* "My Melancholy Baby"
* "Autumn in New York"
* "Why Can't You Behave?"
* "Some Enchanted Evening"
* "Bali Ha'i"
* "Let's Take an Old Fashioned Walk"
* "I Only Have Eyes for You"
* "The Old Master Painter"
* "Peachtree Street"
* "Goodnight, Irene"
* "Nevertheless (I'm in Love with You)"
* "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!"
* "We Kiss in a Shadow"
* "April in Paris"
* "I Could Write a Book"
* "The Birth of the Blues"

Capitol singles
(1953–1961)|

* "I'm Walking Behind You"
* "I've Got the World on a String"
* "My One and Only Love"
* "South of the Border (Down Mexico Way)"
* "I Love You"
* "Young at Heart"
* "Don't Worry 'bout Me"
* "Three Coins in the Fountain"
* "The Gal That Got Away"
* "Someone to Watch Over Me"
* "Melody of Love"
* "Learnin' the Blues"
* "Love and Marriage"
* "(Love Is) The Tender Trap"
* "You're Sensational"
* "True Love"
* "Well, Did You Evah!"
* "Mind If I Make Love to You?"
* "Hey! Jealous Lover"
* "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?"
* "All the Way"
* "Chicago (That Toddlin' Town)"
* "Witchcraft"
* "Mistletoe and Holly"
* "French Foreign Legion"
* "High Hopes"
* "Old MacDonald"
* "My Blue Heaven"
* "I'll Remember April"
* "I Love Paris"

Reprise singles
(1961–1983)|

* "Granada"
* "I'll Be Seeing You"
* "The One I Love (Belongs to Somebody Else)"
* "I'm Getting Sentimental Over You"
* "Polka Dots and Moonbeams"
* "Without a Song"
* "Stardust"
* "Come Rain or Come Shine"
* "I Left My Heart in San Francisco"
* "Me and My Shadow"
* "Call Me Irresponsible"
* "I Have Dreamed"
* "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"
* "My Kind of Town"
* "Softly, as I Leave You"
* "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day"
* "The Little Drummer Boy"
* "It Was a Very Good Year"
* "Strangers in the Night"
* "Summer Wind"
* "You Make Me Feel So Young"
* "That's Life"
* "The September of My Years"
* "Somethin' Stupid"
* "The World We Knew (Over and Over)"
* "My Way of Life"
* "My Way"
* "Goin' Out of My Head"
* "Something"
* "Bein' Green"
* "Send In the Clowns"
* "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown"
* "Theme from New York, New York"
* "Here's to the Band"
* "To Love a Child"

Qwest singles
(1983–1984)|

* "Teach Me Tonight"
* "Mack the Knife"
* "It's All Right with Me"
* "Until the Real Thing Comes Along"

Compositions|

* "This Love of Mine"
* "Sheila"
* "Peachtree Street"
* "Take My Love"
* "I'm a Fool to Want You"
* "Mistletoe and Holly"
* "Mr. Success"

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