Calamity Jane (soundtrack)
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| Released | November 9, 1953 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
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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," written by Sammy Fain and Paul Francis Webster, won the 1953 Academy Award for Best Original Song. It became a major hit, reaching #1 for four weeks and staying on the charts for 22 weeks. 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.