Secret Love是電影珍妮的遭遇主題曲，由Doris Day主演與主唱，獲1953年最佳原創歌曲金像獎。電影劇情述說一個喜愛逞奸除惡的牛仔女珍妮，因為和酒館老闆打賭，要進城劫持一位明星小姐到他們的小鎮，陰差陽錯劫來的卻是想成為明星的年輕助理。小明星的出色表演和美貌深得當地人的喜愛，尤其贏得了當地警官的愛。同時，珍妮也暗戀著警官。兩個性格迥異的姑娘、警官、珍妮的好友，上演了一出讓人意外的啼笑皆非的四角戀。最終，珍妮在小明星的幫助下找回自己的女人味，四人都有了歸宿，大團圓結局。

“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. The Moonglows recorded an R&B version for Chance Records in January 1954, released in February 1954.

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.

In 1963 Kathy Kirby recorded an upbeat version of “Secret Love”; released October 1963 as a single the track – with musical direction by Charles Blackwell, Jimmy Page on guitar and production by Kirby’s regular collaborator Peter Sullivan – afforded Kirby her UK career record with a #4 UK chart peak that December. “Secret Love” was also a hit in Australia reaching #2.

The Chiffons’ version of “Secret Love, recorded for Bright Tunes Productions in 1965, was released in 1969 on B.T. Puppy Records with an international release on various labels in 1970.

Kim Weston and Marvin Gaye recorded “Secret Love” for their 1966 Take Two album release.

Between 1972 and 1974, this song was covered by Singapore-based female singer Ervinna, backing music by the Charlie & His Boys, on her LP album Golden Hits Of 20th Century Vol. 4 with White Cloud Record of Singapore.

Freddy Fender recorded “Secret Love” in his 2002 release La Musica de Baldemar Huerta. His 1975 bi-lingual version was a number-one hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and a number twenty 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 by José Hoebee, a Dutch pop singer (member of the girl group Luv’), who reached number 11 on the Dutch Top 40 with her version in the autumn of 1982.

Liquid Gold included a disco remake of “Secret Love” on their 1979 eponymous album; Viola Wills also recorded a disco version of “Secret Love” released in 1980.

Anne Murray recorded a cover of the song for her album Croonin’ (1993).

Hannah Waddingham performed a version in the 2011 remake of Agatha Christie’s Marple: The Mirror Crack’d from Side to Side on Britain’s ITV1

John Serry, Sr. arranged and recorded this composition with his ensemble on Dot Records (DLP-3024) for his album entitled Squeeze Play 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.

Engelbert Humperdinck made a cover of the song in 1995 (Engelbert Live, DVD 2003).

k.d. lang made a cover of the song, to be played during the closing credits of the documentary The Celluloid Closet (1995). The song is also shown in a clip from the original Calamity Jane movie, starring Doris Day.

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.

Soul singer, Billy Stewart, hit the Billboard Top 30 in 1966 with his wild remake.

By Doris Day

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