Daisy a Day

"Daisy a Day" is a song written and performed by Jud Strunk. It reached #4 on the U.S. adult contemporary chart, #14 on the Billboard pop chart, and #33 on the U.S. country chart in 1973.[1] In Canada, it reached #3 on the pop chart, #5 on the adult contemporary chart, and #18 on the country chart. In Australia the song reached #1. The song was featured on his 1973 album, Daisy a Day.[2]

"Daisy a Day"
Single by Jud Strunk
from the album Daisy a Day
B-side"The Searchers"
ReleasedNovember 1972
GenreCountry
Length2:48
LabelMGM
Songwriter(s)Jud Strunk
Producer(s)Mike Curb, Don Costa
Jud Strunk singles chronology
"Bill Jones General Store"
(1971)
"Daisy a Day"
(1972)
"Next Door Neighbor's Kid"
(1973)

The song was produced by Mike Curb and Don Costa.[3] Costa also arranged the song.

The single ranked #89 on Billboard's Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1973.[4]

During the song, the singer tells a story about the relationship between a boy and girl as they grow up together and ultimately grow old together. For every single day of their joined lives, he gives her a daisy as a sign of their love. In the last verse, she has died but her widower husband continues to make daily visits to her grave … and he still gives her a daisy a day.[5]

Chart performance

Other versions

References

  1. Jud Strunk, "Daisy a Day" US chart positions Retrieved February 20, 2016.
  2. Jud Strunk, Daisy a Day Retrieved February 20, 2016.
  3. Jud Strunk, "Daisy a Day" single release Retrieved February 20, 2016.
  4. "Billboard Top 100 - 1973". Archived from the original on November 25, 2010. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
  5. "A Daisy a Day". Retrieved February 20, 2016.
  6. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 297. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  7. Flavour of New Zealand, 30 July 1973
  8. "Jud Strunk Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
  9. "Jud Strunk Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  10. "Jud Strunk Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  11. "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, May 26, 1973". Archived from the original on February 17, 2015. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  12. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Daisy a Day". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  13. Canada, Library and Archives (July 13, 2017). "Image : RPM Weekly".
  14. Musicoutfitters.com
  15. "Billboard Top 100 - 1973". Archived from the original on November 25, 2010. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
  16. Dian Hart, "Daisy a Day" single release Retrieved February 20, 2016.
  17. Danny Doyle, "Daisy a Day" single release Retrieved February 20, 2016.
  18. The Settler, "A Daisy a Day" single release Retrieved February 20, 2016.
  19. Roy Clark, Come Live with Me Retrieved February 20, 2016.
  20. Ernest Tubb, I've Got All the Heartaches I Can Handle Retrieved February 20, 2016.
  21. Kamahl, "The Elephant Song" single release Retrieved February 20, 2016.
  22. Patsy Montana, I Want to Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart Retrieved February 20, 2016.
  23. Wilma Lee Cooper and the Clinch Mountain Clan, A Daisy a Day Retrieved February 20, 2016.
  24. Glen Campbell, "I Don't Want to Know Your Name" single release Retrieved February 20, 2016.
  25. Berni Flint, "A Daisy a Day" single release Retrieved February 20, 2016.
  26. Tony Kenny, "Where've You Been" single release Retrieved February 20, 2016.
  27. D'Arcy Broderick, By Request Retrieved February 20, 2016.
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