My Love and Devotion

"My Love and Devotion" is a song written by Howard Barnes, Harold Fields and Joe Roncoroni^[1]^[2] under the collective pseudonym Milton Carson,^[3] that was recorded by Doris Day in 1952. It peaked at number 10 on the UK Singles Chart.^[4]

Other recordings of the song include versions by Perry Como, recorded in 1952,^[5] and Matt Monro. Monro's version reached number 29 in the UK Singles Chart in November 1962.^[6] The song won Most Outstanding Song, Musically and Lyrically at the 8th Ivor Novello Awards held on 4 May 1963 and broadcast live on BBC television.^[7]

The tune is based on the theme of the second movement of the Violin Concerto No. 2 by the Polish violin virtuoso and composer Henryk Wieniawski, which dates from 1862.

References

^ Theivors.com/archive/1963
^ discogs.com/songs/myloveanddevotion
^ "Doris Day : My Love and Devotion : Composed by Milton Carson". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
^ British Hit Singles & Albums (London, 2006) p143
^ "Perry Como With Mitchell Ayers And His Orchestra* - My Love And Devotion (Vinyl)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-08-21.
^ British Hit Singles & Albums (London, 2006) p 375
^ theivors.com/archives/1963

Doris Day

Solo albums

You're My Thrill (1949)
Young Man with a Horn (1950)
Tea for Two (1950)
Lullaby of Broadway (1951)
On Moonlight Bay (1951)
I'll See You in My Dreams (1951)
By the Light of the Silvery Moon (1953)
Calamity Jane (1953)
Young at Heart (1954)
Love Me or Leave Me (1955)
Day Dreams (1955)
Day by Day (1956)
The Pajama Game (1957)
Day by Night (1957)
Hooray for Hollywood (1958)
Cuttin' Capers (1959)
What Every Girl Should Know (1960)
Show Time (1960)
Bright and Shiny (1961)
I Have Dreamed (1961)
Duet (1962)
You'll Never Walk Alone (1962)
Billy Rose's Jumbo (1962)
Annie Get Your Gun (1963)
Love Him (1963)
The Doris Day Christmas Album (1964)
With a Smile and a Song (1964)
Latin for Lovers (1965)
Doris Day's Sentimental Journey (1965)
The Love Album (1994)
My Heart (2011)

Singles

"Again"
"Ain't We Got Fun"
"Any Way the Wind Blows"
"By the Light of the Silvery Moon"
"Candy Lips"
"Choo Choo Train (Ch-Ch-Foo)"
"Confess"
"The Deadwood Stage (Whip-Crack-Away!)"
"Everybody Loves a Lover"
"A Guy Is a Guy"
"If I Give My Heart to You"
"If You Were the Only Girl (In the World)"
"I Speak to the Stars"
"It's Magic"
"Let's Walk That-a-Way"
"Love Somebody"
"Lullaby of Broadway"
"Mister Tap Toe"
"Move Over Darling"
"My Darling, My Darling"
"My Dreams Are Getting Better All the Time"
"My Love and Devotion"
"Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)"
"Secret Love"
"Sentimental Journey"
"Sorry"
"Sugar Bush"
"Thoughtless"
"(Why Did I Tell You I Was Going To) Shanghai"
"You Should Have Told Me"

Discography
Filmography
Songs
Awards and nominations
Doris Day Animal League
- World Spay Day
The Doris Day Show (radio program)
The Doris Day Show
- episodes
George Weidler (second husband)
Martin Melcher (third husband)
Terry Melcher (son)
Normal as Blueberry Pie – A Tribute to Doris Day (2009 album)

v t e Perry Como
Albums	Perry Como Sings Merry Christmas Music (1946) So Smooth (1955) We Get Letters (1957) Saturday Night with Mr. C (1958) When You Come to the End of the Day (1958) Como Swings (1959) Season's Greetings from Perry Como (1959) For the Young at Heart (1960) Sing to Me Mr. C (1961) By Request (1962) The Best of Irving Berlin's Songs from Mr. President (1962) The Songs I Love (1963) The Scene Changes (1965) Lightly Latin (1966) Perry Como in Italy (1966) The Perry Como Christmas Album (1968) Look to Your Heart (1968) Seattle (1969) Perry Como in Person at the International Hotel, Las Vegas (1970) It's Impossible (1970) I Think of You (1971) And I Love You So (1973) Perry (1974) Just Out of Reach (1975) 40 Greatest Hits (1975) The Best of British (UK and Canada) (1977) Where You're Concerned (US) (1978) Perry Como (1980) Perry Como Live on Tour (1981) So It Goes / Goodbye for Now (1983) Today (1987) Perry Como's Christmas Concert (1994) On the Radio – The Perry Como Shows 1943 (2009) At the Supper Club (2010) At the Supper Club Part II (2011) At the Supper Club Part III (2011)
Songs	"'A' You're Adorable" "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive" "And I Love You So" "As Time Goes By" "Bali Ha'i" "Because" "Beyond Tomorrow" "Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo" "Blue Room" "A Bushel and a Peck" "Can't Help Falling in Love" "Caterina" "Catch a Falling Star" "Chi-Baba, Chi-Baba (My Bambino Go to Sleep)" "Confessin'" "Days of Wine and Roses" "Deep in the Heart of Texas" "Delaware" "Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes" "Dream Along with Me (I'm on My Way to a Star)" "A Dreamer's Holiday" "El Cóndor Pasa" "Far Away Places" "Feelings" "Fly Me to the Moon" "For the Good Times" "Forever and Ever" "Forget Domani" "Give Me Your Hand" "Glendora" "The Gypsy in My Soul" "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands" "Hello, Young Lovers" "Here, There and Everywhere" "Home for the Holidays" "Hoop-Dee-Doo" "Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom)" "A House Is Not a Home" "I Don't See Me in Your Eyes Anymore" "I Dream of You (More Than You Dream I Do)" "I May Never Pass This Way Again" "I Think I Love You" "I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now" "I'll Be Home for Christmas" "If (They Made Me a King)" "It's a Good Day" "It's Been a Long, Long Time" "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" "Juke Box Baby" "Kewpie Doll" "Ko Ko Mo (I Love You So)" "Long Ago (and Far Away)" "The Lord's Prayer" "Magic Moments" "Mandolins in the Moonlight" "Maria" "Moon River" "More" "No Other Love" "Papa Loves Mambo" "Please Mr. Sun" "Prisoner of Love" "Round and Round" "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" "Say You're Mine Again" "Seattle" "The Shadow of Your Smile" "Some Enchanted Evening" "Somos Novios (It's Impossible)" "The Songs I Love" "Stop! And Think It Over" "Surrender" "Till the End of Time" "They Say It's Wonderful" "Unchained Melody" "Wanted" "The Way You Look Tonight" "What'll I Do" "When You and I Were Young, Maggie" "When You Were Sweet Sixteen" "Young at Heart"
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v t e The Fontane Sisters
Singles	"'A' You're Adorable" "A Dreamer's Holiday" "Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo" "Hoop-Dee-Doo" "I Wanna Be Loved" "You're Just in Love" "Tennessee Waltz" "Cold, Cold Heart" "It's Beginning to Look Like Christmas" "My Love and Devotion" "To Know You (Is to Love You)" "Happy Days and Lonely Nights" "Hearts of Stone" "Playmates" "Seventeen" "Adorable" "Nuttin' for Christmas" "Eddie My Love" "I'm in Love Again" "The Banana Boat Song" "Chanson D'Amour" "Jealous Heart"
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