"Daisy a Day" is a song written and performed by Jud Strunk. It was produced by Mike Curb and Don Costa[1] and Costa also was the arranger.

"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)

It reached No.4 on the U.S. adult contemporary chart, No.14 on the Billboard pop chart, and No.33 on the U.S. country chart in 1973.[2] In Canada, it reached No.3 on the pop chart, No.5 on the adult contemporary chart, and No.18 on the country chart. In Australia it reached No.1. The song was featured on Strunk's 1973 album, Daisy a Day.[3] The single ranked No.89 on Billboard's Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1973.[4]

Background

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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

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Other versions

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References

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  1. ^ Jud Strunk, "Daisy a Day" single release Retrieved February 20, 2016.
  2. ^ Jud Strunk, "Daisy a Day" US chart positions Retrieved February 20, 2016.
  3. ^ Jud Strunk, Daisy a Day 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". 22 July 2010. 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". Library and Archives Canada.
  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.