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"
Released	November 1972
Genre	Country
Length	2:48
Label	MGM
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

Weekly charts Chart (1973) Peak position Australia (Kent Music Report)[6] 1 Canada RPM Top Singles 3 Canada RPM Adult Contemporary 5 Canada RPM Country 18 New Zealand (Listener)[7] 4 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[8] 4 US Billboard Hot 100[9] 14 US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[10] 33 US Cash Box Top 100[11] 10 (Danny Doyle version) Chart (1973) Peak position Ireland (IRMA)[12] 1

Year-end charts Chart (1973) Rank Australia 10 Canada RPM Top Singles[13] 101 US Billboard Hot 100[14][15] 89 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)

Other versions

• Dian Hart released a version of the song as a single in 1972.[16]
• Danny Doyle released a version of the song as a single in 1973 that reached #1 in Ireland.[17]
• The Settlers released a version of the song as a single in the United Kingdom in 1973.[18]
• Roy Clark released a version of the song on his 1973 album, Come Live with Me.[19]
• Ernest Tubb released a version of the song on his 1973 album, I've Got All the Heartaches I Can Handle.[20]
• Hank Snow released it on his LP of the same name 1974.
• Kamahl released a version of the song as the B-side to his 1975 hit single "The Elephant Song".[21]
• Patsy Montana released a version of the song on her 1978 album, I Want to Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart.[22]
• Wilma Lee Cooper and the Clinch Mountain Clan released a version of the song on her 1979 album, A Daisy a Day.[23]
• Glen Campbell released a version of the song as the B-side to his 1981 single "I Don't Want to Know Your Name".[24] It was featured on his album, It's the World Gone Crazy.
• Berni Flint released a version of the song as a single in 1983.[25]
• Spike Jones, Jr. recorded a version of the song, which has never been released. Dr. Demento played it on his nationally syndicated radio show multiple times.
• Tony Kenny released a version of the song in Ireland as the B-side to his 1990 single "Where've You Been".[26]
• D'Arcy Broderick released a version of the song on his 2006 album, By Request.[27]
• Dutch singer Conny Vandenbos released a Dutch version of the song, titled Een Roosje Mijn Roosje ("A rose for my rose"), in 1974. A year later, she issued a German translation, Ein Röschen mein Röschen.
• Greg Page sings this song on his Let It Be Me album.

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.