I Do Not Know a Day I Did Not Love You
| PROFILE | |
| Composer | Richard Rodgers |
| Lyricist | Martin Charnin |
| Year Written | 1970 |
| About I Do Not Know A Day I Did Not Love You | |
| This song was written for the 1970 musical Two By Two, which starred Danny Kaye and told the story of Noah and his ark. The production was troubled: Danny Kaye did not particularly like the book and so began to improvise, which some patrons enjoyed and others felt compelled to write the New York Times about to complain. Somehow, it did manage to run for ten months. | |
Lyrics
I do not know a day I did not love you
I can’t remember love not being there
The planting when the earth ran through your fingers
The harvest when the sun danced in your hair
I do not know a day I did not need you
For sharing every moment that I spent
I needed you before I ever knew you
Before I knew what needing someone meant
And if we ever were to have tomorrow
One fact alone is full and filled with song
You will not know a day I do not love you
The way that I have loved you all our lives
Session / Album Information
1970
“I Do Not Know A Day I Did Not Love You” was recorded on September 30, 1970 and released in 1971 on the album Love Story. It was arranged by Torrie Zito.
This recording released on:
- 1971: Columbia 45: 4-45256
- 1971: Columbia LP 12″: C 30558 — Love Story
- 1991: Columbia CD: C4K 46843 — Forty Years – The Artistry Of Tony Bennett
- 1993: Columbia House Music Collection CD: 2C2 8222 — The Great American Composers: Rodgers & Hammerstein, Vol. 2
- 1993: CBS/Sony CD: SRCS-6641 — Forty Years: The Artistry Of Tony Bennett
- 2002: Columbia/Legacy CD: 86634 — The Essential Tony Bennett
- 2004: Columbia/Legacy CD: C5K 92784 — Fifty Years: The Artistry of Tony Bennett
- 2008: Columbia/RPM/Legacy CD: 731397 — The Essential Tony Bennett [Limited Edition 3.0]
- 2011: Disc #41 in The Tony Bennett Complete Collection (88697874602-JK40) Love Story