"Secret Love" is a popular song written in 1953 with music by Sammy Fain and lyrics by Paul Francis Webster. Its first performance was in the film Calamity Janeby Doris Day. It received an Academy Award for Best Original Song. Doris Day also recorded the best-selling record of the song, which reached #1 on both the Billboard and Cash Box charts in 1954. The record was made on August 5, 1953. The recording was released by Columbia Records as catalog number 40108.

The Moonglows recorded an R&B version for Chance Records in January 1954, released in February, 1954.[3] Connie Francis recorded the song on April 27, 1962 at RCA Italiana Studios in Rome for her album Connie Francis sings Award Winning Motion Picture Hits. The original version from the April 1962 with an arrangement by Geoff Love was only available in Australia (MGM Records S027592) and New Zealand (MGM Records MCS 5017). All other world wide releases that album included a version with a new orchestration recorded in April 1963 with an arrangement by Don Costa.

British singer Kathy Kirby recorded an upbeat version of the song in 1963. It made the top 10 in the UK and in Australia.

Bronx female group, The Chiffons recorded a Motownesque version for Bright Tunes in 1965, but it wasn't released until 1969 on B.T. Puppy Records, and overseas on various labels in 1970.

Freddy Fender recorded "Secret Love" in his 2002 release La Musica de Baldemar Huerta. His 1975 bi-lingual version was a number-one hit on the BillboardHot Country Singles chart and a number twenty hit on the Billboard Hot 100. Fender's version was not the first time country audiences had heard the song; Slim Whitman had a major hit of his own in 1954 with the song.

Mandy Moore covered the song on the Mona Lisa Smilesoundtrack. Doris Day's version was used in the actual movie.

Spike Jones did a version of the song in the style of a Cuban Mambo band of the 1950s.

It has also been covered by José Hoebee, a Dutch pop singer (ex-member of the girl group Luv'), who reached number 11 in the Dutch Top 40 with her version in the autumn of 1982.

Anne Murray recorded a cover of the song for her album "Croonin'" (1993).

John Serry, Sr. arranged and recorded this composition with his ensemble on Dot Records (DLP-3024) for his album entitled Squeeze Playin 1956.

Cerys Matthews recorded a cover version for the Children's Hospice charity album, Over the Rainbow.

Allan Sherman has a light-hearted parody called "Secret Code" on his 1965 LP My Name is Allan.

k.d. lang made a cover of the song, to be played during the closing credits of the documentary The Celluloid Closet(1995). The song is also shown in a clip from the original Calamity Janemovie, starring Doris Day.

Lord Tanamo did a live version of "Secret Love" until it was recorded with Tommy McCook in 1997. Since then The Allstonians have been covering the song and plan on recording it in the near future.

Soul singer Billy Stewart hit the Billboard Top 30 in 1966 with his wild re-make.

George Michael made a cover version for his 1999 album Songs from the Last Century.

Manuel Galbán & Ry Cooder instrumental version on cd "Mambo Sinuendo" (2003)

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