1976 (Shirley performs the song, 'Day By Day' from the musical, 'Godspell' and then another beautiful ballad titled, 'I Capricorn' on her 1976 TV Variety Show)
This song, 'Day By Day' was included on Shirley's 1972 LP titled, 'And I Love You So'
ABOUT the song, Day By Day:
"Day by Day" is a song from the 1971 Stephen Schwartz and John-Michael Tebelak musical Godspell.
Day by Day is the third song in the show's score and it is also reprised as the closing number for the 1973 film version. Its refrain follows a prayer ascribed to the 13th century English bishop Saint Richard of Chichester:
May I know Thee more clearly,
Love Thee more dearly,
Follow Thee more nearly.
In 1972, the song was released as a single attributed to the original cast album, with Robin Lamont as the lead singer. It spent 14 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at the #13 position on July 29, 1972.
LYRICS:
Day by day
Day by day
Oh Dear Lord
Three things I pray
To see thee more clearly
Love thee more dearly
Follow thee more nearly
Day by day
Oh...
Day by day
Day by day
Oh Dear Lord
Three things I pray
To see thee more clearly
Love thee more dearly
Follow thee more nearly
Day by day
Day by day
Day by day
Oh Dear Lord
Three things I pray
To see thee more clearly
Love thee more dearly
Follow thee more nearly
Day by day
Day by day
Day by day
Oh Dear Lord
Three things I pray
To see thee more clearly
Love thee more dearly
Follow thee more nearly
Day by day
Day by day
Day by day
Oh Dear Lord
Three things I pray
To see thee more clearly
Love thee more dearly
Follow thee more nearly
Day by day
Day by day
Day by day
Oh Dear Lord
Three things I pray
To see thee more clearly
Love thee more dearly
Follow thee more nearly
Day by day
Day by day by day by day...
I Capricorn is the title song from Shirley's 1972 LP by the same name:
ABOUT the LP, "I Capricorn"
I Capricorn is a 1972 album by Shirley Bassey.
Following on from the success of her previous two albums, I Capricorn saw Bassey still in the midst of her revival in the 1970s. Some months earlier she had released the single "For All We Know", which had become one of the biggest hits of her career, peaking at No.6 in the UK and remaining on the charts for half a year. This album was released just as the single was leaving the chart and just as her second James Bond theme, "Diamonds are Forever", was entering
