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While singing with the Les Brown band and briefly with Bob Hope, Day toured extensively across the United States.

Her popularity as a radio performer and vocalist, which included a second hit record " My Dreams Are Getting Better All the Time ", led directly to a career in films.

Already in 1941 Day appeared as a singer with the Les Brown band in a soundie ( a Cinemasters production ).

After her separation from her second husband, George Weidler, in 1948, Day reportedly intended to leave Los Angeles and return to her mother's home in Cincinnati.

Her agent Al Levy convinced her to attend a party at the home of composer Jule Styne.

Her performance of the song " Embraceable You " impressed Styne and his partner, Sammy Cahn and they recommended her for a role in Romance on the High Seas, which they were working on for Warner Brothers.

The withdrawal of Betty Hutton due to pregnancy left the main role to be re-cast, and Day got the part.

The film provided her with another hit recording " It's Magic ".