A Very Precious Love

"A Very Precious Love" is a popular song with music was written by Sammy Fain and lyrics by Paul Francis Webster. The song was published in 1957.

It was introduced in the movie Marjorie Morningstar and recorded by The Ames Brothers, Doris Day, Slim Whitman, Jack Jones, and Bonnie Guitar. It was nominated for the 1958 Academy Award for Best Song, but lost to Gigi from the film of the same name.

The recording by The Ames Brothers was released by RCA Victor Records as catalog number 47-7167. It first reached the Billboard magazine charts on March 31, 1958. On the Disk Jockey chart, it peaked at #23; on the composite chart of the top 100 songs, it reached #65. Doris Day's recording charted at #16 in the U.K.