Doris Day six of her movie musicals charted in the Top 10, three of them at No. 1. After filming "Lucky Me" with Bob Cummings and "Young at Heart" (both 1954) with Frank Sinatra, Day chose not to renew her contract with Warner Brothers. During this period, Day also had her own radio program, "The Doris Day Show". It was broadcast on CBS in 1952–1953. Having become primarily recognized as a musical-comedy actress, Day gradually took on more dramatic roles to broaden her range. Her dramatic star-turn as singer Ruth Etting in "Love Me or Leave Me" (1955), co-starring James Cagney, received
Tell Me You Love Me (album) of vocal firepower best appreciated from a safe distance". "Los Angeles Times" writer Mikael Wood praised the album's tracks as "catchy and funny and sexy and daring", and wrote that "Tell Me You Love Me" "presents a singer burning with purpose". For "Entertainment Weekly"'s editor Tim Snatc, "Tell Me You Love Me" "suffers for some of its excessive vocal fireworks." Giving the album a B rating, he felt that the best parts of the album are "on the first half and showcase Lovato's swagger, especially the standout gospel-tinged title track." Writing for "Rolling Stone", Maura Johnston stated the album "gets