The Magic Of Doris Day (‘Top 20′ hit British compilation album)

UK Release Date: 29 January 2007

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1. Whatever Will Be, Will Be [Qué Será, Será][from the fim The Man Who Knew Too Much]
   (Jay Livingston/Raymond B. Evans)
2. Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps [Quizas, Quizas, Quizas]
   (Joe Davis/Osvaldo Farres)
3. Move Over Darling [from the fim Move Over, Darling]
   (Terry Melcher/Hal Kantor/Joe Lubin)
4. Pillow Talk [from the fim Pillow Talk]
   (Buddy Pepper/Inez James)
5. Teacher’s Pet [from the fim Teacher's Pet]
   (Joe Lubin)
6. Bewitched, Bothered & Bewildered [from the musical Pal Joey]
   (Richard Rodgers/Lorenz Hart)
7. When I Fall in Love [from the film One Minute To Zero]
   (Victor Young/Edward Heyman)
8. It’s Magic (1952 version) [from the fim Romance on the High Seas]
   (Jule Styne & Sammy Cahn)
9. Lullaby of Broadway (with Harry James)
   (Harry Warren/Al Dubin)
10. Secret Love [from the fim Calamity Jane]
    (Sammy Fain/Paul Francis Webster)
11. The Deadwood Stage [Whip-Crack-Away] [from the fim Calamity Jane]
    (Sammy Fain/Paul Francis Webster)
12. The Black Hills of Dakota [from the fim Calamity Jane]
    (Sammy Fain/Paul Francis Webster)
13. A Very Precious Love [from the fim Marjorie Morningstar]
    (Paul Francis Webster/Sammy Fain)
14. Everybody Loves A Lover
    (Richard Adler/Robert Allen)
15. Love Me Or Leave Me [from the fim Love Me or Leave Me]
    (Walter Donaldson/Gus Kahn)
16. Fly Me to the Moon [In Other Words]
    (Bart Howard)
17. Dream A Little Dream Of Me
    (Gus Kahn/Wilbur Schwandt/Fabian Andre)
18. Close Your Eyes (with André Previn & His Trio)
    (Bernice Petkere)
19. You’ll Never Walk Alone [from the musical Carousel]
    (Richard Rodgers/Oscar Hammerstein II)
20. Sentimental Journey [with Les Brown & His Orchestra]
    (Bud Green/Les Brown/Ben Homer)
21. Medley:
    - Secret Love [1970 remake] [from the fim Calamity Jane]
    (Sammy Fain/Paul Francis Webster)
    - Who Will Buy? [from the musical Oliver]
    (Lionel Bart)
    - 59th Street Bridge Song [Feelin’ Groovy]
    (Paul Simon/Art Garfunkel)
22. The Way We Were [from the film The Way We Were]
    (Alan Bergman/Marilyn Bergman/Marvin Hamlisch)

In 2007, Sony BMG (UK) released this TV-advertised CD with a DVD of Doris’s first televised music special. On its first week of release the CD charted at #20 on the UK album charts (its highest position). The Magic of Doris Day features a nice mixture of international hit singles and essential album recordings from the vaults at Columbia. The real bonus for collectors is the inclusion of two songs that make their CD debut. This includes a song medley that opened Doris’s 1971 special and her heartfelt rendition of Streisand’s “The Way We Were” which she taped live on her final 1975 special. Both gems were recorded after Doris had departed Columbia and embarked on a successful career in television. If there is one criticism of this project that would be the absence of any actual photographs as the packaging relies solely on cartoon drawings. On 14 April 2007, the CD was released in Australia to coincide with a Mother’s Day promotional campaign. It peaked in mid-May at #22 on the Australian charts.

Conductor: Various
Label: Sony BMG (UK)
Format: Audio CD (#88697055812)
Highest Chart Position: UK#20 / Australia#22