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Bright & Shiny
[ US Release Date:
20 March 1961 ]
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Bright and Shiny
(Dick & Bob Sherman) |
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I Want to Be Happy
[1961 remake]
[from the film Tea for Two]
(Irving Caesar/Vincent Youmans) |
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Keep
Smilin', Keep Laughin', Be Happy
(Lou Singer) |
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Singin' in the Rain
[from the film Singin' in the Rain]
(Arthur Freed/Nacio
Herb Brown) |
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Gotta
Feelin'
(Andy Prince) |
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Happy Talk
[from the musical South Pacific]
(Oscar Hammerstein II/Richard Rodgers) |
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Make Someone Happy
[from the musical
Do Re Mi]
(Betty Comden/Adolph Green/Jule Styne) |
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Ridin' High
(Cole Porter) |
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On the Sunny Side of the Street
(Dorothy Fields/Jimmy McHugh) |
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Clap
Yo' Hands
(Ira & George Gershwin) |
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Stay with the Happy People
(Bob Hilliard/Jule Styne) |
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Twinkle and Shine
(By Dunham) |
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Bright and Shiny
was recorded between the 19-23
December 1960 and was Doris's last project for the
year.
It is a cheery, up-tempo
album that is themed on songs that all offer a very
optimistic point of view. Thus, it is no surprise
that arrangements are given a really sugar-coated feel
(with
emphasise on the sugar-sweet).
Both the title song and "Twinkle and Shine" were written
specially for this project and are the epitome of
the theme.
Although some of the recordings now feel quite dated
these are balanced by some ones that are very memorable!
Definate highlights are Gene Kelly's
hit "Singin' in the Rain", "Happy Talk" from South Pacific
and the 1930s
tune "On the Sunny Side of the Street".
Doris's favourite tune on the
album, "Make Someone Happy" was
disappointedly replaced for the UK pressing of the
album by "Anyway the Wind Blows".
This album was
also notably
conducted by
Neal Hefti who, during the 1960s, established himself as one
Sinatra's
foremost collaborators!
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