March 1, 2004
The Doris Day Collection is being released on the 8 March 2004 to celebrate Doris Day’s 80th birthday. You may be asking yourself what is so special about this set? The truth is compared to a lot of DVD boxsets out there this one does go that extra mile in the presentation stakes. It packages ...
November 1, 2003
It is time for a touch of nostalgia and what better way to do that then return to the days of the big-band sound, when Doris Day was a supreme lead vocalist alongside Les Brown & his orchestra. This American gem of a collection features rare digitally restored transcription recordings from 1944-6 (with the exception ...
July 1, 2003
On 3 November 2003, after lots and lots of delays Sony Music in Japan finally release their exclusive new compilation of classic Doris Day songs. This is the first major release for Japanese fans since America’s “Golden Girl” CD set was issued their in November 2001. There are no real surprises on this CD but ...
April 1, 2003
The folks at Sony Music (UK) re-issue another two original Doris Day albums as part of their expansive series of 2on1 CDs. Sony Music (UK) are marking Doris’s 79th birthday with the release of “Wonderful Day” and “With A Smile And A Song” on CD format. Their latest offering features two highly collectible albums from ...
March 23, 2003
UK clubs are alive with a new club track that samples vocals taken from Doris Day’s bossa-nova favourite “Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps”. Doris’s popular Latin track originated from her 1965 album ‘Latin for Lovers‘. The track which had gained new exposure from being featured in the soundtrack to the hit 1992 Australian movie ‘Strictly Ballroom’ has ...
January 1, 2003
“25 Movie Greats” is a collection I compiled for the British division of Sony Music. It is themed around some of Doris Day’s best movie related recordings. The album is a budget release so offers fans good value for money whilst not compromising on quality as all the recordings are sourced from the original master ...
March 6, 2002
This 2CD set received a high profile, television advertising campaign all to tie in with the broadcast by BBC television of their Doris Day biography “Hollywood Greats“. Themed around songs that all originate from various Hollywood movies and musicals, it is sumptuously wrapped up with black/white photos from the 1950s and ’60s and includes two ...
January 9, 2002
The final salute to the American songbird from Collectables is their stunning 10-disc Boxset “Sentimental Journey – The Legend At Her Best“. The boxset is released on the 5 February 2002 in North America and contains many of their previously released individual CD re-issues of Doris Day’s original long-plays. What you get in the package is ...
October 1, 2000
“The Essential Love Songs” is one of Doris’s best-selling British CDs. It was compiled from the votes cast here at Discovering Doris by over 1500 fans! It features popular love songs which won the majority’s vote including covers of hit songs by Celine Dion (“When I Fall In Love”), Elvis Presley (“Can’t Help Falling In ...