Fox Home Entertainment in the USA are celebrating 75 years of movie-making with their new “Studio Classics” range of  QUAD DVD boxsets (released on the 3 August 2010).

Set #15 contains Doris Day and James Garner’s much loved 1963 comedy movie “Move Over, Darling” which was a remake of the 1940s film “My Favourite Wife”. The film opens with the navy rescuing Doris from a deserted island and follows her character as she rushes to reclaim her husband played by James Garner who has just re-married after giving up on a 5-year search for his “missing” former wife. This film is an absolute joy to watch with Doris looking super sexy throughout and sounding very sultry on her ‘million selling’ title tune which was notably banned upon release in the UK by the BBC who labelled it too “provocative”.

Packaged also on this ‘Region 1′  set is the star-studded picture “O’Henry’s Full House” (1952), Danny Kaye’s  “On the Riviera” (1951) and Paul Newman and Joan Collin’s “Rally ‘Round the Flag, Boys!” (1959).

Classic Quad Set #15
Label: Fox Entertainment
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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

UK Release Date: 5 April 2004

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CD1: “Movie Hits”

1. Move Over, Darling [from the film Move Over, Darling]
   (Terry Melcher/Hal Kantor/Joe Lubin)
2. Love Me or Leave Me [from the film Love Me or Leave Me]
   (Walter Donaldson/Gus Kahn)
3. Anyway the Wind Blows [from the film Please Don't Eat The Daisies]
   (By Dunham/Marilyn & Joe Hooven)
4. By the Light of the Silv’ry Moon [from the film By the Light of the Silvery Moon]
   (Edward Madden/Gus Edwards)
5. Whatever Will Be, Will Be [Qué Será, Será] [from the film The Man Who Knew Too Much]
   (Jay Livingston/Raymond B. Evans)
6. Julie [from the film Julie]
   (Leith Stevens/Tom Adair)
7. Ready Willing and Able [from the film Young at Heart]
   (Al Rinker/Floyd Huddleston/Dick Gleason)
8. Secret Love [from the film Calamity Jane]
   (Sammy Fain/Paul Francis Webster)
9. I’ll See You in My Dreams [from the film I'll See You in My Dreams]
   (Isharn Jones/Gus Kahn)
10. Pillow Talk [from the film Pillow Talk]
    (Buddy Pepper/Inez James)
11. It’s Magic [from the film Romance on the High Seas]
    (Jule Styne & Sammy Cahn)
12. Lullaby of Broadway [with Norman Luboff Choir] [from the film Lullaby of Broadway]
    (Harry Warren/Al Dubin)
13. The Black Hills of Dakota [from the film Calamity Jane]
    (Sammy Fain/Paul Francis Webster)
14. The Tunnel Of Love [from the film The Tunnel of Love]
    (Patty Fisher/Bob Roberts)
15. Send Me No Flowers [from the film Send Me No Flowers]
    (Burt Bacharach/Hal David)
16. Moonlight Bay [from the film On Moonlight Bay]
    (Percy Wenrich/Edward Madden)
17. I’ll Never Stop Loving You [Piano Version] [from the film Love Me or Leave Me]
    (Nicholas Brodszky/Sammy Cahn)
18. Teacher’s Pet [from the film Teacher's Pet]
    (Joe Lubin)
19. The Glass Bottom Boat [Alternate Version 2] [from the film The Glass Bottom Boat]
    (Joe Lubin)
20. Lover Come Back [from the film Lover Come Back]
    (Frank DeVol/Alan spilton)
21. Caprice [from the film Caprice]
    (Larry Marks)

CD 2: “Golden Greats”

1. A Wonderful Guy [from the musical South Pacific]
   (Oscar Hammerstein II/Richard Rodgers)
2. Everybody Loves A Lover
   (Richard Adler/Robert Allen)
3. Autumn Leaves
   (Joseph Kosma/Jacques Prevert/Johnny Mercer)
4. Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps [Quizas, Quizas, Quizas]
   (Joe Davis/Osvaldo Farres)
5. I Enjoy Being A Girl [from the musical Flower Drum Song]
   (Oscar Hammerstein II/Richard Rodgers)
6. The Sound of Music [from the musical The Sound of Music]
   (Oscar Hammerstein II/Richard Rodgers)
7. Three Coins In The Fountain [from the film Three Coins in the Fountain]
   (Sammy Cahn/Jule Styne)
8. Steppin’ Out With My Baby
   (Irving Berlin)
9. High Hopes
   (Sammy Cahn/Jimmy Van Heusen)
10. Makin’ Whoopee! [Alternate Version]
    (Gus Kahn/Walter Donaldson)
11. A Very Precious Love [from the film Marjorie Morningstar]
    (Paul Francis Webster/Sammy Fain)
12. A Guy Is A Guy
    (Oscar Brand)
13. Meditation
    (Norman Gimbel/Newton Mendonca/Antonio Carlos Jobim)
14. Something Wonderful [from the musical The King & I]
    (Richard Rodgers/Oscar Hammerstein II)
15. I’ll Never Smile Again
    (Ruth Lowe)
16. Singin’ in the Rain [from the musical Singin' in the Rain]
    (Arthur Freed/Nacio Herb Brown)
17. If I Can Help Somebody
    (A. Bazel Androzzo)
18. Dream A Little Dream Of Me
    (Gus Kahn/Wilbur Schwandt/Fabian Andre)
19. Love Him
    (Barry Mann/Cynthia Weill)

CD 3: “Classic Collaborations”

1. With A Song In My Heart (with Harry James & His Orchestra) [from the film Young Man with a Horn]
   (Richard Rodgers/Lorenz Hart)
2. Ain’t We Got Fun (with Danny Thomas) [from the film By the Light of the Silvery Moon]
   (Richard Whiting/Raymond B. Egan/Gus Kahn)
3. Sentimental Journey (with Les Brown & His Orchestra)
   (Bud Green/Les Brown/Ben Homer)
4. If I Give My Heart To You (with The Mellowmen)
   (Jimmie Crane/Al Jacobs/Jimmy Brewster)
5. Falling In Love Again (with André Previn & His Trio)
   (Friedrich Hollander/Sammy Lerner)
6. Why Can’t I? (with Martha Raye) [from the film Billy Rose's Jumbo]
   (Lorenz Hart/Richard Rodgers)
7. Love Ya (with Jack Smith) [from the film On Moonlight Bay]
   (Charles Tobias/Peter deRose)
8. Love Somebody (with Buddy Clark)
   (Joan Whitney/Alex Kramer)
9. No Two People (with Donald O’Connor) [from the film Hans Christian Anderson]
   (Frank Loesser)
10. Sugarbush (with Frankie Laine)
    (Josef Marais)
11. Let’s Walk A That-a-Way (with Johnnie Ray)
    (Fred Wise/Ben Weisman/Kay Twomey)
12. I Can Do Without You (with Howard Keel) [from the film Calamity Jane]
    (Sammy Fain/Paul Francis Webster)
13. While The Music Plays On (with Les Brown & His Orchestra)
    (Irving Mills/Lupin Fein/Eddie Heim)
14. Crazy Rhythm (with Gene Nelson) [from the film Tea for Two]
    (Roger Wolfe Kahn/Joseph Meyer/Irving Caesar)
15. Again (with The Mellowmen) [from the film Road House]
    (Lionel Newman/Dorcas Cochran)
16. Let’s Take An Old-Fashioned Walk (with Frank Sinatra) [from the musical Miss Liberty]
    (Irving Berlin)
17. You Can Have Him (with Dinah Shore) [from Broadway musical Miss Liberty]
    (Irving Berlin)
18. There Once Was A Man (with John Raitt) [from the musical The Pajama Game]
    (Richard Adler/Jerry Ross)
19. A Little Kiss Goodnight (with Guy Mitchell)
    (Bob Merrill)
20. They Say It’s Wonderful (with Robert Goulet) [from the musical Annie Get Your Gun]
    (Irving Berlin)

This 3CD set issued to celebrate Doris Day’s 80th birthday has to rate as one of the most unique and memorable releases from the Sony Music group. It was also a project that I had the pleasure to coordinate. Containing three “themed” CDs it features 60 original recordings that have been digitally remastered. The set also provides a beautiful overview of 26 years of hit singles and album recordings (1940-66) as well as including track-rarities, alternate-takes, a full Columbia LP discography, track-by-track notes and a mini biography.

If that was not enough to wet your appetite, specially obtained celebrity anecdotes appear from Burt Bacharach, Michael Feinstein, Robert Goulet, Frankie Laine, Sir Paul McCartney, Johnny Mathis, Anne Murray, Olivia Newton-John, Cybill Shepherd and Andy Williams. The proverbial icing on the “birthday” cake was the contribution of a special message from Doris Day which she wanted her fans to read.

Upon its release this 3CD set received critical acclaim from various disc jockeys on British radio station BBC Radio 1.
This truly is Doris Day’s “…Life in Music”

Conductor: Various
Label: Columbia Records/Sony BMG (UK)
Format: 3x Audio CDs (#516215-2)

US Release Date: 22 January 2002

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1. Anyway the Wind Blows [from the film Please Don't Eat The Daisies]
   (By Dunham/Marilyn & Joe Hooven)
2. Please Don’t Eat The Daisies [from the film Please Don't Eat The Daisies]
   (Joe Lubin)
3. Here We Go Again
   (Joe Seneca)
4. The Blue Train
   (James Harbert/Paul Manning)
5. A Perfect Understanding
   (Milton Drake/Fred Spielman)
6. What Does A Woman Do [1960 single remake] [Love theme from the film Midnight Lace]
   (Maxwell Anderson/Allie Wrubel)
7. Daffa Down Dilly
   (James & Charlene Harbert)
8. Should I Surrender? [from the film Lover Come Back]
   (William Landau/Adam Ross)
9. Who Knows What Might Have Been? [from the musical Subways Are For Sleeping]
   (Jule Styne/Betty Comden/Adolph Green)
10. Lover Come Back [from the film Lover Come Back]
    (Frank DeVol/Alan spilton)
11. Falling
    (Bruce Johnston/Don Wyatt)
12. Move Over Darling [from the film Move Over, Darling]
    (Terry Melcher/Hal Kantor/Joe Lubin)
13. Twinkle Lullaby [from the film Move Over, Darling]
    (Joe Lubin)
14. Send Me No Flowers [from the film Send Me No Flowers]
    (Burt Bacharach/Hal David)
15. Rainbow’s End
    (Denis King/John Lunkin)
16. Catch The Bouquet
    (Hans Haller/Fred Spielman)
17. Another Go Around
    (Noel Regney/Gloria Shayne)
18. Do Not Disturb [from the film Do Not Disturb]
    (Mark Barkan/Ben Raleigh)
19. Au Revoir Is Goodbye With A Smile [from the film Do Not Disturb]
    (Bob Hilliard/Mort Garson)
20. There They Are
    (Paul Francis Webster/Donald Borzage/Carter Wright)
21. Every Now And Then [You Come Around]
    (Richard Ahlert/Eddie Snyder)
22. The Glass Bottom Boat [from the film The Glass Bottom Boat]
    (Joe Lubin)
23. Sorry
    (Johnny Mercer/Gene dePaul)
24. Caprice [from the film Caprice]
    (Larry Marks)
25. Let The Little Girl Limbo [Previously Unreleased]
    (Barry Mann/Cynthia Weill)
26. Oo-Wee Baby [Previously Unreleased]
    (Barry Mann/Cynthia Weill)

This CD contains a treasure trove of ‘Doris Day’ A&B side singles which were released by Columbia Records (USA) during the 1960s. This standout project ignores those singles that originate from Doris’s original studio albums and focuses solely on those songs that are unique to the single format. Thus, what you get is an assortment of very colourful recordings that are difficult to obtain on CD (unless of course you splash out on the extravagant Bear Family boxset of this era)!

This super collections closes with two wonderful tunes by hit song-makers Barry Mann and Cynthia Weill, who were responsible for songs like “Saturday Night At The Movies” (The Drifters), “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling” (The Righteous Brothers) and “Make Your Own Kind Of Music” (Mama Cass Elliott). Both of these tracks were intended as potential “pop” singles for Doris but never got released!

Conductor: Various
Label: Collectables Records (USA)
Format: Audio CD

UK Release Date: 11 September 2000

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1. Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps [Quizas, Quizas, Quizas]
   (Joe Davis/Osvaldo Farres)
2. Move over Darling [from the film Move Over, Darling]
   (Terry Melcher/Hal Kantor/Joe Lubin)
3. Can’t Help Falling In Love
   (Hug Peretti/Luigi Creatore/George David Weiss)
4. Fly Me To The Moon [in Other Words]
   (Bart Howard)
5. Three Coins In The Fountain [ from the film Three Coins in the Fountain ]
   (Sammy Cahn/Jule Styne)
6. Secret Love [from the film Calamity Jane]
   (Sammy Fain/Paul Francis Webster)
7. You Made Me Love You [I Didn't Want to Do It]
   (Joseph McCarthy/James V. Monaco)
8. I’ll See You In My Dreams [from the film I'll See You In My Dreams]
   (Isharn Jones/Gus Kahn)
9. Moonlight Lover
   (Tommy Oliver)
10. You’ll Never Know [from the film Hello, Frisco, Hello]
    (Mack Gordon/Harry Warren)
11. I Only Have Eyes for You [from the film Tea for Two]
    (Harry Warren/Al Dubin)
12. More
    (Norman Newell/Riz Ortolani/Nino Oliviero)
13. Send Me No Flowers [from the film Send Me No Flowers]
    (Burt Bacharach/Hal David)
14. When I Fall in Love [from the film One Minute To Zero]
    (Victor Young/Edward Heyman)
15. People Will Say We’re in Love [from the musical Oklahoma!]
    (Oscar Hammerstein II/Richard Rodgers)
16. Day By Day [1956 Version]
    (Axel Stordahl/Paul Weston/Sammy Cahn)
17. Dream a Little Dream of Me
    (Gus Kahn/Wilbur Schwandt/Fabian Andre)
18. Something Wonderful [1959 Version] [from the musical The King & I]
    (Richard Rodgers/Oscar Hammerstein II)
19. I’ll Never Stop Loving You [from the film Love Me or Leave Me]
    (Nicholas Brodszky/Sammy Cahn)
20. The More I See You
    (Mack Gordon/Harry Warren)
21. With A Song In My Heart [from the film Young Man with a Horn]
    (Richard Rodgers/Lorenz Hart)
22. Every Now and Then [You Come Around]
    (Richard Ahlert/Eddie Snyder)
23. This Too Shall Pass Away
    (Ervin Drake/Irvin Graham/Jimmy Shirl)
24. It’s Magic [1952 remake] [from the film Romance on the High Seas]
    (Jule Styne & Sammy Cahn)

In 2000, this website conducted a poll to discover which of Doris Day’s recorded “love songs” were the most popular with her fans. A Top 20 shortlist was drawn up after over 1500 fans cast their votes. All of these songs were then included on this very special and unique collection. Some of the songs chosen were hits for Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Shirley Bassey, The Mamas and the Papas and Chris Montez. This CD gives any newbie fan a real taste for the styles that Doris embraced throughout her career at Columbia. Also included are rarities like the unreleased single “Moonlight Lover” (based on Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata), the swingy US B-side “Every Now and Then” and the UK B-side “This Too Shall Pass Away”.

Conductor: Various
Label: Columbia Records/Sony Music (UK)
Format: Audio CD (#4987162)

US Release Date: 1 June 1999

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CD1:

1. Sentimental Journey (with Les Brown and His orchestra)
   (Bud Green/Les Brown/Ben Homer)
2. My Dreams Are Getting Better All the Time (with Les Brown and His orchestra)
   (Victor Mizzy/Manny Curtis)
3. It’s Magic [1947 Version] [from the film Romance on the High Seas]
   (Jule Styne & Sammy Cahn)
4. Love Somebody (with Buddy Clark)
   (Joan Whitney/Alex Kramer)
5. Tacos, Enchiladas and Beans
   (Mel Torme/Robert Wells)
6. Put ‘Em in a Box, Tie ‘Em With a Ribbon [And Throw 'Em In The Deep Blue Sea] [from the film Romance on the High Seas]
   (Jule Styne/Sammy Cahn)
7. Someone Like You [from the film My Dream is Yours]
   (Harry Warren/Ralph Blane)
8. That Old Feeling
   (Lew Brown/Sammy Fain)
9. Again (with The Mellowmen) [from the film Road House]
   (Lionel Newman/Dorcas Cochran)
10. At the Cafe Rendezvous [from the film It's A Great Feeling]
    (Jule Styne/Sammy Cahn)
11. You Can Have Him (with Dinah Shore) [from the film musical Miss Liberty]
    (Irving Berlin)
12. Canadian Capers [Cuttin' Capers] [from the film My Dream is Yours]
    (Gus Chandler/Bert White/Henry Cohen)
13. The Very Thought of You [featured in the film Young Man with a Horn]
    (Ray Noble)
14. Too Marvelous for Words [featured in the film Young Man with a Horn]
    (Richard Whiting/Johnny Mercer)
15. I Only Have Eyes for You [from the film Tea for Two]
    (Harry Warren/Al Dubin)
16. Crazy Rhythm (with Gene Nelson) [from the film Tea for Two]
    (Roger Wolfe Kahn/Joseph Meyer/Irving Caesar)
17. I’ve Never Been in Love Before [from the musical Guys & Dolls]
    (Frank Loesser)
18. It’s a Lovely Day Today [from the musical Call Me Madam]
    (Irving Berlin)
19. You’re Getting to Be a Habit with Me [from the film Lullaby of Broadway]
    (Harry Warren/Al Dubin)
20. In a Shanty in Old Shanty Town [from the film Lullaby of Broadway]
    (Joe Young/John Siras/Little Jack Little)
21. Lullaby of Broadway [from the film Lullaby of Broadway]
    (Harry Warren/Al Dubin)
22. Moonlight Bay [from the film On Moonlight Bay]
    (Percy Wenrich/Edward Madden)
23. [Why Did I Tell You I Was Going to] Shanghai
    (Milton deLugg/Bob Hilliard)

CD2:

1. Baby Doll [from the film The Belle of New York]
   (Harry Warren/Johnny Mercer)
2. It Had to Be You [from the film I'll See You In My Dreams]
   (Isham Jones/Gus Kahn)
3. Sugarbush (with Frankie Laine)
   (Josef Marais)
4. A Guy Is A Guy
   (Oscar Brand)
5. April in Paris [from the film April in Paris]
   (Vernon Duke/E. Y. Harburg)
6. Ain’t We Got Fun? [from the film By the Light of the Silvery Moon]
   (Richard Whiting/Raymond B. Egan/Gus Kahn)
7. The Black Hills of Dakota [from the film Calamity Jane]
   (Sammy Fain/Paul Francis Webster)
8. Secret Love [from the film Calamity Jane]
   (Sammy Fain/Paul Francis Webster)
9. I Speak to the Stars [from the film Lucky Me]
   (Sammy Fain/Paul Francis Webster)
10. If I Give My Heart To You (with The Mellowmen)
    (Jimmie Crane/Al Jacobs/Jimmy Brewster)
11. There’s a Rising Moon [for Ever Falling Star] [from the film Young at Heart]
    (Sammy Fain/Paul Francis Webster)
12. Shaking The Blues Away [from the film Love Me or Leave Me]
    (Irving Berlin)
13. I’ll Never Stop Loving You [from the film Love Me or Leave Me]
    (Nicholas Brodszky/Sammy Cahn)
14. Whatever Will Be, Will Be [Qué Será, Será] [from the film The Man Who Knew Too Much]
    (Jay Livingston/Raymond B. Evans)
15. There Once Was a Man (with John Raitt) [from the film The Pajama Game]
    (Richard Adler/Jerry Ross)
16. Everybody Loves A Lover
    (Richard Adler/Robert Allen)
17. That Jane from Maine
    (Joe Lubin/I. J. Roth)
18. Pillow Talk [from the film Pillow Talk]
    (Buddy Pepper/Inez James)
19. Lover Come Back [from the film Lover Come Back]
    (Frank DeVol/Alan spilton)
20. You’re Good for Me (with André Previn)
    (Johnny Rotella)
21. My Romance [from the film Billy Rose's Jumbo]
    (Lorenz Hart/Richard Rodgers)
22. Doin’ What Comes Natur’lly [from the musical Annie Get Your Gun]
    (Irving Berlin)
23. Let the Little Girl Limbo
    (Barry Mann/Cynthia Weill)
24. Move over Darling [from the film Move Over, Darling]
    (Terry Melcher/Hal Kantor/Joe Lubin)
25. Sorry
    (Johnny Mercer/Gene dePaul)

This beautifully produced American 2CD set contains some of the most significant singles and best-loved songs most associated with Doris Day. It comes with extensive liner notes and includes 5 previously unreleased songs. All recordings are digitally remastered using 20-bit technology. This set was released in North America, Japan and across Europe. On the downside Doris was rumoured to be disappointed with the choice of cover sleeves and this “golden” opportunity should not have virtually overlooked Doris’s work as an album recording artist!

Conductor: Various
Label: Columbia Records/Legacy (USA)
Format: 2 Audio CDs (#C2K-65505)

Germany Release Date: 6 May 1997

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CD1:

1. What Does a Woman Do [From Midnight Lace]
   (Anderson/Wrubel)
2. Please Don’t Eat the Daisies
   (Lubin)
3. Falling
   (Johnston/Wyatt)
4. Blue Train
   (Harbert/Manning)
5. Daffa Down Dilly [Fast Version]
   (Harbert/Harbert)
6. Here We Go Again
   (Seneca)
7. Show Time, Part 1
   (Lubin)
8. On the Street Where You Live
   (Lerner/Loewe)
9. When I’m Not Near the Boy I Love
   (Harburg/Lane)
10. I Love Paris
    (Porter)
11. Surrey With the Fringe on Top
    (Hammerstein/Rodgers)
12. Ohio
    (Comden/Green/Bernst)
13. I’ve Grown Accustomed to His Face
    (Lerner/Loewe)
14. They Say It’s Wonderful
    (Berlin)
15. Wonderful Guy
    (Hammerstein/Rodgers)
16. People Will Say We’re in Love
    (Hammerstein/Rodgers)
17. I Got the Sun in the Morning
    (Berlin)
18. Show Time, Part 2
    (Lubin)
19. Happy Talk
    (Hammerstein/Rodgers)
20. Ridin’ High
    (Porter)
21. Stay With the Happy People
    (Hilliard/Styne)
22. Clap Yo’ Hands
    (Gershwin/Gershwin)
23. Singin’ in the Rain
    (Freed/Brown)
24. I Want to Be Happy
    (Caesar/Youmans)
25. Make Someone Happy
    (Comden/Green/Styne)
26. On the Sunny Side of the Street
    (Fields/McHugh)
27. Twinkle and Shine
    (Dunham)
28. Bright and Shiny
    (Sherman/Sherman)
29. Gotta Feelin’
    (Prince)

CD2:

1. Keep Smilin’, Keep Laughin’, Be Happy
   (Singer)
2. Oh What a Beautiful Dream
   (Dunham/Hooven/Hoove)
3. I’ll Buy That Dream
   (Magidson/Wrubel)
4. Time to Say Goodnight
   (Rotella)
5. All I Do Is Dream of You
   (Freed/Brown)
6. My Ship
   (Gershwin/Weill)
7. We’ll Love Again
   (Evans/Livingston)
8. I Believe in Dreams
   (Harbert)
9. Periwinkle Blue
   (Webster/Livingston)
10. Let No Walls Divide
    (Luce/Broones)
11. Look All Around (Previously Unreleased)
12. In the Secret Place (Previously Unreleased)
13. As a Child (Previously Unreleased)
14. Someday I’ll Find You
    (Coward)
15. You Stepped Out of a Dream
    (Kahn/Brown)
16. I Have Dreamed
    (Hammerstein/Rodgers)
17. Let No Walls Divide [Overdub Session]
    (Luce/Broones)
18. When I Grow Too Old to Dream
    (Hammerstein/Romberg)
19. Who Knows What Might Have Been?
    (Styne/Comden/Green)
20. Should I Surrender [From Lover Come Back]
    (Landau/Ross)
21. Lover Come Back [From Lover Come Back]
    (DeVol/Spilton)
22. Close Your Eyes (Previously Unreleased)
    (Petkere)
23. Fools Rush In (Previously Unreleased)
    (Mercer/Bloom)
24. Remind Me
    (Kern/Fields)
25. Yes
    (Langdon/Previn)

CD3:

1. Control Yourself
   (Langdon/Previn)
2. 56 You’re Good for Me (Previously Unreleased)
   (Clare/Rotella)
3. Nobody’s Heart (Previously Unreleased)
   (Rodgers/Hart)
4. Wait Till You See Him
   (Rodgers/Hart)
5. Fools Rush In
   (Mercer/Bloom)
6. Give Me Time
   (Wilder)
7. Who Are We to Say (Obey Your Heart)?
   (Romberg/Kahn)
8. Nobody’s Heart
   (Rodgers/Hart)
9. Daydreaming
   (Langdon/Previn)
10. Close Your Eyes
    (Petkere)
11. My One and Only Love
    (Mellin/Wood)
12. In Love in Vain (Previously Unreleased)
    (Kern/Robin)
13. Falling in Love Again
    (Hollander/Lerner)
14. Nearer My God to Thee
    (Mason/Adams)
15. I Need Thee Every Hour
    (Lowry/Hawks)
16. Abide with Me
    (Lyte/Monk)
17. Lord’s Prayer
18. Walk With Him
    (Dunham/Vars)
19. In the Garden
    (Miles)
20. Prodigal Son
    (Luce/Broones)
21. If I Can Help Somebody
    (Androzzo)
22. Scarlet Ribbons (For Her Hair)
    (Segal/Danzig)
23. Bless This House
    (Taylor/Brahe)
24. You’ll Never Walk Alone
    (Rodgers/Hammerstein)
25. Be Still and Know
    (Luce)

CD4:

1. Let the Little Girl Limbo [Single Vocal] (Previously Unreleased)
   (Mann/Weil)
2. Move Over Darling [From Move Over Darling]
   (Melcher/Kanter/Lubi)
3. Twinkle Lullaby [From Move Over Darling]
   (Lubin)
4. More
   (Newell/Ortolani/Oli)
5. Lollipops and Roses
   (Velona)
6. Can’t Help Falling in Love
   (Peretti/Creatore/We)
7. Softly, As I Leave You
   (Shaper/Calabrese/De)
8. As Long as He Needs Me [from the musical Oliver]
   (Lionel Bart)
9. Losing You
   (Renard/Sigman)
10. Since I Fell for You
    (Johnson)
11. Love Him
    (Mann/Weil)
12. Night Life
    (Nelson/Buskirk/Bree)
13. (Now and Then There’s) A Fool Such as I
    (Trader)
14. Funny
    (Holofcener/Scott)
15. Moonlight Lover (Previously Unreleased)
    (Oliver)
16. Rainbow’s End
    (Junkin/King)
17. Oo-Wee Baby (Previously Unreleased)
    (Mann/Weil)
18. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
    (Martin/Blane)
19. Toyland
    (Herbert/MacDonough)
20. Christmas Song
    (Torme/Wells)
21. Winter Wonderland
    (Bernard/Smith)
22. Silver Bells
    (Livingston/Evans)
23. White Christmas
    (Berlin)
24. Be a Child at Christmas Time
    (Broones/Luce)
25. Snowfall
    (Thornhill/Thornhill)
26. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
    (Cahn/Styne)
27. Christmas Waltz
    (Cahn/Styne)

CD5:

1. I’ll Be Home for Christmas
   (Gannon/Kent/Ram)
2. Christmas Present
   (Robin)
3. Getting to Know You
   (Hammerstein/Rodgers)
4. Sleepy Baby
   (Murfin/Webster/Broo)
5. With a Smile and a Song
   (Morey/Churchill)
6. Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)
   (Evans/Livingston)
7. Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah
   (Gilbert/Wrubel)
8. Give a Little Whistle
   (Harline/Washington)
9. Inch Worm
   (Loesser)
10. Swinging on a Star
    (Burke/VanHeusen)
11. Lilac Tree
    (Gartlan)
12. Children’s Marching Song (Nick Nack Paddy Whack)
13. Do-Re-Mi
    (Hammerstein/Rodgers)
14. High Hopes
    (Cahn/VanHeusen)
15. Send Me No Flowers [From Send Me No Flowers]
    (Bacharach/David)
16. I Remember You
    (Mercer/Schertzinger)
17. Sentimental Journey
    (Green/Brown/Homer)
18. It Could Happen to You
    (Burke/VanHeusen)
19. At Last
    (Gordon/Warren)
20. I’ll Never Smile Again
    (Lowe)
21. Serenade in Blue
    (Gordon/Warren)
22. It’s Been a Long, Long Time
    (Cahn/Styne)
23. More I See You
    (Gordon/Warren)
24. I’m Beginning to See the Light
    (George/Hodges/Ellin)
25. I Had the Craziest Dream/I Don’t Want to Walk Without You
    (Gordon/Warren/Loess)
26. Come to Baby, Do!
    (James/Miller)
27. Slightly Out of Tune
    (Cavanaugh/Hendricks)
28. Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars (Corcavado)
    (Jobim/Lees)

CD6:

1. Meditation
   (Gimbel/Mendonca/Job)
2. Summer Has Gone
   (Comstock/Di Novi)
3. Fly Me to the Moon (In Other Words)
   (Howard)
4. Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps (Quizas, Quizas, Quizas)
   (Davis/Farres)
5. Our Day Will Come
   (Hillard/Garson)
6. Be True to M
   (Carillo/Mitchell)
7. Dansero
   (Hayman/Daniels/Park)
8. Por Favor
   (Sherman/Sherman)
9. How Insensitive (Insensataez)
   (Gimbel/DeMoraes/Job)
10. Be Mine Tonight
    (Skylar/Lara)
11. Catch the Bouquet
    (Haller/Spielman)
12. Another Go Around
    (Regney/Shayne)
13. Whisper Away (Previously Unreleased)
    (Samuels)
14. Do Not Disturb [From Do Not Disturb]
    (Barkan/Raleigh)
15. Revoir Is Goodbye With a Smile [From Do Not Disturb]
    (Garson/Hilliard)
16. There They Are
    (Webster/Borzage/Wri)
17. Every Now and Then (You Come Around)
    (Ahlert/Snyder)
18. Glass Bottom Boat [From the Glass Bottom Boat]
    (Barkan/Lubin/Raleig)
19. Sorry
    (DePaul/Mercer)
20. Caprice [From Caprice]
    (Marks)
21. Snuggled on Your Shoulder
    (Lombardo/Young)
22. Street of Dreams
    (Young/Lewis)
23. Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries
    (Henderson/Brown)
24. If I Had My Life to Live Over/Let Me Call You Sweetheart
    (Tobias/Jaffe/Vincen)
25. Are You Lonesome Tonight?
    (Handman/Turk)
26. All Alone
    (Berlin)
27. Sleepy Lagoon
    (Lawrence/Coates)
28. Faded Summer Love
    (Baxter)

CD7:

1. Oh, How I Miss You Tonight
   (Burke/Davis/Fisher/)
2. For All We Know
   (Coots/Lewis)
3. Wonderful One
   (Whiteman)
4. Blue Train [Without Chorus]  (Previously Unreleased)
   (Harbert/Manning)
5. Daffa Down Dilly
   (Harbert/Harbert)
6. Let the Little Girl Limbo [Single Vocal] (Previously Unreleased)
   (Mann/Weil)
7. Let the Little Girl Limbo [Double Vocal] (Previously Unreleased)
   (Mann/Weil)
8. Catch the Bouquet [Alternate Take] (Previously Unreleased)
   (Haller/Spielman)
9. Another Go Around [Alternate Take] (Previously Unreleased)
   (Regney/Shayne)
10. Do Not Disturb [Different Rhythm] (Previously Unreleased)
    (Barkan/Raleigh)
11. Glass Bottom Boat [From the Glass Bottom Boat] [Alternate Take] (Previously Unreleased)
    (Lubin/Barkan/Raleig)
12. Circus Is On Parade (Doris Day, Martha Raye & Jimmy Durante) [From Billy Rose's Jumbo]
    (Lorenz Hart/Richard Rodgers)
13. Over and Over Again (Doris Day) [From Billy Rose's Jumbo]
    (Lorenz Hart/Richard Rodgers)
14. Why Can’t I? (Doris Day & Martha Raye) [From Billy Rose's Jumbo]
    (Lorenz Hart/Richard Rodgers)
15. This Can’t Be Love (Doris Day) [From Billy Rose's Jumbo]
    (Lorenz Hart/Richard Rodgers)
16. Most Beautiful Girl in the World (Stephen Boyd) [From Billy Rose's Jumbo]
    (Lorenz Hart/Richard Rodgers)
17. My Romance (Doris Day) [From Billy Rose's Jumbo]
    (Lorenz Hart/Richard Rodgers)
18. Most Beautiful Girl in the World (Reprise) (Jimmy Durante) [From Billy Rose's Jumbo]
    (Lorenz Hart/Richard Rodgers)
19. Little Girl Blue (Doris Day) [From Billy Rose's Jumbo]
    (Lorenz Hart/Richard Rodgers)
20. Sawdust, Spangles and Dreams (Finale) (Doris Day, Stephen Boyd, Martha Raye & Jimmy Durante) [From Billy Rose's Jumbo]
    (Roger Edens/Lorenz Hart/Richard Rodgers)

CD8:

1. Annie Get Your Gun: Overture [From Annie Get Your Gun]
   (Irving Berlin)
2. Colonel Buffalo Bill (Leonard Stokes) [From Annie Get Your Gun]
   (Irving Berlin)
3. I’m a Bad, Bad Man (Robert Goulet) [From Annie Get Your Gun]
   (Irving Berlin)
4. Doin’ What Comes Natur’lly (Doris Day) [From Annie Get Your Gun]
   (Irving Berlin)
5. Girl That I Marry (Robert Goulet) [From Annie Get Your Gun]
   (Irving Berlin)
6. You Can’t Get a Man With a Gun (Doris Day) [From Annie Get Your Gun]
   (Irving Berlin)
7. They Say It’s Wonderful (Doris Day & Robert Goulet) [From Annie Get Your Gun]
   (Irving Berlin)
8. My Defenses Are Down (Robert Goulet) [From Annie Get Your Gun]
   (Irving Berlin)
9. Moonshine Lullaby (Doris Day) [From Annie Get Your Gun]
   (Irving Berlin)
10. I’m an Indian, Too (Doris Day) [From Annie Get Your Gun]
    (Irving Berlin)
11. I Got Lost in His Arms (Doris Day) [From Annie Get Your Gun]
    (Irving Berlin)
12. Who Do You Love, I Hope? (Kelly Brown & Renee Winters) [From Annie Get Your Gun]
    (Irving Berlin)
13. I Got the Sun in the Morning (Doris Day) [From Annie Get Your Gun]
    (Irving Berlin)
14. Anything You Can Do (Doris Day & Robert Goulet) [From Annie Get Your Gun]
    (Irving Berlin)
15. There’s No Business Like Show Business (Ensemble) [From Annie Get Your Gun]
    (Irving Berlin)

Features all 197 recordings which Doris Day made for Columbia Records between 1960-1967.

Conductor: Various
Label: Bear Family Germany (#BCD15800HK)
Format: 8x Audio CDs

UK Release Date: 01 November 1994 / US Release Date: 14 February 2006

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1. For All We Know
   (J. Fred Coots/Samuel Lewis)
2. Snuggled on Your Shoulder
   (Carmen Lombardo/Joseph Young)
3. Are You Lonesome Tonight?
   (Lou Handman/Roy Turk)
4. Wonderful One
   (Paul Whiteman/Ferde Frofé/Theodora Morse)
5. Street of Dreams
   (Victor Young/Samuel Lewis)
6. Oh, How I Miss You Tonight
   (Joseph Burke/Mark Fisher/Benny Davis)
7. Life is Just a Bowl of Cherries
   (Ray Henderson/Les Brown)
8. All Alone
   (Irving Berlin)
9. Faded Summer Love
   (Phil Baxter)
10. Sleepy Lagoon
    (Jack Lawrence/Eric Coates)
11. If I Had My Life to Live Over
    (Henry Tobias/Moe Jaffe/Larry Vincent)
12. Let Me Call You Sweetheart
    (Leo Friedman/Beth Slater Whitson)

US Only Bonus Tracks:

1. Both Sides Now
2. It’s Magic (Mono/Live)
3. Sentimental Journey (Mono/Live)

This was the first music project that Doris undertook after she parted from her long-time label Columbia. What lured the songstress back into the recording studio was the prospect of remaking some of her all-time favourite romantic ballads. Doris completed her vocals in just three days over the 25 May-9 June 1967 but the album then vanished into obscurity!

In the summer of 1993, Doris’s son Terry Melcher made the shock discovery of the “lost” album’s original studio tapes. A year later, these recordings were given their first release by a British record label. This monumental occasion was supported by a high-profile TV advertising campaign. Doris also gave a series of unprecedented television interviews to help promote it.

Although at the time of recording these songs Doris was vocally still in her prime the sedate orchestral arrangements do them a disservice.

In 2006, The Love Album received a long awaited American CD release. This particular edition benefits from the inclusion of three obscure bonus tracks: “Both Sides Now”, “It’s Magic” and “Sentimental Journey”. These songs were produced in April 1970 by Don Genson and Terry Melcher and originally used in Doris’s 1971 TV special.

Conductor: Sidney H. Feller
Producer: Don Genson and Martin Melcher
Label: Vision (UK) / Feinery (USA)
Format: Audio CD (UK #VISCD2) / (USA #FDC3104-2)
Highest UK Chart Position: #63

UK Release Date: 1993

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1. Move Over Darling [from the film Move Over, Darling]
   (Terry Melcher/Hal Kantor/Joe Lubin)
2. Everybody Loves A Lover
   (Richard Adler/Robert Allen)
3. A Very Precious Love [from the film Marjorie Morningstar]
   (Paul Francis Webster/Sammy Fain)
4. Lover Come Back [from the film Lover Come Back]
   (Frank DeVol/Alan spilton)
5. The Deadwood Stage [Whip-Crack-Away] [from the film Calamity Jane]
   (Sammy Fain/Paul Francis Webster)
6. If I Give My Heart To You (with The Mellowmen)
   (Jimmie Crane/Al Jacobs/Jimmy Brewster)
7. Anyway the Wind Blows [from the film Please Don't Eat The Daisies]
   (By Dunham/Marilyn & Joe Hooven)
8. It’s Magic [from the film Romance on the High Seas]
   (Jule Styne & Sammy Cahn)
9. The Black Hills of Dakota [from the film Calamity Jane]
   (Sammy Fain/Paul Francis Webster)
10. Teacher’s Pet [from the film Teacher's Pet]
    (Joe Lubin)
11. Love Me or Leave Me [from the film Love Me or Leave Me]
    (Walter Donaldson/Gus Kahn)
12. Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps [Quizas, Quizas, Quizas]
    (Joe Davis/Osvaldo Farres)
13. Secret Love [from the film Calamity Jane]
    (Sammy Fain/Paul Francis Webster)
14. Whatever Will Be, Will Be [Qué Será, Será] [from the film The Man Who Knew Too Much]
    (Jay Livingston/Raymond B. Evans)
15. My Love and Devotion
    (Milton Carson)
16. Let’s Walk A That-a-Way (with Johnnie Ray)
    (Fred Wise/Ben Weisman/Kay Twomey)
17. April in Paris [from the film April in Paris]
    (Vernon Duke/E. Y. Harburg)
18. Ready Willing and Able [from the film Young at Heart]
    (Al Rinker/Floyd Huddleston/Dick Gleason)
19. Sugarbush (with Frankie Laine)
    (Josef Marais)
20. When I Fall in Love [from the film One Minute To Zero]
    (Victor Young/Edward Heyman)
21. Pillow Talk [from the film Pillow Talk]
    (Buddy Pepper/Inez James)
22. The Sound of Music [from the musical The Sound of Music]
    (Oscar Hammerstein II/Richard Rodgers)
23. Love Him
    (Barry Mann/Cynthia Weill)
24. I’ll Never Stop Loving You [from the film Love Me or Leave Me]
    (Nicholas Brodszky/Sammy Cahn)
25. Bewitched, Bothered & Bewildered [from the musical Pal Joey]
    (Richard Rodgers/Lorenz Hart)
26. Sentimental Journey
    (Bud Green/Les Brown/Ben Homer)

If I were to say that this collection actually inspired me to launch this website I hope this will convey the effect it had on me. In short this is a superb album of Doris’s hit singles and classic cuts from her finest studio albums – the perfect introduction to the star’s music career! An extensive TV advertising campaign for this album ensured it a comfortable position in the British ‘Top 20′ album chart. This compilation album was later issued in Canada and Australia.

Conductor: Various
Label: Telstar Records (UK)
Format: Audio CD (#TCD2659)
Highest UK Chart Position: #14

US Release Date: 1978

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1. Whatever Will Be, Will Be [Qué Será, Será] [from the film The Man Who Knew Too Much]
   (Jay Livingston/Raymond B. Evans)
2. It’s Magic [from the film Romance on the High Seas]
   (Jule Styne & Sammy Cahn)
3. Everybody Loves A Lover
   (Richard Adler/Robert Allen)
4. The Black Hills of Dakota [from the film Calamity Jane]
   (Sammy Fain/Paul Francis Webster)
5. Secret Love [from the film Calamity Jane]
   (Sammy Fain/Paul Francis Webster)
6. The Deadwood Stage [Whip-Crack-Away] [from the film Calamity Jane]
   (Sammy Fain/Paul Francis Webster)
7. Ready Willing and Able [from the film Young at Heart]
   (Al Rinker/Floyd Huddleston/Dick Gleason)
8. If I Give My Heart To You (with The Mellowmen)
   (Jimmie Crane/Al Jacobs/Jimmy Brewster)
9. The Tunnel Of Love [from the film The Tunnel of Love]
   (Patty Fisher/Bob Roberts)
10. Pillow Talk [from the film Pillow Talk]
    (Buddy Pepper/Inez James)
11. Move Over Darling [from the film Move Over, Darling]
    (Terry Melcher/Hal Kantor/Joe Lubin)
12. Teacher’s Pet [from the film Teacher's Pet]
    (Joe Lubin)
13. I’ll Never Stop Loving You [from the film Love Me or Leave Me]
    (Nicholas Brodszky/Sammy Cahn)
14. Love Me or Leave Me [from the film Love Me or Leave Me]
    (Walter Donaldson/Gus Kahn)
15. Bewitched, Bothered & Bewildered [from the musical Pal Joey]
    (Richard Rodgers/Lorenz Hart)
16. When I Fall in Love [from the film One Minute To Zero]
    (Victor Young/Edward Heyman)
17. Send Me No Flowers [from the film Send Me No Flowers]
    (Burt Bacharach/Hal David)
18. The More I See You
    (Mack Gordon/Harry Warren)
19. Can’t Help Falling In Love
    (Hug Peretti/Luigi Creatore/George David Weiss)
20. Sentimental Journey
    (Bud Green/Les Brown/Ben Homer)

This British collection is actually Doris Day’s highest charting album on the UK chart. Although album sales have dwindled in recent years this release from the late 1970s was considered a success when it achieved 11 weeks on the chart!

Conductor: Various
Label: CBS Records/Warwick (UK)
Format: 12″ LP (#PR5053)
Highest UK Chart Position: #12