A series of four programmes celebrating the life and career of Doris Day have been produced by BBC Radio 2 for a 2004 biography produced by acclaimed British radio network. Each 30 minute programme takes a significant song from Day’s repertoire to unlock the key to her fascinating life as a singer, movie and TV ...
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Doris Day contributes to a very special 3-disc set released by Sony Music (UK) to celebrate her career in music. This has to rate as one of the most significant ‘Doris Day’ releases by the music giant which owns most of Doris Day’s original hit recordings aka Columbia/Sony Music. This definitive boxset comprises of three ...
In the year of Doris’s 80th birthday Orion Publishing print the 2004 edition of their “warm and authoritative” biography by British writer, Eric Braun. First published in 1991, ‘Doris Day’ tells of the star’s childhood, her fame both as a singer and actress, the near-fatal car crash that put paid to her budding career as ...
‘Lover Comes Back’ makes its DVD debut on the ‘Romance Collection’ – a new North American 3-disc set released on the 6 April 2004. What a simply stunning tribute to Doris Day and Rock Hudson, two of Hollywood’s biggest & best loved stars. This DVD boxset is a real cut above the rest. Open the ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
“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 ...
