Doris's 28th studio album, The Love Album, receives its first ever release in the United States of America... After parting company with long-time label Columbia it would take something very special to lure Doris back into the recording studio. That something would be an album themed around some of her all-time favourite ballads and quite significantly a project that turned out to be her final as a recording artiste.		The Love Album (2006 US CD)

Doris set to work on sessions between May 25 and June 9 in 1967. Her vocals were combined with a dreamy backdrop of lush orchestration that came courtesy of conductor Sidney H. Feller and producer Don Genson (he of course later worked on her TV sitcom as an executive producer).

Although an intended album for the time this was not to be. Instead subsequent events turned to focus on dealing with the loss of her husband (Marty Melcher) and a subsequent court case that prevailed when it was discovered her fortunes had been lost by a crooked attorney. The Love Album or the "Lost" album as it is often referred to simply vanished into obscurity...

....That was until the summer of 1993, when Doris's son Terry Melcher came across the original master tapes. Then, in 1994, it finally received its first world release in the United Kingdom. This was supported by a high profile promotional campaign that would see Ms. Day agree to two unprecedented television interviews exclusively for the British media.

Doris commented in 1994 on the UK release: "They're songs that I really loved and I adored singing them and I am really very excited about it...it's fun!"

The wonderful news is that 2006 finally heralds the first North American release for this album on the Fantasy label (Concord Music Group). This re-issue, which coincided with Valentines Day, now boasts three never-before-released recordings that were made for Doris's 1971 aired TV special. The packaging for the CD (pictured below) is also simply stunning featuring some beautiful shots of Doris alongside very informative liner notes. As an understatement this truly is an enchanting release that will allure collectors and music lovers across the world...

To date only one other album recorded during the 1980s remains un-issued. This was however never progressed past demo-backing stage.

 

The Love Album Order this CD from: HMV.co.uk / amazon.com / amazon.co.uk / CDWOW.com / Sanity.com.au For All We Know Snuggled on Your Shoulder Are You Lonesome Tonight? Wonderful One Street of Dreams Oh, How I Miss You Tonight Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries All Alone Faded Summer Love Sleepy Lagoon If I Had My Life to Live Over/Let Me Call You Sweetheart Both Sides Now (Bonus Track) It's Magic (Bonus Track) Sentimental Journey (Bonus Track)

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