Artist: Doris Day
Title: Songs From The Films Of Doris Day
Year Of Release: 2006 / 2024
Label: Cherry Red Records
Genre: Pop, Easy Listening, Soundtrack, Jazz
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 1:00:39
Total Size: 227 MB

Tracklist:

1. Doris Day With The Warner Bros Studio Orchestra – It's Magic (03:09)
2. Doris Day With The Page Cavenaugh Trio – Put 'Em In A Box (03:31)
3. Doris Day With The Warner Bros Studio Orchestra – Tic Tic Tic (02:35)
4. Doris Day With The Warner Bros Studio Orchestra – I'll String Along With You (02:12)
5. Doris Day With Harry James & His Orchestra – The Very Thought Of You (03:02)
6. The Doris Day Orchestra Conducted By George Siravo – Pretty Baby (03:01)
7. Doris Day With Harry James & His Orchestra – Too Marvellous For Words (03:17)
8. Doris Day With The Page Cavenaugh Trio – I Want To Be Happy (02:42)
9. Doris Day With Male Quartet & Orchestra – Do Do Do (02:33)
10. Doris Day With Choir & Orchestra – I Only Have Eyes For You (03:22)
11. Doris Day With Choir & Orchestra – Tea For Two (03:14)
12. The Doris Day Orchestra – Somebody Loves Me (02:49)
13. Doris Day With Paul Weston & His Orchestra – Christmas Story (03:11)
14. Doris Day With Paul Weston & His Orchestra – The One I Love (Belongs To Somebody Else) (03:24)
15. The Doris Day Orchestra Conducted By Ray Heindorf – The Deadwood Stage (03:16)
16. The Black Hills Of Dakota (with Paul Weston & His Orchestra with vocal Quartet) (03:01)
17. Just Blew In From The Windy City (02:11)
18. The Doris Day Orchestra – Secret Love (03:41)
19. Soft As Starlight (02:18)
20. At Sundown (01:34)
21. Never Look Back (02:27)

Although Doris Day had her share of popular records, she's most famous as a film actress. This 21-track compilation crosses over to both her movie and music audiences, with performances from ten of her early films. The sound quality might be somewhat lower than it is on her studio cuts from the same era, but it's still a good representation of the musical outings that probably did the most to establish her as a popular all-around entertainer. In keeping with her wholesome image, these are largely cheerful, upbeat and/or sentimental tunes and arrangements with occasional hints of jazz, including songs by such esteemed mid-20th century American composers as Sammy Cahn, Johnny Mercer, and George Gershwin. Some are well-known standards, such as "I Only Have Eyes for You," "Secret Love," and "Tea for Two" (from the Tea for Two film itself). One thing the anthology's lacking, however, is much in the way of guts, with the notable exception of some of the songs from Calamity Jane, the only evidence on this compilation of some relatively forceful, sparky wit.

Review by Richie Unterberger