My Heart

by Doris Day

Overview

Accompanying the likes of Tony Bennett and Vera Lynn on the list of golden oldies to recently grace the top end of the charts, Hollywood legend Doris Day continues to prove that age is no barrier to Top Ten success with her first album in 17 years, My Heart. Like 1994's The Love Album, her 29th studio effort was recorded well before she retired from show business, with four tracks selected from her '50s/'60s heyday and eight numbers originally used as background segments for her mid-'80s TV show, Doris Day's Best Friends, but is now only seeing the light of day after being sanctioned by the Calamity Jane actress herself. The likes of "My One and Only Love," which featured on 1962's Andre Previn collaboration Duet, "My Buddy," which she performed in the 1951 film I'll See You In My Dreams, and a rendition of Broadway standard "Ohio" showcase Day at her most sensual, carefree, and sincere. But the more recent numbers show that she still possessed an innate charm, sophistication, and timelessness well into her late fifties/early sixties, as evident on the subtle piano bar arrangement of Joe Cocker's "You Are So Beautiful," the breezy interpretation of the Lovin' Spoonful's "Daydream," and the lushly romantic cover version of On a Clear Day You Can See Forever's "Hurry, It's Lovely Up Here." However, it's the four original compositions, penned by her late son Terry Melcher and the Beach Boys' Bruce Johnston, that will spark the most intrigue, and although the easy listening ballads "My Heart" and "Happy Endings" (the latter, performed by Melcher himself, featuring a spoken word tribute from Day) descend into schmaltz, the smoky and seductive jazz-pop of "The Way I Dreamed It" and the melodic Carpenters-esque MOR of "Heaven Tonight" show that she was certainly capable of tackling more contemporary material. A delightful treasure trove for fans of the silver screen icon, My Heart is an effortlessly classy collection that thankfully avoids tainting her legacy. ~ Jon O'Brien

Product Details

Release Date:	04/01/2022
Label:	Real Gone Music
UPC:	0848064013556
Rank:	71544

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Doris Day   Primary Artist
Andre Previn & His Trio   Primary Artist
Terry Melcher   Primary Artist
Troy Luccketta   Drums
Paul Weston   Conductor
Andre Previn   Featured Artist
Sid Feller   Conductor
Hugh Burns   Spanish Guitar,Guitar (Electric)
Jimmie Haskell   Conductor
Axel Stordahl   Conductor
Paul Weston & His Orchestra   Featured Artist
Bob Marinelli   Bass
James Baker   Piano
James Scott   Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)

Technical Credits

Burton Lane   Composer
Paul Weston   Arranger
Terry Melcher   Composer,Producer,Original Recording Producer
Sid Feller   Arranger
Betty Comden   Composer
Irving Townsend   Producer,Original Recording Producer
Alan Jay Lerner   Composer
John Herald   Composer
Walter Donaldson   Composer
Doris Day   Introduction
Lew Brown   Composer
Leonard Bernstein   Composer
Robert Mellin   Composer
Jimmie Haskell   Arranger
Jim Pierson   Compilation Producer
Axel Stordahl   Arranger
Ralph Rinzler   Composer
Ray Henderson   Composer
Guy Wood   Composer
Billy Preston   Composer
Adolph Green   Composer
Gus Kahn   Composer
Will Friedwald   Liner Notes
John Sebastian   Composer
Bruce Fisher   Composer
Bruce Johnston   Composer,Producer,Original Recording Producer
Robert Yellin   Composer
Don Genson   Producer,Original Recording Producer
Ted Carfrae   Mixing,Engineer,Producer,Mastering
Martin Melcher   Producer,Original Recording Producer
C.J. Boggs   Engineer
Sam Trust   Executive Producer
Bob Bashara   Liner Notes,Executive Producer