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Jun 6, 2011 - 3:09 PM
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manderley
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Doris Day is now 87-years-old (born in 1924), so to have a recording of "new" material is astonishing and quite wonderful.
Many fans, including myself, will buy this immediately when it is released.
But to put things in perspective.....
Terry Melcher, her son (and co-writer and producer of some of the songs on this CD), died in 2004.
The beautiful CD cover photo of Doris was taken in "the mid-80s"---which would mean that Doris was about 61-62 at the time---certainly a reasonable age to achieve a likeness photo of this quality.
9 of the songs are "newly-recorded" first time issues, 3 are issues of older (previously released? or unreleased?) material.
I'll bet the "newer" material was recorded at the latest in the mid-90s, when Day would have been in her early 70s and still able to have more control over her voice.
You can bet that this would never have been released if she didn't consider it top-flight. At this time of her life, she doesn't have to comply with anyone's wishes but her own.
This is a marvelous 21st Century surprise from one of the vocal icons of the 20th Century!
(I had heard that Day had recently done an extended on-air telephone interview relating to her current work of assisting in the assembly of an extended collection box-set of some of her old recordings for Columbia/Sony, so this "new" release fits right into those extended plans, I'm sure.)
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The last thing I expected was to open this thread and see no comment from Philadelphia Son, the biggest Doris Day fan this side of Fire Island. 
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I think this is wonderful news. She has a beautiful voice and in our shitty times, we need a little refresher course in Miss Day.
My mom was thrilled to hear the news.
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Only 60 more days until this is released.
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Only 47 more days until More Doris Day.
(Get it?? "More Doris" day! Huh? "Doris Day"! Yuh see, it's funny because.... because.....
Oh, never mind.)
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Who is she?
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Who is she?
She tells nothing but good stories about you, Phil-zy, and here you've gone and forgotten her.
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32 days. Then no more waiting.
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Only 19 more days.
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Man, you're really Jonezin' for this!
I, too, confess that I am looking forward to ordering this with keen...... anticiPATION.
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Me too!
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Doris Day is now 87-years-old (born in 1924), so to have a recording of "new" material is astonishing and quite wonderful.
Many fans, including myself, will buy this immediately when it is released.
But to put things in perspective.....
Terry Melcher, her son (and co-writer and producer of some of the songs on this CD), died in 2004.
The beautiful CD cover photo of Doris was taken in "the mid-80s"---which would mean that Doris was about 61-62 at the time---certainly a reasonable age to achieve a likeness photo of this quality.
9 of the songs are "newly-recorded" first time issues, 3 are issues of older (previously released? or unreleased?) material.
I'll bet the "newer" material was recorded at the latest in the mid-90s, when Day would have been in her early 70s and still able to have more control over her voice.
You can bet that this would never have been released if she didn't consider it top-flight. At this time of her life, she doesn't have to comply with anyone's wishes but her own.
This is a marvelous 21st Century surprise from one of the vocal icons of the 20th Century!
(I had heard that Day had recently done an extended on-air telephone interview relating to her current work of assisting in the assembly of an extended collection box-set of some of her old recordings for Columbia/Sony, so this "new" release fits right into those extended plans, I'm sure.)
Just a lovely, talented woman with a soul as big as her gift.
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