The 1960s Singles

Doris Day

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The 1960s Singles Review

by John Bush

Just like Elvis Presley over at RCA, Doris Day's work for Columbia during the early and mid-'60s benefited from crack producers, the best session players in the business, and one of the purest, most distinctive vocalists of the century. Unfortunately, none of those positives made much of a difference when both singers were confronted with material of the poorest quality. This Collectables compilation focuses on Day's pop-slanted work of the '60s, and though she never reached the Top 40 after 1958, the songs will have a similarly curious attraction for a limited number of fans who appreciate great singers even when they're not singing great material. Unsurprisingly, Day's singles of the '60s are happy, breezy, universal-appeal stuff, filled with handclaps, vocal choruses, shuffling percussion, and accentuated brass -- all engineered and produced to the highest standards. Many of them were used as movie titles ("Please Don't Eat the Daisies," "Send Me No Flowers"). The earliest work (with Frank Devol) is the best here, and it slips slightly with a switch to Mort Garson in 1964. (During 1963-1964, though, she also recorded four interesting girl group fusions with Jack Nitzsche, known best for arranging most of Phil Spector's hits.) The 1960s Singles may be intriguing for the historically curious and those who appreciate a great vocalist, but it definitely has a limited appeal.

Track Listing

Title/Composer Performer Time Stream
1 Doris Day feat: Frank DeVol & His Orchestra 02:21 SpotifyAmazon
2 Doris Day 02:23 SpotifyAmazon
3 Doris Day 02:35 SpotifyAmazon
4 Doris Day 02:46 SpotifyAmazon
5 Doris Day feat: Frank DeVol & His Orchestra 02:34 SpotifyAmazon
6 Doris Day 03:02 SpotifyAmazon
7 Doris Day 01:44 SpotifyAmazon
8 Doris Day 02:40 SpotifyAmazon
9 Doris Day 02:36 SpotifyAmazon
10 Doris Day feat: Frank DeVol & His Orchestra 02:17 SpotifyAmazon
11 Doris Day 02:15 SpotifyAmazon
12 Doris Day 02:39 SpotifyAmazon
13 Doris Day 01:50 SpotifyAmazon
14 Doris Day 02:13 SpotifyAmazon
15 Doris Day 02:35 SpotifyAmazon
16 Doris Day 02:40 SpotifyAmazon
17 Doris Day 02:30 SpotifyAmazon
18 Doris Day 02:07 SpotifyAmazon
19 Doris Day 01:58 SpotifyAmazon
20 Doris Day 03:08 SpotifyAmazon
21 Doris Day 02:12 SpotifyAmazon
22 Doris Day 02:40 SpotifyAmazon
23 Doris Day 02:23 SpotifyAmazon
24 Doris Day 02:33 SpotifyAmazon
25 Doris Day 02:57 SpotifyAmazon
26 Doris Day 02:18 SpotifyAmazon
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