Search - Doris Day :: Happy Hits (1949-57)

Upbeat, happy songs sung brilliantly

Peter Durward Harris | Leicester England | 11/03/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Doris recorded many types of song, but this collection concentrates on the upbeat, happy songs. One or two of them are rather silly (I said my pajamas) but those type of songs were very popular in the early fifties. However, the majority of these songs are of an extremely high quality and the novelty songs do not spoil this collection.The set begins with When the red red robin comes bob bob bobbin' along, one of the better known songs here. Among the many great songs here you will find No two people and Powder your face with sunshine. The song simply titled 'No' could only really date from the days before women's lib. I remember Holly Dunn recording a song (Maybe I mean yes) with a similar idea and it caused a lot of controversy - and it didn't do her career any good.So, this is not the strongest collection of music by Doris, but it's great to have all these upbeat songs together on one CD. If you're feeling down and this music doesn't cheer you up, no music will."

An eclectic mix

Bruce R. Gilson | Wheaton, MD United States | 11/17/2004

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Those who have seen my other reviews know that I'm a Doris Day fan. So a Day album that gets only 4 stars and not 5 from me has to be considered subpar. Yes, I liked it, but not as much as some of the other CDs I've reviewed.



The collection includes the single recording I feel was Doris Day's worst (at least, of the ones I've heard): "Two Hearts, Two Kisses (Make One Love)," which was Doris Day's attempt to be a rock'n'roll singer. It fails, and unfortunately helps take this collection down as a result. It also includes, however, some nice songs like "No Two People."



A lot of songs on this CD can hardly be called "hits," despite the title. The CD is basically an eclectic collection of songs Doris recorded in the early fifties (with a couple of things from the very last part of the 1940s). It has some of her good songs, but not her best, and (as I mentioned above) the one that I consider her worst."