Search - Doris Day :: Hooray for Hollywood 1 & 2

Wonderful Album

Michael Ouimet | Belvidere IL USA | 10/20/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I LOVE this album. As others have stated, the singing of Doris Day is extremely underrated. This album reflects the sensuous, "smoky" voice of Ms. Day. As others have asked, though, where is Volume 2? I remember a friend of mine having the double set on vinyl. PLEASE release the second volume.
Mike Ouimet"

One of the finest renditions of Over The Rainbow ever...

Billie Holiday reincarneted | The stars | 11/13/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This entire cd is a gem, and was one of Day's best all around long playing albums that she cut for Columbia(the other was "Duet" with Andre Previn). This finds Day relaxed and swinging, and sincere as ever. She gives one of the most heartfelt and natural renditions of Over The Rainbow ever, the only version that might be better is Al Bowlly's version. When it comes to analizing Over The Rainbow, it seems people are "showy" when they sing it, like Garland or even recently Monheit, however the song is simple and prettiest when sung directly like here. Also Day does splendid versions of The Way You Look Tonight and I'll Remember April. A pleasant listen, and difinitive treatments of standards by Day and De Vol's classy if somewhat annynomous arrangements."

Hooray for Doris

Richard Valasek | 05/20/1999

(5 out of 5 stars)

"When this two-LP set came out, it served notice Doris Day had not forsaken her commitment to superb popular music during the course of becoming one of the greatest film stars in history. The song selection was impeccable, the orchestrations dazzling and Doris Day's vocals as intelligent, tasteful, charming and affecting as anyone could wish. This was the early days of stereo, too, and the stereo version nutsily omitted her trademark "It's Magic" because it was an older recording done in mono (but not the original single, done even earlier). This album absolutely knocked people out when it first appeared--it was a BIG project carried out to perfection. It'll still knock you out but Columbia, knock it out--get this entire package out in one package already. And how about including BOTH "It's Magic"s."