Allen Pollack’s In Tune Magazine Review (Doris Day CD)

As a postscript, for those still looking for those songs and albums from the mainstay of Doris' recording career, I can do no better than recommend four nicely packaged budget-priced CD sets from Delta Leisure that have just been released as attribute to her with some duplication affecting three of them so it's best to check track listings in order to choose the ideal set.

The main hits are included as are many other singles covering the full spectrum of the solo Day recording career. DAY BY DAY - THE GREATEST HITS & MORE- Three-CD set of sixty songs – 60385.

THE BEST OF DORIS DAY - Double-CD set containing forty songs- Performance 38337.

DORIS DAY-HER GREATEST HITS- 20 tracks on a single CD - CD6B26.

The final collection is a double-CD set DORIS DAY SINGS HOLLYWOOD & BROADWAY 40 - CLASSICS FROM STAGE & SCREEN - containing album selections from her many albums including HOORAY FOR HOLLYWOOD and SHOWTIME- Performanc 3E8336.

All these great Doris Day titles are available through iTunes and Amazon MP3

The Best Of Doris Day - Amazon MP3 | iTunes
Day By Day - Her Greatest Hits - Amazon MP3 | iTunes
Sings Hollywood & Broadway - Amazon MP3 | iTunes
With Love From Doris Day - Her Greatest Hits - Amazon MP3 | iTunes

Mario Lanza - At the Movies, Review by Allen Pollack

MARIO LANZA AT THE MOVIES (Bygone Days BYD77059) contains a rich seam of songs recorded by the temperamental tenor (1921-1959) during his Hollywood tenure and beyond. A mixture of soundtrack and studio recreated songs/operatic areas range across the spectrum from his first film in 1949 - THAT

MIDNIGHT KISS (THEY DIDN'T BELIEVE ME) through its follow-up THE TOAST OF NEW ORLEANS (BE MY LOVE) and on to the box-office success of THE GREAT CARUSO (THE LOVELIEST NIGHT OF THE YEAR) and his ghost voice presence for the physically trim Edmund Purdom  in THE STUDENT PRINCE (SERENADE) before the inevitable destructive run-down despite a comeback in THE SEVEN HILLS OF ROME (COME DANCE WITH ME) and the ironically  titled last movie FOR THE FIRST TIME (ARRIVEDERCI ROME)i n 1959. I did miss the inclusion of THE TINA-LINA anda few others but this collection makes no claims as being comprehensive and succeeds as a welcome reminder of the star's rich vocal appeal that continues to cast its spell upon many who seek an operatic career.

Available on Amazon & iTunes

Allen Pollack - In Tune International