My Heart | ||||
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Released | September 5, 2011 | |||
Recorded | Mid-1980s | |||
Length | 43:59 | |||
Label | Sony Music (Europe) Arwin (US) | |||
Producer | Ted Carfrae, Terry Melcher, Bruce Johnston | |||
Doris Day chronology | ||||
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My Heart is the 29th and final studio album by Doris Day, released on September 5, 2011. [2] [3] On September 11, 2011 the album entered the UK chart at number nine, making Doris Day, at age 89, the oldest artist to score a UK Top 10 with an album featuring new material. [4]
Eight of the songs are new releases, with three of them written by Day's son Terry Melcher, and Bruce Johnston. Many of the songs on this collection were recorded in the mid-1980s for her Doris Day's Best Friends television show. The songs were meant to be used as background music for segments featuring Doris and the animals. When the original recordings were retrieved, it was decided that they should be released after being remixed for superior sound quality. [5]
"My One and Only Love" had been issued on Day's 1962 album with André Previn, Duet , "Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries" had been issued on The Love Album (1994), "My Buddy" had been issued on I'll See You in My Dreams (1951) and "Ohio" was issued first on 1960s Show Time .
The track "My Heart" was first heard in the 1993 PBS special Doris Day: A Sentimental Journey. It played over the closing credits as Doris was seen walking with her grandson on the beach.[ citation needed ]
My Heart was released on December 2, 2011 in the U.S. It was Day's first entry on the Billboard 200 albums chart in 47 years, debuting at #135. [6] The U.S. release includes an exclusive bonus track, Stewball , a folk song about a racehorse. Doris selected this song personally for Stateside listeners. It is a duet with her late son, Terry Melcher. The CD also includes a song "Happy Endings" with an introduction by Doris Day, but with the main vocal sung by Melcher.
Chart (2011) | Peak position |
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Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [7] | 22 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [8] | 86 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [9] | 45 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [10] | 73 |
UK Albums (OCC) [11] | 9 |
US Billboard 200 [12] | 135 |
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