Duet

Doris Day | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 25, 2001)
• Original Release Date: 1962
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Collectables
• ASIN: B00005NWK6
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #53,990 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Close Your Eyes

2. Fools Rush In

3. Yes

4. Nobody's Heart

5. Remind Me

6. Who Are We to Say (Obey Your Heart)

7. Daydreaming

8. Give Me Time

9. Control Yourself

10. Wait Till You See Him

11. My One and Only Love

12. Falling in Love Again

13. Close Your Eyes [Alternate Take][*]

14. Fools Rush In [Alternate Take][*]

15. You're Good for Me [*]

16. Nobody's Heart [Alternate Take][#][*]

17. In Love in Vain [#][*]

Editorial Reviews

The delightful 1962 teaming of Doris with accompanist/arranger Andre Previn!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

43 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars DAY AND PREVIN "DUET" TOGETHER!, December 21, 2001

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Paul Brogan (Concord, NH) - See all my reviews
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The Doris Day/Andre Previn Duet album is arguably one of the four or five best albums ever put out by Day.
Recorded in a single day during the peak of her popularity as the number one box-office star in the world during the 60's, it's simplicity if what makes it such a remarkable accomplishment.
There are no overwhelming orchestrations to "dress it up". There are no complicated or complex "tricks" to enhance the performances. It is, in essence, a magnificent singer, a masterful conductor/pianist and a small back-up. The result is musical magic.
In today's world of recordings, albums can take months and, in some cases, years to be produced. By the time the sound engineers have finished tinkering with their control panels, what is left often barely resembles the artists' genuine voice. What is often lost is the warmth and realness of a human voice...the expression, feeling, emotion that can touch and move the listener in so many ways.
Doris Day and Andre Previn had never met prior to doing this recording and perhaps that contributes to the freshness they bring to each song. There are old favorites, given a new twist, and a handful of new songs from Previn's then-wife, Dory. If one listens to the words and music, there is a definite story being told by the artists in a diverse and always fascinating way.
Miss Day has never sounded better. "Falling in Love Again" was long associated with Marlene Dietrich. Day's version gives the song an entirely new focus, and "Fools Rush In", although nearly two decades old at the time, seems to have been newly written.
The old Rodgers and Hart standard, "Wait Till You See Him" is an outstanding number in this collection. Day sings it with so much emotion and brilliant phrasing, that anyone not moved by the rendition would have to be made of stone.
Sigmund Romberg had composed "Who Are We To Say" for a 1938 Jeanette MacDonald/Nelson Eddy film at MGM entitled, "The Girl of the Golden West". This lovely song with it's poignant lyrics is, unfortunately, not as widely known as many other Romberg tunes. Doris Day virtually makes it her own with her flawless rendering. Other numbers are also given exquisite performances, and anyone who acquaints Miss Day merely with her pop classics from the 40's and 50's, may reevaluate their opinion after hearing the style she brings to the selections contained herein.
Suffice it to say, this is a must for lovers of music. A classic collection by artists who clearly loved the magic they created during one memorable day in a recording studio.

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Artistry of the Highest Order, December 7, 2005

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K. Burke (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews
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This is one of the best 100 non-classical albums of the 20th century, and one of the least known.

23 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What Might Have Been!, January 20, 2006

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terroh "terroh" (OH) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Duet (Audio CD)

This is one of the best music releases Doris Day ever put out. Who said Doris wasnt a hepcat? This Cd proves, given the chance, she had the chops to swing and then some! Released in the early 60's with Andre Previn at the helm with just bass, drums and piano backup Doris shows what a great singer she could be. (Ella Fitzgerald was her idol after all!) So much of her 50's work is stuck in Percy Faith type arrangements and while Doris is never less than good, a lot of it sounds like one long medley. Here in an intimate setting Doris shows how versatile she could be and what an underestimated and undervalued songstress she really was. She also sounds like she's having a lot of fun. If only she had done more sessions like this! Weather singing standards like Fools Rush In, and Remind Me or Previn tunes (lyrics by Dory) like the playful Control Yourself, Doris is never less than perfect. And check out her Ella like take on You're Good For Me. Fabulous! If you thought Doris Day was just Easy Listening music, this will really open up your eyes. So to borrow one of the songs, Close Your Eyes, and Enjoy! 5 stars is just not enough!