''Bright and Shiny'' is an album released by

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, featuring

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backed by

Neal Hefti Neal Paul Hefti (October 29, 1922 – October 11, 2008) was an American jazz trumpeter, composer, and arranger. He wrote music for ''The Odd Couple'' movie and TV series and for the ''Batman'' TV series. He began arranging professionally in his ...

's orchestra, on March 20, 1961. It was released in two forms; a monaural LP (catalog number CL-1614) and a stereophonic LP (catalog number CS-8414). A song of the same name was composed especially for this album.

directed the orchestra. The album was combined with Day's

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album, '' Cuttin' Capers,'' on a compact disc, issued on November 13, 2001 by

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Track listing

References

1961 albums Doris Day albums Columbia Records albums Albums arranged by Neal Hefti Albums conducted by Neal Hefti {{1960s-pop-album-stub