''Doris Day's Sentimental Journey'' is a studio album by American singer

Doris Day Doris Day (born Doris Mary Kappelhoff; April 3, 1922 – May 13, 2019) was an American actress and singer. She began her career as a big band singer in 1937, achieving commercial success in 1945 with two No. 1 recordings, "Sentimental Journey ...

, released by

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on July 12, 1965 as a monophonic LP (catalog number CL-2360) and a stereophonic album (catalog number CS-9160). This was Day's final album for Columbia, and her last album of previously unissued material until 1994. The album gets its title from Doris Day's first big hit, " Sentimental Journey," which she performed as a part of the band

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in 1945, and was re-recorded for this album. Other tracks on the album consist mostly of

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, principally composed in the 1940s, approximately contemporaneously with the title track. Liner notes on the album were written by George T. Simon who was the author of "The Feeling of Jazz". The album's tracks are performed by the

Mort Garson Morton Sanford Garson (20 July 1924 – 4 January 2008) was a Canadian composer, arranger, songwriter, and pioneer of electronic music. He is best known for his albums in the 1960s and 1970s, such as '' Mother Earth's Plantasia'' (1976). He also ...

Orchestra, which Mort Garson arranged and conducted. All of the album tracks are medium to slow tempo. The album was produced by Allen Stanton and the cover photography was by Frank Bez. Though this was her last Columbia album, Day would continue to record for Columbia through mid-1967, issuing singles in 1966 and '67 and recording a number of tracks in 1967 for a projected new album. However, the planned album was shelved, and Day subsequently left Columbia (and essentially the recording industry) in 1967. Day's next release was not until 1994, and consisted of tracks from the shelved 1967 sessions. ''Doris Day's Sentimental Journey'' was reissued on CD in

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, combined with '' Latin for Lovers,'' which had been recorded earlier the same month. 'A Sentimental Journey' is also the title of a stage musical tribute to Doris Day by Adam Rollston. In 2011 the piece toured to Scotland, England and Los Angeles.

Track listing

#" The More I See You" (

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Harry Warren Harry Warren (born Salvatore Antonio Guaragna; December 24, 1893 – September 22, 1981) was an American composer and the first major American songwriter to write primarily for film. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song ...

) (recorded on September 21, 1964) #" At Last" (Mack Gordon, Harry Warren) (recorded on September 15, 1964) #"Come to Baby, Do!" (

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, Sidney Miller) (recorded on September 21, 1964) #" I Had the Craziest Dream" (Mack Gordon,

)/" I Don't Want to Walk Without You" (

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Jule Styne Jule Styne ( ; born Julius Kerwin Stein; December 31, 1905 – September 20, 1994) was an English-American songwriter and composer widely known for a series of Broadway theatre, Broadway musical theatre, musicals, including several famous frequ ...

) (recorded on September 21, 1964) #" I'll Never Smile Again" ( Ruth Lowe) (recorded on September 15, 1964) #" I Remember You" (

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) (remake recorded on September 11, 1964) #" Serenade in Blue" (Harry Warren, Mack Gordon) (recorded on September 15, 1964) #" I'm Beginning to See the Light" (

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Don George Don R. George (August 27, 1909 – 1987) was an American lyricist of popular music. His songs include " The Yellow Rose of Texas" " I Ain't Got Nothin' But the Blues" (1937), " I'm Beginning to See the Light" (1944) and " Everything but You" (194 ...

Johnny Hodges Johnny Hodges (July 25, 1907 – May 11, 1970) was an American alto saxophone, alto saxophonist, best known for solo work with Duke Ellington's big band. He played lead alto in the saxophone section for many years. Hodges was also featured on sop ...

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) (recorded on September 21, 1964) #" It Could Happen to You" ( Johnny Burke,

Jimmy Van Heusen James Van Heusen (born Edward Chester Babcock; January 26, 1913 – February 6, 1990) was an American composer. He wrote songs for films, television, and theater, and won an Emmy and four Academy Award for Best Original Song, Academy Awards for ...

) (recorded on September 11, 1964) #"

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" (

Sammy Cahn Samuel Cohen (June 18, 1913 – January 15, 1993), known professionally as Sammy Cahn, was an American lyricist, songwriter, and musician. He is best known for his romantic lyrics to films and Broadway songs, as well as stand-alone songs premie ...

) (recorded on September 15, 1964) #" Sentimental Journey" ( Les Brown, Ben Homer, Bud Green) (remake recorded on September 11, 1964)

References

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