''My Heart'' is the 29th and final studio album by Doris Day, released on September 5, 2011. 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. Eight of the songs are new releases, with three of them written by Day's son

Terry Melcher Terrence Paul Melcher (born Terrence Paul Jorden; February 8, 1942 – November 19, 2004) was an American record producer, singer, and songwriter who was instrumental in shaping the mid-to-late 1960s California Sound and folk rock movements. His ...

, and

Bruce Johnston Bruce Arthur Johnston (born Benjamin Baldwin; June 27, 1942) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer who is a member of the Beach Boys. Johnston also collaborated on many records with Terry Melcher (his bandmate in Bru ...

. 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. "

My One and Only Love "My One and Only Love" is a 1953 popular song with music written by Guy Wood and lyrics by Robert Mellin.Gioia, T. (2012). ''The Jazz Standards: A Guide to the Repertoire''. Oxford University Press. . pp. 284-285. Notable renditions by Frank Sina ...

" had been issued on Day's 1962 album with André Previn, '' Duet'', "

Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries "Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries" is a popular song with music by Ray Henderson and lyrics by Lew Brown, published in 1931. Ethel Merman introduced this song in George White's ''Scandals of 1931''. A Rudy Vallée version, recorded in 1931, spent f ...

" had been issued on '' The Love Album'' (1994), " My Buddy" had been issued on '' I'll See You in My Dreams'' (1951) and "

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" 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. ''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. 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,

. The CD also includes a song "Happy Endings" with an introduction by Doris Day, but with the main vocal sung by Melcher.

Track listing

# "Hurry, It's Lovely Up Here" ( Alan Jay Lerner, Burton Lane) – 2:16 # "

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John Sebastian John Benson Sebastian (born March 17, 1944) is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist and harmonicist who founded the rock band The Lovin' Spoonful. He made an impromptu appearance at the Woodstock festival in 1969Bruce Johnston Bruce Arthur Johnston (born Benjamin Baldwin; June 27, 1942) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer who is a member of the Beach Boys. Johnston also collaborated on many records with Terry Melcher (his bandmate in Bru ...

) – 3:26 # "Heaven Tonight" (Bruce Johnston) – 3:23 # "

" (

Guy Wood Guy B. Wood (24 July 1911 – 23 February 2001) was a musician and songwriter born in Manchester, England. Wood started his career in music playing saxophone in dance bands in England. He moved to the United States in the 1930s, where he worked f ...

Robert Mellin Israel Melnikoff (September 22, 1902 – July 10, 1994), known professionally as Robert Mellin, was a Russian Empire-born American composer and lyricist and music publisher. Born in Kyiv and raised in Chicago, where his first job was music plug ...

) – 3:39 # "My Heart" (Bruce Johnston, Terry Melcher) – 4:25 # "

You Are So Beautiful "You Are So Beautiful" is a song written by Billy Preston and Bruce Fisher that was first released in 1974 on Preston's ninth studio album, '' The Kids & Me''. It was also the B-side of his single "Struttin'". Later that same year, English sing ...

" ( Billy Preston, Bruce Fisher) – 2:24 # "

" ( Ray Henderson,

Lew Brown Lew Brown (born Louis Brownstein; December 10, 1893 – February 5, 1958) was a lyricist for popular songs in the United States. During World War I and the Roaring Twenties, he wrote lyrics for several of the top Tin Pan Alley composers, esp ...

) – 2:55 # " Disney Girls" (Bruce Johnston) – 4:32 # "Stewball" (on US release only) (Traditional, arranged by Terry Melcher) – 4:08 # " My Buddy" (

Walter Donaldson Walter Donaldson (February 15, 1893 – July 15, 1947) was an American prolific popular songwriter and publishing company founder, composing many hit songs of the 1910s to 1940s, that have become standards and form part of the Great American Song ...

Gus Kahn Gustav Gerson Kahn (November 6, 1886October 8, 1941) was an American lyricist who contributed a number of songs to the Great American Songbook, including " Pretty Baby", " Ain't We Got Fun?", " Carolina in the Morning", " Toot, Toot, Tootsie (Goo ...

) – 3:12 # "Happy Endings" (Bruce Johnston, Terry Melcher) (intro by Doris Day, sung by Terry Melcher) – 4:26 # "

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Betty Comden Betty Comden (May 3, 1917 - November 23, 2006) was an American lyricist, playwright, and screenwriter who contributed to numerous Hollywood musicals and Broadway shows of the mid-20th century. Her writing partnership with Adolph Green spanned ...

Adolph Green Adolph Green (December 2, 1914 – October 23, 2002) was an American lyricist and playwright who, with long-time collaborator Betty Comden, penned the screenplays and songs for some of the most beloved film musicals, particularly as part of Ar ...

, Leonard Bernstein) – 3:04

Musicians

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– drums *

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– piano *Bob Marinelli – bass guitar *James Scott – guitar

Charts

References

2011 albums Albums produced by Terry Melcher Doris Day albums Sony Records albums {{2010s-album-stub