''On Moonlight Bay'' is a

Doris Day Doris Day (born Doris Mary Kappelhoff; April 3, 1922 – May 13, 2019) was an American actress, singer, and activist. She began her career as a big band singer in 1939, achieving commercial success in 1945 with two No. 1 recordings, " Sent ...

album (released July 2, 1951) featuring songs from the movie of the same name. It was issued by

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as a 10"

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, catalog number CL-6186 and as a 78rpm 4 disc set, catalog number C-267.http://www.popsike.com/DORIS-DAY-On-Moonlight-Bay-RARE-78-Set-Columbia-C267/270209995868.html The album was combined with Day's

1953 Events January * January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma. * January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a Estonian government-in-exile, government-in-exile in Oslo. * January 14 ** Marshal Josip Broz Tito i ...

album, '' By the Light of the Silvery Moon,'' on a compact disc, issued on January 30, 2001 by

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. Gordon MacRae is not featured on the album, as he was a property of Capitol records and wasn't allowed to sing on this Columbia recording. James Emmons, a contract singer handled by Doris Day's husband, was used in his place on two songs... "Cuddle up a Little Closer" and "Till We Meet Again".

Track listing

#" On Moonlight Bay" (

Percy Wenrich Percy Wenrich (January 23, 1880 – March 17, 1952) was an American composer of ragtime and popular music. Personal life and career Born in Joplin, Missouri to Daniel Wenrich and Mary Ray, he left for Chicago in 1901 where he attended classe ...

Edward Madden Edward Madden (July 17, 1878 – March 11, 1952) was an American lyricist. Early life Madden was born in New York City and graduated from Fordham University. After graduation, he wrote material for many singers including Fanny Brice and ...

) (with the

Norman Luboff Norman Luboff (May 14, 1917 – September 22, 1987) was an American music arranger, music publisher, and choir director. Early years Norman Luboff was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1917. He studied piano as a child and participated in his high ...

Choir) #" Till We Meet Again" ( Richard A. Whiting/

Raymond B. Egan Raymond Blanning Egan (November 14, 1890 – October 13, 1952) was a Canadian-American songwriter of popular music. Many of his songs have appeared in films and musical theatre. He often collaborated with composer Richard A. Whiting. Early life ...

) (duet with James Emmons) #"Love Ya" (

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) (duet with Jack Smith) #"Christmas Story" ( Pauline Walsh) #"

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/Jaan Kenbrovin^† (duet with Jack Smith and the Norman Luboff Choir) #" Cuddle up a Little Closer" (

Karl Hoschna Karl Hoschna (1876–1911) was a Tin Pan Alley-era composer most noted for his songs "Cuddle up a Little Closer, Lovey Mine", " Every Little Movement" and "Yama Yama Man", and for a string of successful Broadway musicals. Hoschna was born on 16 A ...

Otto Harbach Otto Abels Harbach, born Otto Abels Hauerbach (August 18, 1873 – January 24, 1963) was an American lyricist and librettist of nearly 50 musical comedies and operettas. Harbach collaborated as lyricist or librettist with many of the leading Broa ...

) (duet with James Emmons) #"

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" (Karl Hoschna/Otto Harbach) (with the Norman Luboff Choir) #"Tell Me (Why Nights Are So Lonely)" (

J. Will Callahan J. Will Callahan (March 17, 1874 – November 15, 1946) was an American lyricist. He was also partially blind. He wrote lyrics for songs including "Gasoline" (1913), "Smiles" (used in ''The Passing Show of 1918''), and more notoriously to mo ...

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) ^†Joint pseudonym for

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, and Nat Vincent.

References

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