Doris Day - Doris Day's Sentimental Journey/Latin for Lovers

Doris Day's biggest hit, 'Sentimental Journey' was recorded while she was a vocalist in Les Brown's band in the mid-1940s. Highlights from these two original albums on one compact disc include 'Fly Me To The Moon' and 'The More I See You.' (Collectables) Album Description

a very sentimental journey indeed !!!

Doris Day's Sentimental Journey/Latin for Lovers is a very good twofer CD that gives you all the tracks from two of Doris' record albums entitled Doris Day's Sentimental Journey and Latin For Lovers. The sound quality is excellent and I love that artwork!

"The More I See You" is a slow romantic ballad that Doris makes this all her own with her excellent timing and diction. The music to accompany her is just right, too. "I Had The Craziest Dream/I Don't Want To Walk Without You" allows Doris to perform a medley and she never misses a beat! Indeed, Doris bats this straight out of the ballpark! This truly is Doris Day at the peak of her vocal prowess. She sounds wonderful. There's also "I'll Never Smile Again;" this gets a slower tempo than I'm used to but it all holds its own very well. I love it!

"I Remember You" sounds heavenly when Doris gives this the full royal treatment; and the strings enhance the natural beauty of this haunting love song. "I'm Beginning To See The Light" is truly beautiful and much more romantic than ever before when Doris sings this; you're bound to enjoy "I'm Beginning To See The Light" very, very much.

"Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars (Corcovado)" is a Latin flavored ballad that lets Doris show off her excellent ability to perform a Latin ballad with panache, heart and soul. "Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words)" also stands out as a major highlight of this album; it's a lovely ballad and Doris never sings a superfluous note! "Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words)" has always been one of my very favorite love songs.

"How Insensitive (Insensataez)" has a Brazilian flavor to it that renders this song a masterpiece; and when Doris sings it you'll know this is perfect music for slow dancing with your sweetheart late at night in your living room. "Slightly Out Of Tune (Desafinado)" is equally beautiful and Doris handles the difficult key changes like the pro she was and remains! "Our Day Will Come" also sparkles with romance and the music enhances this number very well.

"Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps (Quizas, Quizas, Quizas)" strikes me with its beauty; Doris sings this with plenty of energy and it all works very well. The album also ends very well with Doris Day performing "Por Favor;" this romantic Latin tune lacks nothing--it's all THAT good.

Doris Day deserves much more recognition that she gets; and this CD proves it. Her fans will be charmed by this CD and people who love classic pop vocals will want this for their collections, too.
April 1, 2008

Great songs from a 20th century treasure

I really enjoyed the selections included on this disk. They were well performed and arranged. A great addition to your personal library. January 21, 2008

good music

The music and delivery was very good, but the shipping envelope was not adequate. The front of the plastic case was cracked in three places. Was disappointed in the shipping material. September 21, 2007

Classic 1965 recordings

Highly polished, studio recordings -- with a bit too much reverb for me. It was all the rage at the time. My opinion are the recordings she made with Nelson Riddle and Harry Zimmerman are better. The "Sentimental Journey" track on this recording is probably the one you know and love from radio play. January 12, 2007

Simply Timeless

Growing up with Doris Day music and movies, I knew the simple fact that here was a woman that could sing, act, dance, look beautiful and make me smile or tear up with each performance. Then one evening a year ago I was watching a performance of my daughter's High School Ball Room Dance team (which is now a hot sport amongist teenagers) perform, and a song came on they were dancing to that blew me away. When I asked the coach who was singing it, I found out it was Doris Day's recording of "Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps". No girl next door here, this song simply sizzled. The other tunes on this CD are great, but for this song alone I would buy this. Doris Day movies or music are simply timeless. March 9, 2005

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