87-year-old Doris Day will release a new album on September 5 called My Heart. The record will be her first release in 17 years.
For this new collection, Bruce Johnston returns to his role of producer. In addition to his production duties on three of the album's 12 tracks, Johnston co-wrote three songs with former collabrator Terry Melcher (before Melcher passed away on November 19, 2004). Those songs — "The Way I Dreamed It," the title track and a re-recording of the 1987 Beach Boys and Little Richard collaboration "Happy Endings" — create a solid and unique blend of recordings reuniting Doris with Terry. Uniquely, "Happy Endings" is sung by Melcher, with a touching introduction from Day about having her late son on the recording.
Along with these tracks Day also recorded Johnston's "Heaven Tonight" and the epic "Disney Girls" (from the Beach Boys' 1971 Surf's Up album). My Heart is set to be released on September 5, 2011, and can be preordered now on Amazon.co.uk. For the complete setlist, visit the Doris Day tribute site Discovering Doris Day. For more on Doris, visit her offical site: dorisday.com.
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