Compiled to capitalize on her then-current film "Lover Come Back", 'Wonderful Day' was an Imperial Butter give-away never intended to last more than a few months in shoppers' minds, but at long last it's available on CD(coupled with the corny, but sweetly inspiring 'With a Smile & A Song'). Doris is featured in some of her finest movie-music moments on "Never Look Back", "Possess Me" and "Should I Surrender", not to mention her smash hit "Que Sera, Sera". It's an album that was only available in thrift stores, old record shops and antique barns for years. It's wonderful to have it on disc!

This music has been available as part of an eight-CD set of music recorded by Doris Day in the l960's, which is my favorite Doris Day. This lady is one of the pre-eminent voices of the 20th century, a woman who has such a way with a song, a woman with great respect for the songwriter and the voice she was God-given to interpret the music she lent her voice to. My favorite of the two albums featured here is "With A Smile and a Song." Although some are songs written for, say, a Disney movie, they are also songs that we adults of a certain age grew up with and which retain their appeal all of these years later. If you don't have the 8-CD set, I recommend, as it also contains her recording (with Robert Goulet) of the score of "Annie Get Your Gun" and the soundtrack from "Jumbo," which movie I loved when I saw it, featuring wonderful Doris Day performances. And, if you don't have the Doris Day Christmas album, the original with twelve wonderful songs of Christmas, it too will soon be available in new format for the holidays. It's one of several holiday albums I would rank as among the most satisfying for holiday listening.

The first half of this album is done with children. I like children. I just don't like not hearing Doris over the kids AND it is obvious that she's "singing down to them," i.e., without the strength, crispness, and phrasing that you'll find in most of her albums. The second half is too religious for my taste, and her renditions are not as good as her Christmas album or other artists' gospel renditions. Furthermore, it's impossible to classify the album for my MP3 player. Of the 17 Doris Day CDs I have, this is my least favorite.

It's Christmas every day with Doris, as this terrific "Two on One" proves. That voice never fails to put a smile on my face. First off, "Wonderful Day" is a nice collection of some of her most famous hits, including "Pillow Talk" and "Whatever Will Be, Will Be." The album was made to center around two songs from her then current film "Lover Come Back," the title song and "Should I Surrender." Also included are Day's haunting and rare "Julie" and a fun version of "That Jane From Maine." "With a Smile and a Song" is an LP I've been waiting for a few years to be released on CD. Backed by a delightful children's chorus, Day makes "Do Re Mi" and "High Hopes" her own. My favorite is "Swinging On a Star" - which truly soars. This is an excellent disc you will want in your collection!