Bright and Shiny

Bright and Shiny
Studio album by
Doris Day
ReleasedMarch 20, 1961
GenreTraditional pop
Length31:04
LabelColumbia
Doris Day chronology
Show Time
(1960) 		Bright and Shiny
(1961) 		I Have Dreamed
(1961)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
New Record Mirror4/5[2]

Bright and Shiny is an album released by Columbia Records, featuring Doris Day backed by Neal Hefti's orchestra, on March 20, 1961. It was released in two forms; a monaural LP (catalog number CL-1614) and a stereophonic LP (catalog number CS-8414). A song of the same name was composed especially for this album. Neal Hefti directed the orchestra.

The album was combined with Day's 1959 album, Cuttin' Capers, on a compact disc, issued on November 13, 2001 by Collectables Records.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Bright and Shiny"Bob Sherman, Dick Sherman2:34
2."I Want to Be Happy"Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar2:18
3."Keep Smilin', Keep Laughin', Be Happy"Lou Singer2:56
4."Singin' in the Rain"Nacio Herb Brown, Arthur Freed2:36
5."Gotta Feelin'"Andy Prince2:09
6."Happy Talk"Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II3:00
7."Make Someone Happy"Jule Styne, Betty Comden, Adolph Green3:25
8."Ridin' High"Cole Porter2:01
9."On the Sunny Side of the Street"Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields2:39
10."Clap Yo' Hands"George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin2:59
11."Stay with the Happy People"Bob Hilliard, Jule Styne2:12
12."Twinkle and Shine"By Dunham2:15

References

  1. ^ Bright and Shiny at AllMusic
  2. ^ Watson, Jimmy (3 June 1961). "Doris Day: Bright And Shiny" (PDF). New Record Mirror. No. 12. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.


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