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Normal as Blueberry Pie - A Tribute to Doris Day
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 13, 2009
Genre Pop
Label Verve Records
ProducerNellie McKay, Robin Pappas
Nellie McKay chronology
Obligatory Villagers
(2007)
Normal as Blueberry Pie - A Tribute to Doris Day
(2009)
Home Sweet Mobile Home
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Pitchfork Media(7.4/10) [2]
Robert Christgau(A) [3]

Normal as Blueberry Pie – A Tribute to Doris Day is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter, Nellie McKay. Released in 2009 by Verve Records, it is McKay's first cover album, composed of songs previously recorded by American singer and actress Doris Day, except the track "If I Ever Had a Dream", which is an original song written by McKay in tribute to Day. [4] [5]

The album with the bonus track, "I Want To Be Happy", was made available through Barnes & Noble. [6] Additionally, the iTunes edition of the album features a different bonus track, "I'll Never Smile Again". [7]

Track listing

Standard release

  1. " The Very Thought of You" ( Ray Noble)
  2. "Do Do Do" ( George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
  3. " Wonderful Guy" ( Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers)
  4. " Meditation" ( Norman Gimbel, Antônio Carlos Jobim)
  5. " Mean to Me" ( Fred E. Ahlert, Roy Turk)
  6. " Crazy Rhythm" ( Irving Caesar, Roger Wolfe Kahn, Joseph Meyer)
  7. " Sentimental Journey" ( Les Brown, Bud Green, Ben Homer)
  8. "If I Ever Had a Dream" (Nellie McKay)
  9. " Black Hills of Dakota" ( Sammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster)
  10. "Dig It" ( Johnny Mercer)
  11. " Send Me No Flowers" ( Burt Bacharach, Hal David)
  12. " Close Your Eyes" ( Bernice Petkere)
  13. " I Remember You" (Johnny Mercer, Victor Schertzinger)

Barnes and Noble exclusive edition

Standard Track Listing including as Track 14:

  1. " I Want to Be Happy" (Barnes and Noble Bonus track)

iTunes edition

Standard Track Listing including an album-only Track 14:

  1. " I'll Never Smile Again" (iTunes Bonus track)

Charts

Chart (2009) Peak
position
Billboard 200 198
Billboard Top Heatseekers 5
Billboard Top Jazz Albums 5

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Pitchfork Media review
  3. ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: Nellie mckay".
  4. ^ MusicRemedy.com / (2009-08-15). "Nellie McKay release Normal As Blueberry Pie-A Tribute To Doris Day album". Musicremedy.com. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
  5. ^ Added by Yoshis on September 28, 2009 (2009-09-28). "Nellie McKay & The Aristocrats at Yoshi's (Friday October 16, 2009) - Upcoming". Upcoming.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2012-03-03.{{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list ( link)
  6. ^ "Normal as Blueberry Pie: A Tribute to Doris Day [B&N Exclusive Version], Nellie McKay, Music CD - Barnes & Noble". Music.barnesandnoble.com. 2009-10-13. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
  7. ^ "iTunes - Music - Normal as Blueberry Pie - A Tribute to Doris Day by Nellie McKay". iTunes Store. Apple Inc. January 2009. Retrieved November 1, 2015.