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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]

Normal as Blueberry Pie - A Tribute to Doris Day
Studio album by
Nellie McKay
ReleasedOctober 13, 2009
GenrePop
LabelVerve 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]

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

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Standard release

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  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

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Standard Track Listing including as Track 14:

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

iTunes edition

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Standard Track Listing including an album-only Track 14:

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

Charts

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

References

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  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.
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