Normal as Blueberry Pie – A Tribute to Doris Day

Normal as Blueberry Pie - A Tribute to Doris Day
Normal as Blueberry Pie - A Tribute to Doris Day
Studio album by Nellie McKay
Released	October 13, 2009
Genre	Pop
Label	Verve Records
Producer	Nellie McKay, Robin Pappas
Nellie McKay chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
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[edit]

Standard release[edit]

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

Barnes and Noble exclusive edition[edit]

Standard Track Listing including as Track 14:

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

iTunes edition[edit]

Standard Track Listing including an album-only Track 14:

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

Charts[edit]

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

References[edit]

^ Allmusic review
^ Pitchfork Media review
^ "Robert Christgau: CG: Nellie mckay".
^ MusicRemedy.com / (2009-08-15). "Nellie McKay release Normal As Blueberry Pie-A Tribute To Doris Day album". Musicremedy.com. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
^ 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)
^ "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.
^ "iTunes - Music - Normal as Blueberry Pie - A Tribute to Doris Day by Nellie McKay". iTunes Store. Apple Inc. January 2009. Retrieved November 1, 2015.

[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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v t e Nellie McKay
Albums	Get Away from Me (2004) Pretty Little Head (2006) Obligatory Villagers (2007) Normal as Blueberry Pie – A Tribute to Doris Day (2009) Home Sweet Mobile Home (2010) My Weekly Reader (2015) Sister Orchid (2018) Bagatelles (EP) (2019) Hey Guys, Watch This (2023)
Soundtracks	Rumor Has It (2005)

v t e Doris Day
Solo albums	You're My Thrill (1949) Young Man with a Horn (1950) Tea for Two (1950) Lullaby of Broadway (1951) On Moonlight Bay (1951) I'll See You in My Dreams (1951) By the Light of the Silvery Moon (1953) Calamity Jane (1953) Young at Heart (1954) Love Me or Leave Me (1955) Day Dreams (1955) Day by Day (1956) The Pajama Game (1957) Day by Night (1957) Hooray for Hollywood (1958) Cuttin' Capers (1959) What Every Girl Should Know (1960) Show Time (1960) Bright and Shiny (1961) I Have Dreamed (1961) Duet (1962) You'll Never Walk Alone (1962) Billy Rose's Jumbo (1962) Annie Get Your Gun (1963) Love Him (1963) The Doris Day Christmas Album (1964) With a Smile and a Song (1964) Latin for Lovers (1965) Doris Day's Sentimental Journey (1965) The Love Album (1994) My Heart (2011)
Singles	"Again" "Ain't We Got Fun" "Any Way the Wind Blows" "By the Light of the Silvery Moon" "Candy Lips" "Choo Choo Train (Ch-Ch-Foo)" "Confess" "The Deadwood Stage (Whip-Crack-Away!)" "Everybody Loves a Lover" "A Guy Is a Guy" "If I Give My Heart to You" "If You Were the Only Girl (In the World)" "I Speak to the Stars" "It's Magic" "Let's Walk That-a-Way" "Love Somebody" "Lullaby of Broadway" "Mister Tap Toe" "Move Over Darling" "My Darling, My Darling" "My Dreams Are Getting Better All the Time" "My Love and Devotion" "Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)" "Secret Love" "Sentimental Journey" "Sorry" "Sugar Bush" "Thoughtless" "(Why Did I Tell You I Was Going To) Shanghai" "You Should Have Told Me"
Related	Discography Filmography Songs Awards and nominations Doris Day Animal League World Spay Day The Doris Day Show (radio program) The Doris Day Show episodes George Weidler (second husband) Martin Melcher (third husband) Terry Melcher (son) Normal as Blueberry Pie – A Tribute to Doris Day (2009 album)