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
Label	Verve Records
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
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 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 / Antonio 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 Allmusic review Pitchfork Media review 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. "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. Retrieved November 1, 2015.