Doris: Did You Give the World Some Love Today, Baby
with 10 bonus tracks.

Doris Svensson, känd under artistnamnet Doris, född 1 juli 1947 i Göteborg.
Doris har arbetat med flera musikgrupper under 1960- och 1970-talen. The
Strangers, dansbandet Weeds och senare i popgruppen Plums. Plums fick en hit 1967 med låten "Mama Didn’t Lie". Två år senare, 1969 startade hon bandet Dandys; som också fick en listplacering med "Go Back to Daddy".
1970 släpptes albumet Did You Give the World Some Love Today, Baby. Musiker var Berndt Egerbladh på hammondorgel, Lukas Lindholm på bas, Bengt Carlsson på gitarr och Janne Loffe Carlsson på trummor. Skivan sålde inte så bra och glömdes snart bort, men drygt 20 år senare blev skivan något av en kultskiva och ett eftertraktat samlarobjekt. Därför släpptes albumet på CD 1996, med 10 bonusspår från albumen med Plums och Dandys.
Låtarna från albumet har sedan återkomsten använts i reklamer och vinjetter. Spåret "Beatmaker" användes till programmet Doris i P3, titelspåret har använts i reklam för SOS Barnbyar och som signaturmelodi till Bästa formen 2005 och "What a Lovely Way" förekom bl a i TV-serien Cleo. Spåret "Wouldn't That Be Groovy" har också använts i reklamfilmer för IKEA.


1970 album from Swedish singer and Petula Clark wanna-be Doris (Svensson), re-issued on CD (with bonus tracks) by EMI in 1996.

Liner notes from original LP: 
This LP marks the highlight in the career of a talented Nordic blond vocalist - Doris Svensson from Gothenburg, Sweden. It seems as though she's finally managed to find and record a set of songs that suit her 100%. Maybe this isn't surprising when you consider the musical genius that went into writing and scoring the album. Most of the material was written and arranged by TV producer, jazz-pianist, composer, "rarely-out-of-the-news-man-about-town" Berndt Egerbladh. Lyrical assistance was generously provided by a 6 foot kiltless Scottish giant, Francis Cowan. Francis also plays the cello on a few tracks which explains why he's kiltless. Anyway, quite a combination which gave a fantastic result, with a little help from the producer HÃ¥kan Sterner. Incidentally, HÃ¥kan found the job so exciting that he was forced to retreat behind a beard after its completion. Doris' album provides 36 minutes of qualified musical joy guaranteed to satisfy all tastes. Discotheques will find that two numbers in particular, "Don't" and "Beatmaker" are good box office draws. Jazz die-hards might even start visiting discotheques after digesting "I wish I knew" and "I'm pushing you out". Note too an incredible ballad called "Daisies" and tell me if Sweden hasn't produced a dangerous competitor for Melanie. Once again, this LP's got something for everybody, the best of underground, jazz, rock and folk - not mixed up in one gigantic hotch-potch, but all in gentle harmony. Listen to Doris - a good time will be had by all. 
--Roger Wallis 


Tracklist
01  Did you give the world some love today, baby (Norman L. Martin) 
02  I wish I knew (Billy Taylor - Dick Dallas) 
03  Grey rain of Sweden (Berndt Egerbladh - Pamela Gray) 
04  Waiting at the station (Berndt Egerbladh - Francis Cowan) 
05  Don't (Berndt Egerbladh - Francis Cowan) 
06  Daisies (Berndt Egerbladh - Pamela Gray) 
07  You never come closer (Berndt Egerbladh - Francis Cowan) 
08  Whispering pine [sic] (Richard Manuel - Robbie Robertson) 
09  I'm pushing you out (Berndt Egerbladh - Francis Cowan) 
10  Won't you take me to the theatre (Berndt Egerbladh - Francis Cowan) 
11  Beatmaker (Berndt Egerbladh - Francis Cowan) 
12  Bath (Harry Nilsson) 

CD Bonus tracks, "the pop years:" 

13  Mama didn't lie (Curtis Mayfield) 
14  Benny Law (Christer Olsson - Thomas Sallstrøm) 
15  You made a fool of me (Christer Olsson - Thomas Sallstrøm) 
16  Wouldn't that be groovy (Bengt Karlsson - Søren Karlsson) 
17  Don't let it rain (J. Peel - S. Robertson) 
18  One fine day (Gerry Goffin - Caroline King) 
19  Flowers in the morning (John Cameron) 
20  What a lovely day (Gabor Nadas - Roger Wallis - Åke Strømmer) 
21  Why did you go (Jerome South) 
22  Go back to daddy (John Chesterton - Bob McNally)
 
Credits track 1-12
Organ: BERNDT EGERBLADH. Drums: JANNE "LOFFE" CARLSSON. Guitar: BENGAN CARLSSON. Bass: LUKAS LINDHOLM. Recorded April 6-8 and May 28, 1970 at EMI Studios, Stockholm. Arranger and conductor: BERNDT EGERBLADH.
Tracks 13-16, 18, 21 with PLUMS. Tracks 17, 19,22 with Dandys. Track 20 with Sven Olof Walldoffs orchestra.