Melinda Does Doris

Melinda Does Doris
Studio album by
Released30 July 2010 (2010-07-30)
Length35:47
LabelUniversal Music Australia
Melinda Schneider chronology
Be Yourself
(2008)
Melinda Does Doris
(2010)
Life Begins At 40: The Ultimate Melinda Schneider Collection
(2011)

Melinda Does Doris is the sixth studio album by the Australian country music singer Melinda Schneider. The album was released on 30 July 2010, peaked at number 24 on the ARIA Charts and was certified gold in 2022.[1]

The album was recorded following encouragement from David Campbell and its release coincided with Schneider's appearance on the tenth season of the Australian version of Dancing with the Stars.[2]

The album's release preceded the theatre show Doris: So Much More Than the Girl Next Door, co-written by Melinda and David Mitchell and performed by Schneider.[3][4]

Track listing

  1. "Everybody Loves a Lover" - 2:43
  2. "Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps" - 2:22
  3. "Que Será, Será (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)" - 2:05
  4. "It's Magic" - 3:31
  5. "Put 'Em in a Box" 3:03
  6. "The Black Hills of Dakota" - 3:02
  7. "Secret Love" - 3:49
  8. "Love Somebody" (with David Campbell) - 3:10
  9. "The Deadwood Stage" - 3:17
  10. "Sentimental Journey" - 3:00
  11. "Teacher's Pet" - 2:31
  12. "I'll See You in My Dreams" - 3:10

Charts

Weekly chart performance for Melinda Does Doris
Chart (2010) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] 24
Australian Jazz Albums (ARIA)[6] 1
Year-end chart performance for Melinda Does Doris
Chart (2010) Position
Australian Artist Albums (ARIA)[7] 50
Australian Jazz Albums (ARIA)[8] 4
Chart (2011) Position
Australian Jazz Albums (ARIA)[9] 12
Chart (2012) Position
Australian Jazz Albums (ARIA)[10] 45

Certification

Certifications for Melinda Does Doris
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[11] Gold 35,000‡

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2022 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
  2. ↑ "Melinda Schneider Brings Doris Day Show to Sydney and Perth". Stage Whispers. 2011. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
  3. ↑ "Review: A new Day dawns for Doris AS Melinda Schneider began her tribute show to Doris Day, she was clearly nervous. And with good reason". Courier Mail. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
  4. ↑ "Melinda Schneider". Australian Stage. 16 August 2011. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
  5. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 245.
  6. ↑ "Farewell to Doris". Girl.com.au. 2011. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
  7. ↑ "2010 ARIA AUSTRALIAN ARTIST ALBUMS CHART". ARIA. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
  8. ↑ "2010 Top 50 Jazz & Blues Albums". ARIA. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
  9. ↑ "2011 Top 50 Jazz & Blues Albums". ARIA. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
  10. ↑ "2012 Top 50 Jazz & Blues Albums". ARIA. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
  11. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2022 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 23 March 2026.