SEVEN DAYS - Dorothy Collins sings her biggest selling single

Dorothy Collins rushed to Canada during a day off from TV's "Your Hit Parade" to do "The Jackie Rae Show" on January 18, 1956, where she sang her new single "Seven Days." Although the single generated nice sales it
didn't enter the top 7 so Dorothy could sing it on "Your Hit Parade," a record held by Dorothy's Hit Parade co-star, Gisele MacKenzie, who had her recording of "Hard to Get" hit the top 7 the year before. Snooky Lanson, another
of Dorothy's Hit Parade co-stars, recorded "Seven Days" for Dot Records, but his version didn't begin to rival Dorothy's Coral release. Dorothy also sings a couple other songs in this video, the classic I Concentrate on You and But Not for Me (which was included on her Coral LP, Songs by Dorothy Collins. Sorry about the timing strip on this rare video. Note Dorothy has a handky for a prop, much like torch singer Helen Morgan used.

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• Days
• Your
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• Concentrate
• You
• But
• Not
• for
• Me

[wholesomesweetness86]

Rare video indeed! The quality is impeccable! I've never seen Dorothy sing her 1956 hit "Seven Days"... thank you!!! And actual footage of her singing two selections from her Coral LP "Songs By Dorothy Collins".. absolutely breath taking! I had no idea this even existed. Thank you VideoTimes2!

[VideosTimes2]

I sure wish that annoying timing strip wasn't there...but you're right...this is special!

[cascant08]

Great song! Lovely Voice

[rudisroom]

Beautiful songs sung so heartfully!!! Wonderful treasure from a great singer. Dorothy and Gisele was defintely one of Canada's Greatest gifts to the US.

[waynebrasler]

She got another hit with this one.

[3276541]

The Your Hit Parade star-Dorothy-boy, she was a great singer, actress,comedine.She was very young then,and was the star of the show for about 8 years.Everybody loved her. What a great voice.Glad she returned to singing in 71 to star in Follies on broadway,she sure gave it her all,and it was magnificent. What a voice,so clear,she recorded some fine tunes.Her album Picnic-of songs by Steve Allen-was great.I still have it.Yes,i remember she was Canadian,sure glad she came to U>S>she sang it all.