{{Short description|Swedish pop singer (1947–2023)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Doris | image =Doris_(singer)_non-free.png | caption = | image_size = | birth_name = Doris Svensson | birth_date = {{birth date|1947|7|1|df=y}} | birth_place = Gothenburg, Sweden | death_date = {{death date and age|2023|1|15|1947|7|1|df=y}} | genre = Pop, soul, funk, psychedelic | occupation = Singer | years_active = 1960–1970 | label = Odeon, Mr Bongo | website = }}
'''Doris Svensson''' (1 July 1947 – 15 January 2023), billed mononymously as '''Doris''', was a Swedish pop singer. Doris was best known for her lone solo album of eclectic pop, rock and funk, ''Did You Give the World Some Love Today Baby,'' recorded in 1970. The record was re-issued in 1996 to critical acclaim.
==Biography== Doris Svensson was born on 1 July 1947 in Gothenburg. Her singing career began in 1962 by recording a 45 with the local band The Strangers. She went on recording with Plums, including the tracks "You Made a Fool of Me Last Night" and "Wouldn't That Be Groovy", and The Dandys, including "Go Back to Daddy".
In April 1970, Doris went to record in the EMI studios of Stockholm. Most of the lyrics of the songs were by Scottish writer Francis Cowan. The material was composed by TV producer, jazz-pianist, and composer Berndt Egerbladh. He also provided the big band brass arrangements for the tracks.<ref name=liner>{{cite web|title=Doris: Did You Give the World Some Love Today Baby. CD liner notes|url=https://theband.hiof.no/albums/did_you_give_the_world_some_love_today_baby.html|publisher=Odeon Records|location=Stockholm, Sweden}}</ref> The heavy drumming on the tracks<ref name=blax/> was performed by Janne Carlsson from the duo Hansson & Karlsson, and the bass was played by Lucas Lindholm. The album ''Did You Give the World Some Love Today Baby'' was issued by Odeon in Sweden, 1970.<ref name=discogs/>
Doris died on 15 January 2023, at the age of 75.<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 January 2023 |title=Artisten Doris Svensson är död – blev 75 år gammal |url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/a/P4PAvJ |access-date=17 January 2023 |website=www.aftonbladet.se |language=sv}}</ref>
==Reception== The promotional singles distributed in U.K. and France in 1970<ref name=discogs/> attracted little attention among the audiences. After Mr Bongo label re-issued ''Did You Give the World Some Love Today Baby'' in Sweden and U.K. in 1996, and U.S. and Canada in 1998 with bonus tracks from Doris's earlier period, the LP caused interest among the alternative listeners as an odd funk rarity from the archives of Swedish pop.<ref name=blax>{{cite web|url=https://www.blaxploitation.com/blax_recommends_5.html|publisher=Blaxploitation.com|title=Forty Essential Funk Albums}}</ref><ref name=montreal>{{cite news|url=http://www.montrealmirror.com/ARCHIVES/1998/041698/disc1.html|work=The Montreal Mirror|date=16 April 1998|title=Compact Discs|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081120020058/http://www.montrealmirror.com/ARCHIVES/1998/041698/disc1.html|archivedate=20 November 2008}}</ref><ref>[http://digital.othermusic.com/search/full.php?FULL=213648 DORIS: Did You Give The World Some Love Today, Baby?] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715021722/http://digital.othermusic.com/search/full.php?FULL=213648 |date=15 July 2011 }} Other Music digital music store</ref> ''The Montreal Mirror'' newsweekly reviewed it as:"A relic of epic Swedish pop from '70. Perfectly hilarious and hilariously perfect."<ref name=montreal/> Subsequently, the tracks "Did You Give the World Some Love Today?", "Don't", "Beatmaker", and "You Never Come Closer" were included in eleven retrospective compilation albums issued all over Europe.<ref name=discogs/> Mr Bongo label issued ''Did You Give the World Some Love Today Baby'' in U.K. again in 2006.<ref name=discogs>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/Doris|title=Doris|publisher=discogs}}</ref> Her psychedelic jazz song "You Never Come Closer" is featured on the compilation LPs ''The Best Smooth Jazz... Ever!'' and ''Pregnant Rainbows for Colourblind Dreamers: The Essence of Swedish Progressive Music 1967–1979''. ''The Sunday Times'' reviewed the song's instrumental and vocal style as:"...Hendrix backing Björk."<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110616192958/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/cd_reviews/article3127493.ece Various Artists: Pregnant Rainbows for Colourblind Dreamers: The Essence of Swedish Progressive Music 1967–1979] The Sunday Times, 6 January 2008</ref> The Blaxploitation.com database listed ''Did You Give the World Some Love Today Baby'' among the ''Forty Essential Funk Albums'' of the music history.<ref name=blax/> Doris's tracks have received airplay in the retro music radio programs, including on BBC Radio 1,<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/gillespeterson/tracklistingarchive.shtml?20090122 Tracklisting 22 January 2009] BBC</ref> East Village Radio,<ref>[http://www.eastvillageradio.com/modules.php?name=evrshow&showid=106&date=11.10.08 Playlist for 60 Degrees on 11.10.08]{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} East Village Radio</ref> FBi Radio of Australia,<ref>[http://www.fbi.org.au/program_closeup.php?programtimeid=86 Program Closeup] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090205063124/http://www.fbi.org.au/program_closeup.php?programtimeid=86 |date=5 February 2009 }} FBi.com</ref> Q Radio,<ref>[http://qradio.qthemusic.com/qradio/2008/05/eddie_piller.shtml Show: Eddie Piller] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090430150548/http://qradio.qthemusic.com/qradio/2008/05/eddie_piller.shtml |date=30 April 2009 }} Q Radio</ref> Raadio 2 of Estonia,<ref>[http://r2.velvet.ee/saatelist?saade=35&pnr=635638 Playlist 02.10.2007]{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} R2.ee</ref> and Radio Fritz of Germany.<ref>[http://www.pop-on-paper.de/03radio/playlist_1998.html “Soundgarden/Scandinavien-Special” auf Radio Fritz] Pop on paper</ref>
"You Never Come Closer" was sampled on "Closer" by influential hip-hop producer Madlib for Quasimoto. This has led to Doris' work becoming increasingly popular amongst underground hip-hop fans and record collectors. "You Never Come Closer" can be heard in the video game ''Grand Theft Auto V'', on the fictional radio station called ''FlyLo FM''. The TV comedy ''Toast of Tinseltown'' used a cover version of "Beatmaker" performed by Matt Berry and Emma Noble as its end theme. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/matt-berry-emma-noble-beatmaker-toast-of-tinseltown-3130282|title=Listen to Matt Berry and Emma Noble's 'Beatmaker' from Toast of Tinseltown|website=NME|date=5 January 2022 |access-date=9 February 2022}}</ref>
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==External links== * {{discogs artist|Doris}} * {{imdb name|0841116}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Doris}} Category:1947 births Category:2023 deaths Category:Funk singers Category:Mr Bongo Records artists Category:Swedish soul singers Category:Swedish women singers Category:Musicians from Gothenburg