Doris - Don't / You Never Come Closer

Year Originally Released: 1970 (from Did You Give the World Some Love Today Baby)
7" Single Release: 2025
Genre: Psychedelic Soul / Jazz-Funk / Cinematic Pop

Description:

This 2025 7-inch single brings together two of the most sought-after cuts from Doris Svensson’s cult classic album Did You Give the World Some Love Today Baby (1970). Long considered one of Sweden’s finest soul-jazz exports, the album lived in obscurity for decades before being rediscovered by DJs, beatmakers, and rare-groove collectors who were floored by its depth, maturity, and genre-blurring brilliance.

Pairing “Don’t” and “You Never Come Closer” on a DJ-friendly 45 format gives new life to two tracks that perfectly showcase the album’s unique blend of soul, jazz, baroque pop, funk, and cinematic orchestration — a sound far ahead of its time.

A-Side: “Don’t”

“Don’t” is one of the standout soul tracks from Doris’s legendary LP. Built around a tight, lightly-funky rhythm section, shimmering acoustic guitars, and spacious arrangements, the song highlights Doris’s voice at its most expressive — smoky, soulful, and effortlessly commanding.

The arrangement has that unmistakable European jazz-pop sheen: lush yet understated, rhythmically loose but harmonically rich. For DJs, the track offers a mid-tempo groove that slips perfectly into sets bridging rare-groove, downtempo, and soulful psych.

Her vocal performance on “Don’t” feels equal parts Melanie, Dusty Springfield, and Astrud Gilberto, yet unmistakably her own — earthy, emotional, and deeply sincere.

B-Side: “You Never Come Closer”

On the flip side, “You Never Come Closer” is one of the most haunting and cinematic tracks Doris ever recorded. The swirling strings, warm Rhodes textures, and hypnotic percussion create an almost dreamlike atmosphere. Doris’s voice floats above the arrangement with a soft yet aching delivery, turning the song into a piece of Scandinavian soul noir.

For beat-driven listeners, this track is the true goldmine. Its ethereal intro, rolling drums, and haunting melody have made it a quiet favourite among producers and sample hunters — a track that sounds like it was born for the MPC long before sampling culture existed.

This 2025 pressing captures the depth and dynamic range that earlier reissues often struggled to reproduce, bringing the cinematic layers to the forefront.