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Johnny Mathis
The Essential Johnny Mathis

Compil. AU 2004 on Columbia label
Jazz and Pop (Smooth Jazz, Ballad, Easy Listening)

Track Notes - 1-1 From the album "Johnny Mathis" released 7/16/56. 1-2 Original Single release on 11/5/56. 1-3 Original Single release on 2/25/57; From the MGM film "Lizzie". 1-4 Original Single release on 12/31/56. 1-5 Original Single release on 12/16/57. 1-6 Original Single release on 11/11/57. 1-7 Original Single release on 8/12/57. 1-8 Original Single release on 11/11/57; from the Paramount film "Wild Is The Wind". 1-9 Original Single release on 3/17/58. 1-10 Original Single release on 6/2/58; from the 20th Century-Fox film "A Certain Smile". 1-11 From the album "Merry Christmas" released 10/6/58. 1-12 From the album "Open Fire, Two Guitars" realsed on 1/5/59; from the Broadway Musical "Babes In Arms". 1-13 Original Single release on 9/14/59. 1-14 Original Single release on 5/25/59; from the Broadway Musical "Gypsy". 1-15 Original Single release on 12/21/59; from the Broadway Musical "West Side Story". 1-16 From the album "Ballads of Broadway" released on 8/15/60; from the Broadway Musical "Evergreen". 1-17 From the album "I'll Buy You A Star" released on 2/27/61. 1-18 Original Single release on 9/7/62. 1-19 Original Single release on 8/9/62. 1-20 Original Single release on 8/65; from the 20th Century-Fox film "The Great Race". 1-21 Original Single release on 10/65; from the Broadway Musical "On A Clear Day You Can See Forever". 1-22 From the album "Love Is Blue" released on 3/6/68; from the Columbia film "Casino Royale". 1-23 Original Single release on 6/18/69; from the Paramount film "Romeo And Juliet". 2-1 Original Single release on 7/27/73. 2-2 Original Single release on 7/27/73. 2-3 Original Single released 6/28/77. 2-4 Original Single released on 11/6/75; from the Broadway Musical "A Chorus Line". 2-5 Original Single release on 8/31/76. 2-6 Original Single released on 3/8/78. 2-7 Original Single release on 6/5/79. 2-8 From the album "Friends In Love" released on 3/82; from the Broadway Musical "Cats". 2-09 Original Single release on 2/82. 2-10 From the album "The Ultimate Johnny Mathis: released in 1998; from the Walt Disney film "Saludos Amigos". 2-11 From the album "In A Sentimental Mood: Mathis Sings Ellington" release on 6/90. 2-12 From the album "How Do You Keep The Music Playing" release on 5/4/93; from the United Artists film "The Birthday Party". 2-13 From the album "All About Love" released on 5/7/96. 2-14 From the album "Because You Loved Me" released on 10/20/98. 2-15 From the album "Because You Loved Me" released on 10/20/98. 2-16 From the album "Mathis On Broadway" released on 4/25/00; from the Broadway Musical "Fosse". 2-17 From the album "Mathis On Broadway" released on 4/25/00; from the Broadway Musical "Smokey Joe's Cafe". Liner Note - "The Essential Johnny Mathis is truly a celebration of one of the most enduring and beloved careers in music history. Johnny Mathis has been entertaining us for over 50 year and to this day performs to sold out audiences with his lush vocals and smooth style. Here are all of his #1 smash hits and most popular standards, wonderful duets and Broadway favorites on 2 CDs."

     
Musicians
PortraitJohnny Mathis voc, *1935 US
album by
PortraitDon Costa g, voc, 1925-1983 US
leader
PortraitErnie Freeman p, key, 1922-1981 US
leader
PortraitGene Page key, str, 1939-1998 US
leader
PortraitGlenn Osser org, 1914-2014 US
leader
PortraitHarry Rabinowitz key, *1916 ZA
leader
PortraitHenry Mancini p, 1924-1994 US
leader, written by
PortraitJohn Lewis p, 1920-2001 US
leader
PortraitLincoln Mayorga p, hps, *1937 US
leader
Michel LeGrand
leader, producer, written by
PortraitPercy Faith , 1908-1976 CA
leader
PortraitRay Conniff tb, 1916-2002 US
leader
PortraitRay Ellis , 1923-2008 US
leader
PortraitRobert Mersey voc, 1917-1994 US
leader
PortraitThom Bell str, *1943 US
leader, written by
PortraitDeniece Williams bvoc, voc, *1950 US
featuring, vocal
PortraitDionne Warwick bvoc, voc, *1940 US
featuring, vocal
Producers
Al Ham producer
Alan & Marilyn Bergman producer
Denny Diante producer
Ernie Altschuler producer
Gamble & Huff producer
George Avakian producer
Humberto Gatica producer
Irving Townsend producer
Jack Gold producer
Jay Graydon producer
Jay Landers producer
Johnny Mathis producer
Jorge Calandrelli producer
Mike Berniker producer
Mitch Miller producer
Phil Ramone producer
Richard Jay-Alexander producer
William Ross producer
Album Tracks   
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words)Johnny MathisBart Howard3:51
2When Sunny Gets BlueJohnny MathisJack Segal, Marvin Fisher2:34
3It's Not For Me To SayJohnny MathisAl Stillman, Robert Allen3:03
4Wonderful WonderfulJohnny MathisBen Raleigh, Sherman Edwards2:44
5Chances AreJohnny MathisAl Stillman, Robert Allen3:01
6No Love (But Your Love)Johnny MathisBilly Myles2:18
7The Twelfth Of NeverJohnny MathisJerry Livingston, Paul Francis Webster2:25
8Wild Is The WindJohnny MathisDimitri Tiomkin, Ned Washington2:24
9Teacher, TeacherJohnny MathisAl Stillman, Robert Allen2:38
10A Certain SmileJohnny MathisPaul Francis Webster, Sammy Fain2:46
11Sleigh RideJohnny MathisLeroy Anderson, Mitchell Parish2:58
12My Funny ValentineJohnny MathisRodgers & Hart3:35
13MistyJohnny MathisErroll Garner, Johnny Burke3:33
14Small WorldJohnny MathisJule Styne, Stephen Sondheim3:17
15MariaJohnny MathisLeonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim3:46
16Dancing On The CeilingJohnny MathisRodgers & Hart3:54
17Stairway To The StarsJohnny MathisFrank Signorelli, Matty Malneck, Mitchell Parish4:51
18GinaJohnny MathisLeon Carr, Paul Vance2:45
19What Will My Mary SayJohnny MathisEddie Snyder, Paul Vance3:09
20The Sweetheart TreeJohnny MathisHenry Mancini, Johnny Mercer2:11
21On A Clear Day (You Can See Forever)Johnny MathisAl Lerner, Burton Lane2:46
22The Look Of LoveJohnny MathisBacharach And David3:41
23A Time For UsJohnny MathisEddie Snyder, Larry Kusik, Nino Rota2:54
24I'm Coming HomeJohnny MathisLinda Creed, Thom Bell3:24
25Life Is A Song Worth SingingJohnny MathisLinda Creed, Thom Bell6:03
2699 Miles Form L.A.Johnny MathisAlbert Hammond, Hal David3:37
27What I Did For LoveJohnny MathisEd Kleban, Marvin Hamlisch2:45
28When A Child Is BornJohnny MathisCiro Dammicco, Fred Jay3:42
29Too Much, Too Little, Too LateJohnny MathisJohn Vallins, Nat Kipner2:58
30Begin The BeguineJohnny MathisCole Porter4:16
31MemoryJohnny MathisAndrew Lloyd Webber, T. S. Eliot, Trevor Nunn3:01
32Friends In LoveJohnny MathisBill Champlin, David Foster, Jay Graydon4:04
33Brazil (Aquarela Do Brasil)Johnny MathisAry Barroso, Sidney Keith Russell4:13
34Prelude To A KissJohnny MathisDuke Ellington, Irving Gordon, Irving Mills2:53
35What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your LifeJohnny MathisAlan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Michel LeGrand5:59
36Let Your Heart RememberJohnny MathisJeff Jones, Stephen Bishop4:36
37Unbreak My HeartJohnny MathisDiane Warren5:00
38Because You Loved MeJohnny MathisDiane Warren4:36
39Life Is Just A Bowl Of CherriesJohnny MathisBuddy G. De Sylva, Lew Brown, Ray Henderson2:45
40 On BroadwayJohnny MathisLeiber & Stoller, Mann And Weil3:23

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