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."
Johnny Mathis voc, *1935 US album by | |
Don Costa g, voc, 1925-1983 US leader | |
Ernie Freeman p, key, 1922-1981 US leader | |
Gene Page key, str, 1939-1998 US leader | |
Glenn Osser org, 1914-2014 US leader | |
Harry Rabinowitz key, *1916 ZA leader | |
Henry Mancini p, 1924-1994 US leader, written by | |
John Lewis p, 1920-2001 US leader | |
Lincoln Mayorga p, hps, *1937 US leader | |
Michel LeGrand leader, producer, written by | |
Percy Faith , 1908-1976 CA leader | |
Ray Conniff tb, 1916-2002 US leader | |
Ray Ellis , 1923-2008 US leader | |
Robert Mersey voc, 1917-1994 US leader | |
Thom Bell str, *1943 US leader, written by | |
Deniece Williams bvoc, voc, *1950 US featuring, vocal | |
Dionne Warwick bvoc, voc, *1940 US featuring, vocal |
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 |
No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration | |
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1 | Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words) | Johnny Mathis | Bart Howard | 3:51 | |
2 | When Sunny Gets Blue | Johnny Mathis | Jack Segal, Marvin Fisher | 2:34 | |
3 | It's Not For Me To Say | Johnny Mathis | Al Stillman, Robert Allen | 3:03 | |
4 | Wonderful Wonderful | Johnny Mathis | Ben Raleigh, Sherman Edwards | 2:44 | |
5 | Chances Are | Johnny Mathis | Al Stillman, Robert Allen | 3:01 | |
6 | No Love (But Your Love) | Johnny Mathis | Billy Myles | 2:18 | |
7 | The Twelfth Of Never | Johnny Mathis | Jerry Livingston, Paul Francis Webster | 2:25 | |
8 | Wild Is The Wind | Johnny Mathis | Dimitri Tiomkin, Ned Washington | 2:24 | |
9 | Teacher, Teacher | Johnny Mathis | Al Stillman, Robert Allen | 2:38 | |
10 | A Certain Smile | Johnny Mathis | Paul Francis Webster, Sammy Fain | 2:46 | |
11 | Sleigh Ride | Johnny Mathis | Leroy Anderson, Mitchell Parish | 2:58 | |
12 | My Funny Valentine | Johnny Mathis | Rodgers & Hart | 3:35 | |
13 | Misty | Johnny Mathis | Erroll Garner, Johnny Burke | 3:33 | |
14 | Small World | Johnny Mathis | Jule Styne, Stephen Sondheim | 3:17 | |
15 | Maria | Johnny Mathis | Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim | 3:46 | |
16 | Dancing On The Ceiling | Johnny Mathis | Rodgers & Hart | 3:54 | |
17 | Stairway To The Stars | Johnny Mathis | Frank Signorelli, Matty Malneck, Mitchell Parish | 4:51 | |
18 | Gina | Johnny Mathis | Leon Carr, Paul Vance | 2:45 | |
19 | What Will My Mary Say | Johnny Mathis | Eddie Snyder, Paul Vance | 3:09 | |
20 | The Sweetheart Tree | Johnny Mathis | Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer | 2:11 | |
21 | On A Clear Day (You Can See Forever) | Johnny Mathis | Al Lerner, Burton Lane | 2:46 | |
22 | The Look Of Love | Johnny Mathis | Bacharach And David | 3:41 | |
23 | A Time For Us | Johnny Mathis | Eddie Snyder, Larry Kusik, Nino Rota | 2:54 | |
24 | I'm Coming Home | Johnny Mathis | Linda Creed, Thom Bell | 3:24 | |
25 | Life Is A Song Worth Singing | Johnny Mathis | Linda Creed, Thom Bell | 6:03 | |
26 | 99 Miles Form L.A. | Johnny Mathis | Albert Hammond, Hal David | 3:37 | |
27 | What I Did For Love | Johnny Mathis | Ed Kleban, Marvin Hamlisch | 2:45 | |
28 | When A Child Is Born | Johnny Mathis | Ciro Dammicco, Fred Jay | 3:42 | |
29 | Too Much, Too Little, Too Late | Johnny Mathis | John Vallins, Nat Kipner | 2:58 | |
30 | Begin The Beguine | Johnny Mathis | Cole Porter | 4:16 | |
31 | Memory | Johnny Mathis | Andrew Lloyd Webber, T. S. Eliot, Trevor Nunn | 3:01 | |
32 | Friends In Love | Johnny Mathis | Bill Champlin, David Foster, Jay Graydon | 4:04 | |
33 | Brazil (Aquarela Do Brasil) | Johnny Mathis | Ary Barroso, Sidney Keith Russell | 4:13 | |
34 | Prelude To A Kiss | Johnny Mathis | Duke Ellington, Irving Gordon, Irving Mills | 2:53 | |
35 | What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life | Johnny Mathis | Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Michel LeGrand | 5:59 | |
36 | Let Your Heart Remember | Johnny Mathis | Jeff Jones, Stephen Bishop | 4:36 | |
37 | Unbreak My Heart | Johnny Mathis | Diane Warren | 5:00 | |
38 | Because You Loved Me | Johnny Mathis | Diane Warren | 4:36 | |
39 | Life Is Just A Bowl Of Cherries | Johnny Mathis | Buddy G. De Sylva, Lew Brown, Ray Henderson | 2:45 | |
40 | On Broadway | Johnny Mathis | Leiber & Stoller, Mann And Weil | 3:23 |
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