The Story
The collection offers a thoroughly enjoyable showcase for his unique talent as
Johnny Mathis, who, as these notes are being written in March 2026, is still a much-loved and respected figure in popular music at the age of 90, has been one the most distinctive and successful singers in popular music for the last seven decades. His velvet voice and immaculate phrasing enabled him to transcend the genres to encompass, sophisticated pop, jazz, easy listening and even disco over the years, and he had over 80 hits from the 1950s through to the '80s (see Johnny Mathis ' The Complete US Singles As & Bs 1957-62' Acrobat ADDCD3171). He began his recording career just as the long-playing album format was becoming a burgeoning medium, soon followed by the stereo boom and he was ideally placed to take advantage of that. This 46-track 2-CD collection features just about all the titles from his first albums for Columbia, 'Johnny Mathis', 'Wonderful, Wonderful', 'Warm' and 'Swing Softly'. Mostly comprising his trademark versions of classics from the Great American Songbook, and with accompaniments directed by great arranger/composers of the day - Percy Faith, Ted Macero, Bob Prince, Manny Albam, Gil Evans, and John Lewis - the collection offers a thoroughly enjoyable showcase for his unique talent as a song stylist, captured at the start of what would be a long and illustrious career.
Track Listing
Disc 1:- Autumn In Rome
- Easy To Love
- Street Of Dreams
- Love, Your Magic Spell Is Everywhere
- Prelude To A Kiss
- Babalu
- Caravan
- In Other Words (Fly Me To The Moon)
- Star Eyes
- It Might As Well Be Spring
- Cabin In The Sky
- Angel Eyes
- Will I Find My Love Today?
- Looking At You
- Let Me Love You
- All Through The Night
- It Could Happen To You
- That Old Black Magic
- Too Close For Comfort
- In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning
- Year After Year
- You Stepped Out Of A Dream
- Early Autumn
- Day In, Day Out
- Warm
- My One And Only Love
- Baby, Baby, Baby
- A Handful Of Stars
- By Myself
- Then I'll Be Tired Of You
- I'm Glad There Is You
- What'll I Do
- The Lovely Things You Do
- There Goes My Heart
- While We're Young
- You Hit The Spot
- It's De-Lovely
- Get Me To The Church On Time
- Like Someone In Love
- You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To
- Love Walked In
- This Heart Of Mine
- Sweet Lorraine
- Can't Get Out Of This Mood
- I've Got The World On A String
- Easy To Say (But So Hard To Do)
Additional Details
Label: Acrobat
Genre: Adult Contemporary/MOR
Language: English
Run Time: 141 mins
Region: 0
Release Date: 06/05/26
UPC: 824046359522
Description
The collection offers a thoroughly enjoyable showcase for his unique talent as
Johnny Mathis, who, as these notes are being written in March 2026, is still a much-loved and respected figure in popular music at the age of 90, has been one the most distinctive and successful singers in popular music for the last seven decades. His velvet voice and immaculate phrasing enabled him to transcend the genres to encompass, sophisticated pop, jazz, easy listening and even disco over the years, and he had over 80 hits from the 1950s through to the '80s (see Johnny Mathis ' The Complete US Singles As & Bs 1957-62' Acrobat ADDCD3171). He began his recording career just as the long-playing album format was becoming a burgeoning medium, soon followed by the stereo boom and he was ideally placed to take advantage of that. This 46-track 2-CD collection features just about all the titles from his first albums for Columbia, 'Johnny Mathis', 'Wonderful, Wonderful', 'Warm' and 'Swing Softly'. Mostly comprising his trademark versions of classics from the Great American Songbook, and with accompaniments directed by great arranger/composers of the day - Percy Faith, Ted Macero, Bob Prince, Manny Albam, Gil Evans, and John Lewis - the collection offers a thoroughly enjoyable showcase for his unique talent as a song stylist, captured at the start of what would be a long and illustrious career.
Track Listing
Disc 1:- Autumn In Rome
- Easy To Love
- Street Of Dreams
- Love, Your Magic Spell Is Everywhere
- Prelude To A Kiss
- Babalu
- Caravan
- In Other Words (Fly Me To The Moon)
- Star Eyes
- It Might As Well Be Spring
- Cabin In The Sky
- Angel Eyes
- Will I Find My Love Today?
- Looking At You
- Let Me Love You
- All Through The Night
- It Could Happen To You
- That Old Black Magic
- Too Close For Comfort
- In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning
- Year After Year
- You Stepped Out Of A Dream
- Early Autumn
- Day In, Day Out
- Warm
- My One And Only Love
- Baby, Baby, Baby
- A Handful Of Stars
- By Myself
- Then I'll Be Tired Of You
- I'm Glad There Is You
- What'll I Do
- The Lovely Things You Do
- There Goes My Heart
- While We're Young
- You Hit The Spot
- It's De-Lovely
- Get Me To The Church On Time
- Like Someone In Love
- You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To
- Love Walked In
- This Heart Of Mine
- Sweet Lorraine
- Can't Get Out Of This Mood
- I've Got The World On A String
- Easy To Say (But So Hard To Do)
Additional Details
Label: Acrobat
Genre: Adult Contemporary/MOR
Language: English
Run Time: 141 mins
Region: 0
Release Date: 06/05/26
UPC: 824046359522
