Johnny (Johnny Mathis album)


Johnny is an album by American pop singer Johnny Mathis that was released on July 15, 1963, by Columbia Records and later described on Allmusic as "a nice blend of standards, show tunes and then-new compositions."
The LP debuted on Billboard magazine's album chart in the issue dated August 24, 1963, and remained there for 27 weeks, during which time it got as high as number 20. One song from the album, "No Man Can Stand Alone", had been released on May 7 of that year as the B-side of "Every Step of the Way".
This album was "remixed and mastered from the original session tapes in 20-bit Super Bit Mapping" for its first release on compact disc on May 7, 1996.

Reception

Cub Koda of Allmusic described this Mathis outing as "one of his best… with Costa's arrangements fitting like a glove around Mathis's pipes." He also mentions some standout performances. "Everything on here works just fine, but pay special attention to 'The Most Beautiful Girl in the World', 'I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me', Cole Porter's 'I Love You', and Duke Ellington's 'Jump for Joy'." The reviewer concludes, "No big hits on here, maybe, but a more solid track-by-track Johnny Mathis album you'd be hard pressed to find."
Upon its release, the review in Billboard was more focused upon his switch from Columbia to Mercury Records. "Mathis has departed the label, but his memory is likely to linger on with this latest grouping, done up to Don Costa's slick arrangements."

Track listing

Side one

  1. "Easy Does It" – 2:08
  2. "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World" from Jumbo – 3:45
  3. "Miracles" – 2:51
  4. " When the World Was Young" – 3:47
  5. "Never Never Land" from Peter Pan – 4:01
  6. "Poor Butterfly" from the musical The Big Show – 4:15

    Side two

  7. "Jump for Joy" – 2:15
  8. "Joey, Joey, Joey" from The Most Happy Fella – 3:56
  9. "I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me" – 3:00
  10. "I Love You" from Mexican Hayride – 3:27
  11. "Weaver of Dreams" – 3:13
  12. "No Man Can Stand Alone" – 2:35

    Recording dates

From the liner notes for :

Original album