The Music of Johnny Mathis: A Personal Collection
Johnny Mathis · 1993
305 min · 86 tracks · easy listening
A sophisticated blend of orchestral pop and romantic balladry that showcases Mathis's smooth vocal delivery.
Why this album works
This compilation achieved commercial success, reaching the Billboard Top 200 and reinforcing Mathis's status as a staple of easy listening music. It is significant for encapsulating the essence of Mathis’s appeal, influencing subsequent generations of vocalists in the pop and adult contemporary genres.
- Best for
- romantic evenings by candlelight long drives with nostalgic tunes gentle background for dinner parties
- Context
- By the time 'The Music of Johnny Mathis: A Personal Collection' was released in 1993, Mathis had enjoyed a prolific career spanning over three decades since his debut in 1956. This album served as a retrospective, highlighting his most beloved songs while also marking a period when he was reconnecting with new audiences through compilation releases.
- Stylistic neighbors
- R. Stevie Moore· Nancy Sinatra· Nikka Costa· Harry Nilsson· Aretha Franklin· Cher· Elvis Presley· Dolly Parton
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
Disc 1
- 1 When Sunny Gets Blue 2:43
- 2 It's Not for Me to Say Standout 3:06
- 3 Wonderful Wonderful 2:51
- 4 In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning 3:16
- 5 It Could Happen to You 3:50
- 6 All Through the Night 2:59
- 7 Chances Are Standout 3:04
- 8 The Twelfth of Never 2:29
- 9 Wild Is the Wind 2:26
- 10 There Goes My Heart 3:43
- 11 What'll I Do 2:57
- 12 I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face 3:31
- 13 By Myself 4:10
- 14 Warm 3:27
- 15 When I Am With You 2:58
- 16 I Heard a Forest Praying 3:13
- 17 I Look at You 2:43
- 18 A Certain Smile 2:49
- 19 Someone 2:59
- 20 You'll Never Know 4:09
- 21 More Than You Know 4:16
- 22 Moonlight Becomes You 4:05
- 23 Heavenly 3:19
Disc 2
- 1 A Ride on a Rainbow 4:10
- 2 A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening 4:01
- 3 Misty Standout 3:36
- 4 Small World 3:21
- 5 The Best of Everything 2:45
- 6 Maria 3:48
- 7 Tonight 3:13
- 8 Isn't It a Pity 3:57
- 9 I Married an Angel 3:50
- 10 Spring Is Here 3:51
- 11 Don't Blame Me 4:40
- 12 Stairway to the Stars 4:54
- 13 Love Look Away 3:30
- 14 Smile 3:18
- 15 You Set My Heart to Music 2:45
- 16 Gina 2:50
- 17 What Will My Mary Say 3:11
- 18 Laura 4:39
- 19 Long Ago & Far Away 3:45
- 20 Clopin Clopant (Comme Ci, Comme Ca) 3:38
- 21 In Love for the Very First Time 3:17
Disc 3
- 1 A Time for Us 2:56
- 2 Live for Life 2:56
- 3 A Man & A Woman 3:24
- 4 Evie 3:09
- 5 If 3:05
- 6 Theme From Summer of '42 (The Summer Knows) 2:40
- 7 Speak Softly Love 3:10
- 8 Betcha by Golly Wow 2:49
- 9 Happy 3:39
- 10 Arianne 3:30
- 11 I'm Coming Home 3:25
- 12 And I Think That's What I'll Do 3:41
- 13 Life Is a Song Worth Singing 6:03
- 14 Let Me Be the One/I Won't Last a Day Without You 4:06
- 15 One Day in Your Life 4:15
- 16 Feelings 3:29
- 17 Yellow Roses on Her Gown 4:34
- 18 When a Child Is Born 3:44
- 19 All the Things You Are 3:36
- 20 We're All Alone 3:22
- 21 One 2:28
- 22 Too Much, Too Little, Too Late 2:59
Disc 4
- 1 The Last Time I Felt Like This 2:59
- 2 Love 3:51
- 3 With You I'm Born Again 4:08
- 4 Warm 4:40
- 5 Friends in Love 4:05
- 6 El Amar Y El Querer 4:12
- 7 Love Won’t Let Me Wait 4:19
- 8 99 Miles From L.A. 3:45
- 9 I Had the Craziest Dream 3:08
- 10 Baia (No Baixa Do Sapateiro) 4:12
- 11 Toyland 3:44
- 12 I'm on the Outside Looking In 3:24
- 13 It’s All in the Game 2:36
- 14 You Belong to Me 3:43
- 15 All Alone Am I 3:25
- 16 Photograph 4:35
- 17 The Island 4:03
- 18 Something to Live For 3:42
- 19 Prelude to a Kiss 2:55
- 20 I Have a Love / One Hand, One Heart 4:42
Reference: Wikipedia · MusicBrainz · Wikidata
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