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For 50 years, Johnny Mathis has wrapped his velvet voice around some of the best light pop arrangements in music -- whether it's Mitch Miller in 1958 or Thom Bell in 1977 or Walter Afanasieff in 2008. The 2008 edition, captured on A Night to Remember, may provoke few surprises -- the guests are frequent, the arrangements ineffably slick, the voice smooth yet heart-tugging -- but it's a fine latter-day album for Mathis, who spent the 2000s recording more Christmas albums (two) than non-Christmas albums (one). It's also his first straight-ahead adult contemporary record in a decade. Mathis sounds fantastic for a septuagenarian, and his duets (whether with singer or instrumentalist) prove his talents with the classic warm duet. The material he chooses is excellent as well; most of the songs strike the proper balance between the type of song everyone's heard but never needs to again, and the ones that should be heard more but might take more listens to carry. As well, it's a golden opportunity for producer/arranger Walter Afanasieff. Since the early '80s, Afanasieff has helmed most of the best records by many artists who have come later and courted the same audience as Mathis -- Michael Bolton, Celine Dion, Luther Vandross, Mariah Carey, and Kenny G, to name a few. He definitely saved his best for this date, a landmark in his career (though it comes too late in Mathis' career to outsell some of Afanasieff's classics). Of course, there's never a moment that's not slick and polished -- after all, not one but two smooth jazz saxophonists (Kenny G and Dave Koz) are featured on duets -- but the playing and textures from most of the musicians involved are genuinely inspiring.
© John Bush /TiVo
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Ryan Geller, Mixing Engineer - Walter Afanasieff, Keyboards - Johnnie Davis, Mixing Engineer - Tawgs Salter, Engineer - Johnny Mathis, Vocal - Tyler Gordon, Programmer - Rich Davis, Coordinator - William Salter, Composer - William Salter, Lyricist - Ralph MacDonald, Composer - Ralph MacDonald, Lyricist - Kenny G, Saxophone - Mike Landau, Guitar - Bill Withers, Lyricist - Bill Withers, Composer - Johnny Mathis featuring Kenny G, Performer - David Channing, Engineer - Jay Landers, Executive Producer - Chris Brooke, Vocal - Chris Brooke, Engineer
(P) 2007 JON MAT RECORDS, INC
Linda Creed, Composer - Linda Creed, Lyricist - Curt Bisquera, Drums - Ryan Geller, Mixing Engineer - Thom Bell, Lyricist - Thom Bell, Composer - Walter Afanasieff, Keyboards - Johnny Mathis, Vocal - Johnnie Davis, Mixing Engineer - Rich Davis, Coordinator - Marq Moody, Vocal - Johnny Mathis featuring Yolanda Adams, Performer - Nathan East, Bass - Mike Landau, Guitar - Yolanda Adams, Performer - Jay Landers, Executive Producer - David Channing, Engineer - Chris Brooke, Vocal - Brian Warwick, 2nd Engineer
(P) 2007 JON MAT RECORDS, INC
Ryan Geller, Mixing Engineer - Walter Afanasieff, Keyboards - Johnny Mathis, Performer - Johnny Mathis, Vocal - Johnnie Davis, Mixing Engineer - Tyler Gordon, Programmer - Rich Davis, Coordinator - Mike Landau, Guitar - Hal David, Lyricist - Hal David, Composer - Burt Bacharach, Lyricist - Burt Bacharach, Composer - David Channing, Engineer - Jay Landers, Executive Producer - Chris Brooke, Vocal
(P) 2007 JON MAT RECORDS, INC
Carole King, Composer - Carole King, Lyricist - Ryan Geller, Mixing Engineer - Walter Afanasieff, Keyboards - Johnny Mathis, Vocal - Johnny Mathis, Performer - Johnnie Davis, Mixing Engineer - Tyler Gordon, Programmer - Rich Davis, Coordinator - Gerry Goffin, Lyricist - Gerry Goffin, Composer - Mike Landau, Guitar - Jay Landers, Executive Producer - David Channing, Engineer - Chris Brooke, Vocal
(P) 2007 JON MAT RECORDS, INC
Walter Afanasieff, Keyboards - Johnny Mathis, Performer - Johnny Mathis, Vocal - Tyler Gordon, Programmer - Rich Davis, Coordinator - Mike Landau, Guitar - Jay Landers, Executive Producer - Reginald Lucas, Composer - Reginald Lucas, Lyricist - David Channing, Engineer - James Mtume, Lyricist - James Mtume, Composer - Chris Brooke, Vocal
(P) 2007 JON MAT RECORDS, INC
Curt Bisquera, Drums - Ryan Geller, Mixing Engineer - Walter Afanasieff, Keyboards - Johnnie Davis, Mixing Engineer - Johnny Mathis, Performer - Johnny Mathis, Vocal - Tawgs Salter, Engineer - Tyler Gordon, Engineer - Tyler Gordon, Programmer - William Salter, Lyricist - William Salter, Composer - Rich Davis, Coordinator - Ralph MacDonald, Lyricist - Ralph MacDonald, Composer - Eric Jackson, Guitar - Mike Landau, Guitar - Nathan East, Bass - Jay Landers, Executive Producer - David Channing, Engineer - Brian Warwick, 2nd Engineer
(P) 2007 JON MAT RECORDS, INC
Ryan Geller, Mixing Engineer - Walter Afanasieff, Keyboards - Johnnie Davis, Mixing Engineer - Johnny Mathis, Vocal - Johnny Mathis, Performer - Tyler Gordon, Programmer - Rich Davis, Coordinator - Eldra DeBarge, Lyricist - Eldra DeBarge, Composer - Mike Landau, Guitar - David Channing, Engineer - Jay Landers, Executive Producer - Chris Brooke, Vocal
(P) 2007 JON MAT RECORDS, INC
Ryan Geller, Mixing Engineer - Walter Afanasieff, Keyboards - Johnny Mathis, Vocal - Johnnie Davis, Mixing Engineer - Rich Davis, Coordinator - Tyler Gordon, Programmer - Wayne Lewis, Composer - Wayne Lewis, Lyricist - Johnny Mathis featuring Mone't, Performer - David Lewis, Composer - David Lewis, Lyricist - Jonathan Lewis, Composer - Jonathan Lewis, Lyricist - Mike Landau, Guitar - Mone't, Performer - David Channing, Engineer - Jay Landers, Executive Producer - Chris Brooke, Vocal
(P) 2007 JON MAT RECORDS, INC
Curt Bisquera, Drums - Joe Wohlmuth, Vocal - Ryan Geller, Mixing Engineer - Walter Afanasieff, Keyboards - Johnny Mathis, Vocal - Johnnie Davis, Mixing Engineer - Rich Davis, Coordinator - Johnny Mathis featuring Dave Koz, Performer - Mike Landau, Guitar - Nathan East, Bass - Roger Murrah, Lyricist - Roger Murrah, Composer - Keith Stegall, Composer - Keith Stegall, Lyricist - Dave Koz, Saxophone - David Channing, Engineer - Jay Landers, Executive Producer - Brian Warwick, 2nd Engineer
(P) 2007 JON MAT RECORDS, INC
Ryan Geller, Mixing Engineer - Walter Afanasieff, Keyboards - Johnny Mathis, Vocal - Johnny Mathis, Performer - Johnnie Davis, Mixing Engineer - Tawgs Salter, Engineer - Tyler Gordon, Programmer - Rich Davis, Coordinator - Mike Landau, Guitar - David Channing, Engineer - Jay Landers, Executive Producer - DANA WALDEN, Lyricist - DANA WALDEN, Composer - Chris Brooke, Vocal
(P) 2007 JON MAT RECORDS, INC
Ryan Geller, Mixing Engineer - Walter Afanasieff, Keyboards - Johnny Mathis, Vocal - Johnny Mathis, Performer - Johnnie Davis, Mixing Engineer - Tawgs Salter, Engineer - Rich Davis, Coordinator - Tyler Gordon, Programmer - Rod Temperton, Lyricist - Rod Temperton, Composer - Mike Landau, Guitar - David Channing, Engineer - Jay Landers, Executive Producer - Chris Brooke, Vocal
(P) 2007 JON MAT RECORDS, INC
Gladys Knight, Vocal - Ryan Geller, Mixing Engineer - Walter Afanasieff, Lyricist - Walter Afanasieff, Keyboards - Walter Afanasieff, Composer - Johnny Mathis, Vocal - Johnnie Davis, Mixing Engineer - Rich Davis, Coordinator - Tyler Gordon, Programmer - Elliot Peters, Vocal - Mike Landau, Guitar - David Channing, Engineer - Johnny Mathis featuring Gladys Knight, Performer - Jay Landers, Lyricist - Jay Landers, Executive Producer - Jay Landers, Composer - Chris Brooke, Vocal
(P) 2007 JON MAT RECORDS, INC
Album review
For 50 years, Johnny Mathis has wrapped his velvet voice around some of the best light pop arrangements in music -- whether it's Mitch Miller in 1958 or Thom Bell in 1977 or Walter Afanasieff in 2008. The 2008 edition, captured on A Night to Remember, may provoke few surprises -- the guests are frequent, the arrangements ineffably slick, the voice smooth yet heart-tugging -- but it's a fine latter-day album for Mathis, who spent the 2000s recording more Christmas albums (two) than non-Christmas albums (one). It's also his first straight-ahead adult contemporary record in a decade. Mathis sounds fantastic for a septuagenarian, and his duets (whether with singer or instrumentalist) prove his talents with the classic warm duet. The material he chooses is excellent as well; most of the songs strike the proper balance between the type of song everyone's heard but never needs to again, and the ones that should be heard more but might take more listens to carry. As well, it's a golden opportunity for producer/arranger Walter Afanasieff. Since the early '80s, Afanasieff has helmed most of the best records by many artists who have come later and courted the same audience as Mathis -- Michael Bolton, Celine Dion, Luther Vandross, Mariah Carey, and Kenny G, to name a few. He definitely saved his best for this date, a landmark in his career (though it comes too late in Mathis' career to outsell some of Afanasieff's classics). Of course, there's never a moment that's not slick and polished -- after all, not one but two smooth jazz saxophonists (Kenny G and Dave Koz) are featured on duets -- but the playing and textures from most of the musicians involved are genuinely inspiring.
© John Bush /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:50:52
- Main artists: Johnny Mathis
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Columbia
- Genre: Pop/Rock International Pop Crooners
(P) 2007 JON MAT RECORDS, INC
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