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Columbia Records invented the "greatest hits" album by releasing Johnny Mathis' Johnny's Greatest Hits in March 1958, and was rewarded with a long-running #1 hit that spent years in the best-seller charts. Following it with a second volume More Johnny's Greatest Hits was a no-brainer. Unfortunately, Columbia waited only 15 months between the two albums -- long enough for Mathis to release five singles that all managed modest chart success, though none matched the hit status of songs from the first album, such as "It's Not for Me to Say," "Chances Are," and "The Twelfth of Never." "Teacher, Teacher" (the flipside of "All the Time," which had appeared on the first album), "A Certain Smile," "Call Me," and "Small World" all made the Top 20 on at least one of the charts, but the album was filled with less-successful singles and B-sides. There are some excellent examples of the singer's characteristic ballad style, but he also struggles with inferior uptempo material, and the album is uneven, especially in comparison to its predecessor. Nevertheless, it went gold and spent more than a year and a half in the charts, ample evidence of Mathis's continuing appeal.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
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Stephen Sondheim, Lyricist - Unknown, Producer - Glenn Osser, Performer - Johnny Mathis, Performer - Jule Styne, Composer
Originally released 1959 Jon Mat Records, Inc.
Unknown, Producer - William Tennyson, Composer - William Tennyson, Lyricist - Johnny Mathis, Performer
Originally released 1959 Jon Mat Records, Inc.
Unknown, Producer - Al Stillman, Composer - Al Stillman, Lyricist - Raymond Ellis, Composer - Raymond Ellis, Lyricist - Johnny Mathis, Performer
Originally released 1959. All rights reserved by Jon Mat Records, Inc.
Percy Faith, Composer - Percy Faith, Lyricist - Unknown, Producer - Carl Sigman, Composer - Carl Sigman, Lyricist - Johnny Mathis, Performer
Originally released 1959. All rights reserved by Jon Mat Records, Inc.
Ray Ellis, Performer - Al Frisch, Composer - Al Frisch, Lyricist - Unknown, Producer - Sid Wayne, Composer - Sid Wayne, Lyricist - Johnny Mathis, Performer
Originally released 1958. All rights reserved by Jon Mat Records, Inc.
Paul Vance, Composer - Paul Vance, Lyricist - Lee Pockriss, Lyricist - Lee Pockriss, Composer - Unknown, Producer - Glenn Osser, Performer - Johnny Mathis, Performer
Originally released 1959. All rights reserved by Jon Mat Records, Inc.
Johnny Mathis with Ray Ellis & his Orchestra, Performer - Unknown, Producer - Sammy Fain, Composer - Sammy Fain, Lyricist - Paul F. Webster, Composer - Paul F. Webster, Lyricist
(P) Originally released 1958. All rights reserved by Jon Mat Records, Inc.
Clyde Otis, Composer - Clyde Otis, Lyricist - Belford Hendricks, Composer - Belford Hendricks, Lyricist - Unknown, Producer - Johnny Mathis, Performer
Originally released 1958. All rights reserved by Jon Mat Records, Inc.
Unknown, Producer - Oscar Hammerstein II, Composer - Oscar Hammerstein II, Lyricist - Richard Rodgers, Composer - Richard Rodgers, Lyricist - Johnny Mathis, Performer
Originally released 1958. All rights reserved by Jon Mat Records, Inc.
Johnny Mathis with Ray Ellis & his Orchestra, Performer - Robert Allen, Composer - Robert Allen, Lyricist - Unknown, Producer - Al Stillman, Composer - Al Stillman, Lyricist
Originally released 1958 Jon Mat Records, Inc.
Enzo Bonagura, Composer - Enzo Bonagura, Lyricist - Giuseppe Cioffi, Composer - Giuseppe Cioffi, Lyricist - Unknown, Producer - Albert Beach, Composer - Albert Beach, Lyricist - Johnny Mathis, Performer
Originally released 1958. All rights reserved by Jon Mat Records, Inc.
Unknown, Producer - Norman Kaye, Composer - Norman Kaye, Lyricist - Richard Ferraris, Composer - Richard Ferraris, Lyricist - Johnny Mathis, Performer
Originally released 1958 Jon Mat Records, Inc.
Album review
Columbia Records invented the "greatest hits" album by releasing Johnny Mathis' Johnny's Greatest Hits in March 1958, and was rewarded with a long-running #1 hit that spent years in the best-seller charts. Following it with a second volume More Johnny's Greatest Hits was a no-brainer. Unfortunately, Columbia waited only 15 months between the two albums -- long enough for Mathis to release five singles that all managed modest chart success, though none matched the hit status of songs from the first album, such as "It's Not for Me to Say," "Chances Are," and "The Twelfth of Never." "Teacher, Teacher" (the flipside of "All the Time," which had appeared on the first album), "A Certain Smile," "Call Me," and "Small World" all made the Top 20 on at least one of the charts, but the album was filled with less-successful singles and B-sides. There are some excellent examples of the singer's characteristic ballad style, but he also struggles with inferior uptempo material, and the album is uneven, especially in comparison to its predecessor. Nevertheless, it went gold and spent more than a year and a half in the charts, ample evidence of Mathis's continuing appeal.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:34:17
- Main artists: Johnny Mathis
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Columbia
- Genre: Pop/Rock International Pop Crooners
(P) 1959 Sony Music Entertainment
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