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2004 compilation album by Johnny Mathis
The Essential Johnny Mathis Released May 4, 2004[1] Recorded 1956–2000 Genre Length 2 :19 :22 Label Columbia
Limited Edition 3.0 cover
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The Essential Johnny Mathis is a compilation album by American pop singer Johnny Mathis that was released in 2004 by Columbia Records and includes several of his early hits such as "Chances Are " and "Misty " as well as a wide assortment of selections spanning more than four decades of his recording career.
An eight-song CD was added to the original two-disc set to create The Essential Johnny Mathis: Limited Edition 3.0 , which was released on June 15, 2010.[2]
Track listing [ edit ]
Disc 1
"Fly Me to the Moon (In Other Words) " (Bart Howard ) – 3:51
"When Sunny Gets Blue" (Marvin Fisher, Jack Segal ) – 2:41
"It's Not for Me to Say " (Robert Allen , Al Stillman ) – 3:05
"Wonderful! Wonderful! " (Sherman Edwards , Ben Raleigh) – 2:50
"Chances Are " (Robert Allen , Al Stillman ) – 3:03
"No Love (But Your Love)" (Billy Myles ) – 2:18
"The Twelfth of Never " (Jerry Livingston , Paul Francis Webster ) – 2:28
"Wild Is the Wind " (Dimitri Tiomkin , Ned Washington ) – 2:26
"Teacher, Teacher" (Robert Allen , Al Stillman ) – 2:38
"A Certain Smile " (Sammy Fain , Paul Francis Webster ) – 2:47
"Sleigh Ride " performed with Percy Faith & His Orchestra (Leroy Anderson , Mitchell Parish ) – 3:01
"My Funny Valentine " (Lorenz Hart , Richard Rodgers ) – 3:33
"Misty " (Johnny Burke , Erroll Garner ) – 3:34
"Small World" (Stephen Sondheim , Jule Styne ) – 3:18
"Maria " (Leonard Bernstein , Stephen Sondheim ) – 3:45
"Stairway to the Stars " (Matty Malneck , Mitchell Parish , Frank Signorelli ) – 4:54
"Gina " (Leon Carr , Paul Vance ) – 2:46
"What Will Mary Say " (Eddie Snyder , Paul Vance ) – 3:09
"The Sweetheart Tree" (Henry Mancini , Johnny Mercer ) – 2:11
"On a Clear Day (You Can See Forever)" (Burton Lane , Alan Jay Lerner ) – 2:49
"The Look of Love " (Burt Bacharach , Hal David ) – 3:45
"Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet (A Time for Us) " (Larry Kusik , Nino Rota , Eddie Snyder ) – 2:58
Disc 2
"I'm Coming Home " (Thom Bell , Linda Creed ) – 3:24
"Life Is a Song Worth Singing " (Thom Bell, Linda Creed) – 6:06
"99 Miles from L.A. " (Hal David , Albert Hammond ) – 3:35
"What I Did for Love" (Marvin Hamlisch , Edward Kleban ) – 2:44
"When a Child Is Born " (Ciro Dammicco, Fred Jay) – 3:41
"Too Much, Too Little, Too Late " performed with Deniece Williams (Nat Kipner, John Vallins ) – 2:59
"Begin the Beguine " (Cole Porter ) – 4:16
"Memory " (T. S. Eliot , Trevor Nunn , Andrew Lloyd Webber ) – 3:00
"Friends in Love" performed with Dionne Warwick (Bill Champlin , David Foster , Jay Graydon ) – 4:03
"Brazil (Aquarela do Brasil)" (Ary Barroso , Bob Russell ) – 4:13
"Prelude to a Kiss " (Duke Ellington , Irving Gordon , Irving Mills) – 2:52
"What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life? " (Alan and Marilyn Bergman , Michel Legrand ) – 3:05
"Let Your Heart Remember" (Stephen Bishop , Jeff Jones) – 4:36
"Un-Break My Heart " (Diane Warren ) – 5:00
"Because You Loved Me " (Warren) – 4:36
"Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries "(featuring Forever Plaid) (Lew Brown , Ray Henderson ) – 2:46
"On Broadway " (Barry Mann , Cynthia Weil , Jerry Leiber , Mike Stoller ) – 3:24
Disc 3 (Limited Edition 3.0 version only)
"When I Fall in Love " (Edward Heyman , Victor Young ) – 4:33
"I Wish I Were in Love Again " (Richard Rodgers , Lorenz Hart ) – 3:41
"Bye Bye Barbara" (Jack Segal , Paul Vance ) – 2:38
"No Strings" (Rodgers) – 3:17
"Beyond the Blue Horizon " (W. Franke Harling , Leo Robin , Richard A. Whiting ) - 2:57
"The Last Time I Felt Like This" performed with Jane Olivor (A. Bergman, M. Bergman, Marvin Hamlisch ) – 2:57
"El Amar y el Querer" (Manuel Alejandro , Ana Magdalena) – 4:13
"Baía (Na Baixa do Sapateiro) " (Ary Barroso , Ray Gilbert ) – 4:13
Personnel [ edit ]
Compilation[3]
Didier C. Deutsch – producer
Darcy M. Proper – producer, mastering engineer
Steve Berkowitz – A&R
Joy Gilbert Monfried – project director
Patti Matheny – A&R coordinator
Darren Salmieri – A&R coordinator
Adam Farber – A&R coordinator
Susan N. Jacobs – business affairs administration
Peter Cho – studio administration
Sheila Johnson – studio administration
Mike Kull – tape research
Hooshik Bayliss – art direction/design
Bret Lopez – front cover photography
Bob Cato – photography
Norman Menard – photography
Hank Parker – photography
Sandy Speiser – photography
David Vance – photography
Bob Willoughby – photography
References [ edit ]
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