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hits ("No Love (But Your Love)", "Teacher, Teacher", "Call Me", "Someone", "Starbright", "Every Step of the Way"). in favor of his singles that did not make the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 ("

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", " My Funny Valentine"). This collection made its first appearance on '' Billboard'' magazine's Top LP's & Tapes chart in the issue dated June 24, 1972, and remained there for 15 weeks, peaking at number 141. It received Gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America on July 9, 1976, and Platinum certification was awarded on November 21, 1986.

Reception

''Billboard'' described the compilation as "a collector's must!"

Track listing

Side one

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A Certain Smile ''A Certain Smile'' was originally published in French as ''Un certain sourire'' by the Paris publisher Juillard in 1956. It was the second novel by Françoise Sagan and was written in two months. Two translations into English then followed in 195 ...

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'' ( Sammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster) – 2:47 #* recorded on 5/12/58 and released on 6/2/58;(2015) ''The Singles'' by Johnny Mathis D booklet New York: Columbia Records 88875120552. ''Billboard'' Hot 100: number 14. # "

" (Marvin Fisher, Jack Segal) – 2:41 #*rec. 9/20/56, rel. 11/5/56; B-side of "Wonderful! Wonderful!" # "Small World" from ''

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'' ( Stephen Sondheim, Jule Styne) – 3:18 #* rec. 4/29/59, rel. 5/25/59; ''Billboard'' Hot 100: number 20 # "

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Erroll Garner Erroll Louis Garner (June 15, 1921 – January 2, 1977) was an American jazz pianist and composer known for his swing playing and ballads. His instrumental ballad " Misty", his best-known composition, has become a jazz standard. It was first r ...

) – 3:34 #*rec. 4/21/59(1993) ''The Music of Johnny Mathis: A Personal Collection'' by Johnny Mathis D booklet New York: Columbia Records C4K-48932. for his album '' Heavenly''; single rel. 9/59; ''Billboard'' Hot 100: number 12 # " Chances Are" ( Robert Allen,

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) – 3:03 #*rec. 6/16/57, rel. 8/12/57; Most Played by Jockeys: number 1 (1 week) ;Personnel *

Al Ham Albert W. Ham (February 6, 1925 in Malden, Massachusetts — October 4, 2001 in Spring Hill, Florida) was an American composer and jingle writer. He was notable as the composer of the ''Move Closer to Your World'' music package used since the 19 ...

– producer (tracks 1, 2, 4; 5(2004) ''The Essential Johnny Mathis'' by Johnny Mathis D booklet New York: Columbia Records C2K-63562.) *

Mitch Miller Mitchell William Miller (July 4, 1911 – July 31, 2010) was an American choral conductor, record producer, record-industry executive, and professional oboist. He was involved in almost all aspects of the industry, particularly as a conductor ...

– producer (tracks 1–4, 5) * Ray Conniff – arranger, conductor (tracks 2, 5) *

Ray Ellis Ray Ellis (July 28, 1923 – October 27, 2008) was an American record producer, arranger, conductor, and saxophonist. He was responsible for the orchestration in Billie Holiday's '' Lady in Satin'' (1958). Biography Raymond Spencer Ellis ...

– arranger, conductor (track 1) * Glenn Osser – arranger, conductor (tracks 3, 4)

Side two

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'' ( Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim) – 3:45 #*rec. 11/6/59 for his album '' Faithfully''; single rel. 5/60; ''Billboard'' Hot 100: number 78; single rel. 11/61; ''Billboard'' Hot 100: number 88 # "

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Tim Hardin James Timothy Hardin (December 23, 1941 – December 29, 1980) was an American folk and blues musician and composer. As well as releasing his own material, several of his songs, including " If I Were a Carpenter" and "Reason to Believe", beca ...

) – 2:39 #*rec. 1967 for his album '' Up, Up and Away''; Easy Listening: number 40 # " Gina" (

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Paul Vance Joseph Paul Florio (November 4, 1929 – May 30, 2022), known professionally as Paul Vance, was an American songwriter and record producer, primarily from the 1950s until the 1970s. His most successful song compositions, all written with Lee Po ...

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What Will Mary Say "What Will Mary Say" is a song written by Eddie Snyder and Paul Vance. It was originally performed and issued as a single by Mark Dinning in 1961, but did not chart. Two years later, the song was recorded and released by Johnny Mathis, who made ...

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Eddie Snyder Edward Abraham Snyder (February 22, 1919 – March 10, 2011) was an American composer and songwriter. Snyder is credited with co-writing the English language lyrics and music for Frank Sinatra's 1966 hit, " Strangers in the Night". Snyder was bo ...

) – 3:09 #*rec. 8/9/62, rel. 1/4/63; ''Billboard'' Hot 100: number 9, Easy Listening: number 3 ;Personnel *Ernie Altschuler - producer (tracks 4, 5) * Robert Mersey - arranger, conductor, producer (tracks 1, 3(1967) ''Up, Up and Away'' by Johnny Mathis lbum jacket New York: Columbia Records CS 9526.) *

– producer (track 2) *

Don Costa Dominick P. "Don" Costa (June 10, 1925 – January 19, 1983) was an American conductor and record producer. He discovered singer Paul Anka and worked on several hit albums by Frank Sinatra, including ''Sinatra and Strings'' and '' My Way''. ...

- arranger, conductor (tracks 4, 5) * Glenn Osser - arranger, conductor (track 2)

Side three

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Francis Lai Francis Albert Lai (; 26 April 19327 November 2018) was a French composer, noted for his film scores. He won the 1970 Oscar for Best Music, Original Score and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score for the film ''Love Story''. The so ...

, Carl Sigman) – 2:46 #*rec. for his 1971 album '' Love Story'' # "If We Only Have Love" (

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Mort Shuman Mortimer Shuman (12 November 1938 – 2 November 1991) was an American singer, pianist and songwriter, best known as co-writer of many 1960s rock and roll hits, including "Viva Las Vegas". He also wrote and sang many songs in French, such as " ...

) – 3:16 #* rec. 7/8/71, rel. 2/17/72; non-charting single # " My Funny Valentine" ( Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 3:33 #*rec. 1958 for his album ''

Open Fire, Two Guitars ''Open Fire, Two Guitars'' is an album by American pop singer Johnny Mathis that was released on January 5, 1959, by Columbia Records on which he opts for guitar and bass accompaniment instead of performing alongside an orchestra. Two new songs ( ...

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) – 3:05 #*rec. 10/31/57, rel. 12/30/57; Most Played by Jockeys: number 22 #" Love Theme from "Romeo and Juliet" (A Time for Us)" from '' Romeo and Juliet'' (

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Nino Rota Giovanni Rota Rinaldi (; 3 December 1911 – 10 April 1979), better known as Nino Rota (), was an Italian composer, pianist, conductor and academic who is best known for his film scores, notably for the films of Federico Fellini and Luchino Visco ...

) – 2:58 #*rec. for his 1969 album '' Love Theme From "Romeo And Juliet" (A Time For Us)'' ;Personnel *Jack Gold – producer (tracks 1,(1971) ''Love Story'' by Johnny Mathis lbum jacket New York: Columbia Records C 30499. 5(1969) ''Love Theme from "Romeo and Juliet" (A Time for Us)'' by Johnny Mathis lbum jacket New York: Columbia Records CS 9909.) *Johnny Mathis – producer (track 2)(1971) ''You've Got a Friend'' by Johnny Mathis lbum jacket New York: Columbia Records C 30740. *Mitch Miller – producer (tracks 3,(1959) ''Open Fire, Two Guitars'' by Johnny Mathis lbum jacket New York: Columbia Records CS 8056. 4) * Perry Botkin, Jr. - arranger, conductor (track 1) *

Ernie Freeman Ernest Aaron Freeman (August 16, 1922 – May 16, 1981) was an American pianist, organist, bandleader, and arranger. He was responsible for arranging many successful rhythm and blues and pop records from the 1950s to the 1970s. Birth and fam ...

- arranger, conductor (track 5) * Glenn Osser - arranger, conductor (track 4) *D'Arneill Pershing – arranger (track 2) *Roy M. Rogosin – conductor (track 2) *

Al Caiola Alexander Emil Caiola (September 7, 1920 – November 9, 2016) was an American guitarist, composer and arranger, who spanned a variety of music genres including jazz, country, rock, and pop. He recorded over fifty albums and worked with some of ...

– guitar (track 3) *Frank Carroll – bass (track 3) *

Milt Hinton Milton John Hinton (June 23, 1910 – December 19, 2000) was an American double bassist and photographer. Regarded as the Dean of American jazz bass players, his nicknames included "Sporty" from his years in Chicago, "Fump" from his time on the ...

– bass (track 3) *

Tony Mottola Anthony C. Mottola (April 18, 1918 – August 9, 2004) was an American jazz guitarist who released dozens of solo albums. Mottola was born in Kearny, New Jersey, Kearny, New Jersey and died in Denville, New Jersey, Denville. Career Like ...

– guitar (track 3)

Side four

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Wonderful! Wonderful! "Wonderful! Wonderful!" is a popular music song written by Sherman Edwards, with lyrics by Ben Raleigh. The song was first published in 1956. In the United States, a recording by Johnny Mathis reached number 14 on the ''Billboard'' chart ...

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Sherman Edwards Sherman Edwards (April 3, 1919 – March 30, 1981) was an American composer, jazz pianist, and songwriter, best known for his songs from the 1969 Broadway musical ''1776'' and the 1972 film adaptation. Early life Edwards was born in the East ...

, Ben Raleigh) – 2:50 #*rec. 9/20/56, rel. 11/5/56; Most Played by Jockeys: number 14 #"All the Time" from ''

Oh, Captain! ''Oh, Captain!'' is a musical comedy based on the 1953 film ''The Captain's Paradise'' with music and lyrics by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans and the book by Al Morgan and José Ferrer. The basis of the musical was the 1953 film ''The Captain's ...

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The Twelfth of Never "The Twelfth of Never" is a popular song written in 1956 and first recorded by Johnny Mathis the following year. The title is a popular expression, which is used as the date of a future occurrence that will never come to pass. In the case of t ...

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Jerry Livingston Jerry Livingston (born Jerry Levinson; March 25, 1909 – July 1, 1987) was an American songwriter and dance orchestra pianist. Life and career Born in Denver, Colorado, Livingston studied music at the University of Arizona. While there he com ...

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Wild Is the Wind ''Wild is the Wind'' is a 1957 film directed by George Cukor and starring Anna Magnani, Anthony Quinn, and Anthony Franciosa. It tells the story of an American rancher who, after his wife dies, goes to Italy to marry her sister, but finds that s ...

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Dimitri Tiomkin Dimitri Zinovievich Tiomkin (, ; May 10, 1894 – November 11, 1979) was a Russian-born American film composer and conductor. Classically trained in St. Petersburg, Russia before the Bolshevik Revolution, he moved to Berlin and then New York City ...

Ned Washington Ned Washington (born Edward Michael Washington, August 15, 1901 – December 20, 1976) was an American lyricist born in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Life and career Washington was nominated for eleven Academy Awards from 1940 to 1962. He won the Bes ...

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It's Not for Me to Say "It's Not for Me to Say" is a 1957 popular song with music by Robert Allen and lyrics by Al Stillman. It was written for the 1957 movie '' Lizzie'' (starring Eleanor Parker), and was sung by Johnny Mathis in the film. Mathis' recording of the so ...

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'' (Allen, Stillman) – 3:05 #*rec. 9/20/56, rel. 2/25/57; Most Played by Jockeys: number 5 ;Personnel *

– producer (tracks 1, 4, 5; 3) *

– producer (tracks 1, 4, 5; 2; 3) * Ray Conniff – arranger, conductor (tracks 1, 5), conductor (track 3) *

– arranger, conductor (tracks 2, 4)

Personnel

* Johnny Mathis – vocals *Mort Goode – liner notes *Anne Garner – cover design *Beverly Parker – photos *Jay Flammer – lettering

References

Bibliography

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Johnny Mathis' All-Time Greatest Hits 1972 greatest hits albums Johnny Mathis compilation albums Columbia Records compilation albums