The Essential Johnny Mathis | 
| Artist: Johnny Mathis
Label: Sony
Category: Music
List Price: $24.98
Buy New: $15.97
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Rating:  20 reviews
Sales Rank: 3466
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 4.6 x 0.5
MPN: 63562
UPC: 074646356227
EAN: 0074646356227
ASIN: B000219986
Release Date: May 4, 2004
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| Tracks:
Disc 1
| • | Fly Me to the Moon - Johnny Mathis, Howard, Bart | | • | When Sunny Gets Blue - Johnny Mathis, Fisher, Marvin | | • | It's Not for Me to Say - Johnny Mathis, Allen, Robert [Song | | • | Wonderful! Wonderful! - Johnny Mathis, Edwards, Sherman | | • | Chances Are - Johnny Mathis, Allen, Robert [Song | | • | No Love (But Your Love) - Johnny Mathis, Myles, Billy | | • | The Twelfth of Never - Johnny Mathis, Livingston, Jerry | | • | Wild Is the Wind - Johnny Mathis, Tiomkin, Dimitri | | • | Teacher, Teacher - Johnny Mathis, Allen, Robert [Song | | • | A Certain Smile - Johnny Mathis, Fain, Sammy | | • | Sleigh Ride - Johnny Mathis, Anderson, Leroy | | • | My Funny Valentine - Johnny Mathis, Hart, Lorenz | | • | Misty - Johnny Mathis, Burke, Johnny [Voca | | • | Small World - Johnny Mathis, Comden, Betty | | • | Maria - Johnny Mathis, Bernstein, Leonard | | • | Dancing on the Ceiling - Johnny Mathis, Rodgers, Richard | | • | Stairway to the Stars - Johnny Mathis, Parish, Mitchell | | • | Gina - Johnny Mathis, Carr, Leon | | • | What Will My Mary Say - Johnny Mathis, Vance, Paul | | • | The Sweetheart Tree - Johnny Mathis, Mancini, Henry | | • | On a Clear Day (You Can See Forever) - Johnny Mathis, Lane, Burton | | • | The Look of Love - Johnny Mathis, Bacharach, Burt | | • | A Time for Us - Johnny Mathis, Kusik, Lawrence |
Disc 2
| • | I'm Coming Home - Johnny Mathis, Bell, Thom | | • | Life Is a Song Worth Singing - Johnny Mathis, Bell, Thom | | • | 99 Miles from L.A. - Johnny Mathis, David, Hal | | • | What I Did for Love - Johnny Mathis, Hamlisch, Marvin | | • | When a Child Is Born - Johnny Mathis, Zacar, Fred Jay | | • | Too Much, Too Little, Too Late - Johnny Mathis, Kipner, Nat | | • | Begin the Beguine - Johnny Mathis, Porter, Cole | | • | Memory - Johnny Mathis, Eliot, T.S. | | • | Friends in Love - Johnny Mathis, Foster, David [1] | | • | Brazil (Aquarela Do Brasil) - Johnny Mathis, Barroso, Ary | | • | Prelude to a Kiss - Johnny Mathis, Ellington, Duke | | • | What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life? - Johnny Mathis, Legrand, M. | | • | Let Your Heart Remember - Johnny Mathis, Bishop, Stephen [1] | | • | Un-Break My Heart - Johnny Mathis, Warren, Diane | | • | Because You Loved Me - Johnny Mathis, Warren, Diane | | • | Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries - Johnny Mathis, Brown, Lew | | • | On Broadway - Johnny Mathis, Mann, Barry |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 15 more reviews...
 MATHIS--ALWAYS BRILLIANT!! September 15, 2008
James T. Mcqueen (HATTIESBURG, MS)
MY WIFE AND I SAW JOHNNY MATHIS IN CONCERT SEVERAL TIMES THROUGH THE YEARS,
AND HE WAS MAGNIFICENT...ALWAYS HAD AN EXCELLENT ORCHESTRA (WITH STRINGS)
AS HIS ACCOMPANIMENT (WHICH IS AN ABSOLUTE MUST FOR BALLAD VOCALISTS).
HIS CONTEMPORARY RECORDINGS AREN'T AS WELL DONE AS THE 'OLDIES'...BUT HE
STILL HAS THAT GREAT VOICE!!
Great Sounds! June 23, 2008
Kathleen Edelmuth (Memphis, TN)
This is a terrific CD. I bought it for "Brazil" and found many other great songs with wonderful sound.
give this guy a spotlight !!! March 29, 2008
Matthew G. Sherwin
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
The Essential Johnny Mathis is a splendid two CD set that is an absolute must have for fans of the great Johnny Mathis. The sound quality is excellent and I like the artwork.
"Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words)" starts the first CD with Johnny crooning just as well as any crooner ever could! The arrangement highlights Johnny's vocals and this suits me just fine. Johnny handles this tune with sophistication. "When Sunny Gets Blue" features Johnny with a lush musical arrangement; his voice is as smooth as silk. "It's Not For Me To Say" is a Johnny Mathis classic; he aces this number and it's gorgeous to hear! "Wonderful! Wonderful!" stuns me with its beauty; and listen also for "Chances Are." "Chances Are" is a rather romantic number that features Johnny front and center; it's beautiful when he delivers this so flawlessly.
"A Certain Smile" again features Johnny's excellent vocal talents and the arrangement makes good use of the strings; and there's also "Misty." "Misty" is easily worth the price of this CD set alone; I love every minute of it! "What Will My Mary Say" is another huge hit for Johnny Mathis; he bats this one straight out of the ballpark! Awesome!
The first CD ends with Johnny singing "The Look Of Love." Johnny never sings a superfluous note and this really impresses me.
The second CD continues the hits. "I'm Coming Hone" is a fantastic tune and Johnny sings this with panache, heart and soul. "What I Did For Love," a song from A Chorus Song, showcases Johnny's vocal talents as he sings this with great sensitivity. "Too Much, Too Little, Too Late" is a beautiful duet between Johnny and Deniece Williams; their voices complement each other perfectly and I love it!
"Begin The Beguine" is a particularly fine number and it shines like gold when Johnny sings it; and listen for Johnny on "What Are You Doing For The Rest Of Your Life?" This ballad was always one of my very favorite love songs; and Johnny delivers this like the pro he was and remains! "Because You Loved Me" is also a number I really like. Great!
"Life Is Just A Bowl Of Cherries" may not be the newest song on this two CD set; but Johnny makes it sound fresh and new as he sings this with a lot of style! The second CD ends with Johnny performing "On Broadway." Johnny covers this song with a somewhat jazzy arrangement and the backup singers bolster Johnny's exquisite delivery of this ballad.
Overall, this two CD set is guaranteed to make Johnny Mathis fans smile! This is also a wonderful package for those of us who enjoy classic pop vocals and even a few of the "oldies."
Thank you, Johnny!
His voice! December 18, 2007
Sharon
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The emotion Johnny Mathis exudes when he sings takes my breath away...he is a gift to music...
An excellent beginning ! September 2, 2007
Darrell L. Hughes (West Palm Beach, FL USA)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is a great start to exploring the beauty of the velvet voiced wonder. Highly recommended compilation of one of the truly great singer-stylists of the century, Mr. Johnny Mathis. Experience the legend of a remarkable vocalist!
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