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Better Together: The Duet Album is a compilation album by American pop singer Johnny Mathis that was released on October 8, 1991,[1] by Columbia Records and featured three new songs ("Better Together", "You Brought Me Love", and "Who's Counting Heartaches") alongside eight other pairings that were previously released.

Better Together: The Duet Album
Compilation album by Johnny Mathis
Released	October 8, 1991[1]
Recorded	1977–1991
Genre	Vocal R&B stage & screen[2]
Length	39:28
Label	Columbia
Johnny Mathis chronology
In a Sentimental Mood: Mathis Sings Ellington (1990) Better Together: The Duet Album (1991) How Do You Keep the Music Playing? (1993)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

The album spent its one week on Billboard magazine's album chart at number 189 in the issue dated January 11, 1992.[3]

The song "Better Together" (on which he performs with Regina Belle) entered the magazine's Hot R&B Singles chart two months later, in the March 7 issue, and stayed there for five weeks, peaking at number 68.[4]

Reception

Bil Carpenter of Allmusic gave the collection a positive review, describing Mathis's 1984 collaboration with Deniece Williams, "Love Won't Let Me Wait", as a "stellar reunion"[2] and his duet with Patti Austin, "You Brought Me Love", as an "unheralded masterpiece".[2]

Track listing

From the liner notes for the original album:[5]

1. "Better Together" performed with Regina Belle (Randy Bowland) – 4:37
   • Nick Martinelli – producer, arranger
   • Randy Bowland – arranger
   • Jay Landers – executive producer
   • Gerald Albright – sax solo
   • Betty Wright – background vocals
2. "You Brought Me Love" performed with Patti Austin (Andy Goldmark) – 4:07
   • Thom Bell – producer, arranger
   • Jay Landers – executive producer
3. "Too Much, Too Little, Too Late" performed with Deniece Williams (Nat Kipner, John Vallins) – 2:59
   • Jack Gold – producer
4. "It's All in the Game" performed with Take 6 (Charles Dawes, Carl Sigman) – 2:33
   • Peter Bunetta – producer
   • Rick Chudacoff – producer
   • Jay Landers – executive producer
5. "Love Won't Let Me Wait" performed with Deniece Williams (Vinnie Barrett, Bobby Eli) – 4:16
   • Denny Diante – producer
6. "You're a Special Part of Me" performed with Angela Bofill (Angela Bofill, Loree Gold) – 4:13
   • Denny Diante – producer
7. "The Last Time I Felt Like This" performed with Jane Olivor (Alan and Marilyn Bergman, Marvin Hamlisch) – 2:57
   • Jack Gold – producer
8. "Friends in Love" performed with Dionne Warwick (Bill Champlin, David Foster, Jay Graydon) – 4:03
   • Jay Graydon – producer
9. "In the Still of the Night" performed with Take 6 (Fred Parris) – 2:38
   • Peter Bunetta – producer
   • Rick Chudacoff – producer
   • Jay Landers – executive producer
10. "You're All I Need to Get By" performed with Deniece Williams (Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson) - 2:40
    • Jack Gold – producer
11. "Who's Counting Heartaches" performed with Dionne Warwick (Ina Wolf, Peter Wolf) – 4:20
    • Sergio Mendes – producer
    • Jay Landers – executive producer

Personnel

From the liner notes for the original album:[5]

• Johnny Mathis – vocals
• Wally Traugott – mastering
• Nancy Donald – art direction
• Tracy Veal – design
• Bret Lopez – photographer

References

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