The Voice of Romance: The Columbia Original Album Collection is a 68-disc box set by American pop singer Johnny Mathis that was released on December 8, 2017, by Legacy Recordings, a division of Sony Music Entertainment. The packaging noted that it includes 67 albums that have been remastered, several of which were being made available on CD for the first time. Two of those, I Love My Lady and The Island, were debuting in their entirety for the first time anywhere, and 38 of the bonus tracks included had also previously gone unreleased.
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Released | December 8, 2017[1] | |||
Recorded | 1956–1963 1967–2017 | |||
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Length | 47:25:00 | |||
Label | Sony Music Entertainment Legacy Recordings | |||
Johnny Mathis chronology | ||||
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In his review of the box set for The Second Disc, Joe Marchese asserted, "What it reveals is that the history of Johnny Mathis is, put simply, the history of American music in the second half of the twentieth century."[2] In summation he wrote, "Since Johnny Mathis's recording debut, virtually everything has changed about the sound of music, not to mention the music industry. But Mathis has held steadfast to his core values as an artist, and as a 'singer's singer,' as he’s happily traversed from genre to genre. That consistence of quality and variation of style makes the immersive journey contained in The Voice of Romance: The Columbia Original Album Collection one well worth taking for any fan or collector of American popular song. Basking in the glow of this nostalgic trip, you just might get misty yourself."[2]
Recording dates and release information taken from the liner notes.[3]
Disc # | Album | Year | Bonus tracks |
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1 | Johnny Mathis | 1956 |
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2 | Wonderful Wonderful | 1957 | |
3 | Warm | ||
4 | Good Night, Dear Lord | 1958 | |
5 | Swing Softly | ||
6 | Merry Christmas | ||
7 | Open Fire, Two Guitars | 1959 | |
8 | Heavenly | ||
9 | Faithfully | ||
10 | The Ballads of Broadway | 1960 | |
11 | The Rhythms of Broadway | ||
12 | Johnny's Mood | ||
13 | I'll Buy You a Star | 1961 |
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14 | Live It Up! | ||
15 | Rapture | 1962 | |
16 | Johnny | 1963 | |
17 | Romantically | ||
18 | Up, Up and Away | 1967 | |
19 | Love Is Blue | 1968 | |
20 | Those Were the Days |
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21 | Johnny Mathis Sings the Music of Bert Kaempfert |
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22 | Love Theme from "Romeo And Juliet" (A Time for Us) | 1969 |
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23 | Give Me Your Love for Christmas | ||
24 | Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head | 1970 | |
25 | Close to You |
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26 | Love Story | 1971 |
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27 | You've Got a Friend |
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28 | Johnny Mathis in Person: Recorded Live at Las Vegas | 1972 | |
29 | The First Time Ever (I Saw Your Face) |
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30 | Song Sung Blue |
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31 | Me and Mrs. Jones | 1973 |
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32 | Killing Me Softly with Her Song | ||
33 | I'm Coming Home | ||
34 | The Heart of a Woman | 1974 |
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35 | When Will I See You Again | 1975 | |
36 | Feelings |
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37 | I Only Have Eyes for You | 1976 | |
38 | Mathis Is... | 1977 | |
39 | Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me |
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40 | You Light Up My Life | 1978 | |
41 | That's What Friends Are For |
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42 | The Best Days of My Life | 1979 |
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43 | Mathis Magic | ||
44 | Different Kinda Different | 1980 |
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45 | Friends in Love | 1982 |
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46 | I Love My Lady | 1981 | |
47 | A Special Part of Me | 1984 |
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48 | Unforgettable – A Musical Tribute to Nat King Cole | 1983 | |
49 | Live | 1984 | |
50 | Right from the Heart | 1985 | |
51 | The Hollywood Musicals | 1986 |
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52 | Christmas Eve with Johnny Mathis | ||
53 | Once in a While | 1988 | |
54 | In the Still of the Night | 1989 | |
55 | The Island | ||
56 | In a Sentimental Mood: Mathis Sings Ellington | 1990 | |
57 | Better Together: The Duet Album | 1991 | |
58 | How Do You Keep the Music Playing? | 1993 | |
59 | All About Love | 1996 | |
60 | Because You Loved Me: The Songs of Diane Warren | 1998 | |
61 | Mathis on Broadway | 2000 | |
62 | The Christmas Album | 2002 | |
63 | Isn't It Romantic: The Standards Album | 2005 | |
64 | A Night to Remember | 2008 | |
65 | Let It Be Me: Mathis in Nashville | 2010 | |
66 | Sending You a Little Christmas | 2013 | |
67 | Odds and Ends: That’s What Makes the Music Play | 2017 | |
68 | Johnny Mathis Sings the Great New American Songbook | ||
Recording dates and release information taken from the liner notes.[3]
Credits taken from the liner notes.[3]
Credits taken from the liner notes.[3]
Images courtesy of Rojon Productions & Sony Music Photo Archives:
Chart positions courtesy of Joel Whitburn & Billboard Publications
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