A Night to Remember (Johnny Mathis album) explained

A Night to Remember
Type:album
Artist:Johnny Mathis
Cover:Mathis-Night.jpg
Released:April 29, 2008[1]
Recorded:2008
Studio:WallyWorld Studios,
Los Angeles, California,
Westlake Recording Studios,
West Hollywood, California,
Studio 7303,
Houston, Texas,
Shakeji, Inc. Studios,
Las Vegas, Nevada[2]
Length:51:17
Label:Columbia
Producer:Walter Afanasieff
Prev Year:2006
Next Year:2010

A Night to Remember is an album by American pop singer Johnny Mathis that was released on April 29, 2008,[1] by Columbia Records. In the liner notes for the album, executive producer Jay Landers writes that "Johnny combed through his personal album collection and chose 12 songs sure to evoke faces and places from those golden days when 45s were stacked on the record player and local deejays played songs you could actually hum the melody to."[2]

The album reached number 29 on the UK album chart during its two weeks there in August 2008.[3]

Reception

In rating the album at four stars on AllMusic, John Bush praises producer Walter Afanasieff, who "has helmed most of the best records by many artists who have come later and courted the same audience as Mathis... He definitely saved his best for this date, a landmark in his career." The reviewer also gives high marks to the singer: "Mathis sounds fantastic for a septuagenarian... The material he chooses is excellent as well."

Track listing

From the liner notes for the original album:[2]

  1. "Just the Two of Us" (Ralph MacDonald, William Salter, Bill Withers) – 4:07
    • Kenny G – saxophone
  2. "You Make Me Feel Brand New" performed with Yolanda Adams (Thom Bell, Linda Creed) – 5:12
  3. "Walk on By" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) – 3:03
  4. "Hey Girl" (Gerry Goffin, Carole King) – 4:33
  5. "The Closer I Get to You" (Reggie Lucas, James Mtume) – 4:43
  6. "Where Is the Love" (Ralph MacDonald, William Salter) – 3:22
  7. "All This Love" (El DeBarge) – 5:20
  8. "Always" performed with Mone't (David Lewis, Jonathan Lewis, Wayne Lewis) – 4:10
  9. "We're in This Love Together" (Roger Murrah, Keith Stegall) – 3:39
  10. "How 'Bout Us" (Dana Walden) – 4:29
  11. "Always and Forever" (Rod Temperton) – 4:25
  12. "A Night to Remember" performed with Gladys Knight (Walter Afanasieff, Jay Landers) – 4:13
    • Chris Brooke – lead vocal engineer
    • Elliot Peters – lead vocal engineer

Personnel

From the liner notes for the original album:[2]

Performers
Production

Notes and References

  1. (2017) The Voice of Romance: The Columbia Original Album Collection by Johnny Mathis [CD booklet]. New York: Sony Music Entertainment 88985 36892 2.
  2. (2008) A Night to Remember by Johnny Mathis [CD booklet]. New York: Columbia Records 88697100382.
  3. Web site: Johnny Mathis - Albums . Official Charts Company. 15 February 2015.

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