All About Love (Johnny Mathis album) explained
All About Love is an album by American pop singer Johnny Mathis that was released on May 7, 1996,[1] by Columbia Records and pairs him with producer Phil Ramone for his first venture into contemporary material since 1985's Right from the Heart. The two albums share the fact that they do not include covers of songs associated with other artists, which makes them unique entries in the Mathis catalog.
The album reached number 119 during its one week on the Billboard 200 album chart in the issue of the magazine dated May 25 of that year.[4]
Reception
Mathis's new offering earned the approval of Billboard magazine: "From the layered string sounds of 'I Will Walk Away' to the intimacy of 'Why Goodbye' to the catchy chorus of 'Every Beat of My Heart,' Mathis soothes with his trademark silky tenor."
Track listing
- "Let Your Heart Remember" (Stephen Bishop, Jeff Jones) – 4:36
- "I Will Walk Away" (Gerry Goffin, Carole King) – 3:59
- "Every Beat of My Heart" (Earl Rose, Brian McKnight) – 3:58
- "Why Goodbye" (Diane Warren) – 4:50
- "Like No One in the World" (Burt Bacharach, John Bettis) – 4:31
- "One More Night" (Stephen Bishop) – 3:26
- "Let Me Be the One" (Burt Bacharach, Denise Rich, Taja Sevelle) – 5:00
- "Welcome Home" (Ray Chafin, Dobie Gray, Bud Reneau) – 3:20
- "Sometimes Love's Not Enough" (Kenny Denton, Danny Saxon) – 4:37
- "Could It Be Love This Time" (Mark Radice) – 3:18
Personnel
From the liner notes for the original album:[2] Performers
- Johnny Mathis – vocals
- Mark Portmann – keyboards, arrangements
- Michael Thompson – guitars (1, 4, 7)
- Dean Parks – guitars (2, 5, 6, 8)
- Warren Wiebe – backing vocals (1-5, 7, 8)
- Alexandra Brown – backing vocals (1, 3, 5, 7)
- Carmen Twillie – backing vocals (1, 3, 5, 7)
- Mona Lisa Young – backing vocals (1, 3, 5, 7)
- Danny Saxon – backing vocals (9)
Production
- Don DeVito – A&R
- Phil Ramone – producer, mixing
- Bill Malina – engineer
- Kaz Masumoto – mixing
- Mike Baumgartner – associate mixing engineer
- Krish Sharma – assistant engineer
- John Srebalus – assistant engineer
- Susanne Marie Edgren – production coordinator
- Chie Masumoto – production coordinator
- Nancy Donald – art direction
- Hooshik – design
- Rocky Schenck – photography
Notes and References
- (2017) The Voice of Romance: The Columbia Original Album Collection by Johnny Mathis [CD booklet]. New York: Sony Music Entertainment 88985 36892 2.
- (1996) All About Love by Johnny Mathis [CD booklet]. New York: Columbia Records CK 67509.
- Web site: All About Love - Johnny Mathis. allmusic.com. All Media Network, LLC. 5 February 2015.
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