Johnny's Newest Hits Explained

Johnny's Newest Hits
Type:	greatest
Artist:	Johnny Mathis
Cover:	Mathis-Newest.jpg
Released:	February 25, 1963^[1]
Recorded:	1958–1962
Length:	34:09
Label:	Columbia
Producer:	Irving Townsend Ernie Altschuler Mitch Miller Al Ham Frank DeVol^[2]
Prev Title:	Rapture
Prev Year:	1962
Next Title:	Johnny
Next Year:	1963

Johnny's Newest Hits is a compilation album by American pop singer Johnny Mathis that was released by Columbia Records on February 25, 1963,^[1] and includes the A- and B-sides of six of his singles.

The album made its first appearance on Billboard magazine's Top LPs chart in the issue dated April 20 of that year and got as high as number six during its 45 weeks there.^[3]

Reception

Billboard described the album as a collection of his "latest hits, the ones that brought him back to the singles charts", the most notable of these being the top 10 hits "Gina" and "What Will Mary Say", and their summary of the compilation reads, "Good wax for the Mathis fans."

Track listing

Recording and release dates are taken from the liner notes of The Singles (2015).^[2]

Side one

1. "What Will Mary Say" (Eddie Snyder, Paul Vance) – 3:09
   • rec. 8/9/62, rel. 1/4/63; Billboard Hot 100: #9,^[4] Easy Listening: #3^[5]
2. "Unaccustomed As I Am" (Ray Ellis, Al Stillman) – 2:55
   • rec. 3/4/61, rel. 4/27/62; B-side of "Marianna"
3. "Sweet Thursday" (Jerry Livingston, Paul Francis Webster) – 2:30
   • rec. 10/9/61, rel. 12/29/61; Billboard Hot 100: #99^[4]
4. "There You Are" (Clyde Otis, Chris Towns) – 2:48
   • rec. 9/26/58, rel. 9/8/61; B-side of "Wasn't the Summer Short?"
5. "Wasn't the Summer Short?" (Ruth Lyons) – 2:53
   • rec. 2/8/61, rel. 9/8/61; Billboard Hot 100: #89^[4]
6. "That's the Way It Is" (Leon Carr, Paul Vance) – 2:49
   • rec. 3/29/62, rel. 7/27/62; half of uncharted single

Side two

1. "Gina" (Leon Carr, Paul Vance) – 2:46
   • rec. 8/9/62, rel. 9/7/62; Billboard Hot 100: #6,^[4] Easy Listening: #2^[5]
2. "Marianna" (Alfred Newman, Paul Francis Webster) – 2:50
   • rec. 3/29/62, rel. 4/27/62; Billboard Hot 100: #86^[4]
3. "I Love Her That's Why" (Jack Segal, Paul Vance) – 2:27
   • rec. 10/9/61, rel. 9/7/62; B-side of "Gina"
4. "I'll Never Be Lonely Again" (Sherman Edwards, Aaron Schroeder) – 3:08
   • rec. 5/23/60, rel. 7/27/62; half of uncharted single
5. "One Look" (Arthur Hamilton) – 2:52
   • rec. 10/9/61, rel. 12/29/61; B-side of "Sweet Thursday"
6. "Quiet Girl" (Marvin Fisher, Jack Segal) – 2:56
   • rec. 10/9/61, rel. 1/4/63; B-side of "What Will Mary Say"

Personnel

• Johnny Mathis – vocals
• Irving Townsend – producer (except as noted)
• Ernie Altschuler – producer ("Gina", "What Will Mary Say")
• Mitch Miller – producer ("I'll Never Be Lonely Again", "There You Are")
• Al Ham – producer ("There You Are")
• Frank DeVol – producer ("Unaccustomed As I Am")
• Tom Palumbo – photo credit

Notes and References

1. (1993) The Music of Johnny Mathis: A Personal Collection by Johnny Mathis [CD booklet]. New York: Columbia Records C4K-48932.
2. (2015) The Singles by Johnny Mathis [CD booklet]. New York: Columbia Records 88875120552.
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