848064007920

The First Time Ever

Johnny Mathis

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Format: 2CD

Cat No: RLGM07922PMI

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Release Date:  05 October 2018

Label:  Real Gone Music

Packaging Type:  Brilliant Case (Jewel Case size, Holds 2 CDs)

No of Units:  2

Barcode:  848064007920

Genres:  Pop  

  • Description

    Real Gone Music and Second Disc Records are proud to continue their
    journey through the catalog of the legendary Voice of Romance, Johnny
    Mathis, with an expanded 2-CD release comprising both of the artist's classic
    albums originally released in 1972: The First Time Ever (I Saw Your Face) and
    Song Sung Blue. These teamed Mathis with renowned producer Jerry Fuller
    (Gary Puckett and The Union Gap, The Knickerbockers, Mark Lindsay) for the first time on a selection of the seventies' most timeless pop melodies, all in the velvetysmooth Mathis style. The First Time Ever (I Saw Your Face) had not only Mathis' rendition of the hit popularized by Roberta Flack but also classics introduced by The Stylistics ("Betcha by Golly Wow"), America ("I Need You"), and The 5th Dimension ("(Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All") as well as beloved themes from The Godfather, Summer of '42, Brian's Song, and Kotch. Neil Diamond's hits were celebrated on Song Sung Blue, along with favorites by Gilbert O'Sullivan ("Alone Again Naturally"), Carpenters ("Goodbye to Love") and The Bee Gees ("Run to Me"). Mathis also delivered a honeyed tribute to Nat "King" Cole with "Too Young" and returned to the songbook of Burt Bacharach and Hal David with a top 20 AC hit ("Make It Easy on Yourself"). Three bonus tracks have been added: the single of Henry Mancini's "Sometimes" and the outtakes "Remember the Good" and "Morning Has Broken." First-ever standalone CD debuts for both albums!

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. The First Time Ever (I Saw Your Face)
      • 2. Speak Softly Love
      • 3. Theme from “Summer of ‘42” (The Summer Knows)
      • 4. Brian’s Song (The Hands of Time)
      • 5. Since I Fell for You
      • 6. Without You
      • 7. Betcha by Golly Wow
      • 8. Life and Breath
      • 9. I Need You
      • 10. (Last Night) I Didn’t Get to Sleep at All
      • 11. Life Is What You Make It
      • 12. Remember the Good

      Disc 2

      • 1. Play Me
      • 2. Alone Again, Naturally
      • 3. Where Is the Love
      • 4. Goodbye to Love
      • 5. Too Young
      • 6. Make It Easy on Yourself
      • 7. Lean on Me
      • 8. How Can I Be Sure
      • 9. Run to Me
      • 10. Song Sung Blue
      • 11. He Ain’t Heavy…He’s My Brother
      • 12. Morning Has Broken
      • 13. Sometimes