Name: Johnny Mathis Sings the Great New American Songbook *
Brand: Columbia (USA)
SKU: 154837511
Price: 6.93 USD
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Johnny Mathis Sings the Great New American Songbook *

Rating

Album: Johnny Mathis Sings the Great New American Songbook *
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Hallelujah	More Info...	0:05
2)	Once Before I Go	More Info...	0:03
3)	Blue Ain't Your Color	More Info...	0:03
4)	You Raise Me Up	More Info...	0:04
5)	Say Something	More Info...	0:03
6)	Just the Way You Are	More Info...	0:03
7)	I Believe I Can Fly	More Info...	0:04
8)	Remember When	More Info...	0:04
9)	Happy	More Info...	0:03
10)	Hello	More Info...	0:05
11)	Run to You (Feat. Kenny G)	More Info...	0:04

Album: Johnny Mathis Sings the Great New American Songbook *
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Hallelujah	More Info...	0:05
2)	Once Before I Go	More Info...	0:03
3)	Blue Ain't Your Color	More Info...	0:03
4)	You Raise Me Up	More Info...	0:04
5)	Say Something	More Info...	0:03
6)	Just the Way You Are	More Info...	0:03
7)	I Believe I Can Fly	More Info...	0:04
8)	Remember When	More Info...	0:04
9)	Happy	More Info...	0:03
10)	Hello	More Info...	0:05
11)	Run to You (Feat. Kenny G)	More Info...	0:04

Performer Notes

Audio Mixer: Paul Boutin.
Liner Note Author: Johnny Mathis.
Recording information: Brandon's Way Recording, Los Angeles, CA; IV lab Studos, Chicago, IL; Zoomar South Studios, Nashville, TN.
Photographer: Eliot Lee Hazel.
Boasting an award-winning production team in Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds and Clive Davis, Johnny Mathis Sings the Great New American Songbook finds the legendary crooner taking on 11 radio hits from the late '90s and early 2000s. The follow-up to 2013's Grammy-nominated holiday collection Sending You a Little Christmas, Mathis' modern picks are mostly ballads (Adele's "Hello," Josh Groban's "You Raise Me Up," R. Kelly's "I Believe I Can Fly," etc.), but snappy renderings of Pharrell's "Happy" and Bruno Mars' "Just the Way You Are" prove that, even at the age of 81, he's still capable of moving some rear ends. What's best is that he sounds legitimately engaged throughout, even on the umpteenth reading of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah," and his voice, which is a bit overly treated at times (seriously, Johnny Mathis does not need Auto-Tune), is as strong as ever, making one wonder why it took so long for him to apply his still considerable gifts to more contemporary fare. ~ James Christopher Monger