Disc #

5 Swing Softly
6 Merry Christmas
7 Open Fire, Two Guitars 1959
8 Heavenly
9 Faithfully
10 The Ballads of Broadway 1960
11 The Rhythms of Broadway
12 Johnny’s Mood
13 I’ll Buy You a Star 1961
“Wherever You Are It’s Spring” (Arthur Hamilton) – 2:33
rec. 2/8/61
14 Live It Up!
15 Rapture 1962
16 Johnny 1963
17 Romantically
18 Up, Up and Away 1967
19 Love Is Blue 1968
20 Those Were the Days
“Gentle on My Mind” (John Hartford) – 2:44
“Like to Get to Know You” (Stuart Scharf) – 2:33
above two rec. 7/10/68; both previously unreleased
21 Johnny Mathis Sings the Music of Bert Kaempfert
“It Makes No Difference” (Milt Gabler, Bert Kaempfert, Herbert Rehbein) – 2:32
rec. 10/21-23/68; previously unreleased in the U.S.
22 Love Theme from “Romeo And Juliet” (A Time for Us) 1969
“The Way of Love” (Jacques Dieval, Al Stillman) – 2:51
rec. 6/5/69; previously unreleased
23 Give Me Your Love for Christmas
24 Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head 1970
25 Close to You
“Caroline” (Bodie Chandler) – 2:44
rec. 5/13/70; previously unreleased
26 Love Story 1971
Medley – 2:47
a. “Goin’ Out of My Head” (Teddy Randazzo, Bobby Weinstein)
b. “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You” (Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio)
rec. 1/4/71; previously unreleased
27 You’ve Got a Friend
“Reach Out I’ll Be There” (Holland–Dozier–Holland) – 4:03
rec. 5/5/71; previously unreleased
“So Much in Love” (Marjorie Goetschius, Jascha Heifetz) – 4:02
rec. 5/7/71; previously unreleased
“I Only Have Eyes for You” from Dames (Al Dubin, Harry Warren) – 3:43
“Golden Slumbers” (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 3:30
above two rec. 5/11/71; both previously unreleased
28 Johnny Mathis in Person: Recorded Live at Las Vegas 1972
29 The First Time Ever (I Saw Your Face)
“Remember the Good” (Mickey Newbury) – 3:06
rec. 1/27/72; previously unreleased
30 Song Sung Blue
“Morning Has Broken” (Eleanor Farjeon, Cat Stevens) – 3:40
rec. 6/7/72; previously unreleased
“I’m on the Outside Looking In” (Teddy Randazzo, Bobby Weinstein) – 3:05
rec. 7/24/72; previously unreleased
31 Me and Mrs. Jones 1973
“Pieces of April” (Dave Loggins) – 3:17
rec. 10/2/72; previously unreleased
32 Killing Me Softly with Her Song
33 I’m Coming Home
34 The Heart of a Woman 1974
“Fifty Fifty” (Jerry Fuller) – 3:22
“Nothing in This Whole World” (unknown) – 4:14
above two rec. 5/28-29/74; both previously unreleased
35 When Will I See You Again 1975
36 Feelings
“Crazy Little Love Makin’ Ways” (Rose McCoy, Robert Mersey) – 2:56
“Let’s Go On From Here” (Kenneth Crouch) – 2:54
above two rec. 3/25/75; both previously unreleased
37 I Only Have Eyes for You 1976
38 Mathis Is… 1977
39 Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me
“Experience” (unknown) – 4:17
rec. 9/30/77; previously unreleased
“If It’s Magic” (Stevie Wonder) – 3:36
rec. 6/14/77
40 You Light Up My Life 1978
41 That’s What Friends Are For
“Comme ci, comme ça” performed with Deniece Williams (J. S. Stewart) – 2:58
rec. 4/26/78; previously unreleased
“Without Us” from Family Ties; performed with Deniece Williams (Jeff Barry, Tom Scott) – 4:02
rec. 10/21/82
“So Deep in Love” performed with Deniece Williams (Barry, Bruce Roberts) – 4:32
rec. 10/21/82; previously unreleased
42 The Best Days of My Life 1979
“I Never Said I Love You” (Hal David, Archie Jordan) – 3:38
rec. 8/23/78
43 Mathis Magic
44 Different Kinda Different 1980
“In Love with Love” (Jimmy Scott) – 3:19
“Time for Love” (Don Ferris, Jack Lloyd) – 4:23
“Wondering Why” (Ainsworth Prasad, Tamra Smith) – 3:38
above three rec. 11/27/79; all three previously unreleased
“When Am I Going to Get Over You” (unknown) – 3:30
rec. 12/6/79; previously unreleased
“Three Times a Lady” (Lionel Richie) – 4:15
rec. 3/5/80
45 Friends in Love 1982
“We Kiss in a Shadow” (Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers) – 3:37
“Cryin’ for the Night” (unknown) – 4:43
“Goodbye for Now” from Reds (Stephen Sondheim) – 3:22
above three rec. 9/1/81; all three previously unreleased
“The One and Only” from The One and Only (Alan and Marilyn Bergman, Patrick Williams) – 3:17
rec. 9/2/81; previously unreleased
“Here’s to You” (Bob Geldof) – 5:05
“As If” (Shelly Peiken, Guy Roche) – 4:17
above two rec. 10/21/81; both previously unreleased
46 I Love My Lady 1981
47 A Special Part of Me 1984
“Simple” (Vocal Version) (Marvin Morrow, Keith Stegall) – 5:55
“Simple” (Instrumental Version) (Morrow, Stegall) – 4:52
above two rec. 4/13/83
48 Unforgettable – A Musical Tribute to Nat King Cole 1983
49 Live 1984
50 Right from the Heart 1985
51 The Hollywood Musicals 1986
“I’ll Take Romance” from I’ll Take Romance (Oscar Hammerstein II, Ben Oakland) – 3:06
previously unreleased
“Baía (Na Baixa do Sapateiro)” from The Three Caballeros (Ary Barroso, Ray Gilbert) – 4:08
“Brazil (Aquarela do Brasil)” from Saludos Amigos (Barroso, Bob Russell) – 4:15
above three rec. 4/6/86
52 Christmas Eve with Johnny Mathis
53 Once in a While 1988
54 In the Still of the Night 1989
55 The Island
56 In a Sentimental Mood: Mathis Sings Ellington 1990
57 Better Together: The Duet Album 1991
58 How Do You Keep the Music Playing? 1993
59 All About Love 1996
60 Because You Loved Me: The Songs of Diane Warren 1998
61 Mathis on Broadway 2000
62 The Christmas Album 2002
63 Isn’t It Romantic: The Standards Album 2005
64 A Night to Remember 2008
65 Let It Be Me: Mathis in Nashville 2010
66 Sending You a Little Christmas 2013
67 Odds and Ends: That’s What Makes the Music Play 2017
68 Johnny Mathis Sings the Great New American Songbook