Johnny Mathis - Rapture / Romantically
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Artist: Johnny MathisEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
CD Release Date: 2009-06-09
Music Label: Collector's Choice
Soundtracks:
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- Rapture
- Love Me As Though There Were No Tomorrow
- Moments Like This
- You've Come Home
- Here I'll Stay
- My Darling, My Darling
- Stars Fell On Alabama
- I Was Telling Her About You
- Lament (Love, I Found You Gone)
- The Love Nest
- Lost In Loveliness
- Stella By Starlight
- Getting To Know You
- Moonlight In Vermont
- Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo
- Friendly Persuasion (Thee I Love)
- Autumn In New York
- In Wisconsin
- All That Is Missing
- The Sound Of Music
- Theme From "Carnival" (Love Makes The World Go Round)
- Too Young To Go Steady (Album Version)
- It's Only A Paper Moon
- September Song
Music reviews of Rapture / Romantically
Music Review: IDEAL PAIRING OF SUPERB MATHIS BALLAD ALBUMS
Rating: 5 Stars
It's hard to believe the longevity of the Johnny Mathis recording career which has now spanned fifty-three years with every hope of a new album being released to excite his vast fan-base. However, backtracking to his earlier albums, those with worn out vinyl will welcome the fact Collector's Choice Music has invaded the vaults and selected ten of the best Mathis albums for release on five two-disc sets with each album given its own individual disc - a decision that will delight collectors who prefer such separation.
Recorded in 1962, when the stirrings of musical changes were well under way, RAPTURE still managed to reach #12 in the US album Charts and along the way became my second favourite Mathis album, with my well-worn mono vinyl copy now happily replaced by this pristine CD containing a collection of wonderful ballads. Lushly underpinned by iconic conductor Don Costa's gorgeous string-filled arrangements, Johnny must have felt inspired by the sheer width and depth of the project with LOVE ME AS THOUGH THERE WERE NO TOMORROW, STARS FELL ON ALABAMA and STELLA BY STARLIGHT probably the better known songs. However, with others emanating from the pens of Frank Loesser, Alan Jay Lerner, Victor Young and Cy Coleman amongst many, the emphasis on romance brings forth beautiful moments via gems like MY DARLING, MY DARLING, MOMENTS LIKE THESE and LOST IN LOVELINESS. Superb!
Ideally matched, ROMANTICALLY appeared the following year and enjoyed similar success thanks to Costa's string back-drop now augmented with a chorus in order to create the perfect mood for Johnny's superb phrasing and emotional depth on song choices that were perhaps wider-ranging than on the RAPTURE album. At the forefront are two Rodgers & Hammerstein songs -GETTING TO KNOW YOU (THE KING AND I) and THE SOUND OF MUSIC which head other Broadway stage inspired gems; SEPTEMBER SONG (KNICKERBOCKER HOLIDAY), TOO YOUNG TO GO STEADY (STRIP FOR ACTION) and LOVE MAKES THE WORLD GO ROUND (CARNIVAL) - a musical which coincidentally shares the same adapted source as MGM's charming 1953 movie, LILI with HI-LILI, HI-LO also included on this album. FRIENDLY PERSUASION recalls the popular 1956 film and adding standards MOONLIGHT IN VERMONT, AUTUMN IN NEW YORK and the unknown IN WISCONSIN gives the feeling of romance on the move with IT'S ONLY A PAPER MOON slowly performed as opposed to the usual up-tempo.
Collectors' Choice Music always ensure high standards are reached and the presentation of these albums is matched by excellent liner notes for each album and reproduction of original covers, release dates, catalogue numbers and chart positions. Therefore, the complete series of five CD sets is highly recommended.
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