People (Johnny Mathis album)

People
People
Greatest hits album by Johnny Mathis
Released	1969
Recorded	1963–1966
Genre	Vocal; pop/rock; stage & screen;
Length	31:43
Label	Columbia
Producer	Johnny Mathis; Al Ham; Norman Newell; Don Riebert
Johnny Mathis chronology

People is a compilation album by American pop singer Johnny Mathis that was released in the summer of 1969 by Columbia Records at the same time as another Mathis compilation, The Impossible Dream.^[3] Both releases include ten tracks from albums that he recorded during his time with Mercury Records between 1963 and 1967.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Billboard	positive^[3]

The People compilation peaked at number 192 during its two weeks on Billboard magazine's Top LPs chart in September 1969.^[4]

People and The Impossible Dream were released for the first time on compact disc on June 9, 2009, as two albums on one CD.^[2]

Track listing

"Sunny" (Bobby Hebb) – 4:19
- rec. 10/31/66 for the album Johnny Mathis Sings, rel. 3/10/67^[1]
"More" from Mondo Cane (Norman Newell, Nino Oliviero, Riz Ortolani) – 2:56
- rec. 3/12/64 for the album This Is Love, rel. 9/18/64^[1]
"The Shadow of Your Smile" from The Sandpiper (Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster) – 3:03
- rec. 1/12/66 for the album The Shadow of Your Smile, rel. 3/66^[1]
"Elusive Butterfly" (Bob Lind) – 2:09
- rec. 5/31/66 for the album So Nice, rel. 9/16/66^[1]
"Autumn Leaves" (Joseph Kosma, Johnny Mercer, Jacques Prevert) – 3:45
- rec. 5/7/65 for the album The Sweetheart Tree, rel. 9/30/65^[1]

"A Wonderful Day Like Today" from The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd (Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley) – 2:42
- rec. 5/6/65 for the album The Sweetheart Tree, rel. 9/30/65^[1]
"Laura" from Laura (David Raksin, Johnny Mercer) - 4:38
- rec. in 1963 for the album Tender Is the Night, rel. 1/23/64^[1]
"Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars (Corcovado)" (Antonio Carlos Jobim, Gene Lees) – 2:26
- rec. 1/13/66 for the album The Shadow of Your Smile, rel. 3/66^[1]
"What the World Needs Now Is Love" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) – 2:39
- rec. 5/31/66 for the album So Nice, rel. 9/16/66^[1]
"People" from Funny Girl (Bob Merrill, Jule Styne) – 3:08
- rec. 12/9/64 for the album Love Is Everything, rel. 3/5/65^[1]

Johnny Mathis – vocals; producer (except as noted)^[1]
Al Ham – producer ("People")^[1]
Norman Newell – producer ("Autumn Leaves", "A Wonderful Day Like Today")^[1]
Don Riebert – producer ("Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars (Corcovado)", "The Shadow of Your Smile")^[1]
Linda Solomon – liner notes^[5]
Frank Bez – photography^[5]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p (2014) The Complete Global Albums Collection by Johnny Mathis [CD booklet]. New York: Sony Music Entertainment 88843091432.
^ ^a ^b "People/The Impossible Dream - Johnny Mathis". allmusic.com. All Media Network, LLC. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Album Reviews". Billboard. 1969-08-09. p. 68.
^ Whitburn 2010, p. 503.
^ ^a ^b (1969) People by Johnny Mathis [album jacket]. New York: Columbia Records CS 9871.

Whitburn, Joel (2010), Joel Whitburn Presents Top Pop Albums, Seventh Edition, Record Research Inc., ISBN 0-89820-183-7