People (Johnny Mathis album)

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.

People
Greatest hits album by
Released1969
Recorded1963–1966[1]
Genre
Length31:43
LabelColumbia
ProducerJohnny Mathis
Al Ham
Norman Newell
Don Riebert[1]
Johnny Mathis chronology
Those Were the Days
(1968)
People
(1969)
The Impossible Dream
(1969)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Billboardpositive[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

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Side one

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  1. "Sunny" (Bobby Hebb) – 4:19
  2. "More" from Mondo Cane (Norman Newell, Nino Oliviero, Riz Ortolani) – 2:56
  3. "The Shadow of Your Smile" from The Sandpiper (Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster) – 3:03
  4. "Elusive Butterfly" (Bob Lind) – 2:09
    • rec. 5/31/66 for the album So Nice, rel. 9/16/66[1]
  5. "Autumn Leaves" (Joseph Kosma, Johnny Mercer, Jacques Prevert) – 3:45

Side two

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  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]
  2. "Laura" from Laura (David Raksin, Johnny Mercer) - 4:38
  3. "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]
  4. "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]
  5. "People" from Funny Girl (Bob Merrill, Jule Styne) – 3:08

Personnel

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  • 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]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b "People/The Impossible Dream - Johnny Mathis". allmusic.com. All Media Network, LLC. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Album Reviews". Billboard. 1969-08-09. p. 68.
  4. ^ Whitburn 2010, p. 503.
  5. ^ a b (1969) People by Johnny Mathis [album jacket]. New York: Columbia Records CS 9871.

Bibliography

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