Rapture is an album by American pop singer Johnny Mathis that was released on September 17, 1962,[1] by Columbia Records and returned him to singing a full line-up of the sort of ballads that he was known for.
| Rapture | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 17, 1962[1] | |||
| Recorded | August 1, 1962 August 6–8, 1962[1] | |||
| Genre | Vocal[2] | |||
| Length | 42:20 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Ernie Altschuler[3] | |||
| Johnny Mathis chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Billboard | positive[4] |
The album made its first appearance on Billboard magazine's album chart in the October 27, 1962, issue and reached number 12 during its 37 weeks there.[5]
The first compact disc release of the album came on June 9, 2009, when it was issued as disc one of a two-CD set that also included his 1963 offering Romantically.[6]
Reception
editBillboard captured the feel of the album in their review. "'Velvety' is a good one-word description of this new album by Mathis, who's given lush musical settings by Don Costa's ork."[4] They also singled out certain tracks. "The material is all in a softly romantic vein, with 'My Darling, My Darling', 'Stars Fell on Alabama', and 'Stella by Starlight' among the best."[4] The review also noted that a small reproduction of the cover painting was included with the LP as a bonus.[4]
Track listing
editSide one
edit- "Rapture" (Marian Kennedy) – 3:20
- "Love Me as Though There Were No Tomorrow" from the musical Strip for Action[7] (Harold Adamson, Jimmy McHugh) – 3:08
- "Moments Like This" from College Swing (Burton Lane, Frank Loesser) – 2:50
- "You've Come Home" from Wildcat (Cy Coleman, Carolyn Leigh) – 3:58
- "Here I'll Stay" from Love Life (Alan Jay Lerner, Kurt Weill)– 4:20
- "My Darling, My Darling" from Where's Charley? (Loesser) – 3:45
Side two
edit- "Stars Fell on Alabama" (Mitchell Parish, Frank Perkins) – 3:24
- "I Was Telling Her About You" (Moose Charlap, Don George) – 3:38
- "Lament (Love, I Found You Gone)" (Joe Bailey, Morris Levy, Dinah Washington) – 3:20
- "The Love Nest" from the musical Mary[8] (Otto Harbach, Louis Hirsch) – 3:05
- "Lost in Loveliness" from The Girl in Pink Tights (Leo Robin, Sigmund Romberg) – 4:19
- "Stella by Starlight" (Ned Washington, Victor Young) – 3:33
Recording dates
editFrom the liner notes for The Voice of Romance: The Columbia Original Album Collection:[1]
- August 1, 1962 — "Love Me as Though There Were No Tomorrow", "Rapture", "Stars Fell on Alabama", "You've Come Home"
- August 6, 1962 — "I Was Telling Her About You", "Lost in Loveliness"
- August 7, 1962 — "Here I'll Stay", "Lament (Love, I Found You Gone)"
- August 8, 1962 — "The Love Nest", "Moments Like This", "My Darling, My Darling", "Stella by Starlight"
Personnel
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d (2017) The Voice of Romance: The Columbia Original Album Collection by Johnny Mathis [CD booklet]. New York: Sony Music Entertainment 88985 36892 2.
- ^ "Rapture - Johnny Mathis". allmusic.com. All Media Network, LLC. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- ^ a b c d (1962) Rapture by Johnny Mathis [album jacket]. New York: Columbia Records CS 8715.
- ^ a b c d "Spotlight Albums of the Week". Billboard. 1962-10-13. p. 22.
- ^ Whitburn 2010, p. 503.
- ^ "Rapture/Romantically - Johnny Mathis". allmusic.com. All Media Network, LLC. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
- ^ (1956) "Love Me as Though There Were No Tomorrow/That's All There Is to That" by Nat King Cole [side A label]. Los Angeles: Capitol Records CL 14621.
- ^ (1920) "The Love Nest/Blue Diamonds" by John Steel/Henry Burr [side A label]. Camden: Victor Talking Machine Co. 18676.
Bibliography
edit- Whitburn, Joel (2010), Joel Whitburn Presents Top Pop Albums, Seventh Edition, Record Research Inc., ISBN 0-89820-183-7