Johnny Mathis: Wonderful, Wonderful! | |
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Genre | Vocal |
Directed by | Michael Beyer |
Starring | Johnny Mathis |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
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Production locations | Tropicana Hotel, Atlantic City |
Running time | 60 minutes |
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Network | PBS |
Release | December 2006 |
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Johnny Mathis: Wonderful, Wonderful! is a television concert by American pop singer Johnny Mathis that was recorded on October 27, 2006, at the Tropicana Hotel in Atlantic City[1] and aired that December on most PBS stations.[2] In addition to singing some of his biggest hits, he covers tracks from his live albums ("In the Morning" from Johnny Mathis in Person: Recorded Live at Las Vegas and "To the Ends of the Earth" from Unforgettable – A Musical Tribute to Nat King Cole), songs from Brazil ("Manhã de Carnaval" from Olé and "Brazil (Aquarela do Brasil)" from The Ultimate Hits Collection), and two exclusives ("Let Go (Canto de ossanho)" and "Pure Imagination") that have never appeared on a Mathis album. Interview clips with Mathis were inserted at intervals throughout the concert along with live performance excerpts from programs such as The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and The Andy Williams Show.
The concert was released on DVD on February 27, 2007, with the title Gold: A 50th Anniversary Celebration, which is also the title of a separate compilation album of his that was released in 2006.[3] The DVD bonus materials include a tour of Mathis's Los Angeles home, a photo gallery, and additional performances from the concert, including a medley of hits by Henry Mancini that has three more exclusives ("Two for the Road", "Charade", and "Days of Wine and Roses") and another Brazilian number ("Felicidade", which he originally recorded as part of a medley with "Generique" on Olé).