Johnny Mathis: Wonderful, Wonderful!

Johnny Mathis: Wonderful, Wonderful!
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GenreVocal
Directed byMichael Beyer
StarringJohnny Mathis
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
  • Evan Haiman
  • John Carlo Vernile
  • JoAnn Young
Producers
  • James Arntz
  • JoAnn Young
Production locationsTropicana Hotel,
Atlantic City
Running time60 minutes
Original release
NetworkPBS
ReleaseDecember 2006 (2006-12)
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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).

  1. ^ (2006) Gold: A 50th Anniversary Celebration by Johnny Mathis [DVD booklet]. New York: Sony BMG Music Entertainment 88697 04152 9
  2. ^ "Johnny Mathis Live: Wonderful, Wonderful!". imdb.com. Amazon.com. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  3. ^ "Gold: A 50th Anniversary Celebration [Video/DVD] - Johnny Mathis". allmusic.com. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 1 March 2015.