The Singles (Johnny Mathis album)

The Singles
Box set by
Johnny Mathis
ReleasedSeptember 25, 2015[1]
Recorded1956–1981[2]
Genre
Length4:19:12
LabelColumbia/Legacy
Johnny Mathis chronology
The Complete Global Albums Collection
(2014) 		The Singles
(2015) 		The Complete Christmas Collection 1958–2010
(2015)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Second DiscPositive[3]

The Singles is a four-disc box set by the American pop singer Johnny Mathis that was released in 2015 by Columbia Records to commemorate the singer's 80th birthday. In his review of the collection Joe Marchese explains that it "doesn't bring together every track released by the legendary artist on 45 RPM; such an endeavor would take far more than four discs. Instead, it features the tracks originally released by Mathis on Columbia in the singles format – in other words, non-LP sides – between the years of 1956 and 1981, in their original single mixes."[3] His description of the compilation echoes that of the compilation's producer Didier C. Deutsch in the liner notes as explanation for the exclusion of the hit singles "Misty" from Heavenly (1959) and his "Too Much, Too Little, Too Late" duet with Deniece Williams from You Light Up My Life (1978). Deutsch excuses these as "songs extracted from specific albums to call attention to these albums."[2] The set does, however, include "Ten Times Forever More" and "I Was There" from his 1971 LP, Love Story, and a shorter version of "If We Only Have Love" than the one that was included on his other 1971 album, You've Got a Friend.

  1. ^ a b c "The Singles - Johnny Mathis". Allmusic. All Media Network, LLC. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  2. ^ a b (2015) The Singles by Johnny Mathis [CD booklet]. New York: Columbia Records 88875120552.
  3. ^ a b "Review: Johnny Mathis, "The Singles"". The Second Disc. 28 September 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.