[2019-06-14] Johnny Mathis "Killing Me Softly", "See You Again", "Heart", "Feelings" remasters (Second Disc/Real Gone)

Linda · **Posted:** Fri Apr 26, 2019 5:29 pm

Killing Me Softly With Her Song/When Will I See You Again

Description
As Johnny Mathis plays to packed houses across the country on his acclaimed The Voice of Romance Tour, Real Gone Music and Second Disc Records continue their series of deluxe reissues from the superstar artist with a new two-for-one CD debuting two albums on standalone CD. 1973’s Killing Me Softly with Her Song and 1975’s When Will I See You Again both spotlight Mathis’ silky interpretations of the day’s greatest hits. Killing Me Softly with Her Song was his final full-length album collaboration with songwriter-producer Jerry Fuller (Gary Puckett and The Union Gap, The Knickerbockers) and premiered Fuller’s “Show and Tell,” a top 40 AC hit for Johnny which singer Al Wilson subsequently took to the top of the U.S. Pop chart. It also boasts classic songs from Thom Bell, Kenny Gamble, and Linda Creed (The Stylistics’ “Break Up to Make Up”), Don McLean (“And I Love You So”), Stevie Wonder (“You Are the Sunshine of My Life”), David Gates (“Aubrey”), and Joe Raposo (Carpenters’ “Sing”) – adding up to one of Johnny’s most eclectic long-players. 1975’s When Will I See You Again took its title from Gamble and Leon Huff’s hit for Philadelphia’s Three Degrees, and featured another tribute to the Philly sound with Bell and Creed’s beautiful “You’re as Right as Rain.” Johnny brought Mathis magic to the Barry Manilow smash “Mandy,” Neil Sedaka’s buoyant “Laughter in the Rain,” Marvin Hamlisch’s Oscar-winning “The Way We Were,” The Sherman Brothers’ “The Things I Might Have Been,” and three tracks from the pen of Paul Williams. This two-for-one disc boasts liner notes by The Second Disc’s Joe Marchese with fresh quotes from Johnny Mathis and Jerry Fuller. Mike Piacentini has remastered at Sony’s Battery Studios. It all adds up to a release that’s right as rain.

Tracklist
Killing Me Softly With Her Song:
1. Killing Me Softly with Her Song
2. Aubrey
3. And I Love You So
4. Break Up to Make Up
5. Arianne
6. Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye)
7. Wildflower
8. You Are the Sunshine of My Life
9. Sing
10. Good Morning Heartache
11. Show and Tell
When Will I See You Again:
12. Mandy
13. Nice to Be Around
14. You're as Right as Rain
15. When Will I See You Again?
16. Only You (and You Alone)
17. Let Me Be the One/I Won't Last Another Day Without You
18. The Way We Were
19. Laughter in the Rain
20. You and Me Against the World
21. The Things I Might Have Been

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The Heart Of A Woman/Feelings

Description
During the 1974 holiday season, Johnny Mathis could be heard at cosmetics counters nationwide. His song “The Heart of a Woman” was the theme for Helena Rubinstein’s Courant perfume and the title track of his latest LP. Now, The Heart of a Woman is finally coming to standalone CD in a deluxe, double-disc expanded edition from Real Gone Music and Second Disc Records, paired with 1975’s Feelings. The Heart of a Woman was more than a perfume tie-in, however. Johnny teamed with Motown’s legendary producer Johnny Bristol and arranger Paul Rise—plus session players like Dennis Coffey and Ray Parker, Jr.—for a set filled with Bristol originals which would inspire subsequent recordings from artists such as Boz Scaggs and Tom Jones. In addition to the title tune by Broadway’s Charles Strouse and Lee Adams (Bye Bye Birdie), the album also features a sensual cover of the Roberta Flack chart-topper “Feel Like Makin’ Love” and perhaps surprisingly, Johnny’s rendition of “Wendy” from the blaxploitation film Three the Hard Way! Feelings, produced by Jack Gold, notably introduced Mathis’ evocative version of Albert Hammond and Hal David’s “99 Miles from L.A.,” a song which the vocalist still performs in concert today. It also boasts David and Henry Mancini’s “The Greatest Gift” from The Return of the Pink Panther, and smooth interpretations of the standout ballad “What Did for Love” from A Chorus Line, Melissa Manchester’s enchanting “Midnight Blue,” and Neil Sedaka’s “Solitaire.” Nine fascinating period bonus tracks are included on this 2-CD set including two tracks produced by composer Roger Nichols and a rare session reuniting Johnny with producer-songwriter Jerry Fuller. Joe Marchese’s new liner notes draw on interviews with Mathis and Fuller, and Mike Piacentini has remastered at Sony’s Battery Studios. This set of amorous favorites from The Voice of Romance promises to go straight to the Heart.

Tracklist
[CD1: The Heart Of A Woman]
1. Woman, Woman
2. Sail On White Moon
3. It's Gone
4. House for Sale
5. Feel Like Makin' Love
6. Memories Don't Leave Like People Do
7. Strangers in Dark Corners
8. Wendy
9. The Heart of a Woman
10. The Way We Planned It
Bonus Tracks:
11. Fifty, Fifty (1974 Version)
12. Nothing in This Whole World

[CD2: Feelings]
1. One Day in Your Life
2. Stardust
3. What I Did for Love
4. Midnight Blue
5. The Greatest Gift
6. 99 Miles from L.A.
7. Hurry, Mother Nature
8. Feelings
9. That's All She Wrote
10. Solitaire
Bonus Tracks:
11. Crazy Little Love Makin' Ways
12. Let's Go On from Here
13. Turn the Lights Down
14. You Are There
15. Fifty, Fifty (1976 Version)
16. That's What Makes the Music Play
17. Let Me Be the One

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07QKGK3HJ/?tag=imwan-20

Actorman · **Joined:** 30 Jun 2010 **Posts:** 192

These are instant pre-orders. I love this period of Johnny's career. It's cool to hear his versions of the hits of the time. And Real Gone has done a fantastic job with this whole series. Joe's liner notes are amazingly detailed and well-researched.

[2019-06-14] Johnny Mathis "Killing Me Softly", "See You Again", "Heart", "Feelings" remasters (Second Disc/Real Gone)

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