A 2CD set, with 2 late 60s gems from Johnny Mathis! Those Were The Days is a title tune sung famously by Mathis as a single – but even better are the rest
of the tracks on the set – a cool batch
of 60s numbers that really show Johnny stretching out comfortably with some new material, but never in ways that mess with his amazing vocal approach at all! Backings often have a gentle dip underneath the strings – letting Mathis pick up some s
light groovy rhythms at points, on titles that include "
Light My Fire", "59th Street Bridge Song", "This Guy's In Love With You", "You Make Me Think About You", "The
World I Used To Know", and "Turn Around Look At Me". Love Theme From Romeo & Juliet has Johnny Mathis taking on the title tune
of the famous film, and also dipping into a mix
of other soundtrack numbers from the time – plus a bit
of pop material as well! As with other Mathis albums from this stretch, we really love the selection
of tunes – penned by Michel Legrand, Francis Lai, Nilsson, and other songwriters we love so much from the generation – writers who really get Johnny past the familiar styles
of his early hits. Ernie Freeman did some
of the arrangements – which makes for a nice change – and titles include "Live For Life", "Without Her", "Windmills
Of Your Mind", "Love Me Tonight", "Didn't We", "We", "The
World I Threw Away", and "Aquarius/
Let The Sun Shine In".
(Out of print.)