| Johnny's Newest Hits | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by Johnny Mathis | ||||
| Released | 1963 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Ernie Altschuler Irving Townsend |
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Johnny's Newest Hits is the eighteenth album released by Johnny Mathis. It was the fourth compilation of hit singles released by the singer.
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As with his three previous singles compilations, this album was a success for Mathis, peaking at #6 on the Billboard album chart in its original release, his seventeenth consecutive album to chart.[1]
The album features 5 charting singles.[2] They are:
| Song title | Billboard peak position |
|---|---|
| Wasn't The Summer Short | 89 |
| Sweet Thursday | 99 |
| Marianna | 86 |
| Gina | 6 |
| What Will My Mary Say | 9 |
Unlike his previous hits collections, there are no Broadway or movie songs on this collection. It does include a song arranged and conducted by Nelson Riddle, "Wasn't The Summer Short." Also included are Mathis' last two substantial hit singles from his first Columbia Records period "Gina" and "What Will My Mary Say." Along with "Marianna" they are examples of songs featuring woman's names, a type of song that Mathis frequently recorded. Later on Mathis would record songs such as "Arianne" and "Evie" in the 1970s.