Love Is Blue (Johnny Mathis album)

Love Is Blue
Studio album by Johnny Mathis
Released 1968
Genre Pop
Length 30:04
Label Columbia
Producer Robert Mersey
Johnny Mathis chronology
Up, Up and Away
(1967)		 Love Is Blue
(1968)		 Those Were the Days
(1968)

Love Is Blue is the 28th original studio album released by singer Johnny Mathis. It was his second album upon returning to Columbia Records after a four year sojourn with Mercury Records. He would continue to record for Columbia from this point in his career onwards.

Overview

The album continues in the same vein as Mathis' previous album with Columbia Records incorporating cover versions of contemporary song hits and movie themes. Indeed, it contains an unusually high quota of covers of songs that had been huge hits for other artists. As with his previous album, this set was scored by Robert Mersey.

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Track listing

  1. "I Say a Little Prayer" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) - 2:17
  2. "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" (Jimmy Webb) - 3:18
  3. "The Look of Love" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) - 3:45
  4. "Don't Go Breakin' My Heart" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) - 2:24
  5. "Here, There and Everywhere" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) - 3:37
  6. "Never My Love" (Nick Addrisi, Don Addrisi) - 2:41
  7. "Moon River" (Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer) - 3:07
  8. "Walk On By" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) - 3:03
  9. "Venus" (Ed Marshall) - 2:40
  10. "Love Is Blue" (Bryan Blackburn, Pierre Corr, Andre Popp) - 3:12

Highlights

This album mostly contains comtemporary rock material, including "By the Time I Get to Phoenix", which was a big hit for Jimmy Webb. Also included is "Here, There and Everywhere", from The Beatles album Revolver, which would be Mathis's fourth Beatles song he recorded. From Hollywood comes "Moon River", from the 1961 film Breakfast at Tiffany's and "The Look of Love", from the 1967 film Casino Royale, which starred Dusty Springfield.

Billboard charts

This album peaked at #44 on the Billboard album chart, Mathis' 32nd album to place on the chart. It also placed on the Top R&B Albums chart, peaking at #26.[1] Mathis also enjoyed a hit single from the album with "Venus" peaking at #111 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart and #23 on the Adult Contemporary Chart.[2]

References

  1. ↑ All Music Billboard Album Chart Position
  2. ↑ Johnny Mathis Hit Singles Billboard Singles Chart Positions

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