| The Rhythms and Ballads of Broadway | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 1960 [1] | |||
| Recorded | 1960 | |||
| Genre | Vocal [2] | |||
| Length | 84:08 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Mitch Miller [3] | |||
| Johnny Mathis chronology | ||||
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| Single LP covers | ||||
 Ballads of Broadway (1964) | ||||
| Alternative cover | ||||
 Rhythms of Broadway (1964) | ||||
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Billboard | positive [1] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |   [4] |
The Rhythms and Ballads of Broadway is a double album by American pop singer Johnny Mathis that was released in September 1960 [1] by Columbia Records. Despite the order of the words in the title,the ballads actually make up sides one and two while the uptempo numbers fill sides three and four.
Contents
- Reception
- Track listing
- The Ballads of Broadway
- The Rhythms of Broadway
- Recording dates
- Personnel
- References
- Bibliography
The album debuted on Billboard magazine's album chart in the issue dated October 3,1960,and stayed on the list for 27 weeks,during which time it peaked at number six. [5] it also debuted on the Cashbox albums chart in the issue dated September 24,1960,and remained on the chart for 37 weeks,peaking at number 18. [6]
Columbia also released the album as two separate LPs in 1960 titled Ballads of Broadway and Rhythms of Broadway. [7] The two-LP set was released for the first time on compact disc on June 7,1999. [2]
