The Story of Our Love

"The Story of Our Love"
US 7-inch single
Single by Johnny Mathis
from the album Portrait of Johnny
A-side	"Misty"
Released	September 14, 1959
Recorded	April 29, 1959
Genre	Pop
Length	2:27
Label	Columbia
Songwriters	Michael Colicchio Anthony Piano
Producer	Al Ham
Johnny Mathis singles chronology
"Small World" / "You Are Everything to Me" (1959) "Misty" / "The Story of Our Love" (1959) "The Best of Everything" (1959)
Music video
"The Story of Our Love" on YouTube

"The Story of Our Love" is a popular song written by Michael Colicchio and Anthony Piano. It was recorded by Johnny Mathis and charted in 1959.

Recording and release

Johnny Mathis recorded "The Story of Our Love" on April 29, 1959, with an orchestra conducted by Glenn Osser. It was produced by Al Ham and released as a single on September 14, 1959, with the A-side "Misty". ^[1]

Chart performance

"The Story of Our Love" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 in the issue of the magazine dated October 12, 1959, and peaked at number 93 the week ending November 23, six weeks later, which was the second of its two non-consecutive weeks on the chart. ^[2] It also reached number 4 on Cash Box magazine's Looking Ahead chart, which was described as a "compilation, in order of strength, of up and coming records showing signs of breaking into The Cash Box Top 100". ^[3]

Critical reception

In their review column, the editors of Cash Box magazine featured the single as their Pick of the Week, which was their equivalent to a letter grade of A for both songs. They wrote, "The tender, melodic 'The Story of Our Love' is handled with typical Mathis gentleness." ^[4] The editors of Billboard categorized the single as a "Spotlight Winner", one of the best of the week's new releases, and described "The Story of Our Love" as "a pretty new ballad that gets a warm vocal from Mathis. The attractive arrangement features lush strings, chorus and harmonica support." ^[5]

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "The Story of Our Love"

Chart (1959)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100 [2]	93
Looking Ahead ( Cash Box ) [3]	4

References

1. Columbia Records (2015). The Singles (Liner notes). Johnny Mathis. Columbia Records. 88875120552.
2. "Johnny Mathis Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2025.
3. "The Cash Box Looking Ahead" (PDF). Cash Box . New York: Cash Box Publishing Co., Inc. October 10, 1959. p. 34. Retrieved September 8, 2025.
4. "The Cash Box Record Reviews > The Cash Box Pick of the Week > "The Story of Our Love"/"Misty"" (PDF). Cash Box . New York: Cash Box Publishing Co., Inc. September 26, 1959. p. 10. Retrieved August 30, 2025.
5. "Reviews of This Week's Singles > Spotlight Winners of the Week > Johnny Mathis – "The Story of Our Love"/"Misty"" (PDF). Billboard . Vol. 71, no. 37. September 14, 1959. p. 55. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved August 30, 2025.