When Will I See You Again (Johnny Mathis album)

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When Will I See You Again
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Studio album by
Johnny Mathis
ReleasedMarch 1975 [1]
RecordedJanuary 13, 1975
January 20, 1975
January 23, 1975 [1]
Genre
Length33:42
Label Columbia
Producer John Florez [3]
Johnny Mathis chronology
The Heart of the Woman
(1974)		When Will I See You Again
(1975)		 Feelings
(1975)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Billboard positive [4]

When Will I See You Again is an album by American pop singer Johnny Mathis that was released in March 1975 [1] by Columbia Records and was again predominantly composed of covers of recent hit songs by other artists.

Contents

The album made its first appearance on Billboard magazine's Top LP's & Tapes chart in the issue dated April 19, 1975, and remained there for 13 weeks, peaking at number 99. [5] It entered the UK album chart on July 26, 1975, and reached number 13 during its 10 weeks there. [6] On September 1, 1975, the British Phonographic Industry awarded the album with Silver certification for sales of 60,000 units. [7]

Reception

Joe Viglione of AllMusic, writing retrospectively, warns, "If the casual fan thinks the album is full of Philly sound knockoffs, guess again. Producer John Florez and arranger/conductor D'Arneill Pershing align the stars perfectly for Mathis." [2] He enjoyed a variety of songs on this release, especially the title track, which he describes as "reinvented -- one voice leading the charge with backing vocals chiming in at the right time. Where the Three Degrees punched it for all it was worth as a team effort, Johnny Mathis reads the sentiment over a light disco beat with that soul sound that Gamble & Huff manufactured kept to a minimum. The Platters' 'Only You' may seem like a quantum leap away from the '70s compositions that predominate this collection, but the arrangement borders on jazz/pop and fits nicely alongside the other pretty moments here." [2] He also highlights his favorites from side two. "The medley of Paul Williams/Roger Nichols tunes, 'I Won't Last a Day Without You'/'Let Me Be the One', which leads off side two, is as immaculate as the closing number, 'The Things I Might Have Been', making for another very good no-bumps-in-the-road Johnny Mathis release." [2]

Track listing

Side one

  1. "Mandy" (Scott English, Richard Kerr) – 3:31
  2. "Nice to Be Around" (John Williams, Paul Williams) – 3:52
  3. "You're As Right As Rain" (Thom Bell, Linda Creed) – 3:02
  4. "When Will I See You Again" (Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff) – 2:35
  5. "Only You (And You Alone)" (Buck Ram) – 2:50

Side two

  1. Medley – 4:06
    a. "Let Me Be the One" (Roger Nichols, Paul Williams)
    b. "I Won't Last a Day Without You" (Nichols, Paul Williams)
  2. "The Way We Were" from The Way We Were (Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Marvin Hamlisch) – 3:49
  3. "Laughter in the Rain" (Neil Sedaka, Phil Cody) – 2:31
  4. "You and Me Against the World" (Kenny Ascher, Paul Williams) – 3:59
  5. "The Things I Might Have Been" (Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman) – 3:27

Recording dates

From the liner notes for The Voice of Romance: The Columbia Original Album Collection : [1]

Song information

The most successful incarnation of "Mandy" was by Barry Manilow, who spent a week at number one with the song on the Billboard Hot 100 [8] and two weeks in the top spot on the magazine's Easy Listening chart [9] in addition to reaching number 11 in the UK [10] and receiving Gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America. [11] "Nice to Be Around" originated in the 1973 film Cinderella Liberty as "You're So Nice to Be Around" [12] and also "bubbled under" the Hot 100 to number 101 as a recording by Maureen McGovern [13] that also got as high as number 28 Easy Listening. [14] "You're As Right As Rain" first appeared on the 1972 Stylistics album Round 2 . [15]

"When Will I See You Again" by The Three Degrees enjoyed two weeks at number one on the UK singles chart [16] and a week in that position on Billboard's Easy Listening chart, [17] peaked at number two pop [18] and number four R&B, [19] and received Platinum certification from the RIAA. [20] The Platters had the biggest hit version of "Only You (And You Alone)", which spent seven weeks at number one R&B [21] and made it to number five on the Billboard Hot 100. [22] "Let Me Be the One" first appeared on the self-titled 1971 album by The Carpenters, [23] and the brother-and-sister duo also had the most popular recording of "I Won't Last a Day Without You", which had a week at number one on the Easy Listening chart [24] and got as high as number 11 pop [25] and number nine UK. [26]

"The Way We Were" earned songwriters Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, and Marvin Hamlisch the Grammy Award for Song of the Year [27] and the Academy Award for Best Original Song. [28] Barbra Streisand's recording of the song went Gold, [29] spent three weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 [30] and two weeks in the Easy Listening top spot, [31] and peaked at number 31 UK. [32] Neil Sedaka's "Laughter in the Rain" also spent two weeks at number one Easy Listening [33] in addition to enjoying a week in that position on the pop chart [34] and peaking at number 15 in the UK. [35] Another number one Easy Listening hit that Mathis covers here, "You and Me Against the World" by Helen Reddy, [36] also made it to number nine on the Hot 100. [37] And by the time this album was released, "The Things I Might Have Been" had been recorded as a solo by Kitty Wells, [38] Willie Nelson, [39] and Roy Clark [40] and as a duet by Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge. [41]

Personnel

From the liner notes of the original album: [3]

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