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The Ultimate Hits Collection (Johnny Mathis album)

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The Ultimate Hits Collection
Compilation album by
ReleasedApril 21, 1998[1]
Recorded1956–1986
Genre
Length57:18
LabelColumbia
Johnny Mathis chronology
All About Love
(1996)
The Ultimate Hits Collection
(1998)
Because You Loved Me: The Songs of Diane Warren
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Robert ChristgauA−[2]

The Ultimate Hits Collection is a compilation album by American pop singer Johnny Mathis that was released in 1998 by Columbia Records. In addition to offering several hit singles, the collection includes the first release of "Brazil (Aquarela do Brasil)", a song that was originally recorded for his 1986 collaboration with Henry Mancini, The Hollywood Musicals, but not included in the final track selection.[3]

Reception

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In giving a grade of A− to the compilation, Robert Christgau is especially fond of "Wonderful! Wonderful!", "It's Not for Me to Say", "Chances Are", "The Twelfth of Never", and "Wild Is the Wind", noting that "those five songs are the substance of Mathis's legend and legacy. Poised on the cusp of black and white, masculine and feminine, they projected an image of egoless tenderness, an irresistible breath of sensuality."[2]

In addition to receiving a five-star rating from AllMusic, this release has also been designated by the site as an Album Pick.[1]

Track listing

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Personnel

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Compilation[3]
  • Didier C. Deutsch – producer
  • Joanna Ifrah – associate producer
  • Joy Gilbert – product manager
  • Patti Matheny – A&R coordinator
  • Jon Newman – packaging manager
  • Tom Ruff – mixing/mastering engineer
  • Steve Berkowitz – liner notes
  • Will Friedwald – liner notes
  • Mixed and mastered at Sony Music Studios, New York

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "The Ultimate Hits Collection - Johnny Mathis". allmusic.com. All Media Network, LLC. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Robert Christgau: CG: Johnny Mathis". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  3. ^ a b (1998) The Ultimate Hits Collection by Johnny Mathis [CD booklet]. New York: Columbia Records CK-65540.