I Only Have Eyes for You (Johnny Mathis album)
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| Studio album by Johnny Mathis | ||||
| Released | 1976 | |||
| Recorded | 1976 | |||
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| Length | 37:17 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Jack Gold | |||
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I Only Have Eyes for You is an album by American pop singer Johnny Mathis that was released in the spring of 1976 by Columbia Records and included two new songs, "Yellow Roses on Her Gown" and "Ooh What We Do", which was written specifically for him, as well as a contemporary arrangement of the 1934 title track that foreshadowed his recordings of standards that incorporated a disco beat ("Begin the Beguine", "Night and Day") a few years later.
The album made its first appearance on Billboard magazine's Top LP's & Tapes chart in the issue dated June 26, 1976, and remained there for 15 weeks, peaking at number 79. The following month, on July 3, it made its first appearance on the UK album chart, where it reached number 14 during a 12-week run.
The first song from the album to reach the US charts, "Yellow Roses on Her Gown", entered Billboard's list of the 50 most popular Easy Listening songs in the issue of the magazine dated July 24, 1976, and peaked at number 44 over the course of three weeks. A second song, "Do Me Wrong, but Do Me", entered that same chart in the October 2, 1976, issue, eventually getting as high as number 25 during its nine weeks there. The only song to reach the UK charts, "When a Child Is Born", began a 12-week stay there the following month, on November 13, during which time it enjoyed three weeks at number one.
Joe Viglione of AllMusic wrote, "'Every Time You Touch Me (I Get High)'" has a dazzling arrangement, and moments like this make the covers worthwhile." But he was most impressed with "Ooh What We Do", concluding that "it is the new song he discovered here that brings magic to this collection."
Barry Manilow's recording of "I Write the Songs" spent a week at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and two weeks at number one on the magazine's Easy Listening chart. It also earned the Grammy Award for Song of the Year and Gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America. By the time this album was released, "Do Me Wrong, but Do Me" had already been recorded by Mel Carter and Jack Jones. "The Hungry Years" was the title track from Neil Sedaka's 1975 album. And the highest-charting version of "I Only Have Eyes for You" was a number two hit for Ben Selvin & His Orchestra with Howard Phillips on vocal in 1934.
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