Once in a While (Johnny Mathis album)
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| Studio album by Johnny Mathis | ||||
| Released | 1988 | |||
| Recorded | 1987-1988 at Conway Studios, Hollywood, California, The Five Spot, Los Angeles, California, Ignited Studios, Los Angeles, California, Kren Studios, Los Angeles, California, Lion Share Studios, Los Angeles, California, Ocean Way Studios, Hollywood, California, Studio Ultimo, West Hollywood, California |
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| Length | 39:23 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Peter Bunetta Rick Chudacoff Preston Glass Robert Kraft |
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Once in a While is an album by American pop singer Johnny Mathis that was released in June 1988 by Columbia Records and found him returning to the practice of covering contemporary hits but also mixing in lesser-known songs already recorded by other artists along with a few new songs ("Daydreamin'", "From a Whisper to a Scream", "Two Strong Hearts").
Although the album did not make it onto Billboard magazine's Top Pop Albums chart, the song "I'm on the Outside Looking In" did reach number 27 during its 12 weeks on the magazine's list of the 40 Hot Adult Contemporary songs of the week in the US that began in the issue dated July 2 of that year.
The album received a positive review from Allmusic, where Bil Carpenter praised the "outstanding street corner-style singing" on the title track and "I'm on the Outside Looking In" and also had kind words for "From a Whisper to a Scream" and "Two Strong Hearts".
Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra spent seven weeks at number one in Billboard magazine in 1937 with "Once in a While", which is the oldest of the songs Mathis covers this time around. "I'm on the Outside Looking In" by Little Anthony and the Imperials reached number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number eight on the magazine's Hot R&B singles chart in 1964. And the recording of "Ain't No Woman (Like the One I've Got)" by The Four Tops earned Gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America and peaked at number two R&B, number four pop, and number 14 on the magazine's list of the 40 most popular Easy Listening songs of the week in the US in 1973.
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