The Voice of Romance: The Columbia Original Album Collection
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| Box set by Johnny Mathis | ||||
| Released | December 8, 2017 | |||
| Recorded | 1956–1963 1967–2017 |
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| Length | 47:25:00 | |||
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Sony Music Entertainment Legacy Recordings |
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The Voice of Romance: The Columbia Original Album Collection is a 68-disc box set by American pop singer Johnny Mathis that was released on December 8, 2017, by Legacy Recordings, a division of Sony Music Entertainment. The packaging noted that it includes 67 albums that have been remastered, several of which were being made available on CD for the first time. Two of those, I Love My Lady and The Island, were debuting in their entirety for the first time anywhere, and 38 of the bonus tracks included had also previously gone unreleased.
In his review of the box set for The Second Disc, Joe Marchese asserted, "What it reveals is that the history of Johnny Mathis is, put simply, the history of American music in the second half of the twentieth century." In summation he wrote, "Since Johnny Mathis's recording debut, virtually everything has changed about the sound of music, not to mention the music industry. But Mathis has held steadfast to his core values as an artist, and as a 'singer's singer,' as he’s happily traversed from genre to genre. That consistence of quality and variation of style makes the immersive journey contained in The Voice of Romance: The Columbia Original Album Collection one well worth taking for any fan or collector of American popular song. Basking in the glow of this nostalgic trip, you just might get misty yourself."
Recording dates and release information taken from the liner notes.
Recording dates and release information taken from the liner notes.
Credits taken from the liner notes.
Credits taken from the liner notes.
Images courtesy of Rojon Productions & Sony Music Photo Archives:
Chart positions courtesy of Joel Whitburn & Billboard Publications
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