Johnny Mathis

Johnny Mathis' first album of the 1980s, Different Kinda Different, arrives in an expanded edition.  Mathis ushered in the decade with one of the most romantic and sensual albums in his extensive discography. Different Kinda Different teamed him once more with Jack Gold and Gene Page for a set that lived up to its title as it spotlighted numerous new songs. Two sizzling pop-soul duets with Paulette McWilliams, "Different Kinda Different" and "I'd Do It All for You," are at the heart of an eclectic album that also features tunes by Sammy Cahn, Teddy Randazzo, and Steve Dorff, plus a pair of standards ("Deep Purple," "Temptation"), the timeless disco anthem "I Will Survive," and the haunting film theme "With You I'm Born Again." This definitive Expanded Edition of Different Kinda Different features nearly an entire album's worth of bonus tracks - nine in total. Everything has been remastered by Mike Piacentini at Battery , and the deluxe booklet features Joe Marchese's liner notes drawing upon brand-new interviews with Johnny Mathis and Paulette McWilliams.  John Sellards has designed the artwork, brimming with rare photos and memorabilia.