Johnny Mathis

Second Disc Records and Real Gone Music continue celebrating Johnny Mathis' discography with two albums on one CD. 1973's Killing Me Softly with Her Song and 1975's When Will I See You Again both spotlight Mathis' silky interpretations of the day's greatest hits.  Killing Me Softly with Her Song was Johnny's final full-length album collaboration with songwriter-producer Jerry Fuller and notably premiered Fuller's "Show and Tell," a top 40 AC hit for Johnny which singer Al Wilson subsequently took to the top of the U.S. Pop chart.  It also boasts classic songs from Thom Bell, Kenny Gamble, and Linda Creed, Don McLean, Stevie Wonder, David Gates, and Joe Raposo.  When Will I See You Again took its title from Gamble and Leon Huff's hit for Philadelphia's Three Degrees, and featured another tribute to the Philly sound with Bell and Creed's beautiful "You're as Right as Rain."  Johnny made Mathis magic with familiar hits from Barry Manilow, Neil Sedaka, Marvin Hamlisch, The Sherman Brothers, and Paul Williams.  This release boasts liner notes by TSD's Joe Marchese with fresh quotes from Johnny Mathis and Jerry Fuller.  Mike Piacentini has remastered at Sony's Battery Studios.