Warm (album)
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Warm is the third studio album by vocalist Johnny Mathis
released in 1958 on the Columbia Record label, in stereo and monoaural. The album was issued in the UK by Fontana Records. Re-issued on CD in the by Columbia Records in 1998, on a 2on1 release, together with the 1958 album "Swing Softly
".
and Faithfully
in 1959, Rapture
in 1962, and Romantically
in 1963. As with most of his albums in this period, the musical director was Percy Faith
.
" and "I'm Glad There Is You
"), a Broadway show tune ("I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face
" from "My Fair Lady
") a cover of a Frank Sinatra
hit ("My One and Only Love
"), and an Alex Wilder
tune ("While We're Young") which had previously been recorded by both Peggy Lee
and Judy Garland
.
Johnny Mathis
John Royce "Johnny" Mathis is an American singer of popular music. Starting his career with singles of standards, he became highly popular as an album artist, with several dozen of his albums achieving gold or platinum status, and 73 making the Billboard charts...
released in 1958 on the Columbia Record label, in stereo and monoaural. The album was issued in the UK by Fontana Records. Re-issued on CD in the by Columbia Records in 1998, on a 2on1 release, together with the 1958 album "Swing Softly
Swing Softly
Swing Softly is the sixth album released by Johnny Mathis. It was his fifth original studio album .-Overview:...
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Overview
Lavishly produced and lushly orchestrated, it is a classic example of the typical Mathis album of the period with a deeply romantic style. The album is noteworthy as being the first Mathis album with a one word title. Subesquent to this release, Mathis would release further sets with a single word title such as HeavenlyHeavenly (Johnny Mathis album)
Heavenly is the tenth album released by vocalist Johnny Mathis. It is the eighth original studio album recorded by the singer -Overview:This album, arranged and conducted by Glenn Osser, is the epitome of the successful album formula that had...
and Faithfully
Faithfully (Johnny Mathis album)
Faithfully is the eleventh album released by Johnny Mathis. It is the ninth original studio album recorded by the singer -Overview:Like its direct predecessor, this album continues the successful Mathis album formula developed by the singer with...
in 1959, Rapture
Rapture (Johnny Mathis album)
Rapture is the seventeenth album released by singer Johnny Mathis. It was his fourteenth original studio album with three compilations of hit singles having been released by the singer at this point.-Overview:...
in 1962, and Romantically
Romantically (Johnny Mathis album)
Romantically is the twentieth album released by traditional pop vocalist Johnny Mathis. It was his sixteenth original studio album with four compilations of hit singles having been released by the singer at this point. It is also the final original studio album recorded by the singer for Columbia...
in 1963. As with most of his albums in this period, the musical director was Percy Faith
Percy Faith
Percy Faith was a Canadian-born American bandleader, orchestrator, composer and conductor, known for his lush arrangements of pop and Christmas standards. He is often credited with creating the "easy listening" or "mood music" format which became staples of American popular music in the 1950s and...
.
Track listing
- "Warm" (Sid Jacobsen, Jimmy Krondes) - 3.24
- "My One and Only LoveMy One and Only Love"My One and Only Love" is a popular song with music written by Guy Wood and lyrics by Robert Mellin. The song was published in 1952.It was recorded by Frank Sinatra on May 2, 1953 and released on Capitol 2505.- Cover versions :...
" (Robert Mellin, Guy WoodGuy WoodGuy B Wood was a musician and composer of songs. He was born in Manchester, England and moved to the United States in the 1930s...
) - 3.37 - "Baby, Baby, Baby" (Mack DavidMack DavidMack David was an American lyricist and songwriter, best known for his work in film and television, with a career spanning from the early 1940s through the early 1970s. Mack was credited with writing lyrics and/or music for over one thousand songs...
, Jay LivingstonJay LivingstonJay Livingston was an American composer and singer best known as half of a songwriting duo with Ray Evans that specialized in songs composed for films. Livingston wrote the music and Evans the lyrics....
) - 3.00 - "A Handful Of Stars" (Jack LawrenceJack LawrenceJack Lawrence was an American songwriter. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1975.- Biography :...
, Ted ShapiroTed ShapiroTed Shapiro was a United States popular music composer, pianist, and sheet music publisher.Shapiro was born in New York City. He became a Tin Pan Alley songwriter and accompanied notable star vaudeville singers of the day, including Nora Bayes and Eva Tanguay. In 1921 he was hired as accompanist...
) - 3.20 - "By Myself" (Howard DietzHoward DietzHoward Dietz was an American publicist, lyricist, and librettist.-Biography:Dietz was born in New York City and studied journalism at Columbia University...
, Arthur SchwartzArthur SchwartzArthur Schwartz was an American composer and film producer.Schwartz supported his legal studies at New York University and postgraduate studies at Columbia University by playing piano before concentrating his talents on vaudeville, Broadway theatre and Hollywood.Among his Broadway musicals are The...
) - 4.09 - "I've Grown Accustomed To Her FaceI've Grown Accustomed to Her Face"I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face" is a song from the 1956 musical My Fair Lady, with music by Frederick Loewe and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner. It was originally performed by Rex Harrison as Professor Henry Higgins...
" (Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay LernerAlan Jay LernerAlan Jay Lerner was an American lyricist and librettist. In collaboration with Frederick Loewe, he created some of the world's most popular and enduring works of musical theatre for both the stage and on film...
) - 3.29 - "Then I'll Be Tired Of You" (Yip HarburgYip HarburgEdgar Yipsel Harburg , known as E.Y. Harburg or Yip Harburg, was an American popular song lyricist who worked with many well-known composers...
, Arthur Schwartz)- 4.07 - "I'm Glad There Is YouI'm Glad There Is YouI'm Glad There Is You is a song written by Jimmy Dorsey and Paul Madeira first published in 1941...
" (Jimmy DorseyJimmy DorseyJames "Jimmy" Dorsey was a prominent American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, trumpeter, composer, and big band leader. He was known as "JD"...
, Paul Madeira) - 4.04 - "What'll I DoWhat'll I Do"What'll I Do" is the name of a song written by Irving Berlin in 1923. It was introduced by singers Grace Moore and John Steel late in the run of Berlin's third Music Box Revue and also was included in the following year's edition...
" (Irving BerlinIrving BerlinIrving Berlin was an American composer and lyricist of Jewish heritage, widely considered one of the greatest songwriters in American history.His first hit song, "Alexander's Ragtime Band", became world famous...
) - 2.55 - "The Lovely Things You Do" (Sean Fogarty) - 3.18
- "There Goes My Heart" (Benny Davies, Abner SilverAbner SilverAbner Silver was an American songwriter who worked primarily during the Tin Pan Alley era of the craft. He was born on December 28, 1899, in New York....
) - 3.40 - "While We're Young" (William EngvickWilliam EngvickWilliam Engvick is an American lyricist, many of whose compositions appear in films.Engvick graduated from the University of California, Berkeley in 1937. He is best known for his collaborations with composer Alec Wilder; they produced songs for the Broadway musical Once Over Lightly , and for...
, Alec WilderAlec WilderAlec Wilder was an American composer.-Biography:...
, Morty Palitz) - 2.42
Album Chart
The album was one of Mathis' most popular sellers peaking at #2 on the Billboard album chart in its original release. "Warm" was the first Johnny Mathis album to chart in the UK, peaking at #6 in November 1958.Highlights
Highlights of the album include standards ("What'll I DoWhat'll I Do
"What'll I Do" is the name of a song written by Irving Berlin in 1923. It was introduced by singers Grace Moore and John Steel late in the run of Berlin's third Music Box Revue and also was included in the following year's edition...
" and "I'm Glad There Is You
I'm Glad There Is You
I'm Glad There Is You is a song written by Jimmy Dorsey and Paul Madeira first published in 1941...
"), a Broadway show tune ("I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face
I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face
"I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face" is a song from the 1956 musical My Fair Lady, with music by Frederick Loewe and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner. It was originally performed by Rex Harrison as Professor Henry Higgins...
" from "My Fair Lady
My Fair Lady
My Fair Lady is a musical based upon George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion and with book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe...
") a cover of a Frank Sinatra
Frank Sinatra
Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra was an American singer and actor.Beginning his musical career in the swing era with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey, Sinatra became an unprecedentedly successful solo artist in the early to mid-1940s, after being signed to Columbia Records in 1943. Being the idol of the...
hit ("My One and Only Love
My One and Only Love
"My One and Only Love" is a popular song with music written by Guy Wood and lyrics by Robert Mellin. The song was published in 1952.It was recorded by Frank Sinatra on May 2, 1953 and released on Capitol 2505.- Cover versions :...
"), and an Alex Wilder
Alex Wilder
Alex Wilder is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics award-winning series, Runaways. He was created by author Brian K. Vaughan & artist Adrian Alphona, and debuted in Runaways vol. 1 #1 with most of the other main characters. Like every member of the original Runaways, he is the son of evil...
tune ("While We're Young") which had previously been recorded by both Peggy Lee
Peggy Lee
Peggy Lee was an American jazz and popular music singer, songwriter, composer, and actress in a career spanning six decades. From her beginning as a vocalist on local radio to singing with Benny Goodman's big band, she forged a sophisticated persona, evolving into a multi-faceted artist and...
and Judy Garland
Judy Garland
Judy Garland was an American actress and singer. Through a career that spanned 45 of her 47 years and for her renowned contralto voice, she attained international stardom as an actress in musical and dramatic roles, as a recording artist and on the concert stage...
.