The Impossible Dream (Johnny Mathis album)
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| Compilation album by Johnny Mathis | ||||
| Released | 1969 | |||
| Recorded | 1965 - 1967 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 32:03 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Johnny Mathis | |||
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The Impossible Dream is a 1969 compilation album released by singer Johnny Mathis on Columbia Records.
Overview
Mathis spent four years recording for Mercury Records (1963–1967) producing 10 studio albums. Under the terms of his contract with the label, Mathis owned the masters of his recordings. He returned to Columbia Records in 1968 and licensed 20 Mercury album tracks to Columbia for release, 10 of which appeared on this record. The remaining 10 Mercury tracks appeared on his previous album for Columbia, People. The track listing below includes the title of the original album on which each song appeared.
Track listing
- "I Will Wait For You" - from So Nice (Jacques Demy, Norman Gimbel, Michel Legrand) - 3:04
- "Strangers In The Night" - from Johnny Mathis Sings (Bert Kaempfert, Charles Singleton, Eddie Snyder) - 3:30
- "So Nice" - from So Nice (Norman Gimbel, Marcos Valle, Paulo Sergio Valle) - 3:06
- "The Very Thought Of You" - from The Sweetheart Tree (Ray Noble) - 3:49
- "On a Clear Day You Can See Forever" - from The Shadow Of Your Smile (Alan Jay Lerner, Burton Lane) - 2:43
- "Moment to Moment" - from The Shadow Of Your Smile (Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer) - 2:25
- "Somewhere My Love (Lara's Theme)" - from Johnny Mathis Sings (Maurice Jarre, Paul Francis Webster) - 3:30
- "Go Away Little Girl" - from Love Is Everything (Gerry Goffin, Carole King) - 3:18
- "Eleanor Rigby" - from Johnny Mathis Sings (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) - 2:54
- "The Impossible Dream (The Quest)" - from So Nice (Joe Darion, Mitch Leigh) - 3:44
Billboard Charts
This album peaked at #163 on the Billboard album chart, Mathis' thirty fifth album to place on the chart.[1]
