Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head (Johnny Mathis album)
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| Studio album by Johnny Mathis | ||||
| Released | 1970 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 35:28 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Jack Gold | |||
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Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head is the 32nd original studio album released by singer Johnny Mathis.
Overview
The album is representative of Mathis' pop albums of the period. Around this time, he was recording cover versions of contemporary song hits combined with popular film themes of the day. Seven of the eleven album cuts come from films released in the 1960s, the balance being made up of covers of recent hits by other artists. Musical direction was provided by Al Capps, Ernie Freeman and producer Jack Gold.
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Track listing
- "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) - 2:36
- "Honey Come Back" (Jimmy Webb) - 3:02
- "Watch What Happens" (Norman Gimbel, Michel Legrand) - 3:20
- "Something" (George Harrison) - 2:34
- "Alfie" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) - 3:15
- "Midnight Cowboy" (Jeff Barry, Jack Gold) - 2:49
- "A Man and a Woman" (Pierre Barouth, Jerry Keller, Francis Lai) - 3:25
- "Odds and Ends" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) - 3:04
- "Jean" (Rod McKuen) - 3:44
- "Everybody's Talkin'" (Fred Neil) - 3:02
- "Bridge over Troubled Water" (Paul Simon, Art Garfunkel) - 4:37
Billboard charts
The album peaked at #38 on the Billboard album chart, Mathis' 38th album to place on the chart.[1] He also enjoyed two hit singles from the album with "Midnight Cowboy" peaking at #20 and "Odds and Ends" at #30 on the Easy Listening chart.
