The Great Years is a
compilation album by American pop singer
Johnny Mathis that was released by Columbia Records in July 1964.[2]Billboard magazine described the two-
LP set, which included chart hits and album tracks, as "the best of Mathis".[2]
The album made its first appearance on Billboard's
Top LP's chart the following month, in the issue dated August 1, and peaked at number 88 over the course of 10 weeks.[3]
Reception
Billboard opined that "Mathis fans should scream with delight upon discovering this 2-LP package."[2]
A The labels on the singles of these tracks did not provide producer credits, but some CD compilations have. While all of these compilations acknowledge Mitch Miller as a producer on the tracks noted, the ones that credit Al Ham as an additional producer on certain songs disagree on which ones those are. The 2006 collection Gold: A 50th Anniversary Celebration only recognizes Ham as producer on "Wonderful! Wonderful!" and "It's Not for Me to Say"[9] but the 2004 collection The Essential Johnny Mathis also credits him in this capacity on "Chances Are" and "The Twelfth of Never".[8]
The Great Years is a
compilation album by American pop singer
Johnny Mathis that was released by Columbia Records in July 1964.[2]Billboard magazine described the two-
LP set, which included chart hits and album tracks, as "the best of Mathis".[2]
The album made its first appearance on Billboard's
Top LP's chart the following month, in the issue dated August 1, and peaked at number 88 over the course of 10 weeks.[3]
Reception
Billboard opined that "Mathis fans should scream with delight upon discovering this 2-LP package."[2]
A The labels on the singles of these tracks did not provide producer credits, but some CD compilations have. While all of these compilations acknowledge Mitch Miller as a producer on the tracks noted, the ones that credit Al Ham as an additional producer on certain songs disagree on which ones those are. The 2006 collection Gold: A 50th Anniversary Celebration only recognizes Ham as producer on "Wonderful! Wonderful!" and "It's Not for Me to Say"[9] but the 2004 collection The Essential Johnny Mathis also credits him in this capacity on "Chances Are" and "The Twelfth of Never".[8]