Johnny's Newest Hits


Johnny's Newest Hits is a compilation album by American pop singer Johnny Mathis that was released by Columbia Records on February 25, 1963, and includes the A- and B-sides of six of his singles.
The album made its first appearance on Billboard magazine's Top LPs chart in the issue dated April 20 of that year and got as high as number six during its 45 weeks there.

Reception

Billboard described the album as a collection of his "latest hits, the ones that brought him back to the singles charts", the most notable of these being the top 10 hits "Gina" and "What Will Mary Say", and their summary of the compilation reads, "Good wax for the Mathis fans."

Track listing

Recording and release dates are taken from the liner notes of The Singles.

Side one

  1. "What Will Mary Say" – 3:09
  2. *rec. 8/9/62, rel. 1/4/63; Billboard Hot 100: #9, Easy Listening: #3
  3. "Unaccustomed As I Am" – 2:55
  4. *rec. 3/4/61, rel. 4/27/62; B-side of "Marianna"
  5. "Sweet Thursday" – 2:30
  6. *rec. 10/9/61, rel. 12/29/61; Billboard Hot 100: #99
  7. "There You Are" – 2:48
  8. *rec. 9/26/58, rel. 9/8/61; B-side of "Wasn't the Summer Short?"
  9. "Wasn't the Summer Short?" – 2:53
  10. *rec. 2/8/61, rel. 9/8/61; Billboard Hot 100: #89
  11. "That's the Way It Is" – 2:49
  12. * rec. 3/29/62, rel. 7/27/62; half of uncharted single

Side two

  1. "Gina" – 2:46
  2. *rec. 8/9/62, rel. 9/7/62; Billboard Hot 100: #6, Easy Listening: #2
  3. "Marianna" – 2:50
  4. *rec. 3/29/62, rel. 4/27/62; Billboard Hot 100: #86
  5. "I Love Her That's Why" – 2:27
  6. *rec. 10/9/61, rel. 9/7/62; B-side of "Gina"
  7. "I'll Never Be Lonely Again" – 3:08
  8. *rec. 5/23/60, rel. 7/27/62; half of uncharted single
  9. "One Look" – 2:52
  10. *rec. 10/9/61, rel. 12/29/61; B-side of "Sweet Thursday"
  11. "Quiet Girl" – 2:56
  12. *rec. 10/9/61, rel. 1/4/63; B-side of "What Will Mary Say"

Personnel

  • Johnny Mathis – vocals
  • Irving Townsend – producer
  • Ernie Altschuler – producer
  • Mitch Miller – producer
  • Al Ham – producer
  • Frank DeVol – producer
  • Tom Palumbo – photo credit