The Island (album)

The Island is an album by American pop singer Johnny Mathis that was completed for Columbia Records in 1989 but not released in its entirety by parent corporation Sony Music Entertainment until December 8, 2017,[1] when it was included in the Mathis box set The Voice of Romance: The Columbia Original Album Collection. The liner notes for the box set indicate that all of the songs for this album were recorded on August 18, 1989.[2]

The Island
Studio album by
Johnny Mathis
ReleasedDecember 8, 2017[1]
RecordedAugust 18, 1989[2]
Genre
Length41:54
LabelSony Music Entertainment
ProducerSérgio Mendes
Johnny Mathis chronology
In the Still of the Night
(1989)		 The Island
(2017)		 In a Sentimental Mood: Mathis Sings Ellington
(1990)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
TheSecondDisc.compositive[3]

Critical reception

In his review of the album, Joe Marchese of The Second Disc opined, "Whether expressing yearning on 'Wanting More' or wistful optimism on 'We Can Try Love Again,' the beautiful music of Brazil inspired some of Johnny’s sweetest vocals of the decade."[3]

Track listing
  1. "The Island" (Alan and Marilyn Bergman, Ivan Lins, Vítor Martins) – 4:00
  2. "Who's in Love Here" (Lins, Martins, Brenda Russell) – 4:24
  3. "Like a Lover" (A. Bergman, M. Bergman, Dori Caymmi, Nelson Motta) – 4:01
  4. "So Many Stars" (A. Bergman, M. Bergman, Sérgio Mendes) – 4:02
  5. "Photograph" (Caymmi, Paulo César Pinheiro, Tracy Mann) – 4:35
  6. "Who's Counting Heartaches" performed with Dionne Warwick (Ina Wolf, Peter Wolf) – 4:20
  7. "Your Smile" (Caymmi, Pinheiro, I. Wolf) – 4:26
  8. "Wanting More" (Fernando Leporace, Mann) – 3:23
  9. "We Can Try Love Again" (Caymmi, Mann) – 4:32
  10. "Flower of Bahia" (Caymmi, Mann, Pinheiro) – 4:11

Personnel

Credits are taken from the liner notes for The Voice of Romance: The Columbia Original Album Collection[2]

gollark: Yes, "who asked" and excessive channel policing actually bad and not good.
gollark: So I want to actually learn electronics hardware stuff and can probably get relevant items for that as it is Christmas soon. What should I get? I'm slightly aware I could use a soldering iron and whatever, but not of specifics (and also where to get it). I'm vaguely interested in microcontrollers and wireless communication things.
gollark: They're used in a lot of places where there's no fixed line networking available, as far as I know.
gollark: I should create a random folder filled with a few thousand files so I can seem productive.
gollark: I guess the advantage is that it has GPIO pins? But you can... buy microcontrollers, very cheaply.

References
  1. "The Voice of Romance: The Columbia Original Album Collection - Johnny Mathis". allmusic.com. All Media Network, LLC. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  2. (2017) The Voice of Romance: The Columbia Original Album Collection by Johnny Mathis [CD booklet]. New York: Sony Music Entertainment 88985 36892 2.
  3. "Holiday Gift Guide Review: Johnny Mathis, "The Voice of Romance: The Columbia Original Album Collection"". theseconddisc.com. 13 December 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2017.


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