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Celebration – The Anniversary Album
''Celebration – The Anniversary Album'' is a compilation album by American pop singer Johnny Mathis that was released in the UK in 1981 (upon the 25th anniversary of his first recording) by the CBS Records division of Columbia. Two of the covers on this release had not previously been included on any Mathis album: Stevie Wonder's "If It's Magic" and a new version of Mathis's 1976 song " When a Child Is Born" that was recorded with Gladys Knight & the Pips and reached number 74 on the UK singles chart during a two-week run that began on December 26, 1981. This album entered the UK album chart on September 19, 1981, and reached number nine over the course of 16 weeks, and nine days later, on September 28, the British Phonographic Industry awarded the album with Silver certification for sales of 60,000 units in the UK. It was released on compact disc in 1990. Before the music begins for the second track on side one, Mathis provides some narration: "I've been privileged through m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Mathis
John Royce Mathis (born September 30, 1935) is an American singer. Starting his 69-year career with singles of standard (music), standard music, Mathis is one of the best-selling recording artists of the 20th century and became highly popular as an album artist, with several of his albums achieving Music recording certification, gold or platinum status and 73 making the Billboard charts, ''Billboard'' charts. Mathis has received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and has been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame for three recordings. Although frequently described as a romantic singer, his discography includes traditional pop, Latin American, soul music, soul, rhythm and blues, show tunes, Tin Pan Alley, soft rock, blues, country music, and even a few disco songs for his album ''Mathis Magic'' in 1979. Mathis has also recorded seven albums of Christmas music. In a 1968 interview, he cited Lena Horne, Nat King Cole, and Bing Crosby among his musical influences. Early life and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Ham
Albert W. Ham (February 6, 1925 in Malden, Massachusetts — October 4, 2001 in Spring Hill, Florida) was an American composer and jingle writer. He was notable as the composer of the '' Move Closer to Your World'' music package used since the 1970s on WPVI-TV's Action News broadcasts in Philadelphia, and, most notably, WKBW-TV's Eyewitness News, as well as on many other newscasts in the United States throughout the 1970s and 1980s. He was also notable as creator of the adult standards radio format ''Music of Your Life''. Biography Ham began as bass player for Artie Shaw when he was 17. While attending Amherst College after WWII, Ham arranged and played double bass for the Tony Pastor Orchestra when the featured singers were Rosemary Clooney and her sister Betty. When Tex Beneke re-formed the Glenn Miller Orchestra, Ham joined as arranger and bass player, working with Henry Mancini, then on staff as arranger. While working for Beneke he met and married Mary Mayo, who was sing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marilyn Bergman
Alan Bergman (born September 11, 1925) and Marilyn Keith Bergman (née Katz; November 10, 1928 – January 8, 2022) were an American songwriting duo. Married from 1958 until Marilyn's death, together they wrote music and lyrics for numerous celebrated television, film, and stage productions. The Bergmans enjoyed a successful career, honored with four Emmys, three Oscars, and two Grammys (including Song of the Year). They are in the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Personal life Alan Bergman was born in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, in 1925, the son of Ruth (Margulies), a homemaker and community volunteer, and Samuel Bergman, who worked in children's clothing sales. He studied at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and earned his master's degree in music at UCLA. Marilyn Bergman was born in 1928 also in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, coincidentally at the same Brooklyn hospital ( Brooklyn Jewish Hospital and Medical Center) where Alan had been born three years earlier, and was the daughter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jane Olivor
Jane Olivor (born May 18, 1947) is an American singer. After releasing five albums from the late 1970s through the early 1980s, her stage fright, anxiety over her rapid success, and her husband's illness and death caused her to take a 10-year hiatus. She released five more albums from 1995 through 2004. Since 2009, she has been retired from the public eye. Early career Olivor was born as Linda Cohen in Brooklyn, New York and reportedly grew up with a background in folk music, although her particular influences, she has said, were Johnny Mathis and Gene Pitney; the latter appeared on her 2000 album, ''Love Decides''. Love Decides allmusic.com. Retrieved February 27, 2008. In her early days as a performer, Olivor played such venues as Brothers & Sisters and The Ballroom. She became known, notably among the gay community, for her interpretations of songs such as "Some Enchanted Evening" from the Broadway musical ''South Pacific'' and "Come Softly to Me", by The Fleetwoods. Early in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You Light Up My Life (Johnny Mathis Album)
''You Light Up My Life'' is an album by American pop singer Johnny Mathis, released on March 13, 1978, by Columbia Records. While this LP includes three new songs ("All I Ever Need", "I Wrote a Symphony on My Guitar", and the hit pairing with Deniece Williams, "Too Much, Too Little, Too Late"), it doesn’t stray too far from the format of his albums of recent years in covering established material, including a standard ("Where or When"), a country number (" It Was Almost Like a Song"), something from Broadway ("If You Believe"), and a few soundtrack tunes ( the title track, " How Deep Is Your Love", "Till Love Touches Your Life"). The album made its first appearance on ''Billboard'' magazine's Top LP's & Tapes chart in the issue dated April 1, 1978, and remained there for 24 weeks, peaking at number 9 while in the meantime receiving Gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America on May 2 and Platinum certification two months later, on July 6. Type ''John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Vallins
John Vallins (Born 19 January 1950) is an Australian songwriter and musician best known for his 1970s song "Too Much, Too Little, Too Late". One of only a handful of Australian songwriters ever to make No. 1 on the American ''Billboard'' charts, the song reached the top position in May 1978 sung as a duet by Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams. It was a top ten hit in both Canada and the UK and certified gold by the RIAA and the BPI. It was also covered by English band Silver Sun in 1998 and reached number 20 on the UK Singles Chart. Early life Vallins grew up in the Melbourne suburb of Kew, and in his early teens formed The Kinetics with school friends [Steve Groves, Ian Manzie and Ken Leroy. The band had some success on the local charts and worked the many dances and clubs that sprang up in Melbourne in the mid-1960s, splitting in 1967. During the next few years, Vallins worked with many bands including a re-formed Kinetics with Ian Manzie, John Wickman and Mal Nichols, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deniece Williams
June Deniece Williams (née Chandler; born June 3, 1950) is an American singer. She has been described as "one of the great Soul music, soul voices" by the BBC. She is best known for the songs "Free (Deniece Williams song), Free", "Silly (song), Silly", "It's Gonna Take a Miracle" and two ''Billboard'' Hot 100 No.1 singles "Let's Hear It for the Boy" and "Too Much, Too Little, Too Late" (with Johnny Mathis). Williams has won four Grammys with twelve nominations altogether. She (with Johnny Mathis) is also known for recording “Without Us”, the theme song of ''Family Ties''. Early life June Deniece Chandler was born and raised in Gary, Indiana, Gary, Indiana, United States. She attended Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland, in the hopes of becoming a registered nurse and an anesthetist, but she dropped out after a year and a half. She recalled, "You have to be a good student to be in college, and I wasn't." Career Early years (late 1960s–1975) Williams star ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Too Much, Too Little, Too Late
"Too Much, Too Little, Too Late" is a song performed by singers Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams, written by Nat Kipner and John Vallins. The single was a comeback of sorts for Mathis, because his last U.S. top 10 hit had been 1963’s " What Will Mary Say" and his last U.S. #1 hit had been 1957's " Chances Are." Released as a single in 1978, it reached #1 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 pop chart, Adult Contemporary chart, and R&B chart. It also reached #1 on the ''Record World'' Singles Chart, but peaked at #2 on the '' Cashbox'' Top 100. Outside the United States, the song peaked at #9 on the Canadian Singles Chart and #3 on the UK Singles Chart. "Too Much, Too Little, Too Late" was certified gold and silver in the United States and the United Kingdom by the RIAA and the British Phonographic Industry respectively. Later in 1978, the duo released a follow-up single, " You're All I Need to Get By" (which peaked at #47 on the Hot 100), and a full album of duets, ''That ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chances Are (song)
"Chances Are" is a popular song with music by Robert Allen and lyrics by Al Stillman that was recorded by Johnny Mathis in 1957. It reached number one on various record charts in ''Billboard'' and ''Cash Box'' magazines. It was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Recording Registry and inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. Background Johnny Mathis had a top 10 hit in 1957 with " It's Not for Me to Say", which was written by Robert Allen and Al Stillman. Allen later told Mathis they had a new song for him called "Chances Are", but until Mathis heard it, he was skeptical of it having as much success. He recorded the song on June 16, 1957, with Mitch Miller and Al Ham producing. Release and commercial performance "Chances Are" was released on August 12, 1957, with the B-side " The Twelfth of Never". "Chances Are" spent 28 weeks on ''Billboard'' magazine's Top 100 record chart, a predecessor to the Hot 100 that combined the statistics from the m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Stillman
Al Stillman ''(né'' Albert Irving Silverman; 26 June 1901 Manhattan, New York City, New York – 17 February 1979 Manhattan, New York City, New York) was an American lyricist. Biography Al Stillman was born as Albert Irving Silverman to American Jews, Jewish parents Herman Silverman and Gertrude Rubin ''(maiden).'' He adopted the name "Albert Stillman" as a professional pseudonym. He chose the name, reportedly, because it was the recognizable surname of a well-known New York James Stillman, banking family. He was Jewish. He attended New York University. After graduation, he contributed to Franklin P. Adams' newspaper column, and in 1933 became a staff writer at Radio City Music Hall, a position he held for almost 40 years. Al Stillman collaborated with a number of composers: Fred Ahlert, Robert Allen (songwriter), Robert Allen, Percy Faith, George Gershwin, Ernesto Lecuona, Paul McGrane, Kay Swift, and Arthur Schwartz. Many of his collaborations with Allen were major hits in the 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Allen (songwriter)
Robert Allen Deitcher (February 5, 1927 – October 1, 2000) was an American pianist and an arranger and writer of music for popular songs. Biography Allen was born to a Jewish family in Troy, New York and had 4 children: a son, Gordon, and 3 daughters, Pamela, Diana, and Katie. He was an accompanist for Perry Como, Peter Lind Hayes, and Arthur Godfrey. Many of his compositions were collaborations with lyricist Al Stillman. Allen lived in New Rochelle, New York from 1963, much of his professional life. Three of his most famous songs were: " (There's No Place Like) Home for the Holidays"," Everybody Loves a Lover" and " Chances Are". Robert Allen died in Quogue, New York of colon cancer at the age of 73. Songs written by Robert Allen Lyrics by Al Stillman Perry Como hits *" Noodlin' Rag" (1952) *" Sweetheart's Holiday" (1952) *" To Know You (Is to Love You)" (1952, redone in 1959) *" You Are Never Far Away (From Me)" (1952, redone in 1958) *" Home for the Holidays" (1954) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
