I'll Buy You a Star

I'll Buy You a Star
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 27, 1961[1]
RecordedFebruary 7, 1961
February 10, 1961
February 13, 1961[2]
GenreVocal[3]
Length41:51
LabelColumbia
ProducerIrving Townsend[1]
Johnny Mathis chronology
The Rhythms and Ballads of Broadway
(1960)
I'll Buy You a Star
(1961)
Portrait of Johnny
(1961)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Billboardpositive[4]

I'll Buy You a Star is an album by American pop singer Johnny Mathis that was released on February 27, 1961,[1] by Columbia Records and was the first of two album collaborations with arranger and conductor Nelson Riddle. This LP includes both ballads and swinging uptempo material throughout a mix of songs that range from the new to the familiar and obscure.

The album made its first appearance on Billboard magazine's album chart in the May 5, 1961, issue and reached number 38 during its 23 weeks there.[5]

The first compact disc release of the album came on May 7, 1996,[6] and included four bonus tracks that were recorded during the sessions for this album and originally released as singles or included on Mathis compilations. The same four tracks were included with this LP on disc one of the two-CD set released on June 9, 2009, while the other disc featured his 1962 project Live It Up!.[7]

Reception

Allmusic's Joe Viglione was especially impressed. "The voice of Johnny Mathis is always distinctive and compelling, but when blended with Nelson Riddle,… the results are extraordinary."[3] Viglione pointed out that what set this recording apart "is that there is a smooth continuity of styles, a departure from the usual Mathis formula which would have the singer switching musical genres on many of his albums with only his voice to keep things consistent."[3] As an example he wrote, "Where another '60s LP, So Nice, would blend current Top 40 and show tunes, a combination carried over to Mathis's projects in the '70s, Riddle works on the same level, equally talented and matching Johnny, their skills weaving a texture that creates a superior work of art -- and one without the necessity of a Top 40 hit."[3] He does single out a couple of tracks in particular. "'The Best Is Yet to Come' is sassy and smart, the horns fitting nicely under the singer's perfect vocal instrument. 'Smile' is elegance suspended in space -- the instrumentation and voice swimming together, wrapped in a warm production."[3] He concludes, "It's a fabulous set of recordings for those who appreciate music as art."[3]

In their capsule review at the time of release, Billboard wrote, "Nelson Riddle provides fine backing"[4] and that Mathis "is most effective on the ballads."[4]

Track listing

Side one

  1. "I'll Buy You a Star" from A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Dorothy Fields, Arthur Schwartz) – 3:20
  2. "Stairway to the Stars" (Matty Malneck, Mitchell Parish, Frank Signorelli) – 4:51
  3. "When My Sugar Walks Down the Street" (Gene Austin, Jimmy McHugh, Irving Mills) – 3:30
  4. "Magic Garden" (Alan Bergman, Marilyn Keith, Lew Spence) – 3:58
  5. "Smile" (Charlie Chaplin, Geoffrey Parsons, John Turner) – 3:15
  6. "Oh, How I Try" (Roy Alfred, Marvin Fisher) – 3:40

Side two

  1. "Ring the Bell" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 1:57
  2. "Love Look Away" from Flower Drum Song (Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers) – 3:28
  3. "Sudden Love" (Arthur Hamilton) – 3:28
  4. "The Best Is Yet to Come" (Cy Coleman, Carolyn Leigh) – 3:42
  5. "Warm and Willing" from A Private's Affair[8] (Jay Livingston, Ray Evans, McHugh) – 3:13
  6. "My Heart and I" (Allyn Ferguson, Donald Sargent) – 3:29

1996 and 2009 CD bonus tracks

  1. "Jenny" (Jack Segal, Paul Vance) – 2:58
    • released 3/20/61;[9] B-side of "You Set My Heart to Music"; "Bubbling Under the Hot 100" chart: 118[10]
  2. "Wasn't the Summer Short?" (Ruth Lyons) – 2:53
    • rel. 9/8/61;[9] Billboard Hot 100: #89[10]
  3. "Wherever You Are It's Spring" (Arthur Hamilton) – 2:33
  4. "Should I Wait (Or Should I Run to Her)" (Leon Carr, Paul Vance) – 2:48
    • rel. 4/24/61;[9] non-charting single

Recording dates

Source:[2]

Original album

  • February 7, 1961 – "Love Look Away", "My Heart and I", "Smile", "Stairway to the Stars"
  • February 10, 1961 – "Magic Garden", "Oh, How I Try", "Sudden Love", "Warm and Willing"
  • February 13, 1961 – "The Best Is Yet to Come", "I'll Buy You a Star", "Ring the Bell", "When My Sugar Walks Down the Street"

1996 and 2009 CD bonus tracks

  • February 8, 1961 – "Jenny", "Should I Wait (Or Should I Run to Her)", "Wasn't the Summer Short?", "Wherever You Are It's Spring"

Personnel

References

  1. ^ a b c d (1993) The Music of Johnny Mathis: A Personal Collection by Johnny Mathis [CD booklet]. New York: Columbia Records C4K-48932.
  2. ^ a b (1996) I'll Buy You a Star by Johnny Mathis [CD booklet]. New York: Columbia Records CK 64892.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "I'll Buy You a Star - Johnny Mathis". allmusic.com. All Media Network, LLC. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  4. ^ a b c "Spotlight Winners of the Week". Billboard. 1961-04-03. p. 14.
  5. ^ Whitburn 2010, p. 503.
  6. ^ "I'll Buy You a Star - Johnny Mathis – Release Info". allmusic.com. All Media Network, LLC. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  7. ^ "I'll Buy You a Star/Live It Up! - Johnny Mathis". allmusic.com. All Media Network, LLC. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  8. ^ (1961) I'll Buy You a Star by Johnny Mathis [side two label]. New York: Columbia Records CS 8423.
  9. ^ a b c (2015) The Singles by Johnny Mathis [CD booklet]. New York: Columbia Records 88875120552.
  10. ^ a b Whitburn 2009, p. 628.
  11. ^ a b (1961) I'll Buy You a Star by Johnny Mathis [album jacket]. New York: Columbia Records CS 8423.

Bibliography

  • Whitburn, Joel (2009), Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 1955-2008, Record Research Inc., ISBN 0898201802
  • Whitburn, Joel (2010), Joel Whitburn Presents Top Pop Albums, Seventh Edition, Record Research Inc., ISBN 0-89820-183-7

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