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Heavenly (Johnny Mathis album)

Heavenly is an album by American pop singer Johnny Mathis that was released on August 10, 1959, by Columbia Records and marked his return to recording ballads with orchestral accompaniment. Along with the material that others had covered before are two new songs: the title track and "I'll Be Easy to Find".

Reception
Allmusic's William Ruhlmann asserted that "this record is the epitome of Mathis's approach to music." Variety reported that the album showed "The mood is strongly romantic and the Glenn Osser arrangements give the Mathis style a special boost." Ken Graham of Disc described the album as "outstandingly good." ==Track listing==
Track listing
Side one • "Heavenly" (Burt Bacharach, Sydney Shaw) – 3:23 • "Hello, Young Lovers" from The King and I (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein) – 4:18 • "A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening" (Harold Adamson, Jimmy McHugh) – 4:04 • "A Ride on a Rainbow" from the ''Producers' Showcase'' episode "Ruggles of Red Gap" (Leo Robin, Jule Styne) – 4:11 • "More Than You Know" from Great Day (Vincent Youmans, Edward Eliscu, Billy Rose) – 4:18 • "Something I Dreamed Last Night" (Sammy Fain, Herbert Magidson, Jack Yellen) – 4:32 Side two • "Misty" (Erroll Garner, Johnny Burke) – 3:38 • "Stranger in Paradise" from Kismet (George Forrest, Robert Wright) – 4:06 • "Moonlight Becomes You" from Road to Morocco (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 4:06 • "They Say It's Wonderful" from Annie Get Your Gun (Irving Berlin) – 3:33 • "I'll Be Easy to Find" (Bart Howard)– 4:04 • "That's All" (Alan Brandt, Bob Haymes) – 3:50 ==Recording dates==
Recording dates
From the liner notes for The Voice of Romance: The Columbia Original Album Collection: • April 16, 1959 — "Hello, Young Lovers", "Moonlight Becomes You", "More Than You Know", "They Say It's Wonderful" • April 20, 1959 — "Heavenly", "A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening", "A Ride on a Rainbow", "Stranger in Paradise" • April 21, 1959 — "I'll Be Easy to Find", "Misty", "Something I Dreamed Last Night", "That's All" ==Personnel==
Personnel
• Johnny Mathis – vocals • Mitch Miller – producer • Ralph Wolfe Cowan – cover painting == References==
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