Johnny Mathis - The Shadow of Your Smile and 50 similar items

Catalog Number: SR-61073 Condition Details: Vinyl plays with some crackles and a few light-clicks (play-graded). Cover looks great; a few creases near edges; light-scuffing, tiny surface abrasions, discoloration spots, and surface impressions (front/back); slight discoloration on back. Inner-sleeve is original (artwork); bottom seam partially split. Spine is easy-to-read (printed off-center) with mild-wear. Shelf-wear along top/bottom-edge and corners. Splits near right of both edges. Opening is crisp with signs of light use and divots. (Not a cut-out.) Tracks: Moment To Moment The Shadow Of Your Smile Michelle Yesterday Something's Coming A Taste Of Honey I'm In Love For The Very First Time Quiet Nights (I Left My Heart) In San Francisco On A Clear Day (You Can See Forever) Melinda Come Back To Me About The Record: The Shadow of Your Smile, by Johnny Mathis, includes covers of the same two Beatles songs (Michelle and Yesterday) that would be in stores one month later on an Andy Williams album of the same name. Mathis also tackled recent easy listening fare on this album (A Taste of Honey, Quiet Nights (Corcovado)) in addition to show tunes from and West Side Story. The first single from the album, On a Clear Day (You Can See Forever), debuted on Billboard magazine's list of the 40 most popular Easy Listening songs in the US a few months before the album's release, in the issue dated November 6, 1965, and made it to No. 6 during a 15-week chart run. In the meantime, it also spent two weeks on Billboard's Hot 100 that began in the December 18 issue and included a peak position at No. 98. The Shadow of Your Smile had its first appearance on the magazine's Billboard 200 chart in the issue dated April 2, 1966, and began a run of 45 weeks there, where it got as high as No. 9. This was Mathis' longest album chart run since Johnny's Mood in 1960 and the highest chart position an album of his had achieved since 1960's The Rhythms and Ballads of Broadway.