Johnny Mathis Sings the Music of Bacharach & Kaempfert is analbum by American pop singerJohnny Mathis that was released in the fall of 1970 byColumbia Records.[1] While one half of the two-record set was acompilation of tracks from his previous albums that were composed byBurt Bacharach, the other consisted of new recordings of songs composed byBert Kaempfert, including a new version of "Strangers in the Night", which Mathis had already recorded in 1966 for hisLPJohnny Mathis Sings. Although the Kaempfert tribute was similar to recent Mathis albums in that he was mainly covering songs made popular by other singers, it was absent of hits from the 12 months previous to its release that had become the pattern of his output at this point. The latest US chartings of any of the Kaempfert compositions as of this album's debut came from 1967 recordings of "Lady" byJack Jones and "The Lady Smiles" byMatt Monro.[8]
The album made its first appearance onBillboard magazine'sTop LP's chart in the issue dated January 23, 1971, and reached number 169 during its seven weeks there.[9]
Sides one and two of Kaempfert songs had already been released in the UK asJohnny Mathis Sings the Music of Bert Kaempfert in November 1969.[2]
Robert Mersey – producer (except as noted); arranger and conductor ("Don't Go Breakin' My Heart", "I Say a Little Prayer", "I'll Never Fall in Love Again", "The Look of Love", "Walk On By")[5]
Jack Gold – producer ("Alfie", "Odds and Ends")[5]
^abc"Album Reviews".Billboard. December 5, 1970. p. 63.
^abcd(2017)The Voice of Romance: The Columbia Original Album Collection by Johnny Mathis [CD booklet]. New York: Sony Music Entertainment 88985 36892 2.
^abcd(1969)Johnny Mathis Sings the Music of Bert Kaempfert by Johnny Mathis [album jacket]. London: CBS Records S 63524.
