On October 24, 1995, the album was released for a second time on compact disc as part of a 3-disc set that also included Mathis's 1959 studio album Heavenly and the 1977 stereo reissue of 1958's Johnny's Greatest Hits.[4]
Reception
William Ruhlmann of AllMusic wrote retrospectively: "Mathis has always been an expert at finding and performing music that ties together the often disparate styles of popular music over four decades, and his choices here are characteristic. Of course, he also performs them winningly with effective backup."[3]
"I Believe in Love" was performed by Barbra Streisand on the soundtrack of the 1976 film A Star Is Born[5] but was released as a single by Kenny Loggins in 1977 that reached number 37 on Billboard magazine's list of the 50 most popular Easy Listening songs in the US[6] and number 66 on the Billboard Hot 100.[7] "Fly Away" had its best showing on these two charts by different artists: in 1981 Peter Allen took the song to number 55 on the Hot 100[8] and number 45 on what was now the Adult Contemporary chart,[9] whereas Stevie Woods made it to number 23 Adult Contemporary[10] and number 84 pop with the song in 1982.[11] And "Try to Win a Friend" was included on two albums in 1973: Larry Gatlin's The Pilgrim[12] and Dottie West's If It's Alright with You/Just What I've Been Looking For.[13]
^ ab(2017) The Voice of Romance: The Columbia Original Album Collection by Johnny Mathis [CD booklet]. New York: Sony Music Entertainment 88985 36892 2.
^ abcde(1984) Live by Johnny Mathis [album jacket]. New York: Columbia Records FC 38699.
