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The beloved singer of so many lush romantic ballads in the ’50s and ’60s ended up sending some 68 (!) albums to the pop charts between ’57 and ’96. It was a run like none other, one that saw Johnny branch out from jazz and pop standards to show tunes, pop-rock, R&B and country. But this collection—released in celebration of the man’s 80th birthday—spotlights the format that so many young lovers spun on their moonlit turntables: the 45 RPM record. These 4 CDs start with every Johnny Mathis song originally released on 45 (all together for the first time) plus tracks issued exclusively on greatest-hits LPs and collections. You get every non-LP Columbia single from 1956–81 including cherished early hits as well as late-career rarities. Six bonus songs are included, too, including "I Look at You," "The Flame of Love," "Three Times a Lady," "The Way You Look Tonight" and more; they join his pop hits "Wonderful! Wonderful!," "It’s Not for Me to Say," "Chances Are," "The Twelfth of Never," "No Love (but Your Love)," "Wild Is the Wind," "Come to Me," "All the Time," "A Certain Smile," "Call Me," "Let’s Love," "Someone," "Small World," "Starbright," "Gina," "What Will Mary Say" and more. You don’t earn decades of hit singles and albums without a wondrous voice like that of the one, the only, Johnny Mathis! Sony Legacy/Columbia.