Those Were the Days (Johnny Mathis album)

Those Were the Days
Studio album by Johnny Mathis
Released	1968
Genre	Pop
Length	32:34
Label	Columbia
Producer	Robert Mersey
Johnny Mathis chronology
Love Is Blue (1968) Those Were the Days (1968) People (1969)

Those Were the Days is the 29th original studio album by singer Johnny Mathis, released in 1968. It was his third album upon returning to Columbia Records after a four-year sojourn with Mercury Records. Mathis would continue to record for Columbia from this point in his career onwards.

Robert Mersey arranged and conducted the album in addition to producing.

Overview

Continuing with the concept of his previous two albums with Columbia Records, Johnny Mathis covers a number of contemporary song hits combined with a number of less well known songs on this record.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	Allmusic review

Track listing

1. "Those Were The Days" (Gene Raskin) - 3:59
2. "Little Green Apples" (Bobby Russell) - 3:38
3. "The End of the World" (Arthur Kent, Sylvia Dee) - 3:10
4. "This Guy's In Love With You" (Hal David, Burt Bacharach) - 4:37
5. "The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)" (Paul Simon) - 2:10
6. "Light My Fire" (Jim Morrison, John Densmore, Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger) - 3:48
7. "Every Time I Dream of You" (Richard Ahlert, Bert Kaempfert, Herbert Rehbein) - 3:53
8. "The World I Used to Know" (Rod McKuen) - 2:30
9. "You Make Me Think About You" (Bob Hilliard, Robert Mersey) - 1:59
10. "Turn Around Look at Me" (Jerry Capehart) - 2:50

Billboard charts

This album peaked at #60 on the Billboard album chart, Mathis' 33rd album to place on the chart. It also placed on the Top R&B Albums chart peaking at #2, his highest album placement to this point on that chart.^[1] Mathis also enjoyed two hit singles from this album with both "You Make Me Think About You" peaking at #35 and "The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)" reaching #39 respecitively on the Adult Contemporary Chart.^[2]

Highlights

The title song was a top ten hit for Mary Hopkin in 1968 while "Little Green Apples" reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for Bobby Russell that same year. Back in 1962, "The End of the World" also reached #2 on the charts for Skeeter Davis while "Light My Fire" had been a #1 hit for The Doors in 1967. Mathis continued his exploration of the music of Burt Bacharach with "This Guy's In Love With You," a #1 hit for Herb Alpert in 1968.

References

1. All Music Billboard Album Chart Position
2. Johnny Mathis Hit Singles Billboard Singles Chart Positions

External links

• All Music Review