16 Most Requested Songs
It's been suggested that almost as many baby boomers were conceived to the romantic sounds of Johnny Mathis's voice as to Sinatra's--and when you consider thatJohnny's Greatest Hitsstayed onBillboard's Top 40 chart for 178 weeks beginning in '58 (that's more than twice as long asDark Side of the Moon, folks!), it's easy to understand why. Sony has used this "16 Most Requested" routine on a number of their easy-listening vocalists (including Sinatra and Andy Williams), but this one is special in that it takes the cream of Mathis'sGreatest Hitsalbum and rounds it out with his 1970s take on several movie theme hits, includingLove StoryandRomeo & Juliet.A truly unique and romantic sound.--Bill Holdship