Rapture/Love Me As Though There’s No Tomorrow/Moments Like This/You’ve Come Home/Here I’ll Stay/My Darling My Darling/Stars Fell On Alabama/I Was Telling Her About You/Lament (Love, I Found You Gone)/The Love Nest/Lost In Loveliness/Stella By Starlight
Rapture featured a collection of romantic standards from the ever popular Johnny Mathis, enhanced by the imaginative string filled arrangements of Don Costa. (US:12)
“There are so many great songs on it, the one I like the most is Love Me As Though There Were No Tomorrow. He is probably the best of the romantic ballad singers."
“Top quality, top Mathis from his first Columbia Records era. Did you know Stella By Starlight has a verse?: only Mathis would know it, only Mathis would sing it stylishly as well as he does with Stars Fell On Alabama, both tracks from Rapture his first album with Don Costa arrangements.”
“All in all, this is a creme-de-la-creme collection from the Great American Songbook conducted by one of its greatest maestros, and sung by one of the great voices from the American song treasure.”
“Recorded in 1962, when the stirrings of musical changes were well under way, Rapture became one of my favourite Mathis albums, a collection of wonderful ballads. Lushly underpinned by iconic conductor Don Costa's gorgeous string-filled arrangements, Johnny must have felt inspired by the sheer width and depth of the project. The emphasis on romance brings forth beautiful moments via gems like My Darling My Darling, Moments Like This and Lost In Loveliness. Superb”
“Johnny Mathis at his best, backed by Don Costa and orchestra who did some of the finest Sinatra recordings; an imaginative and creative arranger.”
“Moonlight In Vermont, a wonderful song. If you long for some classics done as only Johnny Mathis can do them, get this, it will not disappoint.”
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