Romantically – JOHNNY MATHIS***

Getting To Know You/Moonlight In Vermont/Hi-Lili Hi-Lo/Friendly Persuasion/Autumn In New York/In Wisconsin/ All That Is Missing/The Sound Of Music/Theme From Carnival/Too Young To Go Steady/Its Only A Paper Moon/September Song

Romantically was Johnny Mathis's final album of new material for Columbia featuring the arrangements of Don Costa, before his interregnum with Mercury. (US:23)

"Costa's string back-drop is now augmented with a chorus in order to create the perfect mood for Johnny's superb phrasing and emotional depth."

"Johnny Mathis is probably the best of the romantic ballad singers."

"The most interesting of Costa's arrangements is the song Its Only A Paper Moon. Usually this song is done as a jaunty little ditty, but here Johnny sings it as a straight forward ballad with a wonderful result."

"There is not a dud among the twelve songs on this album."

"Romantically is a bunch of well picked up songs, performed to a highly professional standard, the third Mathis-Costa collaboration, the last one for Columbia Records."

"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."

“His voice is incredible, and so is his sensitivity. Very few singers have that quality."

“How can you go wrong with Rodgers and Hammerstein and Johnny Mathis."

"This album is filled with lush ballads with undemanding arrangements."