Location matters little to Johnny Mathis: wherever he goes, there he is, sounding as smooth as ever.
That’s quite an accomplishment for a singer of 74, to still make it all seem effortless, as he does on Let It Be Me: Mathis in Nashville, a collection of country songs now custom-tailored to suit Mathis.
Apart from the handful of songs written later -- and not too much later, either, as Allen Toussaint penned “Southern Nights” in 1975 -- Let It Be Me sounds as if it could have easily been released in the early ‘60s when Mathis was a regular fixture in the charts (indeed, the album art is a knowing throwback to that era), and that’s its strength.
It delivers precisely what it promises, nothing more and nothing less, and Mathis sounds as silky as his surroundings, but that may be because he wound up having Nashville accept his terms instead of bending to the rules of the Music City.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What a Wonderful WorldRobert Thiele, George David Weiss | Johnny Mathis | Play | 04:04 | 9 MB | 23 MB |
| 2 | Let It Be MeGilbert Bécaud, Mann Curtis | Johnny Mathis, Alison Krauss | Play | 03:29 | 8 MB | 19 MB |
| 3 | Make the World Go AwayHank Cochran | Johnny Mathis | Play | 03:17 | 7 MB | 19 MB |
| 4 | CrazyWillie Nelson | Johnny Mathis | Play | 03:27 | 7 MB | 20 MB |
| 5 | Southern NightsAllen Toussaint | Johnny Mathis | Play | 03:33 | 8 MB | 21 MB |
| 6 | You Don't Know MeEddy Arnold, Cindy Walker | Johnny Mathis | Play | 03:30 | 8 MB | 19 MB |
| 7 | Lovin' ArmsTom Jans | Johnny Mathis | Play | 03:06 | 7 MB | 17 MB |
| 8 | ShenandoahTraditional | Johnny Mathis | Play | 04:35 | 10 MB | 24 MB |
| 9 | We Must Be Lovin' RightClay Baker, Roger Brown | Johnny Mathis | Play | 03:32 | 8 MB | 20 MB |
| 10 | I Can't Stop Loving YouDon Gibson | Johnny Mathis | Play | 03:12 | 7 MB | 18 MB |
| 11 | Love Me TenderVera Matson, Elvis Presley | Johnny Mathis | Play | 03:37 | 8 MB | 16 MB |
| 12 | Please Help Me, I'm FallingHal Blair, Donald Robertson | Johnny Mathis | Play | 02:55 | 6 MB | 15 MB |
| 13 | What a Wonderful World [Christmas Version]Robert Thiele, George David Weiss | Johnny Mathis | Play | 04:31 | 10 MB | 28 MB |
| 46 mins | 107 MB | |||||
| 46 mins | 265 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eddy Arnold | Composer |
| 2 | Jaime Babbitt | Vocals (Background) |
| 3 | Clay Baker | Composer |
| 4 | Eddie Bayers | Drums |
| 5 | Gilbert Bécaud | Composer |
| 6 | David Bett | Art Direction |
| 7 | Hal Blair | Composer |
| 8 | Drew Bollman | Vocal Engineer |
| 9 | Lane Brody | Featured Artist, Vocals (Background) |
| 10 | Roger Brown | Composer |
| 11 | Steve Buckingham | Vocal Engineer |
| 12 | Greg Calbi | Mastering |
| 13 | Hank Cochran | Composer |
| 14 | Mann Curtis | Composer |
| 15 | Jerry Douglas | Dobro |
| 16 | Dan Dugmore | Pedal Steel Guitar |
| 17 | Stuart Duncan | Fiddle, Mandolin |
| 18 | Becky Fluke | Back Cover Photo |
| 19 | Paul Franklin | Pedal Steel Guitar |
| 20 | Don Gibson | Composer |
| 21 | Tania Hancheroff | Vocals (Background) |
| 22 | Jim Hoke | Harmonica |
| 23 | Tom Jans | Composer |
| 24 | John Jarvis | Piano, Wurlitzer |
| 25 | Troy Johnson | Vocals (Background) |
| 26 | The Johnsonaires | Vocals (Background) |
| 27 | Alison Krauss | Engineer, Primary Artist |
| 28 | Jay Landers | Arranger, Executive Producer |
| 29 | Kyle Lehning | Engineer, Mixing |
| 30 | Brent Mason | Guitar (Electric) |
| 31 | Johnny Mathis | Primary Artist |
| 32 | Vera Matson | Composer |
| 33 | Matthew McCauley | Conductor, String Arrangements |
| 34 | Fred Mollin | Arranger, Guitar (Acoustic), Percussion, Producer, Sitar (Electric) |
| 35 | Willie Nelson | Composer |
| 36 | Larry Paxton | Bass |
| 37 | Elvis Presley | Composer |
| 38 | Gary Prim | Organ, Synthesizer, Wurlitzer |
| 39 | Carrie Reigers | Cover Photo |
| 40 | Donald Robertson | Composer |
| 41 | "Teenage" Dave Salley | Overdub Engineer |
| 42 | Ed Seay | Vocal Engineer |
| 43 | Bryan Sutton | Banjo, Guitar (Acoustic), Mandolin |
| 44 | Jeff Taylor | Accordion |
| 45 | Russell Terrell | Vocals (Background) |
| 46 | Robert Thiele | Composer |
| 47 | Allen Toussaint | Composer |
| 48 | Traditional | Composer |
| 49 | Cindy Walker | Composer |
| 50 | George David Weiss | Composer |
| 51 | John Willis | Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric) |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |