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John Royce Mathis (born September 30, 1935) is an American singer. He is one of the best-selling recording artists of the 20th century. [2] [3] Starting his career with singles of standard music, Mathis became highly popular as an album artist, with several of his albums achieving gold or platinum status and 73 making the Billboard charts.
John Mathis was born in Maud, Texas, United States. [3] He played on Louisiana Hayride from 1953 to 1960, as a solo artist and as a member of the musical duo Jimmy & Johnny (with Jimmy Lee Fautheree). [3] Mathis left the group to go solo in the middle of the 1950s, leaving Fautheree's brother, Lynn, to fill his shoes.
That's What Friends Are For is an album by American singers Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams, released in July 1978 on Columbia Records. [1] The album peaked at No. 19 on the Billboard Top LPs & Tape chart and No. 14 on the Billboard Soul LPs chart in the United States, and No. 16 on the UK Albums chart.
"Too Much, Too Little, Too Late" is a song performed by singers Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams, written by Nat Kipner and John Vallins. The single was a comeback of sorts for Mathis, because his last U.S. top 10 hit had been 1963’s "What Will Mary Say" and his last U.S. #1 hit had been 1957's "Chances Are." [3]
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16 Most Requested Songs is a compilation album by American pop singer Johnny Mathis that was released in 1986 by Columbia Records and ... "Although other sets may ...
Johnny Mathis has recorded 73 studio albums, 10 of which achieved sales of 500,000 units and were awarded Gold certification by the Recording Industry Association of America. [1] Six of his compilation albums also accomplished this, and of these 16 Gold albums, six eventually went Platinum by reaching sales of one million copies. [ 1 ]
Mathis experienced a career resurgence in the spring of 1978 with the release of a duet he recorded with Deniece Williams titled "Too Much, Too Little, Too Late".The single was his first to achieve Gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America, [4] which at the time was awarded for sales of one million units in the US; it was his first song to make the top 40 on the ...