Johnny's Greatest Hits

Johnny's Greatest Hits is the fifth album release by vocalist Johnny Mathis and the first compilation of his hit singles released by Columbia Records (CL 1133 in mono) in 1958. A stereo version of this album wasn't released until many years later. The album holds the distinction of being the first "Greatest Hits" collection ever released and for being the second longest charting album in the history of the Billboard album chart, charting for 490 weeks. The arranger/conductors were Ray Conniff and Ray Ellis. When originally released, the album peaked at #1 on the Billboard Album chart, a testament to Mathis' immense popularity at the time. The album features eight charting singles. They are listed as follows: Mathis earned Gold records...