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How Do You Keep the Music Playing? is an album by American pop singer Johnny Mathis that was released in May 1993 by Columbia Records[2] and includes the subtitle The Songs of Michel Legrand and Alan & Marilyn Bergman on its cover. The album features new, individual recordings of two songs that Mathis covered as a medley for his 1973 album Me and Mrs. Jones -- "I Was Born in Love with You" and "Summer Me, Winter Me".[3] He also performs new arrangements of "The Windmills of Your Mind",[4] "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?",[5] and "The Summer Knows",[6] which he had recorded for other albums many years earlier.

Liner notes

Mathis conveys his appreciation of Legrand's music in the liner notes for the album, describing him as "the consummate composer. His arrangements are endlessly inventive and deeply passionate."[1] His appreciation is equally enthusiastic for Alan and Marilyn Bergman's lyrics: "They express the desires of romance with a rare sophistication. It's been a delight to sing these beautiful creations."[1]

The Bergmans also express their love of Legrand: "We always feel as if there are words on the lips of his notes just waiting to be written."[1] And they are especially exuberant in their praise of Mathis: "His voice dims the lights and makes all within the sound of it feel as though he's singing just to them. The mood he creates is one of intimacy, warmth and sensitivity. And it's a voice that keeps getting better -- wiser, more knowing, more moving."[1]

Track listing

All of the songs on the album feature music by Michel Legrand and lyrics by Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman.

  1. "How Do You Keep the Music Playing?" (Introduction) – 1:26
  2. "The Summer Knows" – 4:19
  3. "Something New in My Life" – 4:10
  4. "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?" – 5:58
  5. "The Way She Makes Me Feel" – 4:01
  6. "I Was Born in Love with You" – 4:45
  7. "On My Way to You" – 5:01
  8. "After the Rain" – 4:08
  9. "The Windmills of Your Mind" – 4:30
  10. "Summer Me, Winter Me" – 3:38
  11. "How Do You Keep the Music Playing?" – 4:42

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Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g (1993) How Do You Keep the Music Playing? by Johnny Mathis [CD booklet]. New York: Columbia Records CK 53204.
  2. ^ a b c d "How Do You Keep the Music Playing? - Johnny Mathis". allmusic.com. All Media Network, LLC. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  3. ^ (1973) Me and Mrs. Jones by Johnny Mathis [album jacket]. New York: Columbia Records KC 32114.
  4. ^ (1969) Love Theme from "Romeo and Juliet" (A Time for Us) by Johnny Mathis [album jacket]. New York: Columbia Records CS 9909.
  5. ^ (1971) Love Story by Johnny Mathis [album jacket]. New York: Columbia Records C 30499.
  6. ^ (1972) The First Time Ever (I Saw Your Face) by Johnny Mathis [album jacket]. New York: Columbia Records PC 31342.
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