Search - Johnny Mathis :: Friends in Love

Good, but not up to the usual standard.

01/17/1999

(3 out of 5 stars)

"This album (forgive me) is not up to the usual Mathis standards. The songs are generally pleasant, but uninspiring, and Mathis's partnership with Dionne Warwick on "Friends in Love" doesn't work as well as, say, Deniece Williams or Jane Olivor. Nonetheless, Johnny Mathis rarely records a bad song, and this album is no exception. "Memory", the theme from Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cats probably stands out as the best cut, with a distinctive Mathis vocal in which the listener feels every word. This album is the sort of album one puts on the record player after a night out to wind down to - and like all Mathis albums - is an ideal romantic soundtrack."