Johnny Mathis / The Singles 4CD box

is a four-disc box set by American pop singer Johnny Mathis that was released in 2015 by Columbia Records to commemorate the singer’s h birthday. In his review of the collection Joe Marchese explains that it “doesn’t bring together every track released by the legendary artist on 45 RPM; such an endeavor would take far more than four discs. Instead, it features the tracks originally released by Mathis on Columbia in the singles format – in other words, non-LP sides – between the years of 1956 and 1981, in their original single mixes.”

I do agree the title is misleading. I think it is the “The.” By saying “THE Singles” it implies all of his singles are included. “The” indicates a complete collection. If it were just called “Singles,” it wouldn’t sound as all-inclusive. That would just imply it is a collections of “singles” but not necessarily all singles.
That being said, the 31 new-to-CD tracks (and I’m sure others that are hard to find as well) will be really great for collectors. I think it’s great when rare material is made available.

I think this compilation is for the real Johnny Mathis fans who have these tracks on vinyl but not on cd. There are already compilations out there that give a good overview of his chart career. For example Music Club 2 cd Misty, The best of Johnny Mathis. It features Gone, Gone, Gone, Too much, too little, too late, When a child is born and Stone in love with you. Furthermore it has all his other records that charted in the UK except for What will Mary say and Winter Wonderland.
But I do agree that the record company should have opted for another, less misleading title.

What are you guys on? Darren is SPOT ON. When have you ever ever ever seen a compilation that only featured tracks that were only singles before the drop of the parent album??

And if you check his discography, you will see that there are a lot of non album tracks that were issued as a single:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Mathis_discography#Singles

I think Ken is right. The key is FIRST issued for the singles market. So singles that are included on albums (not being greatest hits compilations) are not included.

Think people are missing the point here. This collection is tracks that came out as singles only. The three samples above were album tracks released as singles. “Gone Gone Gone” is on Best Days Of My Life, “Too Much Too Little” on You Light Up My Life and “Stone In Love” is on I’m Coming Home. The collection does exactly what it says it does.

First thing I looked for was Gone Gone Gone – as a point of reference – to get some idea of how much was from before ad how much after because I have only a very few of his tracks and I was genuinely interested in this collection but – as others have said – its not there – so immediately I’m doubtful.

I agree Francis, I never realised he had made so many Christmas singles but why did they have to include so many of them but yet miss these three singles. Is this more of an American charted singles compilation maybe?

3 hit singles missing (maybe more), so not a complete Anthology. Typical!

And, Too Much Too little Too Late with Denise Williams, oh and Stone In Love With You?

Where is the hit single “Gone, Gone, Gone”?