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Live It Up!
Pop · 1961 · 11 tracks · 37m

Live It Up!

Johnny Mathis

A high-energy pivot into brassy swing and uptempo showtunes. Mathis trades his usual candlelit ballads for technicolor orchestration and joyful, rhythmic swagger.

December 11, 1961 · Coronet (2)

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An exuberant and brassy celebration of life that trades intimacy for theatrical swagger.

Tracklist · 11 Tracks · 37m
01
Live It Up
3:29
02
Just Friends
4:03
04
On a Cold and Rainy Day
3:07
05
Why Not
2:08
06
I Won’t Dance
3:59
07
Johnny One Note
2:41
08
Too Much Too Soon
2:52
09
The Riviera
3:03
10
Crazy in the Heart
3:57
11
Hey, Look Me Over
1:49
12
Love
3:46
Moments Worth Waiting For
The explosive brass fanfare that opens the title track, signaling a sharp departure from his usual ballads.
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How does Live It Up! sound next to the rest of Johnny Mathis's catalogue?

Trumpet+4.0σ

The instrumentation foregrounds trumpet far more than the catalogue usually does.

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