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Those Were the Days
Pop · 1968 · 9 tracks · 32m

Those Were the Days

Johnny Mathis

A 1968 time capsule of orchestral pop. Mathis applies his legendary velvet vibrato to the era's folk and psych-pop hits with wistful, sunset-hued elegance.

November 6, 1968 · CBS

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A gentle, orchestral embrace that looks back at life through a soft-focus lens of gratitude and longing.

Tracklist · 9 Tracks · 32m
01
Those Were the Days
3:58
02
Little Green Apples
3:35
03
The End of the World
3:08
05
The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)
2:08
06
Light My Fire
3:45
07
Every Time I Dream of You
3:51
08
The World I Used to Know
2:29
09
You Make Me Think About You
1:57
10
Turn Around Look at Me
2:50
Moments Worth Listening For
The surprising transformation of Light My Fire into a gentle, string-laden bossa nova ballad.
The delicate, almost whispered delivery of the opening lines in Little Green Apples.
The swelling orchestral climax during the title track that captures the ache of passing time.
Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Those Were the Days sound next to the rest of Johnny Mathis's catalogue?

Nostalgia+1.6σ

The writing leans notably further into nostalgia than the rest of the catalogue.

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