I Love My Lady

I Love My Lady

Johnny Mathis was billed on his very first album as â€œA New Sound in Popular Song.â€ In the decades since that 1956 debut, the vocalist has always explored new avenues in pop from Latin music to Philly soul. But the most adventurous of Mathisâ€™ 60-plus albums may be the one that got awayâ€¦until now. In late 1980, Johnny teamed up with the white-hot CHIC production team of Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards, fresh off triumphant collaborations with artists including Sister Sledge and Diana Ross, for I Love My Lady. Mathis took his voice into new, uncharted territory on eight anthemic, club-ready tracks that pushed the envelope of rhythm and blues as they incorporated funk, jazz, disco, and dance rhythms. Despite the irresistible beats, incomparable vocals, and of-the-moment production, Columbia Records shelved I Love My Lady in 1981. Yet its legend only grew as the years passed. In 2006, house music duo The Shapeshifters even tantalizingly sampled a track from one song (â€œLove and Be Lovedâ€) while the full track remained in the vault. Finally, beginning in 2010, its songs began to trickle out on compilations, and in 2017, I Love My Lady was issued for the first time as part of a Mathis box set. Now, Real Gone Music and Second Disc Records are proud to present the first-ever standalone compact disc of this remarkable album by two American treasures: Johnny Mathis and CHIC. For the occasion, weâ€™ve commissioned all-new cover artwork, and Johnny has graciously sat down for an interview with The Second Discâ€™s Joe Marchese to reflect on the albumâ€™s creation. The deluxe booklet also features rare photos of Johnny, and Mike Piacentini has remastered at Sonyâ€™s Battery Studios. A lost album no more, the sleek I Love My Lady presents the eternal Voice of Romance out on the town in the early 1980s, with sensuality and soul going hand-in-hand. Itâ€™s Johnny Mathis as youâ€™ve never heard him before.
Country USA
Brand REC84
Manufacturer Real Gone Music
Binding Audio CD
ReleaseDate 2019-02-01
UnitCount 1
UPCs 848064008330
EANs 0848064008330

Country	USA
Brand	REC84
Manufacturer	Real Gone Music
Binding	Audio CD
ReleaseDate	2019-02-01
UnitCount	1
UPCs	848064008330
EANs	0848064008330

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