The Rhythms and Ballads of Broadway
| The Rhythms and Ballads of Broadway | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 1960 | |||
| Recorded | 1960 | |||
| Genre | Vocal | |||
| Length | 84:08 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Mitch Miller | |||
| Johnny Mathis chronology | ||||
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| Single LP covers | ||||
Ballads of Broadway (1964) | ||||
| Alternative cover | ||||
Rhythms of Broadway (1964) | ||||
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Billboard | positive |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | |
The Rhythms and Ballads of Broadway is a double album by American pop singer Johnny Mathis that was released in September 1960 by Columbia Records. Despite the order of the words in the title, the ballads actually make up sides one and two while the uptempo numbers fill sides three and four.
The album debuted on Billboard magazine's album chart in the issue dated October 3, 1960, and stayed on the list for 27 weeks, during which time it peaked at number six. it also debuted on the Cashbox albums chart in the issue dated September 24, 1960, and remained on the chart for 37 weeks, peaking at number 18.
Columbia also released the album as two separate LPs in 1960 titled Ballads of Broadway and Rhythms of Broadway. The two-LP set was released for the first time on compact disc on June 7, 1999.