{"product_id":"cs-9526","title":"Johnny Mathis - Up, Up and Away (1967) Vinyl LP • Misty Roses","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"display: inline-block ; margin-bottom: 0px ;\"\u003eCatalog Number:\u003c\/h3\u003e CS-9526\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"display: inline-block ; margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eMusical Styles:\u003c\/h3\u003e 1960s, Ballad, Pop Rock, Vocal\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"display: inline-block ; margin-bottom: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eSleeve Grade:\u003c\/h3\u003e Very Good Plus (VG+)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"display: inline-block ; margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eRecord Grade:\u003c\/h3\u003e Near Mint (NM or M-)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n \u003ch3 style=\"margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eCondition Details:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n \u003cp style=\"margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eVinyl plays nicely (play-graded). Cover looks great; a few creases near edges; light-scuffing, slight discoloration with darker discoloration spots, and surface impressions (front\/back); back picture is peeling off near top-left on back. Inner-sleeve is original (plastic); one seam partially split. Spine is easy-to-read (printed off-center) with mild-wear. Minor shelf-wear along top\/bottom-edge and corners. Opening is crisp with signs of light use and divots. (Not a cut-out.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n \u003ch3 style=\"margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eTracks:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n \u003col style=\"margin-top: 0px ; margin-bottom: 0px ;\"\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eUp, Up And Away\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eThe More I See You\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eWhere Are The Words\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eThe Morningside Of The Mountain\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eI Won't Cry Anymore\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eFar Above Cayuga's Waters\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eMisty Roses\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eDrifting\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eAt The Crossroads\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eI Thought Of You Last Night\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eWhen I Look In Your Eyes\u003c\/li\u003e\n \n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n \u003ch3 style=\"margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eAbout The Record:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n \u003cp style=\"margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eUp, Up and Away,\u003c\/span\u003e by Johnny Mathis, was the first LP he recorded upon returning to his first record label, Columbia Records, where he then stayed for several decades after having just completed a four-year sojourn with Mercury Records. The title track starts the album on the contemporary end of the spectrum of material covered here, but Mathis also includes a standard from the 1940s (\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eThe More I See You\u003c\/span\u003e), a hit that charted twice for the same artist in the 1950s (\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eMorning Side of the Mountain\u003c\/span\u003e), a trio of songs from \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eDoctor Dolittle\u003c\/span\u003e (\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eAt the Crossroads,\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eWhen I Look in Your Eyes\u003c\/span\u003e, and \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eWhere Are the Words\u003c\/span\u003e), and two songs that had lyrics added after originating as instrumentals: \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eDrifting\u003c\/span\u003e began as part of the score to the 1958 film \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eAuntie Mame,\u003c\/span\u003e and \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eFar Above Cayuga's Waters\u003c\/span\u003e was \"a theme song of Cornell University before saxophonist Dave Pell retooled it and Sammy Cahn adapted the delightful fairytale-like lyrics.\" One song from the album, \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eMisty Roses,\u003c\/span\u003e spent two weeks at No. 40 on Billboard magazine's list of the 40 most popular Easy Listening songs in the US in September of that year. The album made its first appearance on their Top LPs chart in the issue dated December 23 of that year to begin a 20-week stay, during which time it got as high as No. 60, and began four weeks on their Best Selling Rhythm \u0026amp; Blues LPs chart in the following issue, dated December 30, which included a peak position at No. 19.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Record Vision","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52793880838425,"sku":"CS-9526","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0992\/6937\/8329\/files\/LP-johnny_mathis-up_up_and_away.jpg?v=1783555246","url":"https:\/\/record-vision.myshopify.com\/products\/cs-9526","provider":"Record Vision","version":"1.0","type":"link"}