Live It Up! (Johnny Mathis album)
| Live It Up! | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | December 11, 1961 | |||
| Recorded | April 24–25, 1961 | |||
| Genre | Vocal | |||
| Length | 37:29 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Irving Townsend | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Billboard | positive |
| New Record Mirror | 5/5 |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | |
Live It Up! is an album by American pop singer Johnny Mathis that was released on December 11, 1961, by Columbia Records and was the second of two album collaborations with arranger and conductor Nelson Riddle. The singer again eschewed ballads as he had on Swing Softly and selected a balance of new and established material.
The album debuted on Billboard magazine's album chart in the issue dated February 24, 1962, to begin a stay of 39 weeks, during which time it got as high as number 14.
This album was released for the first time on compact disc in a two-disc set with his other Riddle project, 1961's I'll Buy You A Star, on June 9, 2009.