Rapture (Johnny Mathis album)
| Rapture | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 17, 1962 | |||
| Recorded | August 1, 1962 August 6–8, 1962 | |||
| Genre | Vocal | |||
| Length | 42:20 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Ernie Altschuler | |||
| Johnny Mathis chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Billboard | positive |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | |
Rapture is an album by American pop singer Johnny Mathis that was released on September 17, 1962, by Columbia Records and returned him to singing a full line-up of the sort of ballads that he was known for.
The album made its first appearance on Billboard magazine's album chart in the October 27, 1962, issue and reached number 12 during its 37 weeks there. it debuted on the Cashbox albums chart in the issue dated October 20, 1962, remaining on that chart for a total of 39 weeks and hitting a peak position of number nine.
The first compact disc release of the album came on June 9, 2009, when it was issued as disc one of a two-CD set that also included his 1963 offering Romantically. Rapture was also included in Legacy's Mathis box set The Voice of Romance: The Columbia Original Album Collection, which was released on December 8, 2017.