Romantically
| Romantically | ||||
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| Released | November 18, 1963 | |||
| Recorded | February 26–28, 1963 | |||
| Genre | Vocal | |||
| Length | 42:52 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Ernie Altschuler | |||
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Romantically is an album by American pop singer Johnny Mathis that was released on November 18, 1963, by Columbia Records and was also the final original studio album recorded by Mathis for the label prior to his moving to Mercury Records. Mathis had recorded exclusively for Columbia from 1956 to 1963. After a brief stint with Mercury, he returned to Columbia in 1967. His first Mercury project, Sounds of Christmas, was actually released six weeks before this one, on October 4.
Romantically made its first appearance on Billboard magazine's album chart in the issue dated December 28, 1963, and peaked at number 23 over the course of 27 weeks. it debuted on the Cashbox albums chart in the issue dated December 21, 1963, remaining on that chart for a total of 34 weeks and hitting a peak position of number seven.
The first compact disc release of the album came on June 9, 2009, when it was issued as disc two of a two-CD set that also included his 1962 LP Rapture. Romantically 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.