1985 Johnny Mathis – Right From The Heart

Right From The Heart is an album by the American pop singer Johnny Mathis that was released on March 18, 1985, by Columbia Records. It was his first album without songs that were previously recorded by other artists. The title track is one of the album’s four ballads that, along with four of the remaining six up-tempo tracks, delve into the subject of relationships, but it is the synth-driven “Step by Step” and the anthemic “Hold On” on which Mathis take a break from the usual focus on love songs. The former offers the hope that can be found in change that comes gradually until “I can see the way free from yesterday to a new beginning”. The latter stresses the importance of being oneself: “Life is a party. Why don’t you come the way you are?”

Even though the title track was used on the ABC soap opera Ryan’s Hope, the album did not make it onto Billboard magazine’s Top Pop Albums chart. The song “Right from the Heart” did reach number 38 during its two weeks on the magazine’s list of the 40 Hot Adult Contemporary songs of the week in the US in May that year

Tracks

1  Touch By Touch (Keith Stegall; Brent Mason) 04:23
2  Love Shock (Denny Diante; Kathy Wakefield; Michel Colombier) 04:20
3  Just One Touch (Diane Warren; Robbie Buchanan) 04:03
4  Hooked On Goodbye (Denny Diante; Kathy Wakefield; Michel Colombier) 04:05
5  I Need You (The Journey) (Kathy Wakefield; Michel Colombier) 05:12
6  Step By Step (Brian Fairweather; Kathy Wakefield) 04:33
7  Right From The Heart (From ABC Television’s Ryan’s Hope) (Earl Rose; Kathy Wakefield) 04:21
8  Falling In Love (Douglas Getschal; JR Robinson) 04:31
9  Here We Go Again (Dave DeLuca; Marvin Morrow) 04:05
10  Hold On (Denny Diante; Kathy Wakefield; Michel Colombier) 04:30

Musicians

1 Touch By Touch

BassNeil Stubenhaus
DrumsJR Robinson
GuitarPaul Jackson Jr
Fender RhodesMichel Colombier
PianoRobbie Buchanan
SynthesizerMichel Colombier
SynthesizerRobbie Buchanan
SaxErnie Watts
SaxTom Scott
SaxLarry Williams
Background VocalsPhil Perry
Background VocalsEdie Lehmann
Background VocalsKate Markowitz
VocalsJohnny Mathis


2 Love Shock

Electronic DrumsJR Robinson
Drums (programming)Michel Colombier
GuitarDann Huff
GuitarDavid Williams
Fender RhodesMichel Colombier
SynthesizerRobbie Buchanan
ProgrammingRobbie Buchanan
ProgrammingMichel Colombier
Background VocalsPhillip Ingram
Background VocalsEdie Lehmann
Background VocalsSiedah Garrett
VocalsJohnny Mathis


3 Just One Touch

DrumsJR Robinson
GuitarPaul Jackson Jr
KeyboardsRobbie Buchanan
SynthesizerRobbie Buchanan
Background VocalsPhil Perry
Background VocalsEdie Lehmann
Background VocalsKate Markowitz
VocalsJohnny Mathis


4 Hooked On Goodbye

BassNeil Stubenhaus
DrumsJR Robinson
GuitarPaul Jackson Jr
Fender RhodesMichel Colombier
SynthesizerRobbie Buchanan
SynthesizerMichel Colombier
ProgrammingRobbie Buchanan
PercussionPaulinho Da Costa
Background VocalsPhillip Ingram
Background VocalsPhil Perry
Background VocalsEdie Lehmann
Background VocalsDarryl Phinnessee
VocalsJohnny Mathis


5 I Need You (The Journey)

BassNeil Stubenhaus
DrumsJR Robinson
KeyboardsRandy Kerber
SynthesizerMichel Colombier
SynthesizerRobbie Buchanan
VocalsLynn Davis
VocalsJohnny Mathis


6 Step By Step

Bass (synthesizer)Jeff Lorber
DrumsJR Robinson
GuitarBrian Fairweather
GuitarPaul Jackson Jr
GuitarDann Huff
Mini MoogJeff Lorber
SynthesizerRobbie Buchanan
SynthesizerJeff Lorber
SynthesizerBrian Fairweather
ProgrammingRobbie Buchanan
PercussionPaulinho Da Costa
Background VocalsPhillip Ingram
Background VocalsBrian Fairweather
VocalsJohnny Mathis


7 Right From The Heart (From ABC Television’s Ryan’s Hope)

BassNeil Stubenhaus
DrumsJR Robinson
GuitarDann Huff
Mini MoogJeff Lorber
SynthesizerMichel Colombier
SynthesizerJeff Lorber
Background VocalsPhillip Ingram
VocalsJohnny Mathis


8 Falling In Love

DrumsJR Robinson
GuitarDann Huff
GuitarPaul Jackson Jr
SynthesizerJR Robinson
SynthesizerDouglas Getschal
ProgrammingJR Robinson
ProgrammingDouglas Getschal
Background VocalsPhil Perry
Background VocalsPhillip Ingram
Background VocalsEdie Lehmann
Background VocalsDarryl Phinnessee
VocalsJohnny Mathis


9 Here We Go Again

BassNeil Stubenhaus
DrumsJR Robinson
GuitarPaul Jackson Jr
KeyboardsMichel Colombier
KeyboardsRobbie Buchanan
SynthesizerMichel Colombier
SynthesizerRobbie Buchanan
Background VocalsPhil Perry
Background VocalsEdie Lehmann
Background VocalsKate Markowitz
VocalsJohnny Mathis


10 Hold On

BassNeil Stubenhaus
DrumsJR Robinson
GuitarPaul Jackson Jr
GuitarDann Huff
Fender RhodesMichel Colombier
SynthesizerRobbie Buchanan
ProgrammingRobbie Buchanan
SaxErnie Watts
SaxTom Scott
SaxLarry Williams
PercussionPaulinho Da Costa
Background VocalsPhil Perry
Background VocalsPhillip Ingram
Background VocalsEdie Lehmann
Background VocalsDarryl Phinnessee
Background VocalsBuster Bradford
Background VocalsToni Bradford
Background VocalsMaxine Sibley
Background VocalsClem Mathis
PercussionJim Ganduglia
Background VocalsGil Reigers
Background VocalsMike Reigers
Background VocalsJeff Clarke
Background VocalsJudy Clarke
Background VocalsTammy Clarke
Background VocalsCharles Zacharie
Background VocalsSeline Armbeck
Background VocalsTeri Armbeck
Background VocalsRon Bergan
Background VocalsDon Watson
Background VocalsFarrell Brown
Background VocalsDana Tehen
VocalsJohnny Mathis

Liner Notes

Producer – Denny Diante
Arranged By – Michel Colombier (Tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9)
Arranged By – Robbie Buchanan (Track 3)
Arranged By – Brian Fairweather (Track 6)
Arranged By – Douglas Getschal, JR Robinson (Tracks 8)
Arranged By (Strings) – Michel Colombier (Track 3)
Concertmaster – Sidney Weiss
Contractor (Horns, Strings) – Jules Chaikin
Coordinator – Jo-Anne McGettrick
Engineer (Second) – Rick Clifford, Richard McKernan, Bill Jackson, Terry Christian, Steve Shelton, Sharon Rice
Engineer (Additional) – Frank Wolf, Peggy McCreary, Jeremy Smith, Erik Zobler, Ed Cherney, Peter Chaikin, Larry Hirsch
Mastered By – Bernie Grundman
Recorded By – Mick Guzauski

Recorded At Conway Studios
Recorded At Sunset Sound Studios, Hollywood
Recorded At The Complex, LA
Phonographic Copyright Jon Mat Records Inc
Copyright CBS Inc