1988 Johnny Mathis – Once In A While
Once In A While is an album by American pop singer Johnny Mathis that was released on May 23, 1988, by Columbia Records and found him returning to the practice of covering contemporary hits but also mixing in lesser-known songs already recorded by other artists along with a few new ones (“Daydreamin'”, “From a Whisper to a Scream”, “Two Strong Hearts”).
Although the album did not make it onto Billboard magazine’s Top Pop Albums chart, the song “I’m on the Outside Looking In” did reach number 27 during its 12 weeks on the magazine’s list of the 40 Hot Adult Contemporary songs of the week in the US that began in the issue dated July 2 of that year
Tracks
1 I’m On the Outside Looking In (Bobby Weinstein; Teddy Randazzo) 03:25
2 It Wouldn’t Have Made Any Difference (Todd Rundgren) 04:03
3 Two Strong Hearts (Andy Hill; Bruce Woolley) 04:02
4 Once In A While (Bud Green; Michael Edwards) 03:31
5 Fallen (Lauren Wood) 03:35
6 Daydreaming (Larry Graham; Noel Closson; Preston Glass) 04:34
7 From A Whisper To A Scream (Preston Glass; Steve Birch) 04:27
8 Ain’t No Woman (Like The One I’ve Got) (Brian Potter; Dennis Lambert) 04:11
9 Just Like You (Jeff Pescetto) 03:52
10 Love Brought Us Here Tonight (Allan Rich; Smokey Robinson; Stephen Geyer) 04:03
Biography
Musicians
1 I’m On the Outside Looking In
| Bass | Rick Chudacoff |
| Drums | Peter Bunetta |
| Guitar | Dann Huff |
| Keyboards | Bill Elliot |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
| Background Vocals | Leslie Smith |
| Vocals | Johnny Mathis |
2 It Wouldn’t Have Made Any Difference
| Bass | Rick Chudacoff |
| Drums | Peter Bunetta |
| Guitar | Dann Huff |
| Guitar | Michael Thompson |
| Acoustic Guitar | Fred Tackett |
| Keyboards | Bill Elliot |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
| Background Vocals | Leslie Smith |
| Vocals | Johnny Mathis |
3 Two Strong Hearts
| Bass | Rick Chudacoff |
| Drums | Peter Bunetta |
| Guitar | Dann Huff |
| Keyboards | Bill Elliot |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
| Background Vocals | Leslie Smith |
| Background Vocals | Lynn Fiddmont-Linsey |
| Background Vocals | Syreeta Wright |
| Vocals | Johnny Mathis |
4 Once In A While
| Bass | Rick Chudacoff |
| Drums | Peter Bunetta |
| Guitar | Michael Thompson |
| Acoustic Guitar | Fred Tackett |
| Keyboards | Bill Elliot |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
| Background Vocals | Leslie Smith |
| Background Vocals | Melvin Franklin |
| Background Vocals | Kipper Jones |
| Background Vocals | Roderick White |
| Background Vocals | Fred White |
| Background Vocals | Rick Nelson |
| Vocals | Johnny Mathis |
5 Fallen
| Bass | Rick Chudacoff |
| Drums | Peter Bunetta |
| Guitar | Dann Huff |
| Keyboards | Bill Elliot |
| Sax | David Woodford |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
| Background Vocals | Leslie Smith |
| Vocals | Johnny Mathis |
6 Daydreaming
| Drums | Preston Glass |
| Keyboards | Preston Glass |
| Piano | James Studer |
| Programming | Preston Glass |
| Background Vocals | Frankie Blue |
| Background Vocals | Joe Ericksen |
| Background Vocals | DeVere Duckett |
| Background Vocals | Craig Thomas |
| Vocals | Johnny Mathis |
7 From A Whisper To A Scream
| Drums | Preston Glass |
| Keyboards | Preston Glass |
| Programming | Preston Glass |
| Percussion | Jorge Bermudez |
| Background Vocals | Frankie Blue |
| Background Vocals | Joe Ericksen |
| Background Vocals | DeVere Duckett |
| Background Vocals | Craig Thomas |
| Vocals | Johnny Mathis |
8 Ain’t No Woman (Like The One I’ve Got)
| Drums | Preston Glass |
| Keyboards | Preston Glass |
| Programming | Preston Glass |
| Sax | Craig Thomas |
| Background Vocals | Frankie Blue |
| Background Vocals | Joe Ericksen |
| Background Vocals | DeVere Duckett |
| Background Vocals | Craig Thomas |
| Vocals | Johnny Mathis |
9 Just Like You
| Bass | Neil Stubenhaus |
| Drums | Tom Walsh |
| Guitar | Nick Brown |
| Piano | Robert Kraft |
| Synthesizer | Robert Kraft |
| Programming | Gregg Bartheld |
| Sax | Michael Paulo |
| Percussion | Jorge Bermudez |
| Background Vocals | Darryl Phinnessee |
| Background Vocals | Dorian Holley |
| Background Vocals | Sheryl Crow |
| Background Vocals | Lynn Davis |
| Vocals | Johnny Mathis |
10 Love Brought Us Here Tonight
| Bass | Neil Stubenhaus |
| Drums | Tom Walsh |
| Guitar | Nick Brown |
| Piano | Robert Kraft |
| Synthesizer | Robert Kraft |
| Programming | Gregg Bartheld |
| Sax | Michael Paulo |
| Percussion | Robert Kraft |
| Percussion | Jorge Bermudez |
| Background Vocals | Darryl Phinnessee |
| Background Vocals | Dorian Holley |
| Background Vocals | Sheryl Crow |
| Background Vocals | Lynn Davis |
| Vocals | Johnny Mathis |
Liner Notes
Producer – Peter Bunetta, Rick Chudacoff (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
Producer – Preston Glass (Tracks 6, 7, 8)
Producer – Robert Kraft (Tracks 9, 10)
Producer (Executive) – Jon Mat
Engineer – Maureen Droney (Tracks 6, 7, 8)
Engineer – Ed Thacker, John Vigran, Paul Klinberg (Tracks 9, 10)
Engineer (Assistant) – Marnie, Riley, Bryan Arnett, Karen Siegel, Ray Pyle (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
Engineer (Assistant) – Mitch Zelezny, Bernard Frings (Tracks 6, 7, 8)
Engineer (Assistant) – Russell Bracher, Stacy Baird (Tracks 9, 10)
Mixed By – Mick Guzauski (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
Mixed By – Maureen Droney (Tracks 6, 7, 8)
Mixed By – Ed Thacker (Track 9)
Mixed By – Daren Klein (Track 10)
Recorded By – Daren Klein (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
Recorded By (Additional) – Frank Wolf, Gary Wagner, Tom Vicari (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
Art Direction – Tony Lany, Nancy Donald
Photography – David Vance
Mastered At Bernie Grundman Mastering
Mixed At Conway Recording
Mixed At One On One Studio
Mixed At The Grey Room
Mixed At Oceanway Studios
Recorded At Conway Recording
Recorded At Studio Ultimo
Recorded At Oceanway Studios
Recorded At The Five Spot
Recorded At Ignited Studios
Recorded At Kren Studios
Recorded At Lion Share Recording Studios
Phonographic Copyright Jon Mat Records Inc
Copyright CBS Records Inc