Mathis on Broadway

Reception

Reviews of the singer's most recent tribute to the Great White Way were positive: Michael Portantiere of TheaterMania.com wrote that "Mathis comes across with the smooth, rich, velvety vocalism for which he is legendary," noting that certain songs covered on the album "require the kind of breath support, legato, and phrasing that precious few singers of Mathis's age can supply. But this guy still has the right stuff, in abundance." Billboard magazine echoed these sentiments: "The legendary performer breathes fresh perspective into songs that might sound overdone in lesser hands." And William Ruhlmann of AllMusic goes so far as to say that "the lesser talents among the composers -- Lloyd Webber, Wildhorn, Claude-Michel Schönberg -- owe Mathis a debt for making their music sound so good, while Sondheim can be grateful that Mathis makes him sound so accessible.

Track listing

1. "On Broadway" from Smokey Joe's Cafe (Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) – 3:24
2. William Ross – producer, arranger, conductor
3. Jay Landers – producer
4. Richard Jay-Alexander – producer
5. Al Schmitt – recording engineer, mixing engineer
6. Randy Waldman – piano
7. David Boruff – saxophone
8. Dean Parks – guitar
9. Chuck Domanico – bass
10. John Robinson – drums
11. Paulinho da Costa – percussion
12. Alex Acuña – percussion
13. Efrain Toro – percussion
14. Maxine Waters – background vocals
15. Julia Waters – background vocals
16. Oren Waters – background vocals
17. "Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries" from Fosse (featuring Forever Plaid) (Lew Brown, Ray Henderson) – 2:46
18. Jorge Calandrelli – producer, arranger, conductor
19. Jay Landers – producer
20. Richard Jay-Alexander – producer
21. Al Schmitt – recording engineer, mixing engineer
22. Randy Waldman – piano
23. David Boruff – saxophone
24. Dean Parks – guitar
25. Chuck Domanico – bass
26. John Robinson – drums
27. Leo Daignault – Forever Plaid
28. David Engel – Forever Plaid
29. Jason Graae – Forever Plaid
30. Michael Winther – Forever Plaid
31. "Loving You" from Passion (Stephen Sondheim) – 4:38
32. Jonathan Tunick – producer, arranger, conductor
33. Jay Landers – producer
34. Richard Jay-Alexander – producer
35. Frank Wolf – recording engineer, mixing engineer
36. "They Live in You" from The Lion King (Lebo M., Mark Mancina, Jay Rifkin) – 4:13
37. Randy Waldman – producer, arranger, recording engineer; keyboards and programming
38. Jay Landers – producer
39. Richard Jay-Alexander – producer
40. Lebo M. – coproducer; choir arranger and conductor
41. Kevin Clark – recording engineer
42. Ray Bardini – recording engineer
43. Frank Wolf – mixing engineer
44. Neil Stubenhaus – bass
45. Nandi Morake – choir
46. Ntombikhona Dlamini – choir
47. Lindiwe Dlamini – choir
48. Lindiwe Hlengwa– choir
49. Bonginkosi Kulu – choir
50. Ronald Kunene– choir
51. Anthony Manough – choir
52. Philip McAdoo – choir
53. Rema Webb – choir
54. "Bring Him Home" from Les Misérables (Alain Boublil, Herbert Kretzmer, Claude-Michel Schönberg) – 3:23
55. William Ross – producer, arranger, conductor
56. Jay Landers – producer
57. Richard Jay-Alexander – producer
58. Frank Wolf – recording engineer, mixing engineer
59. Medley (featuring Betty Buckley) – 5:45
    a. "Children Will Listen" from Into the Woods (Stephen Sondheim)
    b. "Our Children" from Ragtime (Lynn Ahrens, Stephen Flaherty)
60. William Ross – producer, arranger, conductor
61. Jay Landers – producer
62. Richard Jay-Alexander – producer
63. Frank Wolf – recording engineer
64. Al Schmitt – mixing engineer
65. "All I Ask of You" from The Phantom of the Opera (Charles Hart, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Richard Stilgoe) – 4:15
66. William Ross – producer, arranger, conductor
67. Jay Landers – producer
68. Richard Jay-Alexander – producer
69. Frank Wolf – recording engineer
70. Al Schmitt – mixing engineer
71. "Once Upon a Dream" from Jekyll & Hyde (Leslie Bricusse, Steve Cuden, Frank Wildhorn) – 5:10
72. Jay Landers – producer
73. Richard Jay-Alexander – producer
74. Megan Cavallari – arranger
75. Frank Wolf – recording engineer, mixing engineer
76. William Ross – conductor
77. "Seasons of Love" from Rent (featuring Nell Carter) (Jonathan Larson) – 4:08
78. Randy Waldman – producer, arranger, recording engineer; keyboards and programming
79. Jay Landers – producer
80. Richard Jay-Alexander – producer
81. Megan Cavallari – choir arranger and conductor
82. Kevin Clark – recording engineer
83. Frank Wolf – mixing engineer
84. Nathan East – bass
85. Maxine Waters – choir
86. Julia Waters – choir
87. Oren Waters – choir
88. Luther Waters – choir
89. Sally Stevens – choir
90. Terry Wood – choir
91. Bobbi Page – choir
92. Carmen Twillie – choir
93. Angie Jaree – choir
94. Ginger Freers – choir
95. Susan Boyd – choir
96. Jeffrey Polk – choir
97. Jim Gilstrap – choir
98. Rick Logan – choir
99. Josef Powell – choir
100. Jon Joyce – choir

Personnel