Indie Release [Level 4]
johnny mathis /begin the beguine 12" single
just wondered what the reaction was in 1979.disco was already dying and johnny trying to do what cher,peter allen diana ross by reinventing their style with disco.i'm sure it didn't go over very well then.but i absolutly love it.i bought all his albums from 1975-1980 four in total.the best album of all is "the best days of my life".i'm flying to las vegas from orlando,fl to catch him at the las vegas hilton this friday night.what do you guys think?
Last edited by dj phillip esparza; May 11th, 2006 at 07:27 PM.
DISCO
The word evokes not just a type of music or a kind of dance or even a style of dress.It\'s also a new social order of black and white,gay and straight,rich and poor,all hot,sweaty and, most likely,high,together.
Triple Platinum Record [Level 10]
It's CLASSIC as is the flip side "Gone, Gone, Gone"; neither cracked the Billboard Top 100 although it is mentioned in the new-releases column as having been released....bad timing to blame, I guess. If released in 1978--maybe he woulda got more play.....it's that production....just sweeps ya up in the disco swirl--sadly this was about the end of that.
Trocadero always played "Gone, Gone, Gone"--it was a Viteritti fave.....
Last edited by markydefad; May 15th, 2006 at 12:19 PM.
"Lost inside adorable illusion...."
Indie Release [Level 4]
wow that was a super fast responce markey,thank you.your absolutly correct.gone,gone,gone was remixed by john luongo and engineered by michael barbriero(love it).begin was mixed by steve thompson michael bariero also.and you say bobby v. played it only cements that i have decent taste.i also want elliot yamin to win on american idol.or did i go to far with that?
Last edited by dj phillip esparza; May 11th, 2006 at 02:47 PM.
DISCO
The word evokes not just a type of music or a kind of dance or even a style of dress.It\'s also a new social order of black and white,gay and straight,rich and poor,all hot,sweaty and, most likely,high,together.
Triple Platinum Record [Level 10]
John Luongo/ Steve Thompson & Michael Barbiero--THE BEST REMIXERS!!!
Always loved their stuff--just superb instincts about what makes you wanna dance............ wonder what they're doing now?
I think Thompson became a producer of rock stuff--if it's the same Thompson....
the dance world could use their talents today................
Let Elliott win--Seth Green (aka your "drug dealer") is the American Idol; I'm cool with that!!!!
"Lost inside adorable illusion...."
Indie Release [Level 4]
i agree.about seth green.i was never a fan when it came to party monster.but love that he is the voice of chris on family guy.p.s. doesn't stewie remind you of a very young higgins from magnum p.i.?hummmmmm
DISCO
The word evokes not just a type of music or a kind of dance or even a style of dress.It\'s also a new social order of black and white,gay and straight,rich and poor,all hot,sweaty and, most likely,high,together.
Platinum Record [Level 8]
Seeing Johnny's name attached to a disco song would have made me steer clear of it, because of all the corny disco tunes that crooners and non-disco artists were flooding the market with post- Saturday Night Fever. But I just heard this song recently and its pure class!!! I can't believe I never checked this out before. It sounds like it uses the West Coast musicians that played on a number of the Motown cuts, to name a few. It's not James Gadson on drums, though. Probably Ollie Brown. Here's Gone Gone Gone: Disco Funk
Gold Record [Level 7]
"Begin The Beguine / Gone, Gone, Gone" was produced for Mathis' own label, Jon-Mat Records. It was a cult classic, partly because it was impossible to find. (If you claimed to be an after-hours DJ, you'd better have this and the Marlena Shaw promo 12", or your crowd would feel cheated!) The 12" wasn't commercially released in the US, until the Columbia Mixed Masters Series. And when they did release it, they put "Simple" (1983?) on the Flip side. (But... I must argue that "Simple" is a beautiful song as well!)
I had the original promo with "Gone, Gone, Gone", but it was stolen.:icon_evil:
My replacement copy, a 1979 pressing from Holland, has "Gone, Gone, Gone" and much higher sound quality.
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Platinum Record [Level 8]
How about the LP that the songs came from? Is it worth checking out, or are the rest of the songs bland MOR ballads?
Here's the AMG listing, showing the album cover.
Best Days Of My Life
Wow...based on that album cover, he sure doesn't look like he's in the 'best days of [his] life' :D
Disco Funk
Triple Platinum Record [Level 10]
As I recall, the rest of the LP is MOR -ballads and the short versions of the two dance tracks do not do them justice. You must get the 12-inch. It eluded me for a long time...but I've come across a couple copies in the past few years. And I'm hanging on to 'em.
"Lost inside adorable illusion...."
Double Platinum Record [Level 9]
Originally Written by STEPHEN L FREEMAN
Yes 'Simple' is lovely; I've got it on an old compilation tape. What LP was that from & who produced it Stephen?
...ya gotta beat the street......
Indie Release [Level 4]
In total agreement with you guys on "Simple." I'm not Stephen, but I can answer your questions: it's from the LP "A Special Part of Me," and it was produced by Denny Diante for Jon Mat Records. The 12" was mixed by David Todd and Nick Martinelli.
Chart Hit [Level 6]
GONE, GONE, GONE for me is also pure class....it was also done very well on the we love disco cd...:icon_biggrin:
Chart Hit [Level 6]
If memory serves me correct, the 12 inch of "BTB" was released in Canada only.
Platinum Record [Level 8]
When I got back from New York during the summer of 1979 everybody asked what's the best record you bought. I whipped out Begin The Beguine. They asked did all the clubs play that? I said no, I never heard it anywhere, I just picked it up in a store because of the title. - So, I got my 12" from New York, a regular store, and there's no mention of the record being a promo.
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Chart Hit [Level 6]
Yep, I bought my red label Columbia 12" of "begin the beguine" b/w ""gone, gone, gone" at my local record store BITD as well, it's a U.S.A. commercial release, I later found white label promo copies as well, but this was a commercially released 12". I absolutely love both sides of this 12", pure class!
Double Platinum Record [Level 9]
Thanx tmob.
...ya gotta beat the street......
Double Platinum Record [Level 9]
The Steve Thompson remix:
BTB remix
the LP version
BTB original
and it's terrific to know Johnny was behind the disco treatment of GONE GONE GONE to the point of singing and performing it live . Is that looong note he holds @ 1: 57 on the LP version??? If so, what a shame it didn't make it to the remix ....
GGG live
Very well done , he's obviously familiar/ comfortable with this fast paced /wordy version.
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Last edited by remicks; April 7th, 2012 at 03:55 AM.
Baby, take me
high upon a hillside
high up where the stallion
meets the sun
Chart Hit [Level 6]
Great disco songs by Johnny Mathis that could have filled one vinyl:
- Begin the beguine 8:29 [12" Steve Thompson remix; from the lp "The best years of my life", 1979]
- Night and day 5:00 [from the lp "Mathis magic", 1979]
- I will survive 3:59 [from the lp "Different kinda different", 1980]
- That old black magic 5:28 [from the lp "Mathis magic", 1979]
- My body keeps changing my mind 3:30 [from the lp "Mathis magic", 1979]
- Gone gone gone 6:33 [12" John Luongo remix; from the lp "The best years of my life", 1979]
- Ready or not 2:54 [from the lp "That's What Friends Are For", 1978] -with Deniece Williams-
Indie Release [Level 4]
Sho' ya right, Pierre, that would have made a good vinyl EP on Columbia in the early Eighties. I did like "Simple," and this was before I finally found my first budget CD reissue of the great album "I'm Coming Home" with Thom Bell and Linda Creed, re-sequenced unexpectedly well by Pickwick. I think we should all apply ourselves diligently to the re-release of the legendary lost Mathis and Chic album, "I Love My Lady." I know I will, this week.
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