Good Night Dear Lord
5
By penicjw
Outstanding effort by Johnny and most enjoyable!!!
Johnny applied to the Gospel
4
By PK Coscia
Hey, Charles L.! RELAX! ...it's Johnny Mathis. It's not Placido Domingo, it's not the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. It's The Croon interpreting sacred music. There's a place, you know? If you love Mathis, if you enjoy sacred music, you'll love this.
Wow. Best Ave Maria I've heard!
4
By Asrogoth
Johnny Mathis has an exceptional voice and is worth the listen.
I am thankful having searched for a rendition of Ave Maria that communicated those earthy, hopeful tones as Mr. Mathis does in this album.
Well done.
Great for its intended purpose
4
By ericbop
This album is not intended to be a substitute for a worship experience. Speaking as a cantor, I have to say that his rendition of Kol Nidre is quite good. The phrasing, pronunciation and emotive energy are all of an extremely high level, especially for someone of such a different career path! Worth purchasing for Mathis' artistry and intent.
A Syrupy Rendition
1
By Charles L.
This album is an affront to good sacred music. Good Night, Dear Lord, unlike religious music with artistic merit, has no emotional power: just showy self-indulgence. The syrupy, self-indulgent nature of Mathis's singing murders the earthy solemnity of "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot," and the beauty of Schubert's "Ave Maria." Johnny Mathis's tremulous vibrato sweeps over all the tracks on this album, giving them a schmaltzy character. If you are looking for great religious music, I would recommend Mozart's Requiem and Great masses, Bach's B minor mass, and Faure's Requiem Mass. Listening to the aforementioned music can be a transcendental experience if you open your ears. Mathis's Good Night Sweet Lord, on the other hand, is a shallow musical experience that offers nothing to the listener other than its saccharine self-indulgence.
