The Voice of Romance: The Columbia Original Album Collection is a 68-disc box set by American pop singer Johnny Mathis that was released on December 8, 2017, by Legacy Recordings, a division of Sony Music Entertainment. The packaging noted that it includes 67 albums that have been remastered, several of which were being made available on CD for the first time. Two of those, I Love My Lady and The Island, were debuting in their entirety for the first time anywhere, and 38 of the bonus tracks included had also previously gone unreleased. Critical reception In his review of the box set for The Second Disc, Joe Marchese asserted, "What it reveals is that the history of Johnny Mathis is, put simply, the history of American music in the second half of the twentieth century." In summation he wrote, "Since Johnny Mathis's recording debut, virtually everything has changed about the sound of music, not to mention the music industry. But Mathis has held steadfast to his core values as an artist, and as a 'singer's singer,' as he’s happily traversed from genre to genre. That consistence of quality and variation of style makes the immersive journey contained in The Voice of Romance: The Columbia Original Album Collection one well worth taking for any fan or collector of American popular song. Basking in the glow of this nostalgic trip, you just might get misty yourself." Contents Recording dates and release information taken from the liner notes. Odds and Ends: That’s What Makes the Music Play Track listing Recording dates and release information taken from the liner notes. "Teacher, Teacher" (Alternate Version) performed with Ray Conniff & His Orchestra (Robert Allen, Al Stillman) – 2:37 recorded 6/16/57 "Wild Is the Wind" (Alternate Version) from Wild Is the Wind (1957); performed with Ray Ellis & His Orchestra (Dimitri Tiomkin, Ned Washington) – 2:33 rec. 10/31/57 "Now That You've Gone (Puisque tu pars)" (Petula Clark, Norman Newell, Hubert Ballay) – 3:01 rec. 11/2/67; previously unreleased "What to Do About Love" (Leon Carr, Paul Vance) – 2:28 rec. 5/31/60 "Each Time We Kiss" (Clyde Otis, Colin Towns) – 2:39 rec. 3/4/61 "My Favorite Dream" (Lee Pockriss, Vance) – 2:55 rec. 10/9/61 "A Clock Without Hands" (Jerry Livingston, Paul Francis Webster) – 2:58 "The Joy of Loving You" (Bart Howard) – 3:05 above two rec. 3/29/62; above five from the album I'll Search My Heart and