to do something for her – all the high notes – and we got them all in.'" Cox introduced her pupil to another selection here: the first three suites of "Bachianas Brasileiras" by Heitor Villa-Lobos. "'That’s a vocal exercise…I used to do with Connie. She never dreamed I would record them, but I did mostly because I was under the influence of Allyn Ferguson, who was a typical jazz guy with everything ad-libbed. And he would go, "No, man…c'mon, let’s do it." That's about the way that came about.'" A phone interview with WQED-FM's Bryan Sejvar, however, revealed how critical Mathis was of his "Bachianas Brasileiras" recording. When Sejvar said, "You even had some Villa-Lobos on a, uh, Olé album of yours", Mathis chuckles, "Oh-ha-oh, that! Oh, my gosh! I gave it my best shot, but I listen to it once in a while and go, 'Achhh!'" He was kinder to himself in the liner notes of The Complete Global Albums Collection, where he wrote, "If I were to do the piece today, I'd probably rest my voice between the various parts, but when I recorded it that wasn't the case. As a result, it may sound a bit labored, but I'd give myself a C for effort on this selection." Reception Billboard wrote, "He demonstrates tremendous sensitivity and feeling as he sings." Track listing Side one "Granada" (Agustín Lara) – 3:11 "Without You (Tres Palabras)" (Osvaldo Farrés, Ray Gilbert) – 2:45 Medley – 4:20 a. "Generique" (Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius De Morres) b. "Felicidade" (Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius De Morres) "Manhã de Carnaval (Morning of the Carnival)" from "Orfeu Negro (Black Orpheus)" (Luiz Bonfá) – 3:12 "Samba de Orfeu" from "Orfeu Negro (Black Orpheus)" (Luiz Bonfá, Antônio Maria) – 2:23 Side two "La Montaña" (Augusto Algueró) – 3:35 "Babalu" (Margarita Lecuana, Bob Russell) – 2:45 "Serenata" (Leroy Anderson, Mitchell Parish) – 3:37 "Bachianas Brasileiras, Pts. 1–3" (Heitor Villa-Lobos) – 7:01 Recording dates March 30, 1964: "Granada", "La Montaña", "Serenata", "Without You (Tres Palabras)" April 2, 1964: "Generique/Felicidade", "Manhã de Carnaval (Morning of the Carnival)", "Samba de Orfeu" April 9, 1964: "Babalu", "Bachianas Brasileiras" Personnel Johnny Mathis – vocals; producer; liner notes Allyn Ferguson – arranger Jack Feierman – conductor Ralph Cowan – cover portrait Trivia The 1994 Stone Temple Pilots album Purple includes the hidden track "My Second Album", which has the lyric, "This album cover looks similar –