album · November 6, 1968

Those Were the Days

Johnny Mathis

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singer-songwritersoul

This 1968 single offered a baroque pop arrangement of a then-current Volodymyr Shainsky tune that had been a hit for Mary Hopkin.

• The single was released November 6, 1968, on Columbia Records.
• It was recorded during the sessions for his album, Love Is All.*
• The B-side was "Walk My Way."

Johnny Mathis is an American singer-songwriter and soul artist. He is best known for his soaring, crossover ballads and sophisticated pop. In 1968, Mathis released the single "Those Were the Days," a cover of a Mary Hopkin song.