MARIA
JOHNNY MATHIS
SONGWRITERS: LEONARD BERNSTEIN
& STEPHEN SONDHEIM
COUNTRY: U. S. A.
ALBUM: FAITHFULLY
LABEL: COLUMBIA RECORDS
GENRE: JAZZ
YEAR: 1959
Faithfully is an album by American pop singer Johnny
Mathis that was released on December 21, 1959, by Columbia Records and
continues his trend toward covering ballads alongside an orchestra. While his
previous LPs usually offered one or two songs that had not been previously
recorded, that number on this project leaped to five, and although the other
seven selections were established by other artists, even some of those were
lesser-known, such as Jeri Southern's number 30 pop hit "You Better Go
Now" and the title song from the 1953 film The Blue Gardenia.
Maria
The most beautiful sound I ever heard
Maria, Maria, Maria, Maria
All the beautiful sounds of the world
In a single word
Maria, Maria, Maria, Maria
Maria, Maria
Maria
I just met a girl named Maria
And suddenly that name
Will never be the same to me
Maria,
I just kissed a girl named Maria
And suddenly I found
How wonderful a sound can be
Maria,
Say it loud and there's music playing
Say it soft and it's almost like praying
Maria
I'll never stop saying
Maria
Say it loud and there's music playing
Say it soft and it's almost like praying
Maria
I'll never stop saying
Maria
The most beautiful sound I ever heard
Maria.