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The Heart of a Woman
Pop · 1974 · 10 tracks · 35m

The Heart of a Woman

Lush 1970s orchestral pop meeting smooth soul. A velvet-voiced exploration of heartbreak and romance wrapped in warm analog strings and soft electric piano.

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It's Johnny Mathis doing that smooth 70s soul-pop thing, and his voice is basically a warm blanket.

A sophisticated and gentle melancholy wrapped in lush, romantic orchestration.

The Heart of a Woman · vs · Johnny Mathis
Love Lost+1.5σ

The writing leans notably further into love lost than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks · 35m
01
Woman, Woman
3:17
02
Sail on White Moon
3:13
03
It’s Gone
3:13
04
House for Sale
3:19
05
Feel Like Makin’ Love
3:42
06
Memories Don’t Leave Like People Do
4:23
07
Strangers in Dark Corners
3:50
08
Wendy
3:36
09
The Heart of a Woman
2:57
10
The Way We Planned It
3:37
Moments Worth Waiting For
The transition into the smooth, rhythmic pulse of Feel Like Makin’ Love where Mathis adapts his vibrato to a soul-inflected groove.
The swelling orchestral climax of the title track that showcases his signature high-register control.
The intimate, almost whispered opening of House for Sale that highlights the vulnerability in his lower range.
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