Tears and Laughter

Tears and Laughter
Compilation album by
Released1980
Recorded1970–1978
Genre
Length1:11:46
LabelCBS
Johnny Mathis chronology
Mathis Magic
(1979)
Tears and Laughter
(1980)
Different Kinda Different
(1980)

Tears and Laughter is a compilation album by American pop singer Johnny Mathis that was released in the UK in 1980 on the CBS Records label. The title summarizes how the album is thematically organized, with the back cover labeling side one as "Tears" and side two as "Laughter".[2]

The album entered the UK album chart on March 8, 1980, and spent two of its 15 weeks there at number one,[3] and 10 days later, on March 18, the British Phonographic Industry awarded the album with Silver certification for sales of 60,000 units in the UK.[4]

On August 19, 1994, Tears and Laughter was released on compact disc.[5]

  1. ^ "Tears and Laughter - Johnny Mathis". allmusic.com. All Media Network, LLC. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  2. ^ (1980) Tears and Laughter by Johnny Mathis [album jacket]. London: CBS Records 10019.
  3. ^ "Johnny Mathis - Albums". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  4. ^ "BPI search results". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  5. ^ "Tears and Laughter - Johnny Mathis - Releases". allmusic.com. All Media Network, LLC. Retrieved 28 January 2014.

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