The Fall of Love

Johnny Mathis recorded "The Fall of Love" on March 18, 1964, with an orchestra conducted by Jack Feierman.^[1] The name of a producer was not listed in the credits provided on the original 7-inch single, which read, "Vocal Conducted by Jack Feierman – A Don Costa Arrangement – A Global Records Production".^[2] When Mathis signed with Mercury Records in 1963, Global Records was the imprint created for him to record under.^[3]

"The Fall of Love" "bubbled under" Billboard magazine's Hot 100 for one week at number 120 in the issue dated April 18, 1964.^[4] It reached number 14 on Cash Box magazine's Looking Ahead chart, which was described as a "compilation, in order of strength, of up and coming records showing signs of breaking into The Cash Box Top 100".^[5] On the Top 100 Pop Sales and Performance chart in Music Vendor magazine, it peaked at number 96.^[6]

In their review column, the editors of Cash Box magazine featured the single as a Pick of the Week, which was their equivalent to a letter grade of A for both "The Fall of Love" and its B-side, "No More". Regarding "The Fall of Love", they wrote, "The songster's feelingful delivery coupled with a strong lyric and a top-drawer Don Costa arrangement sets this one up for a quick chart appearance."^[7]