The Impossible Dream (Jack Jones album)

After the success of his ballad cover of the song "The Impossible Dream (The Quest)", which reached No. 35 on the Billboard Hot 100, No. 32 on Cashbox Top 100 Singles and No. 1 on the Easy Listening chart,^[2] he recorded an album with the same name. The album consists entirely of cover songs, featuring many pop hits and songs from musicals.^[3]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[4]
AllMusic	[5]

The album received a positive critical reception upon its release. Billboard believed that "This is Jones' most commercial and artistic effort, spotlighting his hit The Impossible Dream (The Quest)," the magazine also noted that Jones excels with his "sensitive reading" of 'The Shadow of Your Smile'. Adding that "...his fresh new swing version of 'You Better Go Now' and his wild jazz-flavored treatment of 'What Now My Love,' 'Strangers In The Night,' (the B-side of his hit song), and 'My Best Girl' from Mame are "standouts".^[3] Cashbox magazine stated that "The melodious tones of Jack Jones should make this set, that is titled after and contains the chanter’s current chart climber “The Impossible Dream,” a major sales item", adding that "... with the total result being a session jammed packed with easy to listen to and enjoy sounds".^[6] It was given a four-star rating by The Encyclopedia of Popular Music as well.^[4]

The album debuted on the Billboard Top LP's chart on July 16, 1966, and peaked at number 9. It stayed on the chart for a total of sixty-six weeks^[7] and is his highest-charting album in the US.^[8] It debuted on the Cashbox Top 100 Albums chart in the issue dated July 16, 1966, remaining on the chart for 22 weeks and peaking at number 23.^[9]