Two Tickets and a Candy Heart
| "Two Tickets and a Candy Heart" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 US 7-inch single | ||||
| Single by Johnny Mathis | ||||
| B-side | "Saturday Sunshine" | |||
| Released | 1967 | |||
| Recorded | August 31, 1964 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 2:12 | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
| Songwriters | ||||
| Johnny Mathis singles chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Music video | ||||
| "Two Tickets and a Candy Heart" on YouTube | ||||
"Two Tickets and a Candy Heart" is a popular song written by Paul Vance and Leon Carr that was recorded by Johnny Mathis in 1964. It charted in 1967.
Recording
Johnny Mathis recorded "Two Tickets and a Candy Heart" on August 31, 1964, with an orchestra conducted by Quincy Jones. The music was arranged by Torrie Zito.[1] The only production credit provided on the original 7-inch single reads, "A Global Records, Inc. Production".[2] When Mathis signed with Mercury Records in 1963, Global Records was the imprint created for him to record under.[3] The song that became the B-side, "Saturday Sunshine", was written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David and recorded for the Johnny Mathis Sings album on October 28, 1966.[1]
Chart performance
"Two Tickets and a Candy Heart" debuted on Billboard magazine's Easy Listening chart in the issue dated March 4, 1967, and got as high as number 38 during its two weeks there.[4]
Critical reception
In their review column, the editors of Cash Box magazine featured the single as one of their Best Bets, which was their equivalent to a letter grade of A for "Saturday Sunshine". "Two Tickets and a Candy Heart" received a B+ and was described as a "[f]lowing, lyrical love ode".[5] The editors of Billboard only predicted that "Saturday Sunshine" would reach the magazine's Hot 100 pop chart.[6]
Charts
| Chart (1967) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Easy Listening[4] | 38 |
References
- 1 2 Sony Music Entertainment (2014). The Complete Global Albums Collection (Liner notes). Johnny Mathis. Sony Music Entertainment. 88843091432.
- ↑ Mercury Records (1967). Two Tickets and a Candy Heart (7-inch Single liner notes). Mercury Records. 72653.
- ↑ "Mercury Gets Mathis July 1 on Long Pact" (PDF). Billboard. May 25, 1963. p. 1. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved January 7, 2026.
- 1 2 "Johnny Mathis - Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 18, 2025. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
- ↑ "Cash Box Record Reviews > Best Bets > Johnny Mathis - "Saturday Sunshine"/"Two Tickets and a Candy Heart"" (PDF). Cash Box. New York: Cash Box Publishing Co., Inc. January 28, 1967. p. 32. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
- ↑ "Spotlight Singles > Pop Spotlights > Chart Spotlights" (PDF). Billboard. January 28, 1967. p. 16. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved April 10, 2026.