I didn't expect to be find this enjoyable, but my mother bought one of his compilations not so long ago and I knew she was a fan, so I thought I'd pass it on to her and get her views. Turns out she didn't think too highly of it either...
If you're a Mathis superfan, take solace from the facts that (a) age has not diminished his voice and (b) Sony has not forced him into a disastrous makeover to appeal to a younger market. Nope, A Night To Remember finds him reaching out to the converted with a batch of songs already familiar from countless other covers by artists in their collections. But even for those it has to be considered inessential. It's debatable as to whether the world needed another version of Walk on By, but it can certainly live without one like this. A better, less conservative selection of songs is needed next time.
Just to make it clear, the two stars form an average of my mum's three and my own verdict. At least he stays true enough to himself not to include (Is This The Way To) Amarillo. You have to applaud any aging crooner who can resist sticking that on his latest release.