Editing Johnny Mathis (section)

===Popularity plateau===
[[File:Johnny Mathis (1974).jpg|thumb|Mathis in 1974]]
While Mathis continued to make music, the ascent of the Beatles and early 1970s album rock kept his adult contemporary recordings off the pop singles charts until he experienced a career renaissance in the late 1970s. Mathis had the 1976 [[Christmas number one single]] in the UK with the song "[[When a Child Is Born]]", and two years later, he recorded "[[Too Much, Too Little, Too Late]]" with singer [[Deniece Williams]]. Nat Kipner and John McIntyre Vallins arranged its lyrics and music. Released as a single in 1978, it reached number one on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 pop chart, number nine on the Canadian Singles Chart, and number three on the U.K. Singles Chart. It also topped the US R&B and adult contemporary charts. "Too Much, Too Little, Too Late" was certified gold and silver in the U.S. and the U.K. by the RIAA and the British Phonographic Industry, respectively. It was his first number one hit since "Chances Are".

The duo released a follow-up duet, their version of "[[You're All I Need to Get By]]", that peaked at number 47 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. In 1983, they were credited with performing "Without Us", the theme song for the American television sitcom ''[[Family Ties]]'' from its second season onward. The success of his duets with Williams prompted Mathis to record duets with various partners, including [[Dionne Warwick]], [[Natalie Cole]], [[Gladys Knight]], [[Jane Olivor]], [[Stephanie Lawrence]], and [[Nana Mouskouri]]. A compilation album, also called ''Too Much, Too Little, Too Late'', was released by Sony Music in 1995 and featured the title track among other songs by Mathis and Williams.