| Product Summary | | Label: Sony | | UPC: 00828768097922 | | Release Date: 9/26/2006 | | Buy.com Sku: 202893863 | | Item#: M35SUG | | Buy.com Sales Rank: 26050 | Format:  CD |
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Disc 1
| | Song Title | Sample | | 1. Lullaby Of Broadway - (with Dixie Chicks) ~ Tony Bennett |  | | 2. Smile - (with Barbra Streisand) ~ Tony Bennett | | | 3. Put On A Happy Face - (with James Taylor) ~ Tony Bennett | | | 4. Very Thought Of You, The - (with Paul McCartney) ~ Tony Bennett | | | 5. Shadow of Your Smile, The - (Spanish, with Juanes) ~ Tony Bennett | | | 6. Rags To Riches - (with Elton John) ~ Tony Bennett | | | 7. Good Life, The - (with Billy Joel) ~ Tony Bennett | | | 8. Cold, Cold Heart - (with Tim McGraw) ~ Tony Bennett | | | 9. If I Ruled The World - (with Celine Dion) ~ Tony Bennett | | | 10. Best Is Yet To Come, The - (with Diana Krall) ~ Tony Bennett | | | 11. For Once In My Life - (with Stevie Wonder) ~ Tony Bennett | | | 12. Are You Havin' Any Fun? - (with Elvis Costello) ~ Tony Bennett | | | 13. Because Of You - (with K.D. Lang) ~ Tony Bennett | | | 14. Just In Time - (with Michael Buble) ~ Tony Bennett | | | 15. Boulevard Of Broken Dreams, The - (with Sting) ~ Tony Bennett | | | 16. I Wanna Be Around - (with Bono) ~ Tony Bennett | | | 17. Sing, You Sinners - (with John Legend) ~ Tony Bennett | | | 18. I Left My Heart In San Francisco ~ Tony Bennett | | | 19. How Do You Keep the Music Playing - (with George Michael) ~ Tony Bennett | |
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| | Released shortly after Tony Bennett's 80th birthday, 2006's Duets: An Amercian Classic finds the beloved jazz/pop vocalist collaborating with an impressive array of friends and admirers. Amidst a backdrop of lush string and horn arrangements, Bennett, still in remarkably bold voice despite his age, shines on these winning tracks. Highlights include the buoyant "Lullaby of Broadway" (with the Dixie Chicks), the lightly swinging "I Wanna Be Around" (with U2's Bono), and a rendition of one of Bennett's smooth signature tunes, "The Best Is Yet to Come" (with Diana Krall). While duet albums can be spotty affairs, Bennett and his well-selected singing partners make this a thoroughly enjoyable set.
"Nobody inhabits a song with more casual fire than Tony Bennett, and on this collection of duets, the guest stars follow his heroic lead. " Rolling Stone
| | Album Notes and Credits |
Notes & Personnel Info |  | Personnel: Tony Bennett (vocals); Diana Krall, Dixie Chicks, Elton John, George Michael, James Taylor , John Legend, Juanes, k.d. lang, Michael Bubl?, Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder, Sting, Tim McGraw, Elvis Costello, Barbra Streisand, Billy Joel, Bono , Celine Dion (vocals). | | Released shortly after Tony Bennett's 80th birthday, 2006's DUETS: AN AMERICAN CLASSIC finds the beloved jazz/pop vocalist collaborating with an impressive array of friends and admirers. Amidst a backdrop of lush string and horn arrangements, Bennett, still in remarkably bold voice despite his age, shines on these winning tracks. Highlights include the buoyant "Lullaby of Broadway" (with the Dixie Chicks), the lightly swinging "I Wanna Be Around" (with U2's Bono), and a rendition of one of Bennett's smooth signature tunes, "The Best Is Yet to Come" (with Diana Krall). While duet albums can be spotty affairs, Bennett and his well-selected singing partners make this a thoroughly enjoyable set. |
Producer: Phil Ramone |
| | Compilation Appearances |
| | Associated Artists and Works | | Basie Swings, Bennett Sings ~ Basie, Count | | Basie, Count | | Basie, Count | | Basie, Count | | Basie, Count | | Cole, Nat | | Cole, Nat "King" | | Crosby, Bing | | Goulet, Robert | | Jones, Jack | | Jones, Jack (Vocal) | | Duets ~ Sinatra, Frank | | Sinatra, Frank | | Sinatra, Frank | | Duets: An American Classic ~ Sinatra, Frank | | A Smooth Jazz Tribute: Tony Bennett ~ Smooth Jazz All Stars | | A Smooth Jazz Tribute: Tony Bennett ~ The Smooth Jazz All Stars | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | A Smooth Jazz Tribute: Tony Bennett ~ Various Artists |
| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 09/26/2006 | | Original Release Date : 2006 | | Catalog ID : 09792 | | Label : Columbia (USA) | | Number of Discs : 1 | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00828768097922 |
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| | Professional Reviews | | Rolling Stone (pp.72-74)
- 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "That Bennett, now eighty, sings magnificently is little surprise. What is surprising is the way he and his crack quartet inspire the rhythmic and tonal best from the [guests]...."Rolling Stone 7 of 10
Nobody inhabits a song with more casual fire than Tony Bennett, and on this collection of duets, the guest stars follow his heroic lead. With the possible exception of Barbra Streisand and Celine Dion (on “Smile" and “If I Ruled the World," respectively), who don't altogether retire their enormous diva manners, everyone tries to match Bennett's own mix of major effect and minor ego. Among the many standouts: Stevie Wonder, going soulfully crazy on “For Once in My Life"; Colombian singer Juanes and Bennett, defining the minor-key debonair on “The Shadow of Your Smile"; and Bono, sounding like a velvety showbiz vet on “I Wanna Be Around." That Bennett, now eighty, sings magnificently is little surprise. What is surprising is the way he and his crack quartet inspire the rhythmic and tonal best from the Dixie Chicks, Tim McGraw, k.d. lang, James Taylor, Paul McCartney and others. On Duets, nobody loses. - James Hunter
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| | Bio | | One of the finest voices of 20th century American pop, Tony Bennett began his career in the '50s, under the watchful eye of producer Mitch Miller, recording huge hits such as "Boulevard of Broken Dreams," and "Because of You." In 1958, his album BASIE SWINGS-BENNETT SINGS was a precursor to later jazz-based work. That same year, "Firefly" was Bennett's last US Top 40 entry until 1962, when he made a major comeback with the Grammy-winning "I Left My Heart In San Francisco." In '93 and '94 he was awarded Grammys for his albums PERFECTLY FRANK and STEPPIN' OUT.
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