Duets (An American Classic) - Tony Bennett

Duets (An American Classic) - Tony Bennett

1 CD(s) - Jazz Vocal - Label: Sony BMG - Distributor: Sony BMG/Arvato Services - Released: 30/10/2006 - 828768097922 more

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They say that you start to turn into your parents as you grow older, and in terms of musical appreciation, I've probably been undergoing that metamorphosis for the past couple of years. That's not to say, however, that I've lost touch completely with contemporary music, and I'm always intrigued ... Read review





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Review of Duets (An American Classic) - Tony Bennett by silverstreak

Advantages: Classic songs given a new slant
Disadvantages: One or two weak tracks

...by recording an album of duets with some of today's musical giants, including such "youngsters" as Paul McCartney, Elton John and Billy Joel, along with the likes of Sting, Bono and James Taylor. When it's your 80th birthday party, it's only fair that you get to choose not only the guests but the music too, and Bennett has wisely stuck to the old standards, the American Songbook classics, inviting his new, young whippersnapper friends to show what ...
...my late grandmother would have called them. By and large, this compilation is a success, throwing up one or two surprises, for me at least, along the way. There are nineteen tracks on the album, which gets off to an energetic start with Dixie Chicks providing Andrews Sisters-style backing vocals on Lullaby of Broadway. It's a slick production, guaranteed to get your fingers clicking and your feet tapping, and it makes for a good, strong, opener to ... Read review

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Duets (An American Classic) - Tony Bennett

Main specs

Title: Duets (An American Classic)

Performer: Tony Bennett

Genre: Jazz Vocal

Release Date: 30/10/2006

Recomended Retail Price: 16.99 GBP

Original Release Year: 2006

Label / Distributor: Sony BMG / Sony BMG/Arvato Services

Producer: Phil Ramone

Pieces in Set: 1

Studio / Live: Studio

Stereo: Stereo

Format: Performer

EAN: 828768097922

Catalogue Number: 82876809792

Additional notes

Album Notes: Personnel: Tony Bennett (vocals); Diana Krall, Dixie Chicks, Elton John, George Michael, James Taylor , John Legend, Juanes, K.D. Lang, Michael Buble, Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder, Sting, Tim McGraw, Bono, Elvis Costello, Barbra Streisand, Billy Joel, Celine Dion (vocals).

Album 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]...."

Titles on disc 1

1.: Lullaby Of Broadway - Bennett, Tony & Dixie Chicks

2.: Smile - Bennett, Tony & Barbra Streisand

3.: Put On A Happy Face - Bennett, Tony & James Taylor

4.: Very Thought Of You - Bennett, Tony & Paul McCartney

5.: Shadow Of Your Smile - Bennett, Tony & Juanes

6.: Rags To Riches - Bennett, Tony & Elton John

7.: Good Life - Bennett, Tony & Billy Joel

8.: Cold Cold Heart - Bennett, Tony & Tim McGraw

9.: If I Ruled The World - Bennett, Tony & Celine Dion

10.: Best Is Yet To Come - Bennett, Tony & Diana Krall

11.: For Once In My Life - Bennett, Tony & Stevie Wonder

12.: Are You Having Any Fun - Bennett, Tony & Elvis Costello

13.: Because Of You - Bennett, Tony & K.D. Lang

14.: Just In Time - Bennett, Tony & Michael Buble

15.: Boulevard Of Broken Dreams - Bennett, Tony & Sting

16.: I Wanna Be Around - Bennett, Tony & Bono

17.: Sing You Sinners - Bennett, Tony & John Legend

18.: I Left My Heart In San Francisco

19.: How Do You Keep The Music Playing - Bennett, Tony & George Michael

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