The Essential Tony Bennett

~ Release by Tony Bennett (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Tracklist

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1Because of You
vocals:
Tony Bennett
conductor:
Percy Faith
cover recording of:
Because of You (on 1951-04-04)
writer:
Arthur Hammerstein and Dudley Wilkinson
publisher:
Julian Stearns Arena Music, Inc
2:58
2Cold, Cold Heart2:39
3Blue Velvet3:01
4Rags to Riches2:50
5Stranger in Paradise3:06
6Sing You Singers
cover recording of:
Sing, You Sinners
lyricist:
Sam Coslow
composer:
W. Franke Harling
2:17
7The Boulevard of Broken Dreams (Gigolo and Gigolette)2:32
8Just in Time2:34
9It Amazes Me3:24
10Love Look Away
cover recording of:
Love, Look Away (Flower Drum Song)
orchestrator:
Don Sebesky
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II
composer:
Richard Rodgers
part of:
Flower Drum Song (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
2:47
11Firefly
recording of:
Firefly
lyricist:
Carolyn Leigh (in 1958)
composer:
Cy Coleman (in 1958)
1:39
12Put on a Happy Face
vocals:
Tony Bennett
cover recording of:
Put On a Happy Face (Bye Bye Birdie)
lyricist:
Lee Adams
composer:
Charles Strouse
publisher:
Edwin H. Morris & Company
part of:
Bye Bye Birdie
2:39
13The Best Is Yet to Come2:34
14Tender Is the Night2:40
15Once Upon a Time
cover recording of:
Once Upon a Time
lyricist:
Lee Adams
composer:
Charles Strouse
publisher:
Helene Blue Musique Ltd. and Musique Enterprises Int'l Inc. (on 1965-04-14)
2:58
16I Left My Heart in San Francisco
producer:
Ernie Altschuler
vocals:
Tony Bennett
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1962)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 485)
cover recording of:
I Left My Heart in San Francisco (on 1962-01-23)
lyricist:
Douglass Cross
composer:
George Cory
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc., Dash Music Co. Ltd. and EMI April Music Inc.
2:51
17I Wanna Be Around
engineer:
Ted Brosnan and Frank Laico
piano:
Ralph Sharon (on 1962-10-19)
vocals:
Tony Bennett (on 1962-10-19)
conductor:
Marty Manning (on 1962-10-19)
arranger:
Ralph Burns and Marty Manning
recorded at:
CBS 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1962-10-19)
cover recording of:
I Wanna Be Around (on 1962-10-19)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer and Sadie Vimmerstedt
composer:
Johnny Mercer
publisher:
Commander Publications
2:11
18The Good Life
piano:
John Bunch and Ralph Sharon
vocals:
Tony Bennett
cover recording of:
The Good Life
lyricist:
Jack Reardon
composer:
Sacha Distel (in 1962)
publisher:
Intersong USA, Inc. and Prosadis
version of:
Marina
2:16
19This Is All I Ask3:16
20When Joanna Loved Me
recording of:
When Joanna Loved Me
lyricist:
Robert Wells
composer:
Jack Segal
3:07
21The Rules of the Road2:21
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1Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)Tony Bennett2:56
2If I Ruled the World
cover recording of:
If I Ruled the World (Pickwick)
lyricist:
Leslie Bricusse
composer:
Cyril Ornadel
publisher:
Delfont Music
part of:
Pickwick
Tony Bennett3:01
3Fly Me to the Moon (In Other Words)Tony Bennett4:12
4The Shadow of Your SmileTony Bennett3:39
5Smile
piano:
Tommy Flanagan
lead vocals:
Tony Bennett
vocals:
Tony Bennett
conductor:
Johnny Mandel
arranger:
Al Cohn
cover recording of:
Smile (song version w/ lyrics)
lyricist:
Geoffrey Parsons and John Turner
composer:
Charlie Chaplin
publisher:
Bourne France Éditions Musicale, Bourne Music Ltd., Bourne, Inc. and Bourne Co. (in 1954)
sub-publisher:
Editions Vedette Sprl and 日音 Synch事業部
is based on:
Smile (Modern Times; original instrumental version)
part of:
Chaplin
Tony Bennett3:34
6The Very Thought of YouTony Bennett4:32
7For Once in My LifeTony Bennett3:23
8Yesterday I Heard the Rain (Esta Tarde Vi Llover)
cover recording of:
Yesterday I Heard the Rain
lyricist:
Gene Lees
writer:
Armando Manzanero
publisher:
Dunbar Music
Tony Bennett3:42
9My Favorite ThingsTony Bennett3:18
10I Do Not Know a Day I Did Not Love YouTony Bennett3:28
11How Do You Keep the Music Playing?Tony Bennett4:20
12When Do the Bells Ring for Me?Tony Bennett2:58
13Night and Day
engineer:
Frank Laico
executive producer:
Danny Bennett
producer:
Andre Fischer
bass:
Paul Langosch
drums (drum set):
Joe LaBarbera
piano:
Ralph Sharon
vocals:
Tony Bennett
cover recording of:
Night and Day (Cole Porter; from “The Gay Divorce”)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (in 1932)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc., Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Bros., Warner Bros. Music, Warner Bros., Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), Warner/Chappell, WB Music Corp. (until 2019-05-28) and Harms, Inc. (on 1932-11-18)
part of:
Gay Divorce
Tony Bennett3:36
14Last Night When We Were YoungTony Bennett2:27
15Steppin' Out With My Baby
executive producer:
Danny Bennett
producer:
David Kahne
mixer:
David Leonard
double bass:
Doug Richeson
membranophone:
Clayton Cameron
piano:
Ralph Sharon
vocals:
Tony Bennett
cover recording of:
Steppin’ Out With My Baby (Easter Parade)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1948)
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music and Universal Music Publishing
part of:
Easter Parade (full musical)
Tony Bennett2:55
16It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing (live)
live cover recording of:
It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1931)
composer:
Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington (in 1931-08)
publisher:
Duke Ellington Music and EMI Mills Music
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Tony Bennett3:07
17Mood IndigoTony Bennett4:35
18Keep the Faith, BabyTony Bennett & k.d. lang3:52

Credits

Release

manufactured by:Columbia Records
copyrighted (©) by:Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 2002)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1986, in 1989, from 1992 until 1994, in 1999, from 2001 until 2002)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/5020757 [info]