The Essential Tony Bennett

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Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
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1Because of You
vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist)
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
42:58
2Cold, Cold Heart
piano:
John Bunch (jazz pianist)
vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist)
cover recording of:
Cold, Cold Heart
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Rightsong Music Inc., Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1951-02-16)
2:39
3Blue Velvet
vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist)
cover recording of:
Blue Velvet
writer:
Lee Morris (US songwriter) and Bernie Wayne
publisher:
Bernie Wayne Music Co., Chappell/Morris Ltd., Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
3:01
4Rags to Riches
recording of:
Rags to Riches
writer:
Richard Adler (musical composer/lyricist) and Jerry Ross (musical composer/lyricist)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, Saunders Publications Inc. (from 1953 until 2010), J & J Ross Co. (from 2011 to present) and Lakshmi Puja Music Ltd. (from 2011 to present)
2:50
5Stranger in Paradise
cover recording of:
Stranger in Paradise (popular song from the 1953 musical “Kismet”)
lyricist:
George Forrest (American composer and lyricist) and Robert Wright (US stage & screen composer & lyricist)
composer:
Alexander Borodin (Russian composer), George Forrest (American composer and lyricist) and Robert Wright (US stage & screen composer & lyricist)
publisher:
Scheffel Music Corp, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell and Frank Music Co. Ltd. (from 1953 to present)
is based on:
Polovtsian Dances no. 17, “Polovtsian Dance with Chorus”: II. Gliding Dance of the Maidens: Andantino, 4/4, A major
part of:
Kismet (full musical)
3:06
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)
cover recording of:
Boulevard of Broken Dreams
lyricist:
Al Dubin (in 1933)
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist) (in 1933)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), EMI Music Publishing (S.E. Asia) Ltd., Taiwan, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Warner/Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited (華納音樂版權香港有限公司 (1995–2019))
part of:
42nd Street (full musical)
2:32
8Just in Time
recording of:
Just in Time (Bells Are Ringing)
lyricist:
Betty Comden (in 1956) and Adolph Green (in 1956)
composer:
Jule Styne (in 1956)
publisher:
Chappell Music (UK), Stratford Music Corporation and Warner/Chappell North America
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
part of:
Bells Are Ringing (stage musical)
2:34
9It Amazes Me
recording of:
It Amazes Me
lyricist:
Carolyn Leigh
composer:
Cy Coleman
publisher:
Big Deal Notes (ASCAP), Carwin Music, Inc., Notable Music Co., Inc., ピアーミュージック (Japan, subsidiary of Nichion), フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label)
3:24
10Love Look Away
cover recording of:
Love, Look Away (Flower Drum Song)
orchestrator:
Don Sebesky
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
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 (US jazz/standards vocalist)
cover recording of:
Put On a Happy Face (Bye Bye Birdie)
lyricist:
Lee Adams (US musical theatre lyricist & librettist)
composer:
Charles Strouse
publisher:
Edwin H. Morris & Company (a division of MPL Communications Inc.)
part of:
Bye Bye Birdie
2:39
13The Best Is Yet to Come
cover recording of:
The Best Is Yet to Come
lyricist:
Carolyn Leigh (in 1959)
composer:
Cy Coleman (in 1959)
publisher:
Carwin Music, Inc., EMI U Catalog Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Notable Music, Notable Music Co., Inc. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
2:34
14Tender Is the Night
producer:
Ernie Altschuler
vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist)
recording of:
Tender Is the Night
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster
composer:
Sammy Fain
part of:
The 35th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
2:40
15Once Upon a Time
cover recording of:
Once Upon a Time
lyricist:
Lee Adams (US musical theatre lyricist & librettist)
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 (US jazz/standards vocalist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1962)
cover recording of:
I Left My Heart in San Francisco
lyricist:
Douglass Cross (US songwriter)
composer:
George Cory
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc., Dash Music Co. Ltd. and EMI April Music Inc.
32:51
17I Wanna Be Around
engineer:
Ted Brosnan and Frank Laico
piano:
Ralph Sharon (on 1962-10-19)
vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist) (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 (jazz pianist) and Ralph Sharon
vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist)
cover recording of:
The Good Life
lyricist:
Jack Reardon
composer:
Sacha Distel (in 1962)
publisher:
Intersong USA, Inc. (publisher) and Prosadis
version of:
Marina
42:16
19This Is All I Ask
cover recording of:
This Is All I Ask
lyricist and composer:
Gordon Jenkins
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), Intersong Music and Robbins Music Corp.
3:16
20When Joanna Loved Me
recording of:
When Joanna Loved Me
lyricist:
Robert Wells (songwriter)
composer:
Jack Segal (US songwriter)
3:07
21The Rules of the Road
recording of:
The Rules of the Road
writer:
Cy Coleman and Carolyn Leigh
2:21
▼ CD 2
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1Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)
cover recording of:
Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)
writer:
Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley (English actor, singer, songwriter, and filmmaker)
publisher:
Concord Music Ltd, Downtown DMP Songs, Musical Comedy Prods. and TRO Muscal Comedy Productions, Inc.
part of:
The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd
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)
executive producer:
Danny Bennett
producer:
Ernie Altschuler
bass:
Hal Gaylor (Canadian bassist)
drums (drum set):
William "Billy" Exiner
piano:
Ralph Sharon
tenor saxophone:
Al Cohn
vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist)
conductor:
Don Costa (US pop music arranger & producer)
arranger:
Don Costa (US pop music arranger & producer)
recorded at:
CBS 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1965-02-18)
cover recording of:
Fly Me to the Moon
lyricist and composer:
Bart Howard (in 1954)
premiered by:
Kaye Ballard (in 1954)
publisher:
Almanac Music-Inc., Hampshire House Publishing Corp., Kensington Music Ltd., Palm Valley Music LLC and TRO Essex Music Ltd.
sub-publisher:
ティー・アール・オー・エセックス・ジャパン A事業部
Tony Bennett4:12
4The Shadow of Your Smile
cover recording of:
The Shadow of Your Smile
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster
composer:
Johnny Mandel (American composer and arranger)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Miller Catalog, Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd., Marissa Music, Miller Music Corp. and Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.)
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部, ヤマハミュージックEH(CM), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
part of:
The 38th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 38)
Tony Bennett3:39
5Smile
cover recording of:
Smile
lyricist:
Geoffrey Parsons (lyricist) and John Turner (lyricist)
composer:
Charlie Chaplin (filmmaker)
publisher:
Bourne France Éditions Musicale, Bourne Music Ltd. and Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) (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 You
cover recording of:
The Very Thought of You
lyricist, writer and composer:
Ray Noble
publisher:
Quartet Music Inc., Range Road Music, Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Tony Bennett4:32
7For Once in My Life
cover recording of:
For Once in My Life
lyricist:
Ronald Miller (Motown songwriter Ronald Norman Miller)
composer:
Orlando Murden
publisher:
Jobete Music, Jobete Music Co., Inc., Jobette Music (UK) Ltd., Stein & Van Stock, Inc., Stone Diamond Music Corporation and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部
Tony 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 Things
cover recording of:
My Favorite Things (The Sound of Music)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), Williamson Music Company and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label)
part of:
American Splendor
part of:
The Sound of Music (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
Tony Bennett3:18
10I Do Not Know a Day I Did Not Love You
vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist)
cover recording of:
I Do Not Know a Day I Didn’t Love You
lyricist:
Martin Charnin
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
Tony Bennett3:28
11How Do You Keep the Music Playing?
producer:
Danny Bennett
mixer:
Paul Mufson
bass:
Paul Langosch (in 1986)
drums (drum set):
Joe LaBarbera (in 1986)
piano:
Ralph Sharon (in 1986)
vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist) (in 1986)
cover recording of:
How Do You Keep the Music Playing?
lyricist:
Alan Bergman (American lyricist) and Marilyn Bergman
composer:
Michel Legrand
publisher:
Warner Olive Music LLC and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (in 1982)
part of:
The 55th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Tony Bennett4:20
12When Do the Bells Ring for Me?
producer:
Danny Bennett
piano:
Ralph Sharon
vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist)
recorded at:
Master Sound Astoria in Astoria, New York, New York, United States (on 1989-05-18)
recording of:
When Do the Bells Ring for Me
lyricist and composer:
Charles DeForest
publisher:
Benedetto Music
Tony Bennett2:58
13Night and Day
engineer:
Frank Laico
executive producer:
Danny Bennett
producer:
Andre Fischer (US drummer and funk/soul/pop producer)
bass:
Paul Langosch
drums (drum set):
Joe LaBarbera
piano:
Ralph Sharon
vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist)
cover recording of:
Night and Day (Cole Porter; from “The Gay Divorce”)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1932)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Bros. (holding: File NO Releases), Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), Warner/Chappell, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Harms, Inc. (on 1932-11-18)
part of:
Gay Divorce
Tony Bennett3:36
14Last Night When We Were Young
engineer:
Frank Laico
executive producer:
Danny Bennett
producer:
Andre Fischer (US drummer and funk/soul/pop producer)
bass:
Paul Langosch
drums (drum set):
Joe LaBarbera
piano:
Ralph Sharon
vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist)
cover recording of:
Last Night When We Were Young
lyricist:
Yip Harburg
composer:
Harold Arlen
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) and S.A. Music Co.
Tony Bennett2:27
15Steppin' Out With My Baby
executive producer:
Danny Bennett
producer:
David Kahne
mixer:
David Leonard (US producer and engineer)
double bass:
Doug Richeson
membranophone:
Clayton Cameron
piano:
Ralph Sharon
vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist)
cover recording of:
Steppin’ Out With My Baby (Easter Parade)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1948)
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music
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 (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1931-08)
publisher:
Duke Ellington Music and EMI Mills Music (ASCAP-affiliated)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Tony Bennett3:07
17Mood Indigo
recording engineer and mixer:
Joel Moss
bass:
Paul Langosch
guitar:
Gray Sargent
membranophone:
Clayton Cameron
piano:
Ralph Sharon
trombone:
Al Grey (trombone)
trumpet:
Wynton Marsalis
vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist)
cover recording of:
Mood Indigo (1930 jazz composition and song)
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1930)
composer:
Barney Bigard (in 1930) and Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1930)
publisher:
Duke Ellington Music, Indigo Mood Music, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) (in 1930), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) (in 1930) and Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd. (in 1930)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Tony Bennett4:35
18Keep the Faith, Baby
engineer:
Christina Paakkari
executive producer:
Danny Bennett
producer:
Phil Ramone
bass:
Paul Langosch
drums (drum set):
Clayton Cameron
guitar:
Gray Sargent
piano:
Ralph Sharon
vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist) and k.d. lang
cover recording of:
Keep the Faith Baby
composer:
Luchi de Jesus (American composer and producer), Lila Lerner and Mayme Watts
Tony Bennett & k.d. lang3:52