The Essential Tony Bennett

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

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
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
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