2006 studio album by Tony Bennett
Duets: An American Classic Tony Bennett , released in 2006 via Columbia label.[ 3]
On November 8, 2011, Sony Music Distribution included the CD in a box set entitled The Complete Collection .[ 4]
The album was released in conjunction with Bennett's 80th birthday the previous month. The songs selected were mostly ones that Bennett had played a major role in introducing into the Great American Songbook .
Unlike some other celebrity duets efforts where performances were recorded separately and then combined by producers, such as Frank Sinatra 's 1993 Duets
The album debuted at number 3 on The Billboard 200 , selling around 202,000 copies in its first week.[ 5] Gold in less than four weeks. It also reached number one in Canada. The sequel album, Duets II
The album won the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album at the 2007 Grammy Awards . Bennett's duet with Stevie Wonder , "For Once in My Life ", also won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals .
No. Title Writer(s) Duet partner Length 1. "Lullaby of Broadway " Al Dubin , Harry Warren Dixie Chicks 3:03 2. "Smile " Charles Chaplin , John Turner , Geoff Parsons Barbra Streisand 4:41 3. "Put On a Happy Face " Charles Strouse , Lee Adams James Taylor 3:15 4. "The Very Thought of You " Ray Noble Paul McCartney 4:01 5. "The Shadow of Your Smile " Johnny Mandel , Paul Francis Webster Juanes 4:34 6. "Rags to Riches " Richard Adler , Jerry Ross Elton John 2:40 7. "The Good Life " Sacha Distel , Jack ReardonBilly Joel 3:20 8. "Cold, Cold Heart " Hank Williams Tim McGraw 3:17 9. "If I Ruled the World " Leslie Bricusse , Cyril Ornadel Celine Dion 2:56 10. "The Best Is Yet to Come " Cy Coleman , Carolyn Leigh Diana Krall 3:39 11. "For Once in My Life " Ron Miller , Orlando MurdenStevie Wonder 3:24 12. "Are You Havin' Any Fun? " Sammy Fain , Jack Yellen Elvis Costello 2:45 13. "Because of You " Arthur Hammerstein , Dudley Wilkinsonk.d. lang 4:04 14. "Just in Time " Betty Comden , Adolph Green , Jule Styne Michael Bublé 2:17 15. "The Boulevard of Broken Dreams " Dubin, Warren Sting 3:23 16. "I Wanna Be Around " Johnny Mercer , Sadie VimmerstedtBono 3:01 17. "Sing, You Sinners " Sam Coslow , W. Franke Harling John Legend 2:18 18. "I Left My Heart in San Francisco " George Cory, Douglass Cross 3:55 19. "How Do You Keep the Music Playing? " Alan Bergman , Marilyn Bergman , Michel Legrand George Michael 5:23 Total length: 65:56
Tony Bennett , guest artists – vocalsBill Charlap – piano (track 18)Pinchas Zukerman – violin (track 2)Pamela Sklar – flute (tracks 5, 11, 13)
Lawrence Feldman – flute (track 3)
Chris Botti – trumpet (track 13)Paul Langosch – double bass
Gray Sargent – guitar
Harold Jones – drumsJorge Calandrelli – orchestrator, conductorLee Musiker – piano, arranger, musical directionPhil Ramone – producerTorrie Zito – conductor, brass arrangementDiane Lesser – oboe, English horn (tracks 5, 6, 11, 13)
Chart (2006)
Position
UK Albums (OCC)[ 17]
131
US Billboard 200[ 18]
86
Chart (2007)
Position
US Billboard 200[ 19]
47
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