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Sings the Ultimate American Songbook, Vol. 1 Tony Bennett CD
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  • Artist: Tony Bennett
  • Format: CD
  • Year: 2007
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • UPC: 886971532029
  • Item Number: SNY153202
  • Release date: 09/25/2007
  • 1. Anything Goes [From Anything Goes]
  • 2. The Very Thought of You
  • 3. The Way You Look Tonight [From Swing Time]
  • 4. Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye Pfrom Seven Lively Arts]
  • 5. That Old Black Magic [From Star Spangled Rhythm]
  • 6. A Foggy Day [From A Damsel in Distress]
  • 7. I'll Be Seeing You
  • 8. Ain't Misbehavin' [From Hot Chocolate]
  • 9. It Had to Be You [From Show Business]
  • 10. Moonglow
  • 11. She's Funny That Way
  • 12. You Go to My Head
  • 13. They Can't Take That Away from Me [From Shall We Dance]
  • 14. You'll Never Get Away from Me [From Gypsy]
  • 15. Taking a Chance on Love [From "Cabin in the Sky"]
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Sings the Ultimate American Songbook, Vol. 1 by Tony Bennett on CD


A different sort of Tony Bennett compilation than the usual, Sings the Ultimate American Songbook, Vol. 1 packages 15 performances, spanning five decades, that comprise, from Bennett's brief notes, "A revolution in popular music that will never be topped." (He's speaking, of course, about the American songbook and not his performing career.) While listeners won't find "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" or even "Cold, Cold Heart," the names of the composers -- Porter, Kern, Gershwin, Mercer -- are familiar, as are the song titles. Still, compiler Didier C. Deutsch chose some very obscure performances to illustrate Bennett's take on the Great American Songbook, including a ghostly "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" from 1958, "Ain't Misbehavin'" from 1964, and a 1971 version of "That Old Black Magic" with help from Dave Brubeck and Paul Desmond (the first two make their wide CD debut here). Of course, there are plenty of familiar items as well, including "The Way You Look Tonight" (from the 1997 film My Best Friend's Wedding); two songs from his 1993 Sinatra tribute Perfectly Frank; and "Anything Goes," although this version comes from a 1962 live album. The happy result is a compilation that can be enjoyed equally by long-time devotees as well as first-time fans. ~ John Bush, Rovi
  • Artist: Tony Bennett
  • Format: CD
  • Year: 2007
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • UPC: 886971532029
  • Item Number: SNY153202
  • Release date: 09/25/2007
  • Label: Sony Music Distribution
  • Genre: Vocal, Jazz, Stage & Screen
  • Style: Show Tunes, Vocal Pop, American Popular Song, Standards, Traditional Pop, Vocal Jazz
  • Album Time: 46:23

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  • Sings the Ultimate American Songbook, Vol. 1 Tony Bennett CD
Sings the Ultimate American Songbook, Vol. 1 Tony Bennett CD