The Essential Tony Bennett (A Retrospective)

~ Release by Tony Bennett (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1The 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 (American songwriter)
composer:
Sacha Distel (in 1962)
publisher:
Intersong USA, Inc. (publisher) and Prosadis
version of:
Marina
Tony Bennett42:18
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), Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd. and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1951-02-16)
Tony Bennett2:41
3I 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
Tony Bennett2:13
4Fly 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 (TRO Essex Japan, A-Division)
Tony Bennett4:15
5I Left My Heart in San Francisco
producer:
Ernie Altschuler
vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1962)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 485)
cover recording of:
I Left My Heart in San Francisco (on 1962-01-23)
lyricist:
Douglass Cross (US songwriter)
composer:
George Cory
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc., Dash Music Co. Ltd. and EMI April Music Inc.
Tony Bennett32:54
6If 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 Bennett3:03
7Just in Time
vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist)
cover 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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., 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 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
part of:
Bells Are Ringing (stage musical)
Tony Bennett2:36
8Moonglow
producer:
David Kahne
mixer:
Michael Brauer (engineer)
editor:
Mike Scott (Production music composer/engineer a.k.a. “The Wizard”)
double bass:
Doug Richeson
membranophone:
Clayton Cameron
piano:
Ralph Sharon
guest vocals:
k.d. lang (on 1994-04-15)
lead vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist)
recorded at:
Sony Music Studios (NYC, closed 2007) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States (on 1994-04-12, on 1994-04-15)
live cover recording of:
Moonglow (on 1994-04-15)
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange
composer:
Will Hudson and Irving Mills
Tony Bennett with k.d. lang44:34
9Night 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 (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Harms, Inc. (on 1932-11-18)
part of:
Gay Divorce
Tony Bennett3:37
10This 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.
Tony Bennett3:17
11Rags 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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), Saunders Publications Inc. (from 1953 until 2010), J & J Ross Co. (from 2011 to present) and Lakshmi Puja Music Ltd. (from 2011 to present)
Tony Bennett2:51
12Smile
piano:
Tommy Flanagan
lead vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist)
vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist)
conductor:
Johnny Mandel (American composer and arranger)
arranger:
Al Cohn
cover recording of:
Smile (song version w/ lyrics)
lyricist:
Geoffrey Parsons (lyricist) and John Turner (lyricist)
composer:
Charlie Chaplin (filmmaker)
publisher:
Bourne France Éditions Musicale, Bourne Music Ltd., Bourne, Inc. 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 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
is based on:
Smile (Modern Times; original instrumental version)
part of:
Chaplin
Tony Bennett3:34
13Stranger 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 (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) 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)
Tony Bennett3:06
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 Bennett2:28
15The Shadow of Your Smile
cover recording of:
The Shadow of Your Smile (Love Theme from “The Sandpiper”)
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 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department), ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music 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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., 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 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
part of:
The 38th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1965 winner)
Tony Bennett3:40
16Maybe This Time
cover recording of:
Maybe This Time (Cabaret)
lyricist:
Fred Ebb (lyricist)
composer:
John Kander (composer)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corp.
part of:
Cabaret (musical)
Tony Bennett4:09
17The Very Thought of You
cover recording of:
The Very Thought of You
lyricist 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 Bennett4:33
18They Can’t Take That Away From Me
producer:
David Kahne
mixer:
Michael Brauer (engineer)
editor:
Mike Scott (Production music composer/engineer a.k.a. “The Wizard”)
double bass:
Doug Richeson
membranophone:
Clayton Cameron
piano:
Ralph Sharon
guest vocals:
Elvis Costello
lead vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist)
recorded at:
Sony Music Studios (NYC, closed 2007) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States (on 1994-04-12, on 1994-04-15)
live cover recording of:
They Can’t Take That Away From Me (from “Shall We Dance”) (on 1994-04-15)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music (UK), Chappell Music Ltd., Ira Gershwin Music, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1937)
part of:
The 10th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Shall We Dance (1937 film soundtrack)
Tony Bennett with Elvis Costello3:30
19Who 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 Bennett2:58
20God Bless the Child
producer:
Phil Ramone
double bass:
Doug Richeson
membranophone:
Clayton Cameron
piano:
Ralph Sharon
vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist)
cover recording of:
God Bless the Child
lyricist:
Billie Holiday
composer:
Arthur Herzog, Jr.
publisher:
Basart Editions (ended) and Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919)
Tony Bennett with Billie Holiday2:33