The Essential Tony Bennett

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

Tracklist

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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), Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd. and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1951-02-16)
2:39
3Blue Velvet
vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist)
orchestra:
Percy Faith & His Orchestra (Faith’s orchestra before his death in 1976)
cover recording of:
Blue Velvet (on 1951-07-17)
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 (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) 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)
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 (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)
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 (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)
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), Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner/Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited (華納音樂版權香港有限公司, 1995–2019) and 香港商百代音樂股份有限公司台灣分公司 (EMI Music Publishing (S E Asia) Ltd., Taiwan Branch)
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 (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)
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 (Peer Music Japan, Japan, subsidiary of Nichion), フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) 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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., 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. (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.
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 (American songwriter)
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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Credits

Release

manufactured by:Columbia Records (EMI‐owned 1931–1990, worldwide except US, CA, MX, ES, & JP; largely defunct since Jan 1973)
copyrighted (©) 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 2002)
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 1986, in 1989, from 1992 until 1994, in 1999, from 2001 until 2002)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/5020757 [info]