Music CD - Tony Bennett: Duets: An American Classic

	Music CD: Duets: An American Classic Artist: Tony Bennett List Price: $18.97 Our Price: $4.00 Your Save: $ 14.97 ( 79% ) Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Manufacturer: Sony
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Tracks: 1. LULLABY OF BROADWAY – duet with Dixie Chicks 2. SMILE – duet with Barbra Streisand 3. PUT ON A HAPPY FACE – duet with James Taylor 4. THE GOOD LIFE – duet with Billy Joel 5. THE SHADOW OF YOUR SMILE – duet with Juanes 6. RAGS TO RICHES – duet with Elton John 7. THE VERY THOUGHT OF YOU – duet with Paul McCartney 8. COLD, COLD HEART – duet with Tim McGraw 9. IF I RULED THE WORLD –duet with Celine Dion 10. THE BEST IS YET TO COME – duet with Diana Krall 11. FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE – duet with Stevie Wonder 12. ARE YOU HAVIN’ ANY FUN? – duet with Elvis Costello 13. BECAUSE OF YOU – duet with k.d. lang 14. JUST IN TIME – duet with Michael Bublι 15. THE BOULEVARD OF BROKEN DREAMS – duet with Sting 16. I WANNA BE AROUND - duet with Bono 17. SING, YOU SINNERS – duet with John Legend 18. I LEFT MY HEART IN SAN FRANCISCO 19. HOW DO YOU KEEP THE MUSIC PLAYING? – duet with George Michael
Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0828768097922 Label: Sony Manufacturer: Sony Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Sony Release Date: 2006-09-26 Studio: Sony
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Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: Duets: Tony Bennett CD Comment: I was VERY disappointed ! These are all really old songs, and it was just boring, and the songs chosen were awful. I expected the guest musical artists to be doing "classic", and there are so many wonderful choices in that category. Why those songs? Who knows? I gave the album away. Customer Rating: Summary: Very nice Comment: I liked it, not as much as the sinatra duets but Tony Bennett is one of kind like Frank and so good to see him well and still singing into his 80's! Customer Rating: Summary: Duets An American Classic Tony Bennett Comment: This is where old meets new, This man voice never seem to change. With a cast of artist that blend with his voice, this is a cd for the ages. And everone who truly love music will enjoy this cd............ Customer Rating: Summary: Great choices... the songs and the partners... Comment: I liked the pairings - the choice of the artists accompanying him, and the big band sound. I didn't care for the Dixie Chicks performance as much as the others, and it was the first track, but Bennett was great in it, and it got better after that. His voice is not quite as strong as it used to be, but still wonderful to listen to. The background music lacked something at times and this would have improved the album as a whole. Most of the classic songs are uplifting fun to listen to. "Smile" with Streisand was wonderful, and I loved Put On a Happy Face - with James Taylor, it just makes one smile, you can't help it, it gets your feet tapping too :) One thing disappointed me - his solo "I Left My Heart..." Tony's voice was good, but a bit more music than just the piano would have made it more enjoyable for this listener, it was a bit underwhelming. The last track with George Michael was a great finale, the last part of the song ends this CD powerfully, leaving one amazed yet again with his voice at 80 yrs of age. I like it a lot and recommend it. Customer Rating: Summary: Excellence Prevails Comment: His voice is just as good at 80 as it was in his youth. Tony Bennett is top-notch on this disc. And he chose marvelous people with whom to sing duets. If you haven't heard it, just go ahead and buy it. You won't regret it! More Reviews
Editorial Reviews: At this point, who else but Tony Bennett would have the clout to round up stars on the scale of Elton John, Paul McCartney, Bono, Celine Dion and Barbra Streisand for some duets? (Note also that unlike some similar projects, all the parties involved on this CD were alive when it was recorded!) The material consists of relatively obvious classics in standard big-band arrangements, and Bennett himself is in top form at age 80, so much so that he doesn't need anybody else to handle "I Left My Heart in San Francisco." But the fun comes from checking out how his collaborators fare. The Dixie Chicks provide wonderful Andrews Sisters-type harmonies on the percolating version of "Lullaby of Broadway" that opens the festivities. The best songs tend to be the ones where Bennett's slightly craggy voice is juxtaposed to smooth female ones, like Diana Krall on "The Best Is Yet to Come," familiar accomplice k.d. lang on the sultry "Because of You" and Streisand—-perhaps Bennett's only equal in stature at this point—on "Smile." Among the less expected guests, soulman John Legend is a revelation on the hard-swinging "Sing, You Sinners," while George Michael confirms he's quite the crooner on "How Do You Keep the Music Playing?" Elvis Costello, Celine Dion or Juanes don't sound as comfortable, and sometimes it feels as if they overdo it to compensate, but overall this collection is among the best of its kind, with most guests rising to the occasion. --Elisabeth Vincentelli