The Classics

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

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1Because of You
vocal:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist)
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
Tony Bennett43:00
2Just in Time
vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist) (on 1956-09-19)
orchestra:
Percy Faith & His Orchestra (Faith’s orchestra before his death in 1976)
recording of:
Just in Time (Bells Are Ringing) (on 1956-09-19)
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)
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
3I Left My Heart in San Francisco
producer:
Ernie Altschuler
vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist) (on 1962-01-23)
conductor:
Marty Manning
arranger:
Marty Manning
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
4I Wanna Be Around
engineer:
Ted Brosnan and Frank Laico
producer:
Ernest Altschuler
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
5The 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
6Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)
vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist)
conductor:
George Siravo
arranger:
George Siravo
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
7How Do You Keep the Music Playing
cover recording of:
How Do You Keep the Music Playing?
lyricist:
Alan Bergman (American lyricist) and Marilyn Bergman
composer:
Michel Legrand
publisher:
Warner Olive Music LLC and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (in 1982)
part of:
The 55th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1982 nominee)
Tony Bennett4:21
8When Do the Bells Ring for Me
producer:
Danny Bennett
piano:
Ralph Sharon
vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist)
recorded at:
Master Sound Astoria in Astoria, New York, New York, United States (on 1989-05-18)
recording of:
When Do the Bells Ring for Me
lyricist and composer:
Charles DeForest
publisher:
Benedetto Music
cover recording of:
When Do the Bells Ring for Me
lyricist and composer:
Charles DeForest
publisher:
Benedetto Music
Tony Bennett3:00
9New York, New York
recording engineer and mixer:
Al Schmitt
assistant mixer:
Carl Glanville
bass:
Chuck Berghofer (Jazz bassist) (in 1993)
drums (drum set):
Gregg Field (drums, producer) (in 1993)
guitar:
Ron Anthony (in 1993)
vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist) (on 1979-09-19, on 1993-08-11) and Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1993-07-06)
arranger:
Don Costa (US pop music arranger & producer)
mixed at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
cover recording of:
Theme From “New York, New York” (usually just titled “New York, New York”) (on 1979-09-19)
dedicated to:
New York, New York, United States
lyricist:
Fred Ebb (lyricist)
composer:
John Kander (composer)
publisher:
シンコーミュージック・パブリッシャーズ (Shinko Music Publishing Co., Ltd.) (ended), EMI Unart Catalog Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd., Unart Music Corporation, United Artists, 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 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:
New York, New York (1977 musical film soundtrack)
cover recording of:
Theme From “New York, New York” (usually just titled “New York, New York”) (in 1993)
dedicated to:
New York, New York, United States
lyricist:
Fred Ebb (lyricist)
composer:
John Kander (composer)
publisher:
シンコーミュージック・パブリッシャーズ (Shinko Music Publishing Co., Ltd.) (ended), EMI Unart Catalog Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd., Unart Music Corporation, United Artists, 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 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:
New York, New York (1977 musical film soundtrack)
Tony Bennett duet with Frank Sinatra43:33
10Evenin’
engineer:
Christina Paakkari
executive producer:
Danny Bennett
producer:
Phil Ramone
bass:
Paul Langosch
drums (drum set):
Clayton Cameron
guitar:
Gray Sargent
piano:
Ralph Sharon
vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist) and Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
cover recording of:
Evenin’
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1934)
composer:
Harry White (jazz trombonist) (in 1934)
recording of:
Evenin’
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1934)
composer:
Harry White (jazz trombonist) (in 1934)
Tony Bennett duet with Ray Charles4:16
11What a Wonderful World
recording engineer and mixer:
Dae Bennett
engineer:
Tom Young (engineer)
executive producer:
Danny Bennett
producer:
T‐Bone Burnett (musician, songwriter and producer)
bass:
Paul Langosch
guitar:
Gray Sargent
membranophone:
Clayton Cameron
vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist) and k.d. lang
performer:
k.d. lang
vocals arranger:
Rob Mathes
cover recording of:
What a Wonderful World
writer:
George Douglas (producer & songwriter) and George David Weiss
publisher:
Abilene Music Inc., Carlin Music Corp., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Memory Lane Music (publishing company), Quartet Music Inc., Range Road Music Inc. and Valando Music, Inc.
sub-publisher:
BMC Publishing NV, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), 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), フジパシフィック音楽出版 (Fujipacific Music inc.) (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
part of:
12 Monkeys Soundtrack
part of:
Freaky Friday (2003)
Tony Bennett duet with k.d. lang3:22
12Smile
guest vocals:
Barbra Streisand
recorded at:
Capitol Studios, Studio A in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 2006-02-03)
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 Bennett duet with Barbra Streisand4:42
13The Shadow of Your Smile
guest performer:
Juanes (Colombian singer)
partial 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 Bennett duet with Juanes4:35
14The Best Is Yet to Come
guest performer:
Diana Krall
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)
Tony Bennett duet with Diana Krall3:42
15For Once in My Life
guest performer:
Stevie Wonder
cover recording of:
For Once in My Life
lyricist:
Ronald Miller (Motown songwriter Ronald Norman Miller)
composer:
Orlando Murden
publisher:
Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.), Jobete Music Co., Inc., Jobette Music (UK) Ltd., Stein & Van Stock, Inc., Stone Diamond Music Corporation and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division)
Tony Bennett duet with Stevie Wonder3:25
16One for My Baby (And One More for the Road)
recording engineer and mixer:
Dae Bennett
assistant engineer:
Alessandro Perrotta, Adam Bancroft and Brian Chirlo
producer:
Dae Bennett and Phil Ramone
alto saxophone:
Lawrence Feldman (flutist and saxophonist) and Lou Marini
baritone saxophone:
Roger Rosenberg
bass:
Marshall Wood
bass trombone:
George Flynn (trombone)
drums (drum set):
Harold Jones (jazz drummer)
guitar:
Gray Sargent
piano:
Lee Musiker
tenor saxophone:
Charlie Pillow and Dave Mann (saxophonist)
tenor trombone:
Larry Farrell, Mike Davis (US jazz trombonist) and Keith O’Quinn (trombonist)
trumpet:
Bud Burridge (trunpet player), John Owens (US trumpeter), Tony Kadleck and Bob Millikan (trumpeter)
lead vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist) and John Mayer (US singer‐songwriter)
conductor:
Marion Evans
arranger:
Marion Evans
recorded at and mixed at:
Bennett Studios in Englewood, New Jersey, United States
cover recording of:
One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1943)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1943)
publisher:
Chappell/Morris Ltd. and Harwin Music
part of:
The Sky’s the Limit (1943 film)
Tony Bennett duet with John Mayer42:59
17Don’t Get Around Much Anymore
recording engineer and mixer:
Dae Bennett
assistant engineer:
Alessandro Perrotta, Adam Bancroft and Brian Chirlo
producer:
Dae Bennett and Phil Ramone
alto saxophone:
Lawrence Feldman (flutist and saxophonist) and Lou Marini
baritone saxophone:
Roger Rosenberg
bass:
Marshall Wood
bass trombone:
George Flynn (trombone)
drums (drum set):
Harold Jones (jazz drummer)
guitar:
Gray Sargent
piano:
Lee Musiker
tenor saxophone:
Charlie Pillow
tenor trombone:
Larry Farrell, Mike Davis (US jazz trombonist) and Keith O’Quinn (trombonist)
trumpet:
Bud Burridge (trunpet player), John Owens (US trumpeter), Tony Kadleck and Bob Millikan (trumpeter)
lead vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist) and Michael Bublé
conductor:
Marion Evans
arranger:
Marion Evans
recorded at and mixed at:
Bennett Studios in Englewood, New Jersey, United States
cover recording of:
Don’t Get Around Much Anymore
lyricist:
Bob Russell (US songwriter/lyricist Sidney Keith “Bob” Russell) (in 1942)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1940)
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), Harrison Music Corp. and Sony/ATV Harmony
sub-publisher:
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)
version of:
Never No Lament
Tony Bennett duet with Michael Bublé42:42
18The Lady Is a Tramp
recording engineer and mixer:
Dae Bennett
assistant engineer:
Alessandro Perrotta, Adam Bancroft and Brian Chirlo
producer:
Dae Bennett and Phil Ramone
alto saxophone:
Dave Mann (saxophonist) and Lawrence Feldman (flutist and saxophonist)
baritone saxophone:
Ron Janelli
bass:
Marshall Wood
bass trombone:
George Flynn (trombone)
drums (drum set):
Harold Jones (jazz drummer)
guitar:
Gray Sargent
piano:
Lee Musiker
tenor saxophone:
Mark Phaneuf (saxaphonist) and Andy Snitzer
tenor trombone:
Larry Farrell, Mike Davis (US jazz trombonist) and Keith O’Quinn (trombonist)
trumpet:
Bud Burridge (trunpet player), John Owens (US trumpeter), Tony Kadleck and Bob Millikan (trumpeter)
lead vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist) and Lady Gaga
conductor:
Marion Evans
arranger:
Marion Evans
recorded at and mixed at:
Bennett Studios in Englewood, New Jersey, United States
cover recording of:
The Lady Is a Tramp (from “Babes in Arms”)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1937)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
Babes in Arms (full musical)
part of:
Pal Joey
recording of:
The Lady Is a Tramp (from “Babes in Arms”)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1937)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
Babes in Arms (full musical)
part of:
Pal Joey
Tony Bennett duet with Lady Gaga43:20
19Body and Soul
recording engineer and mixer:
Dae Bennett
assistant engineer:
Alessandro Perrotta, Adam Bancroft and Brian Chirlo
executive producer:
Danny Bennett
producer:
Dae Bennett and Phil Ramone
bass:
Marshall Wood
bass clarinet and clarinet:
Charles Pillow
bass trombone:
George Flynn (trombone)
bassoon:
Marc Goldberg (bassoonist)
cello:
Diane Barere, Stephanie Cummins (cello), Dave Eggar, Jeanne LeBlanc, Richard Locker (cellist) and Ellen Westermann
cor anglais [English horn] and oboe:
Diane Lesser
double bass:
Tim Cobb (double bassist) and David Finck
drums (drum set):
Harold Jones (jazz drummer)
flute and piccolo:
Katherin Fink and Pamela Sklar
French horn:
Bob Carlisle (french hornist), Barbara Jöstlein, Thomas Jöstlein, Philip Myers (hornist), Ann Scherer and Currie Scherer
guitar:
Gray Sargent
harp:
Grace Paradise
percussion:
Ben Herman (American percussionist), Erik Charlston and Gordon Gottlieb (American percussionist and conductor)
piano:
Lee Musiker
tenor trombone:
Mike Davis (US jazz trombonist)
trumpet:
Tony Kadleck
viola:
Adria Benjamin, Karen Dreyfus (violist), Desiree Elsevier, Monica Gerard (viola), David Gold (viola player), Vincent Lionti, Todd Low, Craig Mumm, Alissa Smith and Judy Witmer
violin:
Elena Barere (violinist), Avril Brown (Violinist), Sean Carney (violinist), Jonathan Dinklage, Cornelius Dufallo, Liz Lim Dutton, Sanguen Eanet, Katherine Fong, Ming Feng Hsin, Karen Karlsrud, Yoon Kwon, Ann Leathers (US violinist), Matthew Lehmann, Katherine Livolsi, Laura McGinniss (violin), Yurika Mok, Lorenza Ponce, Carol Pool (violin), Wen Qian, Shirien Taylor Donahue, Catherine Sim, Entcho Todorov, Una Tone, Yuri Vodovoz, Xiao‐Dong Wang (violinist) and Nancy Wu (violinist)
lead vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist) and Amy Winehouse
conductor:
Jorge Calandrelli
arranger:
Jorge Calandrelli
concertmaster:
Elena Barere (violinist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 2011) and Island Records (Island, imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group) (in 2015)
recorded at and mixed at:
Bennett Studios in Englewood, New Jersey, United States
part of:
Grammy Award: Best Pop Duo/Group Performance nominees (number: 2012 winner)
cover recording of:
Body and Soul (in 2011-03)
lyricist:
Frank Eyton (in 1930), Edward Heyman (in 1930) and Robert Sour (in 1930)
composer:
Edward Heyman, Robert Sour and John Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) (in 1930)
publisher:
Bug Music, Inc., Chappell & Co Ltd., Druropetal Music, Quartet Music Inc., Range Road Music Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
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)
Tony Bennett duet with Amy Winehouse2.63:23
20Steppin’ Out With My Baby
recording engineer and mixer:
Dae Bennett
producer:
Dae Bennett (lead vocals) and Phil Ramone
bass:
Paul Langosch
drums (drum set):
Harold Jones (jazz drummer)
guitar:
Gray Sargent
piano:
Lee Musiker
mixed at:
Bennett Studios in Englewood, New Jersey, United States
cover recording of:
Steppin’ Out With My Baby (Easter Parade)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1948)
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music and Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available)
part of:
Easter Parade (full musical)
Tony Bennett duet with Christina Aguilera52:03