Tony Bennett, Duets: An American Classic - 1h 16m 58s

Tracks & Durations

1. Lullaby Of Broadway (w Dixie Chicks)	3:05
2. Smile (w Barbra Streisand)	4:43
3. Put On A Happy Face (w James Taylor)	3:17
4. The Very Thought Of You (w Paul McCartney)	4:03
5. The Shadow Of Your Smile (w Juanes)	4:36
6. Rags To Riches (w Elton John)	2:42
7. The Good Life (w Billy Joel)	3:22
8. Cold Cold Heart (w Tim McGraw)	3:19
9. If I Ruled The World (w Celine Dion)	2:58
10. The Best Is Yet To Come (w Diana Krall)	3:41
11. For Once In My Life (w Stevie Wonder)	3:26
12. Are You Having Any Fun? (w Elvis Costello)	2:47
13. Because Of You (w K D Lang)	4:07
14. Just In Time (w Michael Buble)	2:19
15. Boulevard Of Broken Dreams ((w Sting)	3:26
16. I Wanna Be Around (w Bono)	3:03
17. Sing, You Sinner (w John Legrand)	2:20
18. I Left My Heart In San Francisco	3:57
19. How Do You Keep The Music Playing (w George Michaels)	5:27
20. I've Got The World On A String (w Diana Krall)	3:10
21. Steppin' Out With My Baby (w Michael Buble)	2:05
22. I Left My Heart In San Francisco (w Judy Garland)	2:04
23. The Lady Is A Tramp (w Frank Sinatra)	2:46

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Review

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 VincentelliPerfecting the art of excellence for over six decades, with 105 albums selling over 50 million copies, Tony Bennett has come to represent the essence of elegance, tradition and artistic accomplishments. Tony celebrates his 80th birthday recording Duets of his greatest hits with today's greatest artists: Bono, Michael Bublé, Elvis Costello, Celine Dion, Dixie Chicks, Billy Joel, Elton John, Juanes, Diana Krall, k.d. lang, John Legend, Paul McCartney, Tim McGraw, George Michael, Sting, Barbra Streisand, James Taylor, and Stevie Wonder.

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Duets: An American Classic

Tracks: 23, Disk length: 1h 16m 11s (-1m 13s)

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