Tony Bennett, Playin' with My Friends: Bennett Sings the Blues - 57m 45s

Tracks & Durations

1. Alright, Okay, You Win (with Diana Krall)	3:31
2. Everyday (I Have the Blues) (with Stevie Wonder)	3:38
3. Don't Cry Now	2:43
4. Good Morning, Heartache (with Sheryl Crow)	4:55
5. Let the Good Times Roll (with B.B. King)	3:16
6. Evenin' (with Ray Charles)	4:14
7. I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues (with Bonnie Raitt)	3:55
8. Keep the Faith, Baby (with K.D. Lang)	3:52
9. Old Count Basie Is Gone (Old Piney Brown Is Gone)	3:25
10. Blue and Sentimental (with Kay Starr)	3:21
11. New York State of Mind (with Billy Joel)	4:31
12. Undecided Blues	3:18
13. Blues in the Night	3:35
14. Stormy Weather (with Natalie Cole)	4:35
15. Playin' With My Friends	4:47

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Review

Tony Bennett's commercial renaissance of the 1980s and '90s was aided by a string of albums that communicated his essential values while providing conceptual rings (Sinatra, Astaire, women singers) for record buyers to grasp. Playin' with My Friends links duets with an assortment of marquee artists to a set of blues and blues-influenced standards. While Bennett is no Joe Turner or Bobby Bland, his upbeat style melds well with that of most of his guests. He achieves the proper level of brio on "Let the Good Times Roll" with B.B. King and sits in spiritedly with Stevie Wonder ("Everyday [I Have the Blues]") and Ray Charles (a moaning "Evenin'" that's the standout cut). In fact, it's the visitors, not the host, who occasionally misfire: Sheryl Crow sounds unsure of her putative pain on "Good Morning, Heartache," while Natalie Cole is simply too glib to make for a convincing "Stormy Weather." Still, Bennett, his small band, and the best of these cameos make Playin' more than just another series of superstar walk-ons. --Rickey Wright

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Playin' with My Friends: Bennett Sings the Blues

Tracks: 15, Disk length: 57m 36s (-1m 51s)

Playin' with My Friends: Bennett Sings the Blues

Tracks: 15, Disk length: 54m 59s (-3m 14s)

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