Tony Bennett - Duets: An American Classic
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Artist: Tony BennettBrand: Sony
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2006-09-26
Music Label: Sony
Soundtracks:
- LULLABY OF BROADWAY - duet with Dixie Chicks
- SMILE - duet with Barbra Streisand
- PUT ON A HAPPY FACE - duet with James Taylor
- THE GOOD LIFE - duet with Billy Joel
- THE SHADOW OF YOUR SMILE - duet with Juanes
- RAGS TO RICHES - duet with Elton John
- THE VERY THOUGHT OF YOU - duet with Paul McCartney
- COLD, COLD HEART - duet with Tim McGraw
- IF I RULED THE WORLD -duet with Celine Dion
- THE BEST IS YET TO COME - duet with Diana Krall
- FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE - duet with Stevie Wonder
- ARE YOU HAVIN' ANY FUN? - duet with Elvis Costello
- BECAUSE OF YOU - duet with k.d. lang
- JUST IN TIME - duet with Michael Bubl?
- THE BOULEVARD OF BROKEN DREAMS - duet with Sting
- I WANNA BE AROUND - duet with Bono
- SING, YOU SINNERS - duet with John Legend
- I LEFT MY HEART IN SAN FRANCISCO
- HOW DO YOU KEEP THE MUSIC PLAYING? - duet with George Michael
Music reviews of Duets: An American Classic
Music Review: Old Standards Lover
Rating: 5 Stars
Tony still has it and his duets partners were on top of ther voice. It doesn't get any better
Description of Duets: An American Classic
Perfecting 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 Bubl?, 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.More from Tony Bennett
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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
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