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Tony Bennett
Duets An American Classic
RPM Records/Columbia
82876 80979 2
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01. Lullaby of Broadway* – duet with Dixie Chicks
(Harry Warren/Al Dubin)
Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
02. Smile – duet with Barbra Streisand
(Charles Chaplin/John Turner/Geoffrey Parsons)
Bourne Music Co.
Executive Producer: Jay Landers
Fiddle Solo: Pinchas Zukerman
03. Put On A Happy Face – duet with James Taylor
(Charles Strouse/Lee Adams) Strada Music Co. c/o Helene Blue Muisque Ltd.
Flute Solo: Lawrence Feldman
04. The Very Thought Of You – duet with Paul McCartney
(Ray Noble)
Quartet Music, Inc. / Range Road Music, Inc.
05. The Shadow Of Your Smile – duet with Juanes
(Johnny Mandel/Paul Francis Webster)
EMI Miller Catalog Inc.
Engineered and additional vocal production by Thom Russo
06. Rags To Riches – duet with Elton John
(Richard Adler/Jerry Ross)
J & J Ross Co. Lakshmi Puja Music, Ltd.
07. The Good Life – duet with Billy Joel
(Sacha Distel/Jack Reardon)
Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
08. Cold, Cold Heart – duet with Tim McGraw
(Hank Williams)
Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music Publishing
09. If I Ruled The World – duet with Celine Dion
(Leslie Bricusse/Cyril Ornadel)
Chappell & Co. Inc.
Additional vocal mixing by Humberto Gatica
10. The Best Is Yet To Come – duet with Diana Krall
(Cy Coleman/Carolyn Leigh)
Notable Music Co., Inc. / Carwin Music, Inc.
11. For Once In My Life – duet with Stevie Wonder
(Orlando Murden/Ronald Miller)
Jobete Music Co., Inc.
12. Are You Havin’ Any Fun?* – duet with Elvis Costello
(Sammy Fain/Jack Yellen)
Fain Music Co. / Jack Yellen Music
13. Because Of You – duet with k.d. lang
(Author Hammerstein/Dudley Wilkinson)
Julian Stearns Arena Music, Inc.
Featuring Chris Botti on trumpet
14. Just In Time – duet with Michael Buble
(Jule Styne/Betty Comden/Adolph Green)
Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
15. The Boulevard Of Broken Dreams – duet with Sting
(Harry Warren/Al Dubin)
Warner Bros. Inc.
16. I Wanna Be Around – duet with Bono
(Johnny Mercer/Sadie Vimmerstedt)
Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
17. Sing, You Sinners – duet with John Legend
(Sam Coslow/W. Franke Harling)
Famous Music LLC
18. I Left My Heart In San Francisco
(George Cory/Douglass Cross)
Colgems-EMI Music, Inc.
Featuring Bill Charlap on piano
19. How Do You Keep The Music Playing? – duet with George Michael
(Michel Legrand/Alan & Marilyn Bergman
Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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Produced by: Phil Ramone
Executive Producer: Danny Bennett
Tony Bennett Quartet: Lee Musiker: Piano, Paul Langosch: Bass, Harold Jones: Drums, Gary Sargent: Guitar
Orchestrated and Conducted by: Jorge Calandrelli
*Brass Arranged and Conducted by: Torrie Zito, Music Director: Lee Musiker
Recorded and Mixed by: Dae Bennett
Production Coordinator: Vance Anderson
Engineering and Design Live Studio Monitoring: Tom Young
Production Manager and Orchestral Contractor: Jill Dell ‘Abate
Recorded at: Abbey Road Studios, London, England; Bennett Studios, Englewood, NJ; The Studios at The Palms, Las Vegas, NV and Capitol Studios, Hollywood, CA
Mixed at: Bennett Studios, Englewood, NJ / Additional Recording at: Grandma’s House, Malibu, CA
Pro-Tools Operator: Brian Dozoretz, Kevin Harp and Charlie Pakkaari
Assistant Engineer: Sam O’Kell
Mix Assistant: Brian Dozoretz
Mastered by: Bob Ludwig and Gateway Mastering, Portland, ME
A&R: Don DeVito
Art Direction and Design: John Cheuse
Photography: Ruben Cox
Additional Photography of Stevie Wonder and Back Cover: James Minchin III
Cover Album Art: Ian Wright
Mosaic based on a photograph by Mark Seliger; Photos courtesy of Sony BMG Archives, Photofest, Everett Collection, Michael Ochs Archives, Retna and the Bennett Family Collection
Management: Danny Bennett, RPM Music Productions, Inc., New York, NY
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Special thanks to: Don Ienner, Michele Anthony, Rob Stringer, Steve Barnett, Tom Donnarumma, Don DeVito, Josh Cheuse, Rocco Lanzilotta, Jim Burruss, Marc Offenbach, Fran DeFeo, Lisa Ellis, Michael Block, Tracy Nurse, Ron Wilcox, Nancy Marcus Seklir, and everyone at Columbia Records and Sony BMG Music Entertainment; Sandi Rogers, Jay Krugman, Sylvia Weiner, Dario Dalla Lasta, Jacquelyn Goldman-Kahn, and Seth Ferris at RPM Music Productions, Inc.; Jeff Frasco, Rob Light, Alix Hartley, and everyone at Creative Artists Agency; Jill Dell’Abate, Nancy Munoz, Fran Curtis, Jim Ryan, Simon Renshaw, Marion Kraft, Marty Erlichman, Jay Landers, Gary Borman, Barbara Rose, Lilian Marshall, Holly Dearden, Fernan Martinez, Marta Iglesias, Merck Mercuriadis, Keri Aylward, Scott Siman, Rene Angelil, Steve Macklam, Stephanie Andrews, Martin Kirkup, Bruce Allen, Kathy Schenker, Dave Sandford, Paul McGuinness, Candida Bottaci, Andy Stephens, Gero at Yamaha Corporate Artist Affairs, Audio Technica and Lisa Roy
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Bono appears courtesy of Island UK / Chris Botti appears courtesy of Columbia Records / Michael Buble appears courtesy of Warner Reprise Records / Bill Charlap appears courtesy of Blue Note Records / Elvis Costello appears courtesy of Universal/Verve Records / Celine Dion appears courtesy of Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Canada) / Dixie Chicks appear courtesy of Open Wide/Columbia Records / Billy Joel appears courtesy of Columbia Records / Elton John appears courtesy of HST Limited/Mercury Records Limited / Juanes appears courtesy of Universal Music Latino / Diana Krall appears courtesy of Universal/Verve Records / k.d. lang appears courtesy of Warner Bros. Records / John Legend appears courtesy of Getting Out Our Dreams/Sony Urban Music/Columbia Records / Tim McGraw appears courtesy of Curb Records / Sting appears courtesy of A&M Records / Barbra Streisand appears courtesy of Columbia Records / Stevie Wonder appears courtesy of Motown Records / Tony Bennett uses Sennheiser and Neumann microphones exclusively / Lee Musiker plays Yamaha pianos provided by Yamaha Artists Services / Harold Jones plays Ludwig drums exclusively / Gray Sargent plays Yamaha guitars / *Brass Arranged and Conducted by Torrie Zito / Bing Crosby TM/©HLC Properties, Inc. provided by Global Icons, LLC All Rights Reserved / Alec Wilder courtesy of the Sibley Music Library, Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester / Photo courtesy of Mrs. Gia Prima and the Louis Prima Estate (www.louisprima.com) / James Cagney, Al Jolson and related rights TM/©, used under license / Represented by Corbis Corporation
www.tonybennett.net www.columbiarecords.com
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© 2006 Sony BMG Music Entertainment / (P) 2006 Sony BMG Music Entertainment / Manufactured and Distributed by Columbia Records, a division of Sony BMG Music Entertainment / 550 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022-3211 / “Columbia” and (Logo) Reg. U.S. Pat. & Tm. Off. Marca Registrada
Tony Bennett
Duets An American Classic
RPM Records/Columbia
82876 80979 2
_______________________________________________
01. Lullaby of Broadway* – duet with Dixie Chicks
(Harry Warren/Al Dubin)
Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
02. Smile – duet with Barbra Streisand
(Charles Chaplin/John Turner/Geoffrey Parsons)
Bourne Music Co.
Executive Producer: Jay Landers
Fiddle Solo: Pinchas Zukerman
03. Put On A Happy Face – duet with James Taylor
(Charles Strouse/Lee Adams) Strada Music Co. c/o Helene Blue Muisque Ltd.
Flute Solo: Lawrence Feldman
04. The Very Thought Of You – duet with Paul McCartney
(Ray Noble)
Quartet Music, Inc. / Range Road Music, Inc.
05. The Shadow Of Your Smile – duet with Juanes
(Johnny Mandel/Paul Francis Webster)
EMI Miller Catalog Inc.
Engineered and additional vocal production by Thom Russo
06. Rags To Riches – duet with Elton John
(Richard Adler/Jerry Ross)
J & J Ross Co. Lakshmi Puja Music, Ltd.
07. The Good Life – duet with Billy Joel
(Sacha Distel/Jack Reardon)
Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
08. Cold, Cold Heart – duet with Tim McGraw
(Hank Williams)
Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music Publishing
09. If I Ruled The World – duet with Celine Dion
(Leslie Bricusse/Cyril Ornadel)
Chappell & Co. Inc.
Additional vocal mixing by Humberto Gatica
10. The Best Is Yet To Come – duet with Diana Krall
(Cy Coleman/Carolyn Leigh)
Notable Music Co., Inc. / Carwin Music, Inc.
11. For Once In My Life – duet with Stevie Wonder
(Orlando Murden/Ronald Miller)
Jobete Music Co., Inc.
12. Are You Havin’ Any Fun?* – duet with Elvis Costello
(Sammy Fain/Jack Yellen)
Fain Music Co. / Jack Yellen Music
13. Because Of You – duet with k.d. lang
(Author Hammerstein/Dudley Wilkinson)
Julian Stearns Arena Music, Inc.
Featuring Chris Botti on trumpet
14. Just In Time – duet with Michael Buble
(Jule Styne/Betty Comden/Adolph Green)
Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
15. The Boulevard Of Broken Dreams – duet with Sting
(Harry Warren/Al Dubin)
Warner Bros. Inc.
16. I Wanna Be Around – duet with Bono
(Johnny Mercer/Sadie Vimmerstedt)
Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
17. Sing, You Sinners – duet with John Legend
(Sam Coslow/W. Franke Harling)
Famous Music LLC
18. I Left My Heart In San Francisco
(George Cory/Douglass Cross)
Colgems-EMI Music, Inc.
Featuring Bill Charlap on piano
19. How Do You Keep The Music Playing? – duet with George Michael
(Michel Legrand/Alan & Marilyn Bergman
Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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Produced by: Phil Ramone
Executive Producer: Danny Bennett
Tony Bennett Quartet: Lee Musiker: Piano, Paul Langosch: Bass, Harold Jones: Drums, Gary Sargent: Guitar
Orchestrated and Conducted by: Jorge Calandrelli
*Brass Arranged and Conducted by: Torrie Zito, Music Director: Lee Musiker
Recorded and Mixed by: Dae Bennett
Production Coordinator: Vance Anderson
Engineering and Design Live Studio Monitoring: Tom Young
Production Manager and Orchestral Contractor: Jill Dell ‘Abate
Recorded at: Abbey Road Studios, London, England; Bennett Studios, Englewood, NJ; The Studios at The Palms, Las Vegas, NV and Capitol Studios, Hollywood, CA
Mixed at: Bennett Studios, Englewood, NJ / Additional Recording at: Grandma’s House, Malibu, CA
Pro-Tools Operator: Brian Dozoretz, Kevin Harp and Charlie Pakkaari
Assistant Engineer: Sam O’Kell
Mix Assistant: Brian Dozoretz
Mastered by: Bob Ludwig and Gateway Mastering, Portland, ME
A&R: Don DeVito
Art Direction and Design: John Cheuse
Photography: Ruben Cox
Additional Photography of Stevie Wonder and Back Cover: James Minchin III
Cover Album Art: Ian Wright
Mosaic based on a photograph by Mark Seliger; Photos courtesy of Sony BMG Archives, Photofest, Everett Collection, Michael Ochs Archives, Retna and the Bennett Family Collection
Management: Danny Bennett, RPM Music Productions, Inc., New York, NY
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Special thanks to: Don Ienner, Michele Anthony, Rob Stringer, Steve Barnett, Tom Donnarumma, Don DeVito, Josh Cheuse, Rocco Lanzilotta, Jim Burruss, Marc Offenbach, Fran DeFeo, Lisa Ellis, Michael Block, Tracy Nurse, Ron Wilcox, Nancy Marcus Seklir, and everyone at Columbia Records and Sony BMG Music Entertainment; Sandi Rogers, Jay Krugman, Sylvia Weiner, Dario Dalla Lasta, Jacquelyn Goldman-Kahn, and Seth Ferris at RPM Music Productions, Inc.; Jeff Frasco, Rob Light, Alix Hartley, and everyone at Creative Artists Agency; Jill Dell’Abate, Nancy Munoz, Fran Curtis, Jim Ryan, Simon Renshaw, Marion Kraft, Marty Erlichman, Jay Landers, Gary Borman, Barbara Rose, Lilian Marshall, Holly Dearden, Fernan Martinez, Marta Iglesias, Merck Mercuriadis, Keri Aylward, Scott Siman, Rene Angelil, Steve Macklam, Stephanie Andrews, Martin Kirkup, Bruce Allen, Kathy Schenker, Dave Sandford, Paul McGuinness, Candida Bottaci, Andy Stephens, Gero at Yamaha Corporate Artist Affairs, Audio Technica and Lisa Roy
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Bono appears courtesy of Island UK / Chris Botti appears courtesy of Columbia Records / Michael Buble appears courtesy of Warner Reprise Records / Bill Charlap appears courtesy of Blue Note Records / Elvis Costello appears courtesy of Universal/Verve Records / Celine Dion appears courtesy of Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Canada) / Dixie Chicks appear courtesy of Open Wide/Columbia Records / Billy Joel appears courtesy of Columbia Records / Elton John appears courtesy of HST Limited/Mercury Records Limited / Juanes appears courtesy of Universal Music Latino / Diana Krall appears courtesy of Universal/Verve Records / k.d. lang appears courtesy of Warner Bros. Records / John Legend appears courtesy of Getting Out Our Dreams/Sony Urban Music/Columbia Records / Tim McGraw appears courtesy of Curb Records / Sting appears courtesy of A&M Records / Barbra Streisand appears courtesy of Columbia Records / Stevie Wonder appears courtesy of Motown Records / Tony Bennett uses Sennheiser and Neumann microphones exclusively / Lee Musiker plays Yamaha pianos provided by Yamaha Artists Services / Harold Jones plays Ludwig drums exclusively / Gray Sargent plays Yamaha guitars / *Brass Arranged and Conducted by Torrie Zito / Bing Crosby TM/©HLC Properties, Inc. provided by Global Icons, LLC All Rights Reserved / Alec Wilder courtesy of the Sibley Music Library, Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester / Photo courtesy of Mrs. Gia Prima and the Louis Prima Estate (www.louisprima.com) / James Cagney, Al Jolson and related rights TM/©, used under license / Represented by Corbis Corporation
www.tonybennett.net www.columbiarecords.com
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© 2006 Sony BMG Music Entertainment / (P) 2006 Sony BMG Music Entertainment / Manufactured and Distributed by Columbia Records, a division of Sony BMG Music Entertainment / 550 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022-3211 / “Columbia” and (Logo) Reg. U.S. Pat. & Tm. Off. Marca Registrada
