By the time most entertainers and other celebrities reach a milestone birthday like 90 (as Tony did this past August), they’ve started to retreat from the public eye. This has not been the case—not by a longshot—for Bennett. Between 85 and 90 years old, Tony released Duets II, Viva Duets The Silver Lining: The Songs of Jerome Kern and Cheek to Cheek. Now that, friends, is an artist who lives and breathes music. This album—the companion to the live television event that aired on NBC in December—finds Tony celebrating his 90th with Lady Gaga (The Lady Is a Tramp), Stevie Wonder (Visions, Happy Birthday), Michael Bublé (The Good Life), Andrea Bocelli (Ave Maria), Kevin Spacey (The Very Thought of You, If I Ruled the World) and more. Along with those performances, you’ll hear several that were taped remotely in honor of Bennett’s birthday, including Can You Feel the Love Tonight by Elton John and NY State of Mind by Billy Joel (with Tony). Harry Belafonte, Bill Clinton, Martin Scorsese and other famous fans wax rhapsodic in the 28-page booklet that accompanies the 18 tracks here, which also include Tony’s own performances of I Left My Heart in San Francisco, The Best Is Yet to Come and more treasured songs sung by the beloved vocalist who first introduced them to the world!
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1 The Lady Is a Tramp Lady Gaga 3:26
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2 The Good Life Michael Bublé 3:19
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3 Ave María Bocelli, Andrea 5:21
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4 The Very Thought of You / If I Ruled the World; the Very Thought of You\ If I Ruled the World Spacey, Kevin 4:10
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5 I've Got the World on a String Diana Krall 3:31
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6 New York State of Mind Tony Bennett and Billy Joel 6:40
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7 I Can't Give You Anything But Love Rufus Wainwright 6:29
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8 A Kiss to Build a Dream on Lang, K.D. 3:37
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9 Visions Wonder, Stevie 4:22
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10 La Vie en Rose Lady Gaga 3:53
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11 Can You Feel the Love Tonight Elton John 4:01
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12 Autumn Leaves Odom, Leslie Jr. 3:00
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13 Who Cares? Bennett, Tony 3:00
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14 The Best Is Yet to Come Bennett, Tony 2:43
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15 I Left My Heart in San Francisco Bennett, Tony 2:20
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16 I Got Rhythm Bennett, Tony 2:28
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17 How Do You Keep the Music Playing? Bennett, Tony 4:27
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18 Happy Birthday Stevie Wonder 3:13
By the time most entertainers and other celebrities reach a milestone birthday like 90 (as Tony did this past August), they’ve started to retreat from the public eye. This has not been the case—not by a longshot—for Bennett. Between 85 and 90 years old, Tony released Duets II, Viva Duets The Silver Lining: The Songs of Jerome Kern and Cheek to Cheek. Now that, friends, is an artist who lives and breathes music. This album—the companion to the live television event that aired on NBC in December—finds Tony celebrating his 90th with Lady Gaga (The Lady Is a Tramp), Stevie Wonder (Visions, Happy Birthday), Michael Bublé (The Good Life), Andrea Bocelli (Ave Maria), Kevin Spacey (The Very Thought of You, If I Ruled the World) and more. Along with those performances, you’ll hear several that were taped remotely in honor of Bennett’s birthday, including Can You Feel the Love Tonight by Elton John and NY State of Mind by Billy Joel (with Tony). Harry Belafonte, Bill Clinton, Martin Scorsese and other famous fans wax rhapsodic in the 28-page booklet that accompanies the 18 tracks here, which also include Tony’s own performances of I Left My Heart in San Francisco, The Best Is Yet to Come and more treasured songs sung by the beloved vocalist who first introduced them to the world!
