Tony Bennett, 85 this year and still singing with great dimension and style, is set to release of Tony Bennett: Duets II, Sept. 20 on RPM/Columbia Records. Here’s an early preview of a key track …
Duets II, primarily recorded at Los Angeles’ famed Capital Studios and produced by Phil Ramone, is the follow up to Tony Bennett Duets: An American Classic, a Grammy-winning 2006 effort which has become the best-selling project in Bennett’s storied career. The sequel features guest vocalists from across the musical landscape, including Andrea Bocelli, Michael Buble’, Mariah Carey, Sheryl Crow, Natalie Cole, Aretha Franklin, Lady Gaga, Josh Groban, Faith Hill, Norah Jones, k.d. lang, John Mayer, Willie Nelson, Queen Latifah, Alexjandro Sanz, Carrie Underwood and the late Amy Winehouse. Buble’ and lang were both featured on the original Duets project, as well.
“I love the great American songbook and have been fortunate to have had the opportunity to introduce many of these songs to the public,” Bennett said in an advance release. “It is a thrill to perform them once again with artists that I admire to create new interpretations of the music I love so much.”
All of the duets, in marked contrast to similar albums from other artists, were recorded live in the studio with Bennett. “Body and Soul,” which pairs Bennett with Winehouse, represents one of the her last works, and is slated for release as this album’s lead single on Sept. 14 via iTunes. Proceeds will go to the Amy Winehouse Foundation, an organization established by the singer’s family to provide support for young people dealing with substance abuse.
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SONG LIST FOR DUETS II
The Lady Is A Tramp, with Lady Gaga
One For My Baby (And One More For The Road), with John Mayer
Body And Soul, with Amy Winehouse
Don’t Get Around Much Anymore, with Michael Bublé
Blue Velvet, with k.d. lang
How Do You Keep The Music Playing, with Aretha Franklin
The Girl I Love, with Sheryl Crow
On The Sunny Side of the Street, with Willie Nelson
Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me), with Queen Latifah
Speak Low, with Norah Jones
This Is All I Ask, with Josh Groban
Watch What Happens, with Natalie Cole
Stranger In Paradise, with Andrea Bocelli
The Way You Look Tonight, with Faith Hill
Yesterday I Heard The Rain, with Alejandro Sanz
It Had To Be You, with Carrie Underwood
When Do The Bells Ring For Me, with Mariah Carey
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