Duets: An American Classic

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Duets: An American Classic
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Studio album by
Tony Bennett
ReleasedSeptember 26, 2006 (2006-09-26)
RecordedFebruary – June 2006
StudioBennett Studios, Abbey Road Studios, Capitol Studios, Studio at the Palms
Genre Traditional pop
Length65:56
Label Columbia
Producer Phil Ramone
Tony Bennett chronology
The Art of Romance
(2004)		Duets: An American Classic
(2006)		 A Swingin' Christmas
(2008)
Singles from Duets: An American Classic
  1. "Just in Time"
    Released: September 2006
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Duets: An American Classic is a studio album by Tony Bennett, released in 2006 via Columbia label. [3]

Contents

On November 8, 2011, Sony Music Distribution included the CD in a box set entitled The Complete Collection. [4]

Background

The album was released in conjunction with Bennett's 80th birthday the previous month. The songs selected were mostly ones that Bennett had played a major role in introducing into the Great American Songbook.

Unlike some other celebrity duets efforts where performances were recorded separately and then combined by producers, such as Frank Sinatra's 1993 Duets , Bennett was physically present with each of his partners during recording. The vocals were performed live as the band was playing.

Charts

The album debuted at number 3 on The Billboard 200, selling around 202,000 copies in its first week. [5] It spent five consecutive weeks in the top 10 and was certified Gold in less than four weeks. It also reached number one in Canada. The sequel album, Duets II , was released in 2011 in conjunction with Bennett's 85th birthday.

Grammy Awards

The album won the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album at the 2007 Grammy Awards. Bennett's duet with Stevie Wonder, "For Once in My Life", also won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Duet partnerLength
1."Lullaby of Broadway" Al Dubin, Harry Warren Dixie Chicks 3:03
2."Smile" Charles Chaplin, John Turner, Geoff Parsons Barbra Streisand 4:41
3."Put On a Happy Face" Charles Strouse, Lee Adams James Taylor 3:15
4."The Very Thought of You" Ray Noble Paul McCartney 4:01
5."The Shadow of Your Smile" Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster Juanes 4:34
6."Rags to Riches" Richard Adler, Jerry Ross Elton John 2:40
7."The Good Life" Sacha Distel, Jack Reardon Billy Joel 3:20
8."Cold, Cold Heart" Hank Williams Tim McGraw 3:17
9."If I Ruled the World" Leslie Bricusse, Cyril Ornadel Celine Dion 2:56
10."The Best Is Yet to Come" Cy Coleman, Carolyn Leigh Diana Krall 3:39
11."For Once in My Life" Ron Miller, Orlando Murden Stevie Wonder 3:24
12."Are You Havin' Any Fun?" Sammy Fain, Jack Yellen Elvis Costello 2:45
13."Because of You" Arthur Hammerstein, Dudley Wilkinson k.d. lang 4:04
14."Just in Time" Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Jule Styne Michael Bublé 2:17
15."The Boulevard of Broken Dreams"Dubin, Warren Sting 3:23
16."I Wanna Be Around" Johnny Mercer, Sadie Vimmerstedt Bono 3:01
17."Sing, You Sinners" Sam Coslow, W. Franke Harling John Legend 2:18
18."I Left My Heart in San Francisco"George Cory, Douglass Cross 3:55
19."How Do You Keep the Music Playing?" Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Michel Legrand George Michael 5:23
Total length:65:56
Target bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Duet partnerLength
20."I've Got the World on a String" Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler Diana Krall  
21."Steppin' Out With My Baby" Irving Berlin Michael Bublé  
22."I Left My Heart in San Francisco"Georgy Cory, Douglass Cross Judy Garland  
23."The Lady Is a Tramp" Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers Frank Sinatra  
Australian bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Duet partnerLength
20."Steppin' Out With My Baby" Irving Berlin Delta Goodrem  
Singapore bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Duet partnerLength
20."If I Ruled the World" Leslie Bricusse, Cyril Ornadel Leehom Wang  

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [20] Gold35,000^
Canada (Music Canada) [21] 2× Platinum200,000^
Ireland (IRMA) [22] Gold7,500^
United Kingdom (BPI) [23] Gold100,000^
United States (RIAA) [24] 2× Platinum1,500,000 [25]
Summaries
Worldwide—3,000,000 [26]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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