Duets II (Tony Bennett album)

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Duets II
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Studio album by
Tony Bennett
ReleasedSeptember 20, 2011 (2011-09-20) [1]
RecordedSpring 2011
StudioLondon, Los Angeles, Tuscany, New York, Nashville
Genre Jazz [2]
Length63:15
Label Columbia
Producer
Tony Bennett chronology
A Swingin' Christmas
(2008)		Duets II
(2011)		 Viva Duets
(2012)
Singles from Duets II
  1. "Don't Get Around Much Anymore"
    Released: August 2, 2011 [3]
  2. "Body and Soul"
    Released: September 14, 2011
  3. "The Lady Is a Tramp"
    Released: October 3, 2011
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?6.9/10 [4]
Metacritic 72/100 [5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [6]
American Songwriter Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Contactmusic.com Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Daily Express 5/5 [9]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]
entertainment.ie Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [12]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [13]
The Telegraph Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [14]

Duets II is an album by Tony Bennett, released on September 20, 2011. [15] It was released in conjunction with Bennett's 85th birthday and is a sequel to his previous duet album, Duets: An American Classic . "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" was released on iTunes as a free download on August 2, 2011. [3]

Contents

On November 8, 2011, Sony Music Distribution included the CD in a box set entitled The Complete Collection. [16]

Awards and honors

Duets II debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart with 179,000 copies sold, making it his first No. 1 album and making Bennett the oldest living musician to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. [17] Duets II achieved Platinum sales status in Canada as certified by Music Canada. [18]

The album won the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album in 2012, while Bennett and Amy Winehouse won the Grammy for Best Pop Duo or Group Performance for "Body and Soul".

"Body and Soul" was one of Winehouse's favorite songs, and the track, recorded in March 2011, would become Winehouse's final recording before her death a few months later. [19] "Body and Soul" was Bennett's first entry on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in nearly 45 years. [20]

Duets II earned arranger Jorge Calandrelli the Grammy for the Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) for Bennett's duet with Queen Latifah on the track "Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)." The Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse standard was featured in the 1964 London West End and Broadway musical The Roar of the Greasepaint, the Smell of the Crowd . Bennett recorded the song late that year and hit the Billboard Top 40 [21] with the single.

Tony Bennett: Portrait of an Artist, the photography of Kelsey Bennett and Josh Cheuse, was on display at The Morrison Hotel Gallery SoHo. [22] The photo exhibit captured the creative essence during the recording process of the legendary artist's new album.

Track listing

The track listing for Duets II was released through the iTunes Store on August 2, 2011. [23]

No.TitleWriter(s)Duet partnerLength
1."The Lady Is a Tramp"
 Lady Gaga 3:18
2."One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)"
 John Mayer 2:58
3."Body and Soul"
 Amy Winehouse 3:23
4."Don't Get Around Much Anymore"
 Michael Bublé 2:42
5."Blue Velvet"
 k.d. lang 4:35
6."How Do You Keep the Music Playing"
 Aretha Franklin 5:29
7."The Girl I Love"
 Sheryl Crow 3:53
8."On the Sunny Side of the Street"
 Willie Nelson 2:57
9."Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)"
 Queen Latifah 3:53
10."Speak Low"
 Norah Jones 3:56
11."This Is All I Ask" Gordon Jenkins Josh Groban 4:36
12."Watch What Happens"
 Natalie Cole 2:10
13."Stranger in Paradise"
 Andrea Bocelli 5:03
14."The Way You Look Tonight"
 Faith Hill 3:55
15."Yesterday I Heard the Rain"
 Alejandro Sanz 3:44
16."It Had to Be You"
 Carrie Underwood 3:51
17."When Do the Bells Ring for Me"Charles DeForest Mariah Carey 2:52
Total length:63:15
Target bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Duet partnerLength
18."When You Wish Upon a Star"
 Jackie Evancho 3:44
19."They Can't Take That Away from Me"
 Brad Paisley 2:59
Total length:69:58
UK deluxe edition (Tesco exclusive) [24]
No.TitleWriter(s)Duet partnerLength
18."When You Wish Upon a Star"
 Jackie Evancho 3:44
19."I've Got the World on a String"
 Diana Krall 3:07
20."Steppin' Out with My Baby" Irving Berlin Michael Bublé 2:02
21."I Left My Heart in San Francisco"
  • George Cory
  • Douglass Cross
 Judy Garland 2:01
Total length:74:03

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [64] 2× Platinum140,000^
Canada (Music Canada) [65] Platinum80,000^
Mexico (AMPROFON) [66] Gold30,000^
Poland (ZPAV) [67] Gold10,000*
Portugal (AFP) [68] Gold7,500^
United States (RIAA) [69] Platinum1,000,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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