For Once in My Life (Tony Bennett album)

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For Once in My Life
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ReleasedDecember 1967 (1967-12)
Recorded
  • December 14, 1965 (#8)
  • January 18, 1967 (#7)
  • April 20, 1967 (#2–3, 10)
  • July 18, 1967 (#4–5, 9)
  • September 1, 1967 (#6)
  • October 16, 1967 (#1)
Studio
Genre Vocal jazz
Length27:15
Label Columbia
Producer
  • Howard A. Roberts (#1–7, 9–10)
  • Ernie Altschuler (#8)
Tony Bennett chronology
Tony Makes It Happen
(1967)
For Once in My Life
(1967)
Yesterday I Heard the Rain
(1968)

For Once in My Life is an album by Tony Bennett, released in December 1967. [1] The album reached a peak position of number 164 on the Billboard 200 charts. [2]

Track listing

  1. "They Can't Take That Away from Me" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 2:45
  2. "Something in Your Smile" (Leslie Bricusse) – 2:25
  3. "Days of Love" (Paul Francis Webster, David Rose) – 2:21
  4. "Broadway Medley: Broadway / Crazy Rhythm / Lullaby of Broadway" – 2:40
  5. "For Once in My Life" (Ron Miller, Orlando Murden) – 3:20
  6. "Sometimes I'm Happy" (Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar) – 2:23
  7. "Out of This World" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) – 3:08
  8. "Baby, Dream Your Dream" (Cy Coleman, Dorothy Fields) – 1:58
  9. "How Do You Say Auf Wiedersehn" (Johnny Mercer, Anthony James Scibetta) – 3:14
  10. "Keep Smiling at Trouble" (Buddy DeSylva, Al Jolson, Lewis Gensler) – 3:01

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References

  1. Billboard Dec 23, 1967
  2. "For Once in My Life – Tony Bennett | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic .