Hometown, My Town

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Hometown, My Town
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Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 1959 [1]
RecordedNovember 3–4 and 6, 1958
Studio CBS 30th Street (New York City)
Genre Vocal jazz
Length27:13
Label Columbia
CL 1301
CS 8107
Producer Mitch Miller
Tony Bennett chronology
Strike Up the Band
(1959)
Hometown, My Town
(1959)
To My Wonderful One
(1960)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Hometown, My Town is an album by American singer Tony Bennett. It was originally recorded in 1958 and released in 1959 on Columbia as CL 1301.

Contents

On November 8, 2011, Sony Music Distribution included the CD in a box set entitled The Complete Collection. [5]

Reception

Billboard described the album as "a top level performance by Bennett" by giving it four stars to indicate "strong sales potential", and noted that "he solidly sings out a group of ballads". [4]

Track listing

  1. "The Skyscraper Blues" (Jenkins, Adair) – 7:08
  2. "Penthouse Serenade (When We're Alone)" (Will Jason, Val Burton) – 6:17
  3. "By Myself" (Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz) – 2:54
  4. "I Cover the Waterfront" (Green, Heyman) – 4:58
  5. "Love Is Here to Stay" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 2:21
  6. "The Party's Over" (Jule Styne, Betty Comden, Adolph Green) – 3:35

Recorded on November 3 (#1, 3), November 4 (#4–6) and November 6 (#2), 1958.

Personnel

Strings

References

  1. Billboard July 27, 1959
  2. Hometown, My Town at AllMusic
  3. Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 148. ISBN   9781846098567 . Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  4. 1 2 "Billboard Reviews and Ratings of New Popular Albums: Hometown, My Town". Billboard . Vol. 71, no. 30. July 27, 1959. p. 28.
  5. "The Complete Collection - Tony Bennett". allmusic.com. Retrieved 8 October 2024.