| Mr. Broadway: Tony Bennett's Greatest Broadway Hits | ||||
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| Released | March 1962 [1] | |||
| Recorded | 1953-1962 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Ernest Altschuler | |||
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