Summer of '42 (Tony Bennett album)

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Summer of '42
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Studio album by
Tony Bennett
ReleasedJanuary 12, 1972 [1]
Genre Vocal jazz
Length32:39
Label Columbia
C 31219 [2]
Tony Bennett chronology
Love Story
(1971)		Summer of '42
(1972)		 With Love
(1972)

Summer of '42 is a studio album by Tony Bennett, released on January 12, 1972, by Columbia Records. [1] It was arranged by Torrie Zito, Robert Farnon, Marion Evans and Frank De Vol. [1]

Contents

The album debuted on the Billboard Top LP's & Tapes chart in the issue dated February 19, 1972, and remained on the chart for four weeks, peaking at No. 182 [3] It debuted on the Cash Box albums chart in the issue dated February 26, 1972, and remained on the chart for two weeks, peaking at number 150. [4]

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

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Billboard reviewed Summer of '42 upon its release and wrote that "Bennett comes up with a winner in this package of exceptional performances of some of today's best material". [7]

Variety stated "Bennett is in fine voice, projection with dramatic intsensity on such songs as the 'Theme From Summer of '42', 'Walkabout', 'I'm Losing My Mind', 'Somewhere Along The Line', 'My Inamorata' and 'The Shining Sea'." [8]

Track listing

  1. "Theme from Summer of '42 (The Summer Knows)" (Michel Legrand, Alan and Marilyn Bergman) – 3:34
  2. "Walkabout" (John Barry, Don Black) – 2:38
  3. "It Was Me" (Gilbert Bécaud, Norman Gimbel) – 3:04
  4. "Losing My Mind" (Stephen Sondheim) – 2:50
  5. "Till" (Charles Danvers, Carl Sigman) – 2:58
  6. "Somewhere Along the Line" (Dinah Washington, Walter Merrick) – 3:00
  7. "Coffee Break" (James Moody) – 2:10
  8. "More and More" (Sacha Distel, R. I. Allen) – 3:04
  9. "Irena" (Robert Farnon) – 2:44
  10. "My Inamorata" – (John Williams, Johnny Mercer) 3:39
  11. "The Shining Sea" (Johnny Mandel, Peggy Lee) – 2:48

Charts

Chart (1972)Peak
position
US Top LPs (Billboard) [3] 182
US Cash Box [4] 150

Personnel

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Summer of '42 | The Interactive Tony Bennett Discography" . Retrieved April 4, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Tony Bennett – Summer Of '42". Discogs.com. 1972. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
  3. 1 2 Whitburn, Joel (1996). Joel Whitburn's top pop albums : 1955-1996 : compiled from Billboard magazine's pop album charts, 1955-1996. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research. p. 74. ISBN   978-0-8982-0117-8.
  4. 1 2 Hoffmann, Frank W (1988). The Cash box album charts, 1955-1974. Metuchen, New Jersey: Scarecrow Press. p. 28. ISBN   0-8108-2005-6.
  5. ↑ "The Complete Collection - Tony Bennett". AllMusic. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  6. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 148. ISBN   9781846098567 . Retrieved November 2, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Album Pop Spotlight Review: Summer of '42". Billboard . Vol. 84, no. 6. February 5, 1972. p. 54.
  8. ↑ "Record Reviews: Dino, T. Bennett, Sonny & Cher, Mann, King Crimson, Nitty Gritty, Nesmith, M Harrison Top LPs". Variety . Vol. 266, no. 1. February 16, 1972. p. 58.
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