The Classics (deluxe edition)

~ Release by Tony Bennett (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Tracklist

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1The Boulevard of Broken Dreams (Gigolo and Gigolette)
vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist)
orchestra:
Percy Faith & His Orchestra (Faith’s orchestra before his death in 1976)
cover recording of:
Boulevard of Broken Dreams (Green Day)
lyricist:
Billie Joe Armstrong
composer:
Green Day
cover recording of:
Boulevard of Broken Dreams
lyricist:
Al Dubin (in 1933)
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist) (in 1933)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner/Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited (華納音樂版權香港有限公司, 1995–2019) and 香港商百代音樂股份有限公司台灣分公司 (EMI Music Publishing (S.E.Asia) Ltd., Taiwan Branch)
part of:
42nd Street (full musical)
2:58
2Because of You
vocal:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist)
vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist)
conductor:
Percy Faith
cover recording of:
Because of You (on 1951-04-04)
writer:
Arthur Hammerstein and Dudley Wilkinson
publisher:
Julian Stearns Arena Music, Inc
43:00
3Cold, Cold Heart
piano:
John Bunch (jazz pianist)
vocal:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist)
vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist)
orchestra:
Percy Faith & His Orchestra (Faith’s orchestra before his death in 1976)
cover recording of:
Cold, Cold Heart
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Rightsong Music Inc., Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC), Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd. and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1951-02-16)
2:40
4Blue Velvet
vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist)
orchestra:
Percy Faith & His Orchestra (Faith’s orchestra before his death in 1976)
cover recording of:
Blue Velvet (on 1951-07-17)
writer:
Lee Morris (US songwriter) and Bernie Wayne
publisher:
Bernie Wayne Music Co., Chappell/Morris Ltd., Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
3:04
5Rags to Riches
vocal:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist)
vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist)
orchestra:
Percy Faith & His Orchestra (Faith’s orchestra before his death in 1976)
recording of:
Rags to Riches (on 1953-03-17)
writer:
Richard Adler (musical composer/lyricist) and Jerry Ross (musical composer/lyricist)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), Saunders Publications Inc. (from 1953 until 2010), J & J Ross Co. (from 2011 to present) and Lakshmi Puja Music Ltd. (from 2011 to present)
cover recording of:
Rags to Riches
writer:
Richard Adler (musical composer/lyricist) and Jerry Ross (musical composer/lyricist)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), Saunders Publications Inc. (from 1953 until 2010), J & J Ross Co. (from 2011 to present) and Lakshmi Puja Music Ltd. (from 2011 to present)
2:51
6Stranger in Paradise
recorded in:
New York, United States (on 1953-10-13)
vocal:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist) and The Ray Charles Singers
vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist)
recorded at:
CBS 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
cover recording of:
Stranger in Paradise (popular song from the 1953 musical “Kismet”) (on 1953-10-13)
lyricist:
George Forrest (American composer and lyricist) and Robert Wright (US stage & screen composer & lyricist)
composer:
Alexander Borodin (Russian composer), George Forrest (American composer and lyricist) and Robert Wright (US stage & screen composer & lyricist)
publisher:
Scheffel Music Corp, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and Frank Music Co. Ltd. (from 1953 to present)
is based on:
Polovtsian Dances no. 17, “Polovtsian Dance with Chorus”: II. Gliding Dance of the Maidens: Andantino, 4/4, A major
part of:
Kismet (full musical)
3:08
7Just in Time
vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist) (on 1956-09-19)
orchestra:
Percy Faith & His Orchestra (Faith’s orchestra before his death in 1976)
recording of:
Just in Time (Bells Are Ringing) (on 1956-09-19)
lyricist:
Betty Comden (in 1956) and Adolph Green (in 1956)
composer:
Jule Styne (in 1956)
publisher:
Chappell Music (UK), Stratford Music Corporation and Warner/Chappell North America
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
part of:
Bells Are Ringing (stage musical)
cover recording of:
Just in Time (Bells Are Ringing)
lyricist:
Betty Comden (in 1956) and Adolph Green (in 1956)
composer:
Jule Styne (in 1956)
publisher:
Chappell Music (UK), Stratford Music Corporation and Warner/Chappell North America
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
part of:
Bells Are Ringing (stage musical)
2:35
8The Way You Look Tonight
cover recording of:
The Way You Look Tonight (from “Swing Time”)
publisher:
Jerome Kern (on 1936-07-24)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist) (in 1936)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1936)
publisher:
Aldi Music Company, Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Polygram Music, PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd., Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc., The Songwriters Guild and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998) (in 1936)
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
part of:
The 9th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1936 winner)
part of:
Swing Time (film)
3:07
9Put on a Happy Face
vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist)
conductor:
Frank De Vol
cover recording of:
Put On a Happy Face (Bye Bye Birdie)
lyricist:
Lee Adams (US musical theatre lyricist & librettist)
composer:
Charles Strouse
publisher:
Edwin H. Morris & Company (a division of MPL Communications Inc.)
part of:
Bye Bye Birdie
2:41
10I Left My Heart in San Francisco
producer:
Ernie Altschuler
vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist) (on 1962-01-23)
conductor:
Marty Manning
arranger:
Marty Manning
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1962)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 485)
cover recording of:
I Left My Heart in San Francisco (on 1962-01-23)
lyricist:
Douglass Cross (US songwriter)
composer:
George Cory
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc., Dash Music Co. Ltd. and EMI April Music Inc.
32:55
11I Wanna Be Around
engineer:
Ted Brosnan and Frank Laico
producer:
Ernest Altschuler
piano:
Ralph Sharon (on 1962-10-19)
vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist) (on 1962-10-19)
conductor:
Marty Manning (on 1962-10-19)
arranger:
Ralph Burns and Marty Manning
recorded at:
CBS 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1962-10-19)
cover recording of:
I Wanna Be Around (on 1962-10-19)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer and Sadie Vimmerstedt
composer:
Johnny Mercer
publisher:
Commander Publications
2:14
12The Good Life
piano:
John Bunch (jazz pianist) and Ralph Sharon
vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist)
cover recording of:
The Good Life
lyricist:
Jack Reardon (American songwriter)
composer:
Sacha Distel (in 1962)
publisher:
Intersong USA, Inc. (publisher) and Prosadis
version of:
Marina
42:18
13Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)
vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist)
conductor:
George Siravo
arranger:
George Siravo
cover recording of:
Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)
writer:
Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley (English actor, singer, songwriter, and filmmaker)
publisher:
Concord Music Ltd, Downtown DMP Songs, Musical Comedy Prods. and TRO Muscal Comedy Productions, Inc.
part of:
The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd
2:58
14If I Ruled the World
executive producer:
Danny Bennett
producer:
Ernie Altschuler
bass:
Hal Gaylor (Canadian bassist)
drums (drum set):
William "Billy" Exiner
piano:
Ralph Sharon
vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist)
conductor:
Don Costa (US pop music arranger & producer)
arranger:
Don Costa (US pop music arranger & producer)
cover recording of:
If I Ruled the World (Pickwick)
lyricist:
Leslie Bricusse
composer:
Cyril Ornadel
publisher:
Delfont Music
part of:
Pickwick
3:03
15My Favorite Things
vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1968)
cover recording of:
My Favorite Things (The Sound of Music)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Williamson Music Company
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
part of:
American Splendor
part of:
The Sound of Music (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
recording of:
My Favorite Things (The Sound of Music)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Williamson Music Company
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
part of:
American Splendor
part of:
The Sound of Music (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
3:19
16How Do You Keep the Music Playing
cover recording of:
How Do You Keep the Music Playing?
lyricist:
Alan Bergman (American lyricist) and Marilyn Bergman
composer:
Michel Legrand
publisher:
Warner Olive Music LLC and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (in 1982)
part of:
The 55th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1982 nominee)
4:21
17When Do the Bells Ring for Me
producer:
Danny Bennett
piano:
Ralph Sharon
vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist)
recorded at:
Master Sound Astoria in Astoria, New York, New York, United States (on 1989-05-18)
recording of:
When Do the Bells Ring for Me
lyricist and composer:
Charles DeForest
publisher:
Benedetto Music
cover recording of:
When Do the Bells Ring for Me
lyricist and composer:
Charles DeForest
publisher:
Benedetto Music
2:58
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