Tony Bennett – The Ultimate Tony Bennett
Tracklist
| 1 | I Left My Heart In San Francisco | 2:52 | |
| 2 | Because Of You | 2:58 | |
| 3 | Rags To Riches | 2:50 | |
| 4 | Just In Time | 2:34 | |
| 5 | Stranger In Paradise | 3:06 | |
| 6 | The Boulevard Of Broken Dreams (Gigolos And Gigolettes) | 2:31 | |
| 7 | I Wanna Be Around | 2:11 | |
| 8 | The Good Life | 2:16 | |
| 9 | The Shadow Of Your Smile | 3:38 | |
| 10 | Put On A Happy Face | 2:39 | |
| 11 | If I Ruled The World | 3:02 | |
| 12 | Smile | 3:34 | |
| 13 | Night And Day | 3:36 | |
| 14 | How Do You Keep The Music Playing | 4:21 | |
| 15 | Mood Indigo | 4:35 | |
| 16 | Blue Velvet | 3:02 | |
| 17 | Steppin' Out With My Baby | 2:54 | |
| 18 | When Joanna Loved Me | 3:07 | |
| 19 | When Do The Bells Ring For Me | 2:58 | |
| 20 | The Best Is Yet To Come | 2:33 |
Companies, etc.
- Copyright © – Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
- Manufactured By – Columbia Records
Credits
- A&R – Darren Salmieri, Patti Matheny
- Arranged By – Al Cohn (tracks: 12), Don Costa (tracks: 11), Frank De Vol (tracks: 10), Johnny Mandel (tracks: 9), Marty Manning (tracks: 1, 8, 18), Percy Faith (tracks: 2, 3, 4, 5), Ray Conniff (tracks: 6)
- Art Direction – Arnold Levine
- Compilation Producer – Darcy M. Proper*, Didier C. Deutsch
- Conductor – Cy Coleman (tracks: 20), Don Costa (tracks: 11), Frank De Vol (tracks: 10), Johnny Mandel (tracks: 9, 12), Jorge Calandrelli (tracks: 14, 19), Marty Manning (tracks: 1, 8, 18), Percy Faith (tracks: 2, 3, 4, 5), Ray Conniff (tracks: 6)
- Design – Watts Design?
- Engineer [SACD] – Darcy M. Proper*
- Executive Producer – Danny Bennett (3), Steve Berkowitz
- Mastered By – Darcy M. Proper*
- Performer – Percy Faith & His Orchestra (tracks: 16), The Ralph Sharon Trio (tracks: 14, 17, 18, 19), The Ray Charles Singers (tracks: 5), Will Bronson Chorus* (tracks: 11), Tony Bennett, U.K. Orchestras Ltd. (tracks: 14, 19)
- Photography By [Cover, Insert] – Mark Seliger
- Photography By [Insert] – Don Hunstein, Herman Leonard, Lois Greenfield, Nigel Parry (2)
- Piano – Jimmy Rowles (tracks: 9), Tommy Flanagan (tracks: 12)
- Producer – Al Ham (tracks: 6), Allen Stanton (tracks: 9), Andre Fischer (2) (tracks: 13), Danny Bennett (3) (tracks: 14, 15, 19), David Kahne (tracks: 17), Ernie Altschuler (tracks: 1, 7, 9, 11, 12, 18, 20), Ettore Stratta (tracks: 14), Mitch Miller (tracks: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 16,), Tony Bennett (tracks: 15)
- Product Manager [Project Director] – Stephan Moore
Notes
THIS DISC IS DESIGNED FOR USE IN SUPER AUDIO CD PLAYERS ONLY
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode: 074646357064
Other Versions (5 of 10)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Recently Edited | The Ultimate Tony Bennett (CD, Compilation, Remastered) | Columbia, Legacy, RPM Records (7) | CK 63570 | US | 2000 | ||
New Submission | The Ultimate Tony Bennett (CD, Compilation, Club Edition) | Columbia, Legacy | CK 63570 | Canada | 2000 | ||
New Submission | The Ultimate Tony Bennett (CD, Compilation, Club Edition) | Columbia, Legacy, RPM Records (7) | CK 63570 | US | 2000 | ||
New Submission | The Ultimate Tony Bennett (Cassette, Compilation) | Columbia, Legacy, RPM Records (7) | CT 63570 | Thailand | 2000 | ||
New Submission | The Ultimate Tony Bennett (Cassette, Compilation) | Columbia, Legacy, RPM Records (7) | CT 63570 | Indonesia | 2000 |
Recommendations
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Released2003 — EuropeSACD —Album, Hybrid, Multichannel, Stereo
Released2004 — USSACD —Hybrid, Multichannel, Stereo, Album, Reissue, Remastered
Released2004 — USSACD —Album, Hybrid, Multichannel, Reissue, Remastered
Reviews
- A good compilation. Many of the tracks featured were recorded in the 50s-the sound quality is better on this SACD than other compilations but still far from audiophile quality!
This is a nice SACD release of Tony Bennett's Greatest Hits. You've got 15 tracks from his classic 60s output, and 5 newer songs for an even 20. Some of his all-time best are here, including I Left My Heart in San Francisco, The Good Life, and I Wanna Be Around, which are just as good ad they've always been. I also enjoy Tony's versions of Night and Day and Stranger in Paradise.
Sonically, this is a very clear and nice sounding SACD. I wouldn't say it is a reference CD, as it doesn't quite pop out at first listen. But it isn't harsh and doesn't wear you down on repeated listens like a plenthora of other CDs. Sometimes the age of the recording shows on this SACD between the tracks, and I'm not sure if that's a good or a bad thing that I can notice it based on the format.
Biggest knock against this disc is that a couple of the tracks here are complete clunkers, especially the new songs, while his sonically more appealing work is completely ignored. I particularly hate his cover of How Do You Keep The Music Playing, and am saddened that his hit This Is All I Ask is nowhere to be found here. Nor is any of the work from the two albums he did with Bill Evers. I think Columbia at the time put this out to try to steer folks to Tony's newer works. But I would have rather had all of his greatest hits in one place.
Overall though, it is an affordable SACD that has a nice collection of hits and to my knowledge, isn't upsampled or its tracks taken from a CD Master. Considering the cost of many SACDs today, I'd say it was worth it.
Release
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