Tony Bennett - Classics - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

For those not inclined towards Bennett's 4-disc anthology 40 YEARS, this album collection from 1972 is a solid survey of all the singer's hits going all the way back to 1951, including InchRags to RichesInch and the castanet-driven. InchI Left My Heart in San FranciscoInch makes it's appearance midway and the increase in confidence and authority in Bennett's performances after this milestone is readily apparent. From this moment on, Tony Bennett InchownsInch just about any song he sings, as his definitive versions of InchWho Can I Turn To,Inch and InchFor Once in My LifeInch amply demonstrate. Album Tracks 1. I Left My Heart in San Francisco 2. Stranger in Paradise 3. The Good Life 4. Fly Me to the Moon (In Other Words) 5. Rags to Riches 6. For Once in My Life 7. A Rainy Day 8. I Wanna Be Around 9. Put on a Happy Face 10. Smile 11. Who Can I Turn to (When Nobody Needs Me) 12. Just in Time 13. Steppin' Out with My Baby 14. Take the InchA' Train/Don't Get Around Much Anymore 15. Night and Day 16. Something 17. Everybody's Talkin' (From InchMidnight CowboyInch) 18. (Where Do I Begin) Love Story 19. Cheek to Cheek 20. One for My Baby (And One More for the Road) 21. It Had to Be You 22. Sing You Sinners 23. The Best Is Yet to Come

39 of Tony's top tracks from the Columbia vaults, spanning five decades of incredible performances! Includes Because of You; Cold, Cold Heart; Blue Velvet; Rags to Riches; Stranger in Paradise; the Boulevard of Broken Dreams; Just in Time; I Left My Heart in San Francisco; Firefly; I Wanna Be Around; for the Good Life; Fly Me to the Moon, and more. Album Tracks 1. Because of You 2. Cold, Cold Heart 3. Blue Velvet 4. Rags to Riches 5. Stranger in Paradise 6. Sing You Sinners 7. The Boulevard of Broken Dreams (Gigolo and Gigolette) 8. Just in Time 9. It Amazes Me 10. Love Look Away 11. Firefly 12. Put on a Happy Face 13. The Best Is Yet to Come 14. Tender Is the Night 15. Once Upon a Time 16. I Left My Heart in San Francisco 17. I Wanna Be Around 18. The Good Life 19. This Is All I Ask 20. When Joanna Loved Me 21. The Rules of the Road 1. Who Can I Turn to (When Nobody Needs Me) 2. If I Ruled the World 3. Fly Me to the Moon (In Other Words) 4. The Shadow of Your Smile 5. Smile 6. The Very Thought of You 7. For Once in My Life 8. Yesterday I Heard the Rain (Esta Tarde VI Llover) 9. My Favorite Things 10. I Do Not Know a Day I Did Not Love You 11. How Do You Keep the Music Playing 12. When Do the Bells Ring for Me? 13. Night and Day 14. Last Night When We Were Young 15. Steppin' Out with My Baby 16. It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing (Live) 17. Mood Indigo 18. Keep the Faith, Baby (W/ K.D. Lang)

During the 20th century, American songwriters produced songs that became the standard for vocalists around the world. While many have recorded versions of these songs over the years, Tony Bennett is in the rare class of artist who actually took part in their original interpretation. Tony Bennett Sings The Real American Songbook features fifteen of the best- known songs from this large body of work. Album Tracks 1. Anything Goes 2. The Very Thought of You 3. The Way You Look Tonight 4. Every Time We Say Goodbye 5. That Old Black Magic 6. A Foggy Day 7. I LL Be Seeing You 8. Ain't Misbehavin 9. It Had to Be You 10. Moonglow (W/ K. D. Lang) 11. She S Funny That Way 12. You Go to My Head 13. They Can't Take That Away from Me 14. You LL Never Get Away from Me 15. Taking on a Chance on Love