Duets: An American Classic | 
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| Artist: Tony Bennett
Label: Sony
Category: Music
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Rating:  246 reviews
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 80979
UPC: 828768097922
EAN: 0828768097922
Release Date: September 26, 2006
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| Tracks:
| • | LULLABY OF BROADWAY duet with Dixie Chicks | | • | SMILE duet with Barbra Streisand | | • | PUT ON A HAPPY FACE duet with James Taylor | | • | THE GOOD LIFE duet with Billy Joel | | • | THE SHADOW OF YOUR SMILE duet with Juanes | | • | RAGS TO RICHES duet with Elton John | | • | THE VERY THOUGHT OF YOU duet with Paul McCartney | | • | COLD, COLD HEART duet with Tim McGraw | | • | IF I RULED THE WORLD duet with Celine Dion | | • | THE BEST IS YET TO COME duet with Diana Krall | | • | FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE duet with Stevie Wonder | | • | ARE YOU HAVIN ANY FUN? duet with Elvis Costello | | • | BECAUSE OF YOU duet with k.d. lang | | • | JUST IN TIME duet with Michael Buble | | • | THE BOULEVARD OF BROKEN DREAMS duet with Sting | | • | I WANNA BE AROUND - duet with Bono | | • | SING, YOU SINNERS duet with John Legend | | • | I LEFT MY HEART IN SAN FRANCISCO | | • | HOW DO YOU KEEP THE MUSIC PLAYING? duet with George Michael |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
At this point, who else but Tony Bennett would have the clout to round up stars on the scale of Elton John, Paul McCartney, Bono, Celine Dion and Barbra Streisand for some duets? (Note also that unlike some similar projects, all the parties involved on this CD were alive when it was recorded!) The material consists of relatively obvious classics in standard big-band arrangements, and Bennett himself is in top form at age 80, so much so that he doesn't need anybody else to handle "I Left My Heart in San Francisco." But the fun comes from checking out how his collaborators fare. The Dixie Chicks provide wonderful Andrews Sisters-type harmonies on the percolating version of "Lullaby of Broadway" that opens the festivities. The best songs tend to be the ones where Bennett's slightly craggy voice is juxtaposed to smooth female ones, like Diana Krall on "The Best Is Yet to Come," familiar accomplice k.d. lang on the sultry "Because of You" and Streisand—-perhaps Bennett's only equal in stature at this point—on "Smile." Among the less expected guests, soulman John Legend is a revelation on the hard-swinging "Sing, You Sinners," while George Michael confirms he's quite the crooner on "How Do You Keep the Music Playing?" Elvis Costello, Celine Dion or Juanes don't sound as comfortable, and sometimes it feels as if they overdo it to compensate, but overall this collection is among the best of its kind, with most guests rising to the occasion. --Elisabeth Vincentelli
Amazon.com
Perfecting the art of excellence for over six decades, with 105 albums selling over 50 million copies, Tony Bennett has come to represent the essence of elegance, tradition and artistic accomplishments. Tony celebrates his 80th birthday recording Duets of his greatest hits with today's greatest artists: Bono, Michael Buble, Elvis Costello, Celine Dion, Dixie Chicks, Billy Joel, Elton John, Juanes, Diana Krall, k.d. lang, John Legend, Paul McCartney, Tim McGraw, George Michael, Sting, Barbra Streisand, James Taylor, and Stevie Wonder. More from Tony Bennett 
The Art of Romance | 
A Wonderful World (with k. d. lang) | 
Perfectly Frank: An American Classic Celebrates 80 | 
Basie Swings, Bennett Sings (DVD) | 
The Movie Song Album | 
The Classic Collection (Box Set) |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 241 more reviews...
 Enjoyable November 1, 2008
R. Porreca (Mullica Hill, NJ USA)
I was in a restaurant that was playing Tony Bennett music and I couldn't figure out
who he was singing with but I loved the song - (George Michael "How do you keep the
music playing?") I googled it and saw it was from this CD that I had never heard of. Ordered
it and I do like it a lot. The George Michael song is my favorite. Love the duet with Michael
Buble and the Dixie Chicks. Others are a little lame, especially the Streisand number and I am a
Streisand fan! I still think this is a good cd and enjoy listening to it in my car.
 Best of Tony Bennett & friends August 15, 2008
R. H. Murphy
Such a joy to listen to over and over again. His son and manager surely knows how to choose voices that blend and enhance his father's own voice, style and sharing thereof. Interviews with the vocalists who join Mr. Bennett on this CD express their admiration and joy in singing with and learning from him.
Can't quite express what a thrill it is to hear him teaching, challenging, and learning from these other artists who obviously are in such awe of the great Tony.
A great effort by a unique collection of musicians May 29, 2008
J. Michael (San Diego, CA)
The most important thing to remember is that this is a collaboration of musical artists that have rarely sung swing or standards and yet, all of them show us why they made it in music. Elton John, K.D. Lang, James Taylor, Billy Joel, Paul McCartney, Bono, and Elvis Costello all did a great job considering the style and tempo of the songs selected were not their usual "cup of tea."
The 1 song that didn't make me smile was the song "Smile." I don't believe Barbara Streisand understands the concept of a duet. I don't believe she's capable of complementing any singer. Most of the song featured Barbara going off into her usual disjointed self-absorbed "la la land." (If you think this is a good duet, you don't know anything about music)
Every other musical effort was what it should be, 2 artists making every effort to complement and enjoy the other artist.
The musicians behind the recordings are top notch. Stevie Wonder's duet that featured his song "For Once in My Life" is a fabulous duet, but Stevie Wonder's harmonica interlude in the middle of the song is even better.
Sting does a great duet, as does Celine Dion, Tim Mcgraw, and Diana Krall.
If you like Tony Bennett, you need this collection of songs. Of the 19 songs, 18 are duets, and at least 15 are somewhere between very good and excellent.
 Duets: Tony Bennett CD April 29, 2008
E. Boyd
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
I was VERY disappointed ! These are all really old songs, and it was just boring, and the songs chosen were awful. I expected the guest musical artists to be doing "classic", and there are so many wonderful choices in that category. Why those songs? Who knows? I gave the album away.
Very nice April 1, 2008
Stuart Floyd (New York, NY)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I liked it, not as much as the sinatra duets but Tony Bennett is one of kind like Frank and so good to see him well and still singing into his 80's!
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