Length 65:56 Artist Tony Bennett Producer Phil Ramone | Label Columbia Release date 26 September 2006 Genre Jazz | |
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Released September 26, 2006 (2006-09-26) Recorded February – June 2006 Bennett Studios, Abbey Road Studios, Capitol Records, Studio at the Palms Duets An American Classic
(2006) A Swingin' Christmas
(2008) Awards Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album Similar Tony Bennett albums, Jazz albums | ||
Tony bennett puts on a happy face with james taylor at carnegie hall
Duets: An American Classic is an album by Tony Bennett, released in 2006.
Contents
- Tony bennett puts on a happy face with james taylor at carnegie hall
- Grammy Awards
- Personnel
- Songs
- References
The album was released in conjunction with Bennett's 80th birthday the previous month. The songs selected were mostly ones that Bennett had played a major role in introducing into the Great American Songbook.
Unlike some other celebrity duets efforts where performances were recorded separately and then combined by producers, such as Frank Sinatra's 1993 Duets, Bennett was physically present with each of his partners during recording. The vocals were performed live as the band was playing.
It debuted at #3 on The Billboard 200 selling around 202,000 copies in its first week. The album spent five consecutive weeks in the Top 10—a great achievement considering that was released during the competitive Christmas season—and was certified Gold in less than four weeks of release. It also reached #1 in Canada. The sequel album, Duets II, was released in 2011 in conjunction with Bennett's 85th birthday.
Grammy Awards
The Album Won The Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album at 2007 Grammy Awards Beating Out "Timeless Love by Smokey Robinson.
Personnel
Songs
1Lullaby of BroadwayDixie Chicks3:03
2SmileBarbra Streisand4:41
3Put on a Happy FaceJames Taylor3:16