| Because of You | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Tony Bennett |
| Cover: | Because-of-You.jpg |
| Released: | September 1952[1] |
| Recorded: | April 17, 1950 – September 13, 1956 |
| Studio: | CBS 30th Street (New York City) |
| Genre: | Traditional pop, vocal jazz |
| Length: | 22:44 1952 LP 33:06 1956 LP |
| Label: | Columbia CL 6221 |
| Next Title: | Cloud 7 |
| Next Year: | 1955 |
Because of You is the debut album by American singer Tony Bennett.[2] It was originally released in 1952 on Columbia as CL 6221, then reissued in 1956 (CL 2550) as part of "House Party Series".
Sony Music Distribution included this CD in a box set entitled The Complete Collection, which contains fifty-eight of his studio albums, 4 compilation, three DVDs, six volumes of Bennett’s non-album singles, a previously unreleased CD of his Las Vegas debut from 1964, and two discs of rarities, including Bennett’s first recording, an Army V-Disc of “St. James Infirmary Blues, and was released on November 8, 2011.[3]
1952 10" LP (CL 6221)
1956 10" House Party LP (CL 2550)
CL 6221 tracks recorded on April 17, 1950 (#1), April 20, 1950 (#2), December 6, 1950 (#3), January 17, 1951 (#4), April 4, 1951 (#5–6) and May 31, 1951 (#7–8).[4] The track number refers to the original 1952 LP.
CL 2550 new tracks recorded on:
There has been confusion over CL 2550 but the House Party series were always 10" cut down albums and this one featured the 6 tracks shown on the album cover.[5]