Summer of '42 (Tony Bennett album) explained

Summer of '42
Type:	studio
Artist:	Tony Bennett
Cover:	Summer 42 Bennett.jpeg
Border:	yes
Released:	February 1972^[1]
Genre:	Vocal jazz
Label:	Columbia C 31219^[2]
Prev Title:	Love Story
Prev Year:	1971
Next Title:	With Love
Next Year:	1972

Summer of '42 is an album by Tony Bennett, released in 1972. The album reached a peak position of number 182 on the Billboard 200. It was arranged by Torrie Zito, Robert Farnon, Marion Evans and Frank De Vol.^[1]

Billboard reviewed Summer of '42 upon its release and wrote that "Bennett comes up with a winner in this package of exceptional performances of some of today's best material".^[1]

Track listing

1. "Theme from Summer of '42 (The Summer Knows)" (Michel Legrand, Alan and Marilyn Bergman) – 3:34
2. "Walkabout" (John Barry, Don Black) – 2:38
3. "It Was Me" (Gilbert Bécaud, Norman Gimbel) – 3:04
4. "Losing My Mind" (Stephen Sondheim) – 2:50
5. "Till" (Charles Danvers, Carl Sigman) – 2:58
6. "Somewhere Along the Line" (Dinah Washington, Walter Merrick) – 3:00
7. "Coffee Break" (James Moody) – 2:10
8. "More and More" (Sacha Distel, R. I. Allen) – 3:04
9. "Irena" (Robert Farnon) – 2:44
10. "My Inamorata" – (John Williams, Johnny Mercer) 3:39
11. "The Shining Sea" (Johnny Mandel, Peggy Lee) – 2:48

Personnel

• Tony Bennett – vocals
• Robert Farnon, Marion Evans, Robert Farnon, Frank De Vol, Torrie Zito – arranger

Notes and References

1. Billboard . Billboard Album Reviews . 5 February 1972 . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. . 54 . 0006-2510.
2. Web site: Tony Bennett – Summer Of '42. Discogs.com. 1972 . 2 January 2022.