The Art of Excellence explained
| The Art of Excellence |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Tony Bennett |
| Cover: | The Art of Excellence.jpeg |
| Released: | 1986 |
| Recorded: | 1986 |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Label: | Columbia |
| Producer: | Danny Bennett |
| Prev Title: | The Special Magic of Tony Bennett |
| Prev Year: | 1979 |
| Next Title: | Bennett/Berlin |
| Next Year: | 1987 |
The Art of Excellence is an album by the American musician Tony Bennett, released in 1986.[1] [2] It peaked at No. 160 on the Billboard 200.[3]
Sony Music Distribution included the album in the 2011 box set The Complete Collection.[4]
Critical reception
People deemed the album one of the 10 best of 1986.[5]
Track listing
- "Why Do People Fall in Love?/People" (Dennis Lambert, Brian Potter, Bob Merrill, Jule Styne) – 4:05
- "Moments Like This" (Burton Lane, Frank Loesser) – 2:47
- "What Are You Afraid Of?" (Jack Segal, Robert Wells) – 3:01
- "When Love Was All We Had" (Jorge Calandrelli, Sergio Mihanovich) – 5:08
- "So Many Stars" (Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Sérgio Mendes) – 3:44
- "Everybody Has the Blues" (James Taylor) – 3:37
- "How Do You Keep the Music Playing?" (Alan and Marilyn Bergman, Michel Legrand) – 4:20
- "City of the Angels" (Fred Astaire, Tommy Wolf) – 2:24
- "Forget the Woman" (Ettore Stratta, Ronny Whyte) – 3:16
- "A Rainy Day" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) – 2:59
- "I Got Lost in Her Arms" (Irving Berlin) – 4:27
- "The Day You Leave Me" (Cy Coleman, C. Gore) – 2:46
Personnel
Notes and References
- News: Reed . Nancy . Artist Arrives on a High Note . Los Angeles Times . 23 Apr 1986 . Calendar . 1.
- News: Nixon . Bruce . Tony Bennett still does it his way . The Gazette . 29 May 1986 . Montreal . D13.
- Web site: Tony Bennett . Billboard . 6 May 2023.
- Web site: The Complete Collection - Tony Bennett . 8 October 2024 . allmusic.com .
- News: Willistein . Paul . Back on Track . The Morning Call . 9 Jan 1987 . D1.
