The Good Things in Life explained

The Good Things in Life
Type:studio
Artist:Tony Bennett
Cover:File:The Good Things in Life cover album.png
Released:[1]
Genre:Vocal jazz
Label:Verve
Prev Title:With Love
Prev Year:1972
Next Title:Listen Easy
Next Year:1973

The Good Things in Life is an album by Tony Bennett, released in 1972. The album reached a peak position of number 196 on the Billboard Top LPs chart.[2] The back cover of the album features a painting by Mr Bennett of himself and conductor Robert Farnon.

Track listing

  1. "The Good Things in Life" – (Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley)
  2. "'O sole mio" – (Eduardo di Capua, Giovanni Capurro, Alfredo Mazzucchi)
  3. "Passing Strangers" – (Mel Mitchell, Rita Mann, Stanley Applebaum)
  4. "End of a Love Affair" – (Edward C. Redding)
  5. "Oh, Lady Be Good!" – (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin).
  6. "Blues for Breakfast" – (Jerry Gladstone, Matt Dennis)
  7. "Mimi" – (Rodgers and Hart)
  8. "Invitation" – (Bronisław Kaper, Paul Francis Webster)
  9. "Someone to Light Up My Life" (Se Tudos Fossem Iguals a Voce) – (Antonio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes)
  10. "It Was You" – (Cy Coleman, James Lipton)
  11. "Cute" – (Neal Hefti)
  12. "The Midnight Sun" – (Lionel Hampton, Sonny Burke, Johnny Mercer)
  13. "London By Night" – (Carroll Coates)
  14. "The Good Things in Life (Closing)"

Notes and References

  1. https://books.google.com/books?id=GigEAAAAMBAJ&q=bennett+Good+Things+Life&pg=PA3 Billboard Sept 23, 1972
  2. Web site: The Good Things in Life – Tony Bennett . AllMusic . 2012-02-18.