Tony Bennett - The Columbia Singles Vol. 1 '2011
Artist | Tony Bennett Related artists |
Album name | The Columbia Singles Vol. 1 |
Country | |
Date | 2011 |
Genre | Pop |
Play time | 00:47:10 |
Format / Bitrate | Stereo 1420 Kbps
/ 44.1 kHz MP3 320 Kbps |
Media | CD |
Size | 158 mb (+3%rec.) |
Price | Download $1.95 |
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Throughout Tony Bennett's long, remarkable career, it's possible to trace the evolution and endurance of vocal pop and jazz in the 20th century. Unlike his idol Frank Sinatra, Bennett was too young to be part of the first wave of the Great American Songbook in the years before World War II. He achieved his national breakthrough in 1951, when the charts were dominated by soft-focused orchestral pop and novelties, music that Bennett himself would often sing during his early years. Occasionally, he was given the opportunity to sing jazz while recording for Columbia in the '50s, but it was a pop song that turned him into a superstar in 1962: "I Left My Heart in San Francisco," a song styled after the classic pop of the prewar era. "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" turned into an enduring standard of the 20th century but, for a while, its popularity eclipsed that of the singer who popularized the tune. Bennett didn't weather the '60s well, thanks to record companies that attempted to modernize his sound, and while he had an artistically fruitful '70s on his short-lived independent label Improv -- he recorded albums with pianist Bill Evans that established his jazz bona fides -- he suffered a series of personal problems that left him at rock bottom at the dawn of the '80s. It was then he achieved one of the greatest comebacks in pop music history. Hiring his son Danny as his manager, he reunited with his music director/pianist Ralph Sharon and began targeting younger audiences without shedding his longtime fans. This strategy paid off in the '90s, when 1992's Perfectly Frank topped Billboard's jazz charts and went gold. Bennett's crossover to the pop mainstream seemed to culminate with 1994's MTV Unplugged, an unexpected hit that took home the Grammy for Album of the Year, but it turned out his revival was no flash in the pan. Bennett stayed in the spotlight beyond the '90s, not only maintaining his audience but building it through a series of duets with stars as diverse as Lady Gaga and Diana Krall. Through it all, Bennett remained a skilled, charismatic practitioner -- and vocal advocate -- for classic American pop until his death in 2023. Tracks: 01 - The Boulevard Of Broken Dreams 02 - I Wanna Be Loved 03 - I Can't Give You Anything But Love 04 - Just Say I Love Her (Dicitencello Vuie) 05 - Sing You Sinners 06 - One Lie Leads To Another 07 - Don't Cry Baby 08 - Once There Lived A Fool 09 - The Valentino Tango (Noche De Amor) 10 - I Won't Cry Anymore 11 - Because Of You 12 - While We're Young 13 - Cold, Cold Heart 14 - Since My Love Has Gone 15 - Please, My Love 16 - Blue Velvet 17 - Solitaire
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- 2022 Anthology 2022
- 2021 Love For Sale (Deluxe)
- 2021 San Francisco - All The Hits and More (1951-1962)
- 2021 The Good Life
- 2020 More Tonys Greatest Hits (Remastered 2020)
- 2020 Platinum Selection
- 2020 Strike Up The Band
- 2018 Love Is Here To Stay
- 2014 Cheek To Cheek
- 2013 As Time Goes By: Great American Songbook Classics
- 2013 The Beat Of My Heart
- 2013 When Lights Are Low
- 2012 Viva Duets
- 2012 100 (100 Original Tracks - Digitally Remastered)
- 2011 The Great American Songbook
- 2011 The Classic Christmas Album
- 2011 Duets II
- 2011 The Best Of The Improv Recordings
- 2011 The Columbia Singles Vol. 1
- 2011 The Columbia Singles Vol. 2
- 2011 The Columbia Singles Vol. 3
- 2011 The Columbia Singles Vol. 4
- 2011 The Columbia Singles Vol. 5
- 2011 The Columbia Singles Vol. 6
- 2008 The Classic Christmas Album (2011 Remaster)
- 2008 A Swingin Christmas
- 2006 Duets (an American Classic)
- 2006 Tony Bennetts Greatest Hits of the 50s
- 2006 Tony Bennetts Greatest Hits of the 60s
- 2005 Tony Bennett Sings The Rodgers & Hart Songbook
- 2004 The Complete Improv Recordings (CD4)
- 2004 The Complete Improv Recordings (CD3)
- 2004 The Complete Improv Recordings (CD1)
- 2004 The Complete Improv Recordings (CD2)
- 2004 The Art Of Romance
- 2004 The Complete Improv Recordings
- 2004 Ultimate Jazz and Blues
- 2002 A Wonderful World
- 2002 The Essential Tony Bennett
- 2002 The Essential - 2CD
- 2001 Bennett Sings The Blues
- 2001 Playin' With My Friends: Bennett Sings The Blues
- 2001 Playin With My Friends: Bennett Sings The Blues
- 1999 Sings Ellington - Hot And Cool
- 1999 16 Most Requested Songs
- 1998 The Essential Tony Bennett (A Retrospective)
- 1998 The Playground
- 1997 On Holiday
- 1997 At Carnegie Hall, The Complete Concert
- 1997 A Tribute To Billie Holiday
- 1997 Tony Bennett On Holiday (A Tribute To Billie Holiday)
- 1997 Tony Bennetts All-Time Greatest Hits
- 1996 Songs From The Heart
- 1995 Here's To The Ladies
- 1995 Heres To The Ladies
- 1995 My Best to You
- 1994 Mtv Unplugged
- 1993 Steppin' Out
- 1993 Night And Day
- 1993 Steppin Out
- 1992 Perfectly Frank
- 1991 All-time Greatest Hits
- 1991 Forty Years: The Artistry Of Tony Bennett
- 1989 Tony Bennett With The Count Basie Orchestra
- 1989 Astoria
- 1987 Bennett Berlin
- 1987 Jazz
- 1977 Together Again
- 1975 The Tony Bennett / Bill Evans Album
- 1972 Summer Of '42
- 1968 / 2013 Snowfall: Tony Bennett The Christmas Album (Remastered)
- 1968 Snowfall: Tony Bennett The Christmas Album
- 1968 Snowfall: The Tony Bennett Christmas Album
- 1966 The Movie Song Album [3]
- 1965 If I Ruled The World (songs For The Jet Set)
- 1965 If I Ruled The World-Songs For The Jet Set
- 1963 I Wanna Be Around
- 1962 I Left My Heart In San Francisco [2]
- 1961 Tony Bennett Sings For Two
- 1961 Tony Sings For Two
- 1959 Tony Sings For Two (Classic Collection Box)
- 1950 Young Tony
Compilation
- 2021 Five Classic Albums
- 2019 Eight Classic Albums
- 2018 Stranger In Paradise: 50 Greatest Hits - 2CD
- 2016 Tony Bennett Celebrates 90
- 2014 The Classics
- 2006 His Greatest Hits Of The 50s
- 2000 The Ultimate Tony Bennett
- 1962 All Time Greatest Hits
- 1962 At Carnegie Hall
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