My Heart Sings (album)
| My Heart Sings | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 1, 1961[1] | |||
| Recorded | April 4–6, 1961 | |||
| Studio | CBS 30th Street (New York City) | |||
| Genre | Vocal jazz | |||
| Length | 34:20 | |||
| Label | Columbia CL 1658 CS 8458 | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| New Record Mirror | 3/5[2] |
My Heart Sings is an album by American singer Tony Bennett. It was recorded in 1961 and released the same year on Columbia as CL 1658. So far, it has been released on CD only in Japan by Sony/CBS.
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]
Track listing
- "Don't Worry 'Bout Me" (Rube Bloom, Ted Koehler) – 3:00
- "Dancing in the Dark" (Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz) – 2:32
- "I'm Coming Virginia" (Will Cook, Donald Heywood) – 2:58
- "(All of a Sudden) My Heart Sings" (Harold Rome, Jean Marie Blanvillain, Henry Herpin) – 3:16
- "It Never Was You" (Kurt Weill, Maxwell Anderson) – 3:04
- "You Took Advantage of Me" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 2:25
- "Close Your Eyes" (Bernice Petkere) – 2:20
- "Stella by Starlight" (Ned Washington, Victor Young) – 2:26
- "More Than You Know" (Billy Rose, Vincent Youmans, Edward Eliscu) – 3:40
- "My Ship" (Ira Gershwin, Weill) – 3:10
- "Lover Man" (Roger Ramirez, Jimmy Davis, Jimmy Sherman) – 3:35
- "Toot, Toot, Tootsie! (Goodbye)" (Ted Fiorito, Ernie Erdman, Dan Russo, Gus Kahn) – 1:54
Recorded on April 4 (#1, 3–4, 6, 9, 11), April 5 (#7, 12) and April 6 (#2, 5, 8, 10), 1961.
Personnel
- Tony Bennett – vocals
- Ralph Burns – conductor, arranger
- Bernie Leighton – piano
- Danny Bank, Al Klink, Ed Caine (#2, 5, 8, 10), Toots Mondello, Zoot Sims (#7, 12), Romeo Penque, Jerry Sanfino (#1, 3–4, 6–7, 9, 11–12) – saxophones
- Bernie Glow, Irving Markowitz, Jimmy Maxwell, Carl 'Doc' Severinsen – trumpets
- Robert Alexander, Urbie Green, Wayne Andre (#7, 12), William Elton (#7, 12), Dick Hixson, Frank Rehak – trombone
- Barry Galbraith, Chuck Wayne, Mundell Lowe (#7, 12) – guitar
- Milt Hinton – bass
- Eddie Costa – vibes (#2, 5, 8, 10)
- Herb Lovelle – drums
References
- ^ Billboard Aug 21, 1961
- ^ Watson, Jimmy (28 October 1961). "Tony Bennett: My Heart Sings" (PDF). New Record Mirror. No. 33. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ "The Complete Collection - Tony Bennett". allmusic.com. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
