Playin' with My Friends: Bennett Sings the Blues
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| Studio album by Tony Bennett | ||||
| Released | November 6, 2001[1] | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Sony Records | |||
| Producer | Phil Ramone | |||
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Playin' with My Friends: Bennett Sings the Blues is a 2001 album by Tony Bennett, featuring duets with notable vocalists.
Contents
Track listing
- "Alright, Okay, You Win" (Mayme Watts, Sidney Wyche) - 3:31 (duet with Diana Krall)
- "Everyday (I Have the Blues)" (Peter Chatman) - 3:38 (duet with Stevie Wonder)
- "Don't Cry Baby" (Saul Bernie, James P. Johnson, Stella Unger) - 2:43
- "Good Morning Heartache" (Ervin Drake, Dan Fisher, Irene Higginbotham) - 4:56 (duet with Sheryl Crow)
- "Let the Good Times Roll" (Fleecie Moore, Lovin' Sam Theard) - 3:14 (duet with B.B. King)
- "Evenin'" (Mitchell Parish, Harry White) - 4:14 (duet with Ray Charles)
- "I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) - 3:55 (duet with Bonnie Raitt)
- "Keep the Faith, Baby" (Luchi de Jesus, Lila Lerner, Watts) - 3:51 (duet with k.d. lang)
- "Old Count Basie Is Gone (Old Piney Brown Is Gone)" (Joe Turner) - 3:24
- "Blue and Sentimental" (Count Basie, Mack David, Jerry Livingston) - 3:20 (duet with Kay Starr)
- "New York State of Mind" (Billy Joel) - 4:30 (duet with Billy Joel)
- "Undecided Blues" (Jimmy Rushing) - 3:17
- "Blues in the Night" (Arlen, Johnny Mercer) - 3:33
- "Stormy Weather" (Arlen, Koehler) - 4:34 (duet with Natalie Cole)
- "Playin' With My Friends" (Robert Cray, Dennis Walker) - 4:47
Personnel
Performers
- Tony Bennett - vocals
- Ray Charles
- Natalie Cole
- Sheryl Crow
- Billy Joel
- B.B. King
- Diana Krall
- k.d. lang
- Bonnie Raitt
- Kay Starr
- Stevie Wonder
- Harry Allen - saxophone
- Ralph Sharon - piano
- Mike Melvoin - hammond organ
- Gray Sargent - guitar
- Clayton Cameron - drums
- Paul Langosch - double bass
Production credits
- Phil Ramone - producer
- Danny Bennett - executive producer
- Vance Anderson - production coordination
- Joseph d'Ambrosio
- Jill Dell'Abate
- Rob Mathes - vocal arrangements
- Charles Paakkari - engineer
- James Duncan
- Steve Genewick
- Joel Moss - engineer, mixing
- Claudius Mittendorfer - engineer, mixing assistant
- Tom Young - engineer, design, monitor engineer, studio monitor mix
- Dae Bennett - mixing
- Brian Dozoretz
- Ted Jensen - mastering
- Darcy Proper
- Christy Bush - photography
- Mark Seliger
- Josh Cheuse - art direction
- Arnold Levine
- Don DeVito - A&R
- Woody Pornpitaksuk - authoring
References
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- Ruhlmann, William. Tony Bennett: Playin' with My Friends: Bennett Sings the Blues at AllMusic
- Tony Bennett – Playin' With My Friends: Bennett Sings The Blues at Discogs. Entry #1
- Tony Bennett – Playin' With My Friends: Bennett Sings The Blues at Discogs. Entry #2
