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Summer Of '42 (Tony Bennett Album)
''Summer of '42'' is an album by Tony Bennett, released in 1972. The album reached a peak position of number 182 on the ''Billboard'' 200. It was arranged by Torrie Zito, Robert Farnon, Marion Evans and Frank De Vol. ''Billboard'' reviewed ''Summer of '42'' upon its release and wrote that "Bennett comes up with a winner in this package of exceptional performances of some of today's best material". Track listing # " Theme from ''Summer of '42'' (The Summer Knows)" (Michel Legrand, Alan and Marilyn Bergman) – 3:34 # "Walkabout" ( John Barry, Don Black) – 2:38 # "It Was Me" (Gilbert Bécaud, Norman Gimbel) – 3:04 # "Losing My Mind" (Stephen Sondheim) – 2:50 # "Till" (Charles Danvers, Carl Sigman) – 2:58 # "Somewhere Along the Line" (Dinah Washington, Walter Merrick) – 3:00 # "Coffee Break" (James Moody) – 2:10 # "More and More" (Sacha Distel, R. I. Allen) – 3:04 # "Irena" (Robert Farnon) – 2:44 # "My Inamorata" – (John Williams, Johnny Mercer) 3:39 # "The Shinin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Bennett
Anthony Dominick Benedetto (born August 3, 1926), known professionally as Tony Bennett, is an American retired singer of traditional pop standards, big band, show tunes, and jazz. Bennett is also a painter, having created works under his birth name that are on permanent public display in several institutions. He is the founder of the Frank Sinatra School of the Arts in Astoria, Queens, New York. Bennett began singing at an early age. He fought in the final stages of World War II as a U.S. Army infantryman in the European Theater. Afterward, he developed his singing technique, signed with Columbia Records and had his first number-one popular song with " Because of You" in 1951. Several tracks such as "Rags to Riches" followed in early 1953. He then refined his approach to encompass jazz singing. He reached an artistic peak in the late 1950s with albums such as ''The Beat of My Heart'' and ''Basie Swings, Bennett Sings''. In 1962, Bennett recorded his signature song, "I Left My ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Losing My Mind
"Losing My Mind" is a song written by Stephen Sondheim originally for the 1971 musical ''Follies'' for the character of a former showgirl, Sally Durant Plummer. The song became a popular top ten hit for singer and actress Liza Minnelli in 1989 on the UK Singles Chart and in Europe. "Losing My Mind" has been covered by many artists over the years. ''Follies'' Background "Losing My Mind" was first performed by Dorothy Collins in the role of Sally Durant Plummer in the original Broadway production of ''Follies''." ''Follies'', 1971 Broadway Production" SondheimGuide.com, accessed June 7, 2011 Other performers who have sung the song in later productions of ''Follies'' include (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albums Arranged By Torrie Zito
An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th century as individual 78 rpm records collected in a bound book resembling a photograph album; this format evolved after 1948 into single vinyl long-playing (LP) records played at rpm. The album was the dominant form of recorded music expression and consumption from the mid-1960s to the early 21st century, a period known as the album era. Vinyl LPs are still issued, though album sales in the 21st-century have mostly focused on CD and MP3 formats. The 8-track tape was the first tape format widely used alongside vinyl from 1965 until being phased out by 1983 and was gradually supplanted by the cassette tape during the 1970s and early 1980s; the popularity of the cassette reached its peak during the late 1980s, sharply declined during the 1990s and had largely disappeared duri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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