''Cloud 7'' is the second studio album by
Tony Bennett, released in 1955.
The album featured material from the
Great American Songbook and presented Bennett in a way different from his hit parade material of the early nineteen-fifties using a combo of jazz musicians. The album was arranged by the featured guitarist,
Chuck Wayne, and trumpeter Charles Panely and was recorded between August and December 1954.
Track listing
;Side one
#"
I Fall in Love Too Easily" (
Sammy Cahn,
Jule Styne
Jule Styne (; born Julius Kerwin Stein; December 31, 1905 – September 20, 1994) was an English-American songwriter and composer best known for a series of Broadway musicals, including several famous frequently-revived shows that also became s ...
) – 2:50
#"
My Baby Just Cares for Me" (
Walter Donaldson,
Gus Kahn) – 2:21
#"
My Heart Tells Me (Should I Believe My Heart?) "My Heart Tells Me" is a song written by Harry Warren with lyrics by Mack Gordon. It is the theme to the 1943 American musical film ''Sweet Rosie O'Grady'', in which it is sung by lead actress Betty Grable. A 1940s standard, the song has been record ...
" (
Mack Gordon,
Harry Warren
Harry Warren (born Salvatore Antonio Guaragna; December 24, 1893 – September 22, 1981) was an American composer and the first major American songwriter to write primarily for film. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song ...
) – 4:54
#"
Old Devil Moon" (
Yip Harburg,
Burton Lane
Burton Lane ( Levy; February 2, 1912 – January 5, 1997) was an American composer and lyricist primarily known for his theatre and film scores. His most popular and successful works include '' Finian's Rainbow'' in 1947 and ''On a Clear Day You ...
) – 2:55
#"
Love Letters" (
Edward Heyman,
Victor Young) – 2:33
;Side two
#"
My Reverie" (
Larry Clinton,
Claude Debussy
(Achille) Claude Debussy (; 22 August 1862 – 25 March 1918) was a French composer. He is sometimes seen as the first Impressionist composer, although he vigorously rejected the term. He was among the most influential composers of the ...
) – 2:17
#"
Give Me the Simple Life" (
Rube Bloom
Reuben Bloom (April 24, 1902 – March 30, 1976) was an American songwriter, pianist, arranger, band leader, recording artist, vocalist, and author.
Life and career
Bloom was born and died in New York City. He was Jewish.
During his career, he wo ...
,
Harry Ruby) – 4:13
#"While the Music Plays On" (
Irving Mills
Irving Harold Mills (born Isadore Minsky; January 16, 1894 – April 21, 1985) was an American music publisher, musician, lyricist, and jazz artist promoter. He sometimes used the pseudonyms Goody Goodwin and Joe Primrose.
Personal
Mills was ...
, Lupin Fein, Emery Heim) – 4:35
#"
I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me" (
Clarence Gaskill,
Jimmy McHugh) – 3:09
#"
Darn That Dream" (
Eddie DeLange,
Jimmy Van Heusen
James Van Heusen (born Edward Chester Babcock; January 26, 1913 – February 6, 1990) was an American composer. He wrote songs for films, television and theater, and won an Emmy and four Academy Awards for Best Original Song.
Life and care ...
) – 3:18
Personnel
*
Tony Bennett – vocals, liner notes
*
Dave Schildkraut
Dave Schildkraut (January 7, 1925 – January 1, 1998) was an American jazz alto saxophonist.
Biography
Schildkraut first played professionally with Louis Prima in 1941. Following this he played with Buddy Rich (1946), Anita O'Day (1947), Stan ...
–
alto saxophone
The alto saxophone is a member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments. Saxophones were invented by Belgian instrument designer Adolphe Sax in the 1840s and patented in 1846. The alto saxophone is pitched in E, smaller than the B tenor ...
* Charles Panely –
trumpet, arranger
*
Chuck Wayne –
guitar, arranger
* Clyde Lombardi –
double bass
Tracks 1 and 4
*
Al Cohn –
tenor saxophone
*
Gene DiNovi –
piano
*
Sonny Igoe
Owen Joseph "Sonny" Igoe (October 8, 1923 – March 28, 2012) was an American jazz drummer and music educator who, toured with the orchestras of Tommy Reed (1913–2012), Les Elgart, Ina Ray Hutton, Benny Goodman, and Woody Herman from the mid- ...
–
drums
A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...
Other tracks
* Caesar DiMauro – tenor saxophone
* Harvey Leonard – piano
*
Ed Shaughnessy – drums
CD additional personnel
* Danny Bennett – executive producer
* Steven Berkowitz – executive producer,
A & R
* Stacey Boyle – tape research
* Lisa Buckler – project director
* Didier C. Deutsch – reissue producer
* Patti Matheny – artist coordination
* Darcy Proper – reissue producer, mastering
* Darren Salmieri – artist coordination
* Jonathan Schwartz – liner notes
References
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1955 albums
Tony Bennett albums
Columbia Records albums
Albums produced by Mitch Miller
Albums arranged by Chuck Wayne