''Love for Sale'' is the second collaborative album by American singers
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 ...
and
Lady Gaga
Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta ( ; born March 28, 1986), known professionally as Lady Gaga, is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She is known for her image reinventions and musical versatility. Gaga began performing as a teenag ...
, released on September 30, 2021, by
Columbia and
Interscope Records
Interscope Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group through its Interscope Geffen A&M imprint. Founded in late 1990 by Jimmy Iovine and Ted Field as a $20 million joint venture with Atlantic Records of Warner Mus ...
. It is the sixty-first and final studio album of Bennett's career, and Gaga's seventh. Following ''
Cheek to Cheek
"Cheek to Cheek" is a song written by Irving Berlin in 1934–35, specifically for the star of his new musical, Fred Astaire. The movie was ''Top Hat'', co-starring Ginger Rogers. '' (2014), the duo's first collaborative album, ''Love for Sale'' was recorded between 2018 and early 2020, consisting of their renditions of various
jazz standard
Jazz standards are musical compositions that are an important part of the musical repertoire of jazz musicians, in that they are widely known, performed, and recorded by jazz musicians, and widely known by listeners. There is no definitive lis ...
s by American composer
Cole Porter
Cole Albert Porter (June 9, 1891 – October 15, 1964) was an American composer and songwriter. Many of his songs became standards noted for their witty, urbane lyrics, and many of his scores found success on Broadway and in film.
Born to ...
, to whom the record is a tribute.
Upon release, ''Love for Sale'' received generally favorable reviews from music critics, most of whom highlighted the vocal chemistry between Bennett and Gaga. The album charted inside the top 10 of albums charts in various countries. On the US
''Billboard'' 200, it debuted at number 8 as the duo's second top-10 entry, and garnered Bennett the individual record for the longest span of top-10 albums for any living artist; his first top-10 record was ''
I Left My Heart in San Francisco
"I Left My Heart in San Francisco" is a popular song, written in the fall of 1953 in Brooklyn, New York, with music by George Cory (1920–1978) and lyrics by Douglass Cross and best known as the signature song of Tony Bennett.
In 1962, the s ...
'' in 1962. Bennett also broke the
Guinness World Record
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for the oldest person to release an album of new material, at the age of 95 years and 60 days. The album won
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
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and
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
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* In 1959, the award was known as Best Engineered Record – Non-Classical
* In 1960, it was awarded as Best Engineeri ...
, and was nominated for
Album of the Year Album of the Year, often abbreviated to AOTY, may refer to:
Awards
* ARIA Award for Album of the Year, Australia
* Brit Award for British Album of the Year, UK
* Grammy Award for Album of the Year, US
* Juno Award for Album of the Year, CA
* Lati ...
at the
64th Annual Grammy Awards
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, while the track "
I Get a Kick Out of You
"I Get a Kick Out of You" is a song by Cole Porter, which was first sung in the 1934 Broadway musical ''Anything Goes'', and then in the 1936 film version. Originally sung by Ethel Merman, it has been covered by dozens of prominent performers, in ...
" was nominated for
Record of the Year
The Grammy Award for Record of the Year is presented by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without reg ...
,
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
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and
Best Music Video
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.
The album was preceded by the release of two singles: "I Get a Kick Out of You" and the
title track
A title track is a song that has the same name as the album or film in which it appears. In the Korean music industry, the term is used to describe a promoted song on an album, akin to a single, regardless of the song's title.
Title track may al ...
. The duo gave a recorded performance at
Radio City Music Hall
Radio City Music Hall is an entertainment venue and Theater (structure), theater at 1260 Sixth Avenue (Manhattan), Avenue of the Americas, within Rockefeller Center, in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City. Nicknamed "The Showplac ...
on August 3 and 5, 2021, called ''
One Last Time: An Evening with Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga'', before Bennett retired from performing live. The special received four nominations at the
74th Primetime Emmy Awards
The 74th Primetime Emmy Awards honored the best in American prime time television programming from June 1, 2021, until May 31, 2022, as chosen by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS). The awards ceremony was held live on September 1 ...
. The album's promotion also include the duo's appearance on ''
MTV Unplugged
''MTV Unplugged'' is an American television series on MTV showcasing musical artists usually playing acoustic instruments. The show aired regularly from 1989 to 1999 and less frequently from 2000 to 2009, when it was usually billed as ''MTV Un ...
'', and solo performances by Gaga, such as her
Jazz & Piano residency show and at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards.
Background
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 ...
and
Lady Gaga
Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta ( ; born March 28, 1986), known professionally as Lady Gaga, is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She is known for her image reinventions and musical versatility. Gaga began performing as a teenag ...
first met in 2011 at the
Robin Hood Foundation
The Robin Hood Foundation is a charitable organization which attempts to alleviate problems caused by poverty in New York City. The organization also administers a relief fund for disasters in the New York City area. In 2010, a key supporter gave ...
gala in New York City. After that, Bennett asked Gaga to sing a duet with him on his album ''
Duets II'', so they recorded the song "
The Lady Is a Tramp". The next year, he confirmed to ''
Rolling Stone
''Rolling Stone'' is an American monthly magazine that focuses on music, politics, and popular culture. It was founded in San Francisco, San Francisco, California, in 1967 by Jann Wenner, and the music critic Ralph J. Gleason. It was first kno ...
'' that Gaga wanted to record a jazz album with him. The recording happened between June 2013 and early 2014. ''
Cheek to Cheek
"Cheek to Cheek" is a song written by Irving Berlin in 1934–35, specifically for the star of his new musical, Fred Astaire. The movie was ''Top Hat'', co-starring Ginger Rogers. '' was released in September 2014 and debuted atop on the US
''Billboard'' 200, with 131,000 copies sold in its first week. It received generally positive reviews, winning a
Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
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at the
57th Annual Grammy Awards
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. Bennett told ''
Billboard
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'' that they were inspired by Porter's 1936
musical
Musical is the adjective of music.
Musical may also refer to:
* Musical theatre, a performance art that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance
* Musical film and television, a genre of film and television that incorporates into the narr ...
, ''
Red, Hot and Blue
''Red, Hot and Blue'' is a stage musical with music and lyrics by Cole Porter and a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. It premiered on Broadway in 1936 and introduced the popular song "It's De-Lovely," sung by Ethel Merman and Bob Hope.
T ...
'', for a possible sequel to ''Cheek to Cheek''. He also said: "we're gonna do two albums in a row with her (Gaga). We'll have to try and do that as soon as possible, just as a follow-up for a second album." Upon the announcement of ''Love for Sale'', on August 3, 2021, Gaga commented on Twitter:
In 2016, Bennett was diagnosed with
Alzheimer's disease
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegeneration, neurodegenerative disease that usually starts slowly and progressively worsens. It is the cause of 60–70% of cases of dementia. The most common early symptom is difficulty in short-term me ...
, which resulted in him being a "considerably more muted presence during the recording of the new album", which was later announced to be his final one.
In an article at ''
The Wall Street Journal
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'', Marc Myers wrote that "Bennett appears a bit detached when he isn’t singing" in behind-the-scenes videos of the album, but Gaga explained, "as soon as the music started, Tony knew exactly where he was".
Recording and composition
The recording and finalizing of ''Love for Sale'' saw numerous delays due to Gaga's other projects - such as the movie ''
A Star Is Born'' (2018) and solo albums ''
Joanne'' (2016) and ''
Chromatica
''Chromatica'' is the sixth studio album by American singer Lady Gaga, released on May 29, 2020, by Interscope Records and subsidiary Streamline. Gaga supervised the production with longtime collaborator BloodPop and a variety of other producer ...
'' (2020) - and the
COVID-19 pandemic
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.
Recording sessions took place at
Electric Lady Studios
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in New York, between 2018 and early 2020.
All songs on the album are written by Cole Porter, to whom the record is a tribute.
El Hunt from ''
NME
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'' noted that "in Gaga's hands, certain lyrics take on a tongue in cheek contemporary meaning".
Musically, the songs are based on 1940s and 1950s
orchestral jazz
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There are typically four main sections of instruments:
* bowed string instruments, such as the violin, viola, ...
. Musical backing comes from small jazz ensembles, an
orchestra
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There are typically four main sections of instruments:
* bowed string instruments, such as the violin, viola, c ...
and a
big band
A big band or jazz orchestra is a type of musical ensemble of jazz music that usually consists of ten or more musicians with four sections: saxophones, trumpets, trombones, and a rhythm section. Big bands originated during the early 1910s an ...
.
According to Helen Brown of ''
The Independent
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'', "the lively, old-school acoustic arrangements" give the album a "vintage nightclub" atmosphere.
After the record was finished, Gaga and Bennett went through all the songs to choose the album title, and decided to name it after the song "
Love for Sale", which was Bennett's favorite.
The album opens with a rattle of drums and
trumpet
The trumpet is a brass instrument commonly used in classical and jazz ensembles. The trumpet group ranges from the piccolo trumpet—with the highest register in the brass family—to the bass trumpet, pitched one octave below the standard ...
fanfare
A fanfare (or fanfarade or flourish) is a short musical flourish which is typically played by trumpets, French horns or other brass instruments, often accompanied by percussion. It is a "brief improvised introduction to an instrumental perfo ...
, followed by Gaga singing the first verses of "
It's De-Lovely
"It's De-Lovely" is one of Cole Porter's hit songs, originally appearing in his 1936 musical, '' Red Hot and Blue''. It was introduced by Ethel Merman and Bob Hope. The song was later used in the musical ''Anything Goes'', first appearing in the ...
" in a slow, full voice. The pace picks up when Bennett joins her with "The night is young" line.
After a "downright zippy opening", "
Night and Day" "resolves into swell romance."
Xylophone
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s and
flute
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s give a soft sound to the pair's duet.
The title track starts with Bennett softly singing the lines alone, with the big band arrangement joining him at the chorus. Gaga, in the role of streetwalker, joins him and trills: "Who will buy?". The track brings a "hearty helping of old-school
Broadway
Broadway may refer to:
Theatre
* Broadway Theatre (disambiguation)
* Broadway theatre, theatrical productions in professional theatres near Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
** Broadway (Manhattan), the street
**Broadway Theatre (53rd Stree ...
razzle-dazzle" to the "grim scenario", the "sleazy world of sex work".
It also involves a
bebop
Bebop or bop is a style of jazz developed in the early-to-mid-1940s in the United States. The style features compositions characterized by a fast tempo, complex chord progressions with rapid chord changes and numerous changes of key, instrumen ...
saxophone
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solo.
The first solo track is a melodramatic rendition of "
Do I Love You Do I Love You may refer to:
*" Do I Love You?", 1939 song by Cole Porter, from the musical ''Du Barry Was a Lady''
*" Do I Love You (Yes in Every Way)", by Donna Fargo
*"Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)
"Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)" is a song and sin ...
" sang by Gaga, with her "voice soaring one second, sultry and smoky the next."
It is followed by a
swing song, "
I've Got You Under My Skin
"I've Got You Under My Skin" is a song written by American composer Cole Porter in 1936. It was introduced that year in the Eleanor Powell musical film ''Born to Dance'' in which it was performed by Virginia Bruce. It was nominated for the Acad ...
".
Gaga, who has a tattoo of a sketch that Bennett made of
Miles Davis
Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926September 28, 1991) was an American trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music. Davis adopted a variety of music ...
' trumpet on her arm, made a slight change to the lyrics, singing "like a tattoo under my skin", to which Bennett responds with delighted laughter.
The "fluttering" "
I Concentrate on You
"I Concentrate on You" is a song written by Cole Porter for the 1940 film ''Broadway Melody of 1940'', where it was introduced by Douglas McPhail.
Notable recordings
*Franck Amsallem - ''Amsallem Sings'' (2009)
*Fred Astaire - ''The Astaire Story' ...
"
is followed by the duo's "
campy
Camp is an aesthetic style and sensibility that regards something as appealing because of its bad taste and ironic value. Camp aesthetics disrupt many of modernism's notions of what art is and what can be classified as high art by inverting aes ...
" take on "
I Get a Kick Out of You
"I Get a Kick Out of You" is a song by Cole Porter, which was first sung in the 1934 Broadway musical ''Anything Goes'', and then in the 1936 film version. Originally sung by Ethel Merman, it has been covered by dozens of prominent performers, in ...
", which starts with a "jaunty piano", and Gaga slowly singing the first lines.
Bennett then picks up with "The only exception I know is the case..." line, and when he says “Then, I see your fabulous face", Gaga jokingly asks Bennett, "Are you talking about me?"
The big band arrangement then commances, and accompanies the two for the rest of the song.
Bennett "sounds genuinely desperate with devotion" in his solo rendition of "
So in Love
"So in Love" is a popular song, written by Cole Porter, from his musical ''Kiss Me, Kate'' (opening on Broadway in 1948), which was based on Shakespeare's ''The Taming of the Shrew''. It was sung in the show by Patricia Morison, reprised by Alf ...
",
while in her solo number of "
Let's Do It
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General
* Let's Do It 2008, an environmental cleanup campaign in Estonia
** Let's Do It! World, an international civic movement that originated from the Estonian campaign
** Let's do it! Armenia, an environmental clean ...
", Gaga "goes full musical theatre, humming appreciatively as trumpeter
Brian Newman lets rip with a solo."
After "
Dream Dancing", a "swansong to
he duo'spartnership",
Bennett sings alone again in "
Just One of Those Things", a "nimble swing number" with a
hot-club guitar solo.
The duo is "playfully bouncing back and forth in the cheeky 'You're the Top'," the final song, where Bennett jokes about being "a total wreck, a flop".
Release
''Love for Sale'' was released on
cassette
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* Cassette tape (or ''musicassette'', ''audio cassette'', ''cassette tape'', or ''tape''), a worldwide standard for analog audio recording and playback
** Cassette single (or "Cassingle"), a music single in the ...
format on September 30, 2021, with other formats following on October 1.
The standard editions of the album contain ten songs, while the digital editions, the
Target
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Physical items
* Shooting target, used in marksmanship training and various shooting sports
** Bullseye (target), the goal one for which one aims in many of these sports
** Aiming point, in field artillery, fi ...
exclusive editions, and the international deluxe editions contain two additional songs, "I've Got You Under My Skin" and "You're the Top". The international deluxe CD includes two poster fold booklets, photos, and a bonus
live album
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, ''Cheek to Cheek Live!'', containing songs from the
television special of the same name.
Cassettes were released with differing artworks in pale pink and grey colors; apricot copies were sold exclusively in the United Kingdom.
Besides the normal black iteration, the standard edition's vinyl records were also released in yellow color, an
Amazon
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* Amazon River, in South America
* Amazon (company), an American multinational technology c ...
-exclusive cream color, and on 12"
picture disc
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.
The deluxe edition's vinyl is available as part of an international double vinyl box set, which also includes the duo's previous collaborative album, ''Cheek to Cheek'', along with a turntable slipmat and a vinyl cleaning cloth, both with pictures of Bennett and Gaga printed on them.
A limited edition collectible box set comprises the ''Love for Sale'' standard vinyl, a custom embossed sketchbook featuring sketches by Tony Bennett, a pencil/sharpener set, photos, lithographs, watercolor prints, concert poster reprints and a re-printed letter.
With the release of ''Love for Sale'', Bennett broke a
Guinness World Records
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title for being the oldest person to release an album of new material at the age of 95 years and 60 days.
Artworks
The album cover artwork of the standard and digital editions include a photo of Bennett holding a sketchbook that depicts a profile sketch of Gaga, while Gaga is leaning down fixing Bennett's bowtie.
People who pre-ordered the album in any format from Lady Gaga's online store had a chance to win the cover art signed by Gaga and Bennett.
The Target versions of the CD and vinyl feature an alternative artwork, showcasing Gaga wearing a black gown, with Bennett standing next to her in tuxedo, holding her arm.
On September 14, they announced four limited alternate covers available in CD format.
Promotion
Due to his health condition, Bennett was unable to participate in promotional interviews.
On September 30, 2021, Gaga appeared solo on
Apple Music
Apple Music is a music, audio and video streaming service developed by Apple Inc. Users select music to stream to their device on-demand, or they can listen to existing playlists. The service also includes the Internet radio stations Apple M ...
's "First Listen" streaming event, where she discussed the making of ''Love for Sale'' with
Zane Lowe
Alexander Zane Reid Lowe (born 7 August 1973) is a New Zealand radio DJ, live DJ, record producer, and television presenter.
After an early career in music creation, production and DJing, he moved to the UK in 1997. He came to prominence thro ...
, answered questions from fans and played songs from the album shortly before its release.
In that same month, she released the Love for Sale Eyeshadow Palette through her makeup brand,
Haus Laboratories
Haus Labs by Lady Gaga (or simply Haus Labs; formerly known as Haus Laboratories) is an American vegan and cruelty-free cosmetics brand founded by Lady Gaga. First launched on September 17, 2019, it was the first major beauty line to launch exclu ...
, which was inspired by the creation of the album.
Singles and videos
"
I Get a Kick Out of You
"I Get a Kick Out of You" is a song by Cole Porter, which was first sung in the 1934 Broadway musical ''Anything Goes'', and then in the 1936 film version. Originally sung by Ethel Merman, it has been covered by dozens of prominent performers, in ...
" was released as the first
single
Single may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
* Single (music), a song release
Songs
* "Single" (Natasha Bedingfield song), 2004
* "Single" (New Kids on the Block and Ne-Yo song), 2008
* "Single" (William Wei song), 2016
* "Single", by ...
from the album on August 3, to digital retailers, and its accompanying
music video
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premiered on MTV on August 6.
Its second single, the
title track
A title track is a song that has the same name as the album or film in which it appears. In the Korean music industry, the term is used to describe a promoted song on an album, akin to a single, regardless of the song's title.
Title track may al ...
, was released on September 17, while the video premiered the following day, also on MTV. On the album's debut day, they released three different music videos: "I Concentrate on You", "I've Got You Under My Skin", which premiered on MTV, and "Dream Dancing", released exclusively by the Italian radio station
Radio Monte Carlo
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* RMC (France) is a French-speaking station, broadcasting in France and Monaco owned by NextRadioTV.
**RMC Sport, a French bouquet of paid T ...
. A video for "Night and Day" premiered on MTV on October 29, 2021. All the released videos were shot at Electric Lady Studios during recording sessions of each song, with the exception of "I Concentrate On You", which shows the sketch session which resulted in Bennett's drawing appearing on the album cover of ''Love for Sale'' standard edition. The music videos had a positive critical reception, with journalists highlighting the duo's visible connection and mutual adoration for each other.
Two days before the release of ''Love for Sale'', an album trailer video appeared on Gaga's YouTube channel with clips from the studio sessions, including performances of tracks from the album and an interview, in which Gaga and Bennett talk about working together, their friendship, and keeping jazz and the
Great American Songbook
The Great American Songbook is the loosely defined canon of significant early-20th-century American jazz standards, popular songs, and show tunes.
Definition
According to the Great American Songbook Foundation: The "Great American Songbook" is ...
alive for future generations.
Live performances and specials
Bennett and Gaga presented a pair of shows at
Radio City Music Hall
Radio City Music Hall is an entertainment venue and Theater (structure), theater at 1260 Sixth Avenue (Manhattan), Avenue of the Americas, within Rockefeller Center, in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City. Nicknamed "The Showplac ...
, on August 3 and 5, 2021, called ''One Last Time: An Evening with Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga''. They were Bennett's final public performances, as shortly after he retired from performing live on "doctors' orders". Music journalists complimented the vocal skills of both performers, and called the shows "emotional" and "miraculous". An hour-long
special of the same name, which is the filmed rendering of the two concerts, simultaneously premiered on
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc., commonly shortened to CBS, the abbreviation of its former legal name Columbia Broadcasting System, is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the CBS Entertainmen ...
and
Paramount+
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Entertainment and music companies
* Paramount Global, also known simply as Paramount, an American mass media company formerly known as ViacomCBS. The following busin ...
on November 28, 2021.
It consisted of select duets and solo performances, including ''Love for Sale'' "Let's Do It" and the title track. The special received four nominations at the
74th Primetime Emmy Awards
The 74th Primetime Emmy Awards honored the best in American prime time television programming from June 1, 2021, until May 31, 2022, as chosen by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS). The awards ceremony was held live on September 1 ...
. The duo's final televised performance together was on December 16, 2021, in ''
MTV Unplugged
''MTV Unplugged'' is an American television series on MTV showcasing musical artists usually playing acoustic instruments. The show aired regularly from 1989 to 1999 and less frequently from 2000 to 2009, when it was usually billed as ''MTV Un ...
''. It was filmed the previous July in front of an intimate studio audience in New York City, and included duets of "Night and Day", "I've Got You Under My Skin", and "Love for Sale".
To celebrate the release of ''Love for Sale'', Gaga teamed up with
Westfield for a
live-streamed
Livestreaming is streaming media simultaneously recorded and broadcast in real-time over the internet. It is often referred to simply as streaming. Non-live media such as video-on-demand, vlogs, and YouTube videos are technically streamed, but no ...
concert experience on September 30, 2021, through their virtual platform or within physical Fan Zones in 21 Westfield centres across the United States and Europe. Her set included "Night and Day", "Let's Do It" and the title track of the album, among other jazz standards and her own songs.
On October 14, 2021, she continued her
Jazz & Piano residency
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* Domicile (law), the act of establishing or maintaining a residence in a given place
** Permanent residency, indefinite residence within a country despite not having citizenship
* Residency (medicine), a stage of postgrad ...
in Las Vegas after a long hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and updated the setlist with songs from ''Love for Sale'' ("Let's Do It", "Do I Love You", "You're the Top" and the title track).
On April 3, 2022, Gaga gave a performance of "Do I Love You" and the title track at the
64th Annual Grammy Awards
The 64th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony was held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on April 3, 2022. It recognized the best recordings, compositions, and artists of the eligibility year, running from September 1, 2020, to September 30, ...
, while videos of her and Bennett recording in the studio played behind her. The gig was described as a "gloriously theatrical and somehow-also-touching tribute to her ailing duet partner Tony Bennett" in ''
The New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid ...
''. A documentary for Paramount+ called ''The Lady and the Legend'' was announced with a 2022 release date. It will include footage from the making of the duo's two collaborative albums.
Critical reception
''Love for Sale'' was met with generally positive reviews. At
Metacritic
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, which assigns a
normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from professional critics, ''Love for Sale'' received a
weighted average
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score of 70, based on 11 reviews.
In the ''
Rolling Stone
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'' review for the album, Joe Gross calls Bennett and Gaga's collaboration "a superhero team-up that has produced another album of rock-solid takes on the American songbook".
Writing for ''The Independent'', Helen Brown also praises ''Love for Sale'' versions of Cole Porter's songs, stating that while Porter's songwriting "is sometimes criticised for a lack of emotional depth
ennett and Gagadance through his witty wordplay and bring nuanced humanity" and that the duo "ha
a chemistry that crackles against the odds".
Austin Saalman of ''
Under the Radar'' called it "one of the finest jazz releases in a long while", which is "a treat for those interested in listening to two greats who, while existing generations apart, possess the same authoritative grasp as both recording and performance artists."
Cragg Michael of ''
The Observer
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'' found ''Love for Sale'' "ebullient" and "immaculately produced", which "feels like a fond farewell rather than a solemn goodbye" to Bennett's career.
Ross Horton of ''
The Line of Best Fit
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It publishes independent music reviews, features, interview, and media. Founded by Richard Thane in February 2007 and currently edited by P ...
'' thought that the album was "rather charming", and said: "This is neither an essential nor an endlessly replayable record - but what it is, thankfully, is a delightful entry point to the works of Tony Bennett."
Writing for ''
The Guardian
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'',
Alexis Petridis
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described the album as "being infectiously good fun". Petridis praised Gaga's "authentic" performances, while also noting that Gaga "occasionally feels as if she's enjoying herself too much to inject the requisite pathos into a song" and that the singer is better served for "lighter, more uptempo love songs".
Stephen Thomas Erlewine
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of
AllMusic
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thought that the album was "light and sweet", where "Gaga sings with total awareness of the audience, hitting her marks with a sense of flair, while Bennett is pleasing the crowd with casual charm." He appreciated this dynamic "that gives the album a pulse and helps distract from the slight air of televised variety shows that permeate the record."
Similarly, El Hunt stated in a review for ''NME'' that the finest moments of the album are when the two artists "playfully trade lines and sing in unison, with the veteran singer countering his collaborator’s belting vocal with artful restraint".
Some critics noted that Bennett's age and health has impacted his vocals. Hunt said his voice "has become rougher and raspier with age",
while music journalist
Neil McCormick
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described it as "so thin it has become almost translucent" in a review for ''
The Daily Telegraph
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It was fo ...
''.
Petridis calls Bennett's performance "pretty remarkable" despite the singer's age and health condition in his review for ''The Guardian''.
David Smyth of the ''
Evening Standard
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In October 2009, after be ...
'' found his voice "husky but strong".
Mary Siroky of ''
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'' thought that Gaga "does quite a bit of heavy lifting on ''Love for Sale'', but Bennett’s vocals remain crystal clear", and opined that the record works the best "when the two are together."
Eric Handerson from ''
Slant Magazine
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'' slammed the album, and criticized Gaga for her vocal skills as a jazz singer and for "dragging Tony Bennett, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2016, into the studio for another go at the brassy ring."
By contrast, then-80-year-old critic
Robert Christgau
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admitted that he had "failed to register" not only that "all 12 titles are by pantheon wit-and-a-half Cole Porter", but also that "Alzheimer's has been found to be much easier on your verbal memory ''if you are singing'', at which point lyrics you could once recite verbatim pour past your vocal chords and into the air as if they were notes on a scale, as they also are." Christgau added in conclusion that Bennett has retained "a larynx worthy of the name, which not every singer of 75 much less 95 can claim", and "sounds leaner, a bit drier, but also capable of enunciating every word in a long-cultivated New York accent whose miraculous juice and intuitive smarts could make an 80-year-old hope for a longer life than many would consider seemly."
Accolades
''Love for Sale'' was nominated for
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Awards
* ARIA Award for Album of the Year, Australia
* Brit Award for British Album of the Year, UK
* Grammy Award for Album of the Year, US
* Juno Award for Album of the Year, CA
* Lati ...
, and won for
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
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* In 1959, the award was known as Best Engineered Record – Non-Classical
* In 1960, it was awarded as Best Engineeri ...
and
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
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at the
64th Annual Grammy Awards
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. While its lead single, "I Get a Kick Out of You", was nominated for
Record of the Year
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,
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
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and
Best Music Video
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. With the nominations, Bennett made history as the oldest artist ever nominated in a
general field category, and the second oldest nominee overall—
Pinetop Perkins
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, at the age of 97, won the
Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album
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The award w ...
for his album ''Joined at the Hip'' (2010).
Commercial performance
In the United States, ''Love for Sale'' landed at number eight on the ''Billboard'' 200 as the pair's second consecutive top-ten project in the country, following ''Cheek to Cheek'', which debuted atop the chart in 2014. Individually, ''Love for Sale'' scored Gaga's tenth top-ten record on the ''Billboard'' 200, and the sixth of Bennett's career, with which, he marked the longest span of top-ten albums for any living artist, having earned his first one 59 years ago with ''
I Left My Heart in San Francisco
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In 1962, the s ...
'' (1962). However, the album marks Gaga's first studio album since ''
The Fame
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'' (2008) to miss number 1 in the US. ''Love for Sale'' opened with 41,000
album-equivalent unit
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s, consisting of 38,000 sales, and 3,000 streaming units calculated from the 3.85 million on-demand streams the album received in its first week.
Track listing
All songs from ''Love for Sale'' are written by
Cole Porter
Cole Albert Porter (June 9, 1891 – October 15, 1964) was an American composer and songwriter. Many of his songs became standards noted for their witty, urbane lyrics, and many of his scores found success on Broadway and in film.
Born to ...
and produced by Dae Bennett.
Personnel
Musicians
*
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 ...
– vocals (1–3, 5–8, 10–12)
*
Lady Gaga
Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta ( ; born March 28, 1986), known professionally as Lady Gaga, is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She is known for her image reinventions and musical versatility. Gaga began performing as a teenag ...
– vocals (1–7, 9, 12)
* Steve Kortyka –
alto saxophone
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(1, 3, 5–7, 9, 11, 12)
* Daniel Foose – bass (1, 6, 9, 12)
* Joe Peri – drums (1, 6, 9, 12)
* Alex Smith – organ, piano (1, 6, 9, 12)
* Brian Newman – trumpet (1, 6, 9, 12)
* Dan Krekeler – bass (2, 4, 8, 10)
*
Jeremy McCoy – bass (2, 4, 8, 10)
* Marshall Wood – bass (2–5, 7, 8, 10)
* Peter Donovan – bass (2, 4, 8, 10)
*
Timothy Cobb
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– bass (2, 4, 8, 10)
* William Short –
bassoon
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(2, 4, 8, 10)
* Adele Stein – cello (2, 4, 8, 10)
* Clarice Jensen – cello (2, 4, 8, 10)
* Ellen Westermann – cello (2, 4, 8, 10)
* Julia Bruskin – cello (2, 4, 8, 10)
* Kari Docter – cello (2, 4, 8, 10)
* Peter Sanders – cello (2, 4, 8, 10)
* Jessica Phillips – clarinet (2, 4, 8, 10)
* Elena Barere – concert master (2), violin (2)
*
Jorge Calandrelli
Jorge Calandrelli is an Argentinian-born composer, arranger and conductor known for his work with Barbra Streisand, Celine Dion, Arturo Sandoval, Yo-Yo Ma, Tony Bennett, Elton John, Lady Gaga and John Legend. He has won 6 Grammy Awards and has rece ...
– conductor (2, 4, 8, 10)
*
Harold Jones – drums (2–5, 7)
* Diane Lesser –
English horn
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(2, 4, 8, 10),
oboe
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A ...
(2)
* John Romeri –
flute
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(2, 4, 8, 10)
* Keith Bonner – flute (2, 4, 8, 10)
* Eric Reed –
French horn
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(2, 4, 8, 10)
* Julia Pilant – French horn (2, 4, 8, 10)
* Stewart Rose – French horn (2, 4, 8, 10)
* William de Vos – French horn (2, 4, 8, 10)
*
Gray Sargent – guitar (2–5, 7)
* Mariko Anraku – harp (2, 4, 8, 10)
*
Tom Ranier
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– musical direction (2–5, 7)
* Erik Charlsto – percussion (2, 4, 8, 10)
* Steven White – percussion (2, 4, 8, 10)
* Jason Haaheim –
timpani
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(2, 4, 8, 10)
*
Caleb Burhans
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– viola (2, 4, 8, 10)
* David Gold – viola (2, 4, 8, 10)
* Desiree Elsevier – viola (2, 4, 8, 10)
* Dov Scheindlin – viola (2, 4, 8, 10)
* Katherine Anderson – viola (2, 4, 8, 10)
* Mary Hamman – viola (2, 4, 8, 10)
* Shmuel Katz – viola (2, 4, 8, 10)
* Todd Low – viola (2, 4, 8, 10)
* Amy Kauffman – violin (2, 4, 8, 10)
* Ann Lehman – violin (2, 4, 8, 10)
* Basia Danilow – violin (2, 4, 8, 10)
* Catherine Sim – violin (2, 4, 8, 10)
* Hae Young Ham – violin (2, 4, 8, 10)
* Jonathan Dinklage – violin (2, 4, 8, 10)
* Julia Ahyoung Choi – violin (2, 4, 8, 10)
* Katherine Fong – violin (2, 4, 8, 10)
* Kristi Helberg – violin (2, 4, 8, 10)
* Laura Frautschi – violin (2, 4, 8, 10)
* Laura McGinniss – violin (2, 4, 8, 10)
* Louise Owen – violin (2, 4, 8, 10)
* Margaret Gould – violin (2, 4, 8, 10)
* Maria Conti – violin (2, 4, 8, 10)
* Matthew Lehman – violin (2, 4, 8, 10)
* Nancy Wu – violin (2, 4, 8, 10)
* Robert Zubrycki – violin (2, 4, 8, 10)
* Sean Carney – violin (2, 4, 8, 10)
* Sylvia Danberg – violin (2, 4, 8, 10)
* Xiao-Dong Wang – violin (2, 4, 8, 10)
* Yurika Mok – violin (2, 4, 8, 10)
*
Aaron Heick
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He is best known for his work on the CBS Orchestra for the '' Late Show with David Letterman''.
He has worked with Ch ...
–
alto saxophone
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(3, 5, 7, 11)
* David Mann – alto saxophone (3, 5, 7, 11)
* Roger Rosenberg –
baritone saxophone
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(3, 5, 7, 11)
* Jeff Nelson –
bass trombone
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(3, 5, 7, 11)
* Marion Evans – concert leader (3, 5, 7, 11)
* Charles Pillow –
tenor saxophone
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(3, 5, 7, 11)
* Marc Phaneuf – tenor saxophone (3, 5, 7, 11)
*
Michael Davis – trombone (3, 5, 7, 11)
* Nicholas Grinder – trombone (3, 5, 7, 11)
* Randy Andos – trombone (3, 5, 7, 11)
* Dylan Schwab – trumpet (3, 5, 7, 11)
* Jonathan Owens – trumpet (3, 5, 7, 11)
*
Scott Wendholt – trumpet (3, 5, 7, 11)
* Tony Kadleck – trumpet (3, 5, 7, 11)
Technical
* Dae Bennett –
production
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,
mixing,
engineering
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*
Greg Calbi
Gregory Calbi (born April 3, 1949) is an American mastering engineer at Sterling Sound, New Jersey.
Biography
Greg Calbi was born on April 3, 1949, in Yonkers, New York, and raised in Bayside, Queens, New York. He graduated in 1966 from Bisho ...
–
mastering
* Steve Fallone – mastering
* Billy Cumella – recording (1, 6, 9, 12)
* Josh Coleman – recording (2–5, 7, 8, 10, 11)
* Caitlyn Bogard – recording assistance (1, 6, 9, 12)
* Gosha Usov – recording assistance (1, 6, 9, 12)
* Roland Cespedes – recording assistance (2–5, 7, 8, 10, 11)
* Taylor Fuchs – recording assistance (2–5, 7, 8, 10, 11)
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Release history
References
{{Lady Gaga
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Albums recorded at Electric Lady Studios
Cole Porter tribute albums
Columbia Records albums
Covers albums
Interscope Geffen A&M Records albums
Interscope Records albums
Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Lady Gaga albums
Tony Bennett albums
Vocal duet albums