''My Heart Sings'' is an album by American singer
Tony Bennett. It was recorded in 1961 and released the same year on
Columbia
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as CL 1658. So far, it has been released on CD only in Japan by Sony/CBS.
Track listing
#"
Don't Worry 'Bout Me" (
Rube Bloom
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Life and career
Bloom was born and died in New York City. He was Jewish.
During his career, he wo ...
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Ted Koehler) – 3:00
#"
Dancing in the Dark" (
Arthur Schwartz,
Howard Dietz) – 2:32
#"
I'm Coming Virginia" (
Will Cook William, Will, Willie, Bill or Billy Cook may refer to:
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Donald Heywood
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) – 2:58
#"(All of a Sudden) My Heart Sings" (
Harold Rome, Jean Marie Blanvillain, Henry Herpin) – 3:16
#"It Never Was You" (
Kurt Weill
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Maxwell Anderson) – 3:04
#"
You Took Advantage of Me" (
Richard Rodgers
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,
Lorenz Hart
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) – 2:25
#"
Close Your Eyes" (
Bernice Petkere
Bernice Petkere (August 11, 1901 – January 7, 2000) was an American songwriter. She was dubbed the "Queen of Tin Pan Alley" by Irving Berlin.
Biography
Born in Chicago, Illinois, United States, she began performing in vaudeville as a child. "St ...
) – 2:20
#"
Stella by Starlight" (
Ned Washington,
Victor Young) – 2:26
#"
More Than You Know" (
Billy Rose
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,
Vincent Youmans,
Edward Eliscu
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Life
Eliscu was born in Manhattan, New York City. He attended DeWitt Clinton High School in ...
) – 3:40
#"
My Ship" (
Ira Gershwin
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, Weill) – 3:10
#"
Lover Man
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Roger Ramirez
Roger "Ram" Ramirez (September 15, 1913 – 11 January 1994) was a Puerto Rican jazz pianist and composer. He was a co-composer of the song "Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?)"
Early life
Ramirez was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico on September 15, 1 ...
,
Jimmy Davis,
Jimmy Sherman
James Benjamin Sherman (August 17, 1908 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania – October 11, 1975 in Philadelphia) was an American jazz pianist and arranger.
Sherman played in dance bands in the late 1920s and played on and off with Jimmy Gorham in the ...
) – 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
Ralph Joseph P. Burns (June 29, 1922 – November 21, 2001) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger.
Early life
Burns was born in Newton, Massachusetts, United States, where he began playing the piano as a child. In 1938, he attend ...
– conductor, arranger
*
Bernie Leighton
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Leighton was born in West Haven, Connecticut. He first played professionally at the end of the 1930s. He played with Bud Freeman, Leo Reisman, Raymond Sco ...
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piano
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Danny Bank,
Al Klink, Ed Caine (#2, 5, 8, 10),
Toots Mondello
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Mondello played with Mal Hallett from 1927 to 1933, where he also simultaneously ...
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Zoot Sims (#7, 12), Romeo Penque, Jerry Sanfino (#1, 3–4, 6–7, 9, 11–12) –
saxophones
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Bernie Glow, Irving Markowitz,
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, 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
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He produced film and TV scores in the 1970s, such as the ''Billy Jack'' soundtrac ...
(#7, 12) –
guitar
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Milt Hinton –
bass
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Eddie Costa –
vibes
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(#2, 5, 8, 10)
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Herb Lovelle
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Lovelle's uncle was the drummer Arthur Herbert. Lovelle began his career with the trumpete ...
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drums
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References
1961 albums
Tony Bennett albums
Albums conducted by Ralph Burns
Albums arranged by Ralph Burns
Columbia Records albums
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