''Together Again'' is a 1977 studio album by singer

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 ...

, accompanied by

jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a major ...

pianist

Bill Evans William John Evans (August 16, 1929 – September 15, 1980) was an American jazz pianist and composer who worked primarily as the leader of his trio. His use of impressionist harmony, interpretation of traditional jazz repertoire, block ch ...

. It was originally issued on Bennett's own Improv Records label, which went out of business later that year, but was subsequently reissued on

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. Their first album together, ''

The Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Album ''The Tony Bennett Bill Evans Album'' is a 1975 studio album by singer Tony Bennett, accompanied by pianist Bill Evans. Their second album together, '' Together Again'' was released in 1977. Both albums plus alternate takes and additional track ...

'', was released by

Fantasy Records Fantasy Records is an American independent record label company founded by brothers Max and Sol Stanley Weiss in 1949. The early years of the company were dedicated to issuing recordings by jazz pianist Dave Brubeck, who was also one of its inves ...

in 1975. Both albums plus alternate takes and additional tracks were released on '' The Complete Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Recordings'' by Fantasy in 2009.

Critical reception

The

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review by William Ruhlman awarded the album 3 stars writing "If anything, Evans dominates this encounter more than he did the first, but it's still a good showcase for Bennett, too."Ruhlman, Willia
Allmusic Review
accessed July 22, 2011

Track listing

# "The Bad and the Beautiful" (

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) – 2:18 # "Lucky to Be Me" (

Leonard Bernstein Leonard Bernstein ( ; August 25, 1918 – October 14, 1990) was an American conductor, composer, pianist, music educator, author, and humanitarian. Considered to be one of the most important conductors of his time, he was the first America ...

Betty Comden Betty Comden (May 3, 1917 - November 23, 2006) was an American lyricist, playwright, and screenwriter who contributed to numerous Hollywood musicals and Broadway shows of the mid-20th century. Her writing partnership with Adolph Green spanned s ...

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) – 3:45 # " Make Someone Happy" (Betty Comden, Adolph Green,

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 ...

) – 3:53 # "

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) – 2:23 # " A Child Is Born" (

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) – 3:17 # "

The Two Lonely People "The Two Lonely People" is a 1971 jazz standard by Bill Evans, with lyrics by Carol Hall. It first appeared on ''The Bill Evans Album'' in 1971 and later appeared on the Bill Evans and Stan Getz collaboration album '' But Beautiful'' and the Bill ...

" (Bill Evans,

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) – 4:27 # "

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) – 3:27 # "Maybe September" (

Ray Evans Raymond Bernard Evans (February 4, 1915 – February 15, 2007) was an American songwriter. He was a partner in a composing and song-writing duo with Jay Livingston, known for the songs they composed for films. Evans wrote the lyrics and Living ...

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Jay Livingston Jay Livingston (born Jacob Harold Levison, March 28, 1915 – October 17, 2001) was an American composer best known as half of a song-writing duo with Ray Evans that specialized in songs composed for films. Livingston wrote music and Evans t ...

) – 3:55 # "Lonely Girl" (Ray Evans, Jay Livingston,

Neal Hefti Neal Paul Hefti (October 29, 1922 – October 11, 2008) was an American jazz trumpeter, composer, and arranger. He wrote music for ''The Odd Couple'' movie and TV series and for the ''Batman'' TV series. He began arranging professionally in his ...

) – 2:49 # "You Must Believe in Spring" (

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) – 5:51 Bonus tracks on CD reissue: #

Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me) "Who Can I Turn To?" (alternatively titled "Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)") is a song written by English lyricists Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley and first published in 1964. Background The song was introduced in the musical ' ...

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Leslie Bricusse Leslie Bricusse OBE (; 29 January 1931 – 19 October 2021) was a British composer, lyricist, and playwright who worked on theatre musicals and wrote theme music for films. He was best known for writing the music and lyrics for the films ''Do ...

Anthony Newley Anthony Newley (24 September 1931 – 14 April 1999) was an English actor, singer, songwriter, and filmmaker. A "latter-day British Al Jolson", he achieved widespread success in song, and on stage and screen. "One of Broadway's greatest leading ...

) – 2:28 # " Dream Dancing" (

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 ...

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Personnel

- vocals *

- piano

References

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