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1986 studio album by Tony Bennett
The Art of Excellence is an album by the American musician
Tony Bennett, released in 1986.
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[2] It peaked at No. 160 on the
Billboard 200.
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Critical reception
People deemed the album one of the 10 best of 1986.
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Track listing
- "Why Do People Fall in Love?/People" (
Dennis Lambert,
Brian Potter,
Bob Merrill,
Jule Styne) – 4:05
- "Moments Like This" (
Burton Lane,
Frank Loesser) – 2:47
- "What Are You Afraid Of?" (
Jack Segal,
Robert Wells) – 3:01
- "When Love Was All We Had" (
Jorge Calandrelli, Sergio Mihanovich) – 5:08
- "So Many Stars" (
Alan Bergman,
Marilyn Bergman,
Sérgio Mendes) – 3:44
- "Everybody Has the Blues" (
James Taylor) – 3:37
- "
How Do You Keep the Music Playing?" (
Alan and Marilyn Bergman,
Michel Legrand) – 4:20
- "City of the Angels" (
Fred Astaire,
Tommy Wolf) – 2:24
- "Forget the Woman" (Ettore Stratta) – 3:16
- "A Rainy Day" (
Howard Dietz,
Arthur Schwartz) – 2:59
- "I Got Lost in Her Arms" (
Irving Berlin) – 4:27
- "The Day You Leave Me" (
Cy Coleman, C. Gore) – 2:46
Personnel
References
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^ Reed, Nancy (23 Apr 1986). "Artist Arrives on a High Note". Calendar. Los Angeles Times. p. 1.
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^ Nixon, Bruce (29 May 1986). "Tony Bennett still does it his way". The Gazette. Montreal. p. D13.
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^
"Tony Bennett". Billboard. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
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^ Ruhlmann, William.
The Art of Excellence at
AllMusic
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^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 51–52.
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^ Willistein, Paul (9 Jan 1987). "Back on Track". The Morning Call. p. D1.
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