MTV Unplugged

by Tony Bennett

Overview

Of course, Tony Bennett never was "plugged in," so the concept here is redundant, but what the hell. It's been a while since a Tony Bennett live album, and he's always terrific in concert. Certainly, he is here, singing 22 pop standards, including many of his hits and many other songs he's made his own. Elvis Costello and k.d. lang drop by, but they're feeding off Bennett's energy and star power, not the other way around. The album may be part of a successful marketing plan, but forget that and revel in the singing of a masterful song interpreter still, after 40 years, at the top of his game. ~ William Ruhlmann

Product Details

Release Date:	08/29/2006
Label:	Bmg / Sony Music / Sony Music Entertainment
UPC:	0886977393228

Tracks

1. Old Devil Moon
2. Speak Low
3. It Had to Be You
4. I Love a Piano
5. It Amazes Me
6. The Girl I Love
7. Fly Me to the Moon (In Other Words)
8. You're All the World to Me
9. Rags to Riches
10. When Joanna Loved Me
11. The Good Life/I Wanna Be Around; the Good Life/I Wanna Be Around
12. I Left My Heart in San Francisco
13. Steppin' Out With My Baby
14. Moonglow
15. They Can't Take That Away From Me
16. A Foggy Day
17. All of You
18. Body and Soul
19. It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing
20. Autumn Leaves/Indian Summer;Autumn Leaves/Indian Summer
21. (Just A) Little Street Where Old Friends Meet
22. When Do the Bells Ring for Me

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Tony Bennett   Primary Artist,Vocals,Lead Vocals
k.d. lang   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Vocals
Elvis Costello   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Vocals
The Ralph Sharon Trio   Primary Artist
Ralph Sharon   Piano
Doug Richeson   Bass
Clayton Cameron   Drums

Technical Credits

Mitch Maketansky   Engineer
George Cory   Composer
Thom Cadley   Engineer,Assistant
C. Coleman   Composer
Gus Kahn   Composer
Harry Woods   Composer
Danny Bennett   Producer,Management,Executive Producer
Kurt Weill   Composer
Will Hudson   Composer
Richard Adler   Composer
Al Dubin   Composer
Jack Segal   Composer
Edward Heyman   Composer
Carolyn Leigh   Composer
Tony Bennett   Arranger
Douglass Cross   Composer
Vic Anesini   Remastering
E.Y. "Yip" Harburg   Composer
Johnny Green   Composer
Robert Sour   Composer
Jerry Ross   Composer
Ralph Sharon   Arranger
The Ralph Sharon Trio   Arranger
Michael Wilton   Composer
C. Leigh   Composer
Bart Howard   Composer
W. Hudson   Composer
D. Cross   Composer
R. Adler   Composer
Robert Wells   Composer
Bruck Dawit   Mixing,Assistant
Doug Richeson   Arranger
Kevin Mazur   Photography
Mark Burdett   Design,Art Direction
Jack Reardon   Composer
Burton Lane   Composer
Joseph Kosma   Composer
Ogden Nash   Composer
Elvis Costello   Performer
Eddie DeLange   Composer
Irving Mills   Composer
Isham Jones   Composer
Irving Berlin   Composer
Cole Porter   Composer
Duke Ellington   Composer
Jacques Prevert   Composer
Alan Jay Lerner   Composer
Cy Coleman   Composer
Frank Eyton   Composer
Geoff Tate   Composer
Victor Herbert   Composer
George Gershwin   Composer
Ira Gershwin   Composer
Charles DeForest   Composer
Clayton Cameron   Arranger
David Kahne   Producer
John Harris   Engineer
Johnny Mercer   Composer
Sacha Distel   Composer
A.M. Brunner   Composer
Sadie Vimmerstadt   Composer
V. Herbert   Composer
Michael Brauer   Mixing