The Art of Excellence

The Art of Excellence
The Art of Excellence
Studio album by Tony Bennett
Released	1986
Recorded	1986
Genre	Jazz
Length	42:17
Label	Columbia
Producer	Danny Bennett
Tony Bennett chronology

The Art of Excellence is an album by the American musician Tony Bennett, released in 1986.^[1]^[2] It peaked at No. 160 on the Billboard 200.^[3]

Sony Music Distribution included the album in the 2011 box set The Complete Collection.^[4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[6]

People deemed the album one of the 10 best of 1986.^[7]

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

Tony Bennett – Vocals
Ralph Sharon – Piano
Paul Langosch – Bass
Joe LaBarbera – Drums

References

^ Reed, Nancy (23 Apr 1986). "Artist Arrives on a High Note". Calendar. Los Angeles Times. p. 1.
^ Nixon, Bruce (29 May 1986). "Tony Bennett still does it his way". The Gazette. Montreal. p. D13.
^ "Tony Bennett". Billboard. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
^ "The Complete Collection - Tony Bennett". allmusic.com. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
^ Ruhlmann, William. The Art of Excellence at AllMusic
^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 51–52.
^ Willistein, Paul (9 Jan 1987). "Back on Track". The Morning Call. p. D1.

[1] Reed, Nancy (23 Apr 1986). "Artist Arrives on a High Note". Calendar. Los Angeles Times. p. 1.

[2] Nixon, Bruce (29 May 1986). "Tony Bennett still does it his way". The Gazette. Montreal. p. D13.

[3] "Tony Bennett". Billboard. Retrieved 6 May 2023.

[4] "The Complete Collection - Tony Bennett". allmusic.com. Retrieved 8 October 2024.

[5] Ruhlmann, William. The Art of Excellence at AllMusic

[6] The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 51–52.

[7] Willistein, Paul (9 Jan 1987). "Back on Track". The Morning Call. p. D1.

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