The Art of Excellence
Studio album by
Tony Bennett
Released1986
Recorded1986
GenreJazz
Length42:17
LabelColumbia
ProducerDanny Bennett
Tony Bennett chronology
The Special Magic of Tony Bennett
(1979) 		The Art of Excellence
(1986) 		Bennett/Berlin
(1987)

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]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[5]

People deemed the album one of the 10 best of 1986.[6]

Track listing

  1. "Why Do People Fall in Love?/People" (Dennis Lambert, Brian Potter, Bob Merrill, Jule Styne) – 4:05
  2. "Moments Like This" (Burton Lane, Frank Loesser) – 2:47
  3. "What Are You Afraid Of?" (Jack Segal, Robert Wells) – 3:01
  4. "When Love Was All We Had" (Jorge Calandrelli, Sergio Mihanovich) – 5:08
  5. "So Many Stars" (Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Sérgio Mendes) – 3:44
  6. "Everybody Has the Blues" (James Taylor) – 3:37
  7. "How Do You Keep the Music Playing?" (Alan and Marilyn Bergman, Michel Legrand) – 4:20
  8. "City of the Angels" (Fred Astaire, Tommy Wolf) – 2:24
  9. "Forget the Woman" (Ettore Stratta) – 3:16
  10. "A Rainy Day" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) – 2:59
  11. "I Got Lost in Her Arms" (Irving Berlin) – 4:27
  12. "The Day You Leave Me" (Cy Coleman, C. Gore) – 2:46

Personnel

References

  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. ^ Ruhlmann, William. The Art of Excellence at AllMusic
  5. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 51–52.
  6. ^ Willistein, Paul (9 Jan 1987). "Back on Track". The Morning Call. p. D1.
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