Viva Duets
Studio album by
Tony Bennett
ReleasedOctober 22, 2012 (2012-10-22)[1]
RecordedAvatar Studios, New York
GenreVocal jazz, Latin[1]
Length37:59[1]
LabelRPM / Columbia
ProducerPhil Ramone, Dae Bennett
Tony Bennett chronology
Duets II
(2011) 		Viva Duets
(2012) 		Cheek to Cheek
(2014)

Viva Duets is a studio album by Tony Bennett, released in October 2012.[1][2] The album is sung in English, Spanish and Portuguese; and features Latin American singers. Album's adaptations were written by Andres Castro, Edgar Barrera, Miguel Bosé, Ricardo Arjona, Kany Garcia, Thalia, Franco De Vita, Dani Martin, and Mario Molina Montez.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Duet partnerLength
1."The Best Is Yet to Come"Carolyn Leigh, Cy Coleman, Andres Castro, Edgar BarreraChayanne3:38
2."The Way You Look Tonight"Dorothy Fields, Jerome KernThalía4:02
3."Steppin' Out with My Baby"Irving BerlinChristina Aguilera2:02
4."For Once in My Life"Ron Miller, Orlando MurdenMarc Anthony3:06
5."Are You Havin' Any Fun?"Sammy Fain, Jack YellenDani Martín2:43
6."The Good Life"Sacha Distel, Jack Reardon, Franco De VitaFranco De Vita3:20
7."Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)"Leslie Bricusse, Anthony NewleyGloria Estefan3:51
8."Just in Time"Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Jule Styne, Kany GarciaJuan Luis Guerra2:16
9."Cold, Cold Heart"Hank WilliamsVicentico3:16
10."I Wanna Be Around"Johnny Mercer, Sadie Vimmerstedt, Ricardo ArjonaRicardo Arjona3:00
11."Rags to Riches"Richard Adler, Jerry Ross, Andres Castro, Edgar BarreraRomeo Santos2:39
12."Return to Me (Regresa a Mí)"Danny DiMinno, Carmen LombardoVicente Fernández3:47
Total length:37:59
Target edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Duet partnerLength
13."Don't Get Around Much Anymore"Duke Ellington, Bob RussellMiguel Bosé 
14."Blue Velvet"Bernie Wayne, Lee MorrisMaria Gadú 
15."The Way You Look Tonight" (Guitar only)Fields, KernThalía 

Charts

Charts (2012) Peak
position
Argentine Albums (CAPIF)[3] 4
Australian Albums (ARIA)[4] 38
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[5] 12
US Billboard 200[6] 5

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Viva Duets". AllMusic. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
  2. ^ Rothman, Lily (October 23, 2012). "Viva Tony Bennett: The Singer on His New Duets Album, Taking Lady Gaga's Call and His Dream Collaborator". Time. Retrieved October 23, 2012.
  3. ^ "Tony Bennett – viva duets". Argentine Albums. CAPIF. On Fecha, select (({date))} to see the correspondent chart. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
  4. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Tony Bennett – viva duets". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
  5. ^ "Tony Bennett Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
  6. ^ "Tony Bennett Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
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