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Duets: An American Classic

By Tony BennettOfficial album • Part of the collection “Paul McCartney as producer, composer, or session musician in the 00s

Last updated on December 8, 2018


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Disc 1

  1. Lullaby of Broadway

    3:03 • Studio version

  2. Smile

    4:41 • Studio version

  3. Put On a Happy Face

    3:15 • Studio version

  4. The Very Thought of You

    Written by Ray Noble

    4:01 • Studio versionA

    Paul McCartney : Vocals Tony Bennett : Vocals

  5. The Shadow of Your Smile

    4:34 • Studio version

  6. Rags to Riches

    2:40 • Studio version

  7. The Good Life

    3:20 • Studio version

  8. Cold, Cold Heart

    3:17 • Studio version

  9. If I Ruled the World

    2:56 • Studio version

  10. The Best Is Yet to Come

    3:39 • Studio version

  11. For Once in My Life

    3:24 • Studio version

  12. Are You Havin' Any Fun?

    2:45 • Studio version

  13. Because of You

    4:04 • Studio version

  14. Just in Time

    2:17 • Studio version

  15. The Boulevard of Broken Dreams

    3:23 • Studio version

  16. I Wanna Be Around

    3:01 • Studio version

  17. Sing, You Sinners

    2:18 • Studio version

  18. I Left My Heart in San Francisco

    3:55 • Studio version

  19. How Do You Keep the Music Playing?

    5:23 • Studio version


From paulmccartney.com, October 24, 2006:

Paul has performed and recorded a duet with the fanastic Tony Bennett for the legendary crooner’s new album “TONY BENNETT: DUETS/An American Classic”.

Paul guests on the track “The Very Thought of You” and you can watch a clip of the them recording and being interviewed together HERE, plus listen to other tracks from the album. Tony Bennett, who first joined Columbia Records in 1950, has been signed to the label longer than any other recording artist in its history.

With over 50 million records sold worldwide, more than 100 recordings to his credit and thirteen Grammy Awards, including a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and a Grammy Album of the Year Award, Bennett’s career is unparalleled in the industry.

Paul McCartney writing

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Chris Palladino • 6 years ago

Listed as Gary Brooker - this is a Tony Bennett guest appearance.


The PaulMcCartney Project • 6 years ago

Oops, thanks for noticing Chris ; will be fixed soon !!!


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