Gandeng Amy Winehouse, John Mayer, Lady Gaga, Carrie Underwood, Aretha Franklin, Mariah Carey dll
Penyanyi jazz legendaris Tony Bennett menurut rencana akan merilis album barunya berjudul Duets II tanggal 20 September tahun ini bersamaan dengan perayaan ulang tahun ke 85 di bawah label Columbia Records berisi kumpulan kolaborasinya dengan penyanyi-penyanyi tenar sebut saja Lady Gaga, John Mayer, Michael Bublé, Aretha Franklin, Andrea Bocelli, Carrie Underwood, almarhum Amy Winehouse dan lainnya. Album ini merupakan sequel album sebelumnya Duets: An American Classic yang dirilis tahun 2006 lalu bersamaan dengan ulang tahunnya ke 80.
Duets II Track Listing:
1. The Lady is a Tramp (with Lady Gaga)
2. One for My Baby (with John Mayer)
3. Body and Soul (with Amy Winehouse)
4. Don’t Get Round Much Anymore (with Michael Bublé)
5. Blue Velvet (with K.D. Lang)
6. How Do You Keep The Music Playing (with Aretha Franklin)
7. The Girl I Love (with Sheryl Crow)
8. Sunny Side of the Street (with Willie Nelson)
9. Who Can I Turn To (with Queen Latifah)
10. Speak Low (with Norah Jones)
11. This is All I Ask (with Josh Groban)
12. Watch What Happens (with Natalie Cole)
13. Stranger in Paradise (with Andrea Bocelli)
14. The Way You Look Tonight (with Faith Hill)
15. Yesterday I Heard the Rain (with Alejandro Sanz)
16. It Had to be You (with Carrie Underwood)
17. When do the Bells Ring for Me (with Mariah Carey)
Bersama Aretha Franklin, Tony Bennett memilih lagu How do You Keep the Music Playing, lagu yang juga muncul di album sebelumnya Duets: An American Classic berkolaborasi bersama George Michael. Michael Bublé menyanyikan lagu jazz klasik Don’t Get Around Much Anymore, sementara Lady Gaga terdengar sangat merdu menyanyikan lagu klasik diambil dari musical Babes in Arms, The Lady is a Tramp.
Check cuplikan Tony Bennett dan Lady Gaga dalam The Lady is a Tramp berikut:
Of note is his work with the late Amy Winehouse on "Body and Soul," a heartbreaking, apt tune for the chanteuse's final recording. Both are in their element, and the result is fraught with unrequited longing and slow-burning desperation. It is a fortunate teaming of two great talents bathed in instant pathos in its reminder of how fleeting art, like life, can be. Winehouse's voice was a fine instrument indeed, and "Body and Soul" showcases it.
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