The Art of Excellence
| Release Date | May 3, 1986 |
| Label | Columbia |
| Release Number | CK 40344 |
| Format | CD |
The Art of Excellence was released in 1986.
Songs
| Track Layout | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Why Do People Fall In Love? | 4:05 | 7 | How Do You Keep The Music Playing? | 4:20 |
| 2 | Moments Like This | 2:47 | 8 | City of Angels | 2:24 |
| 3 | What Are You Afraid Of? | 3:01 | 9 | Forget The Woman | 3:16 |
| 4 | When Love Was All We Had | 5:08 | 10 | A Rainy Day | 2:59 |
| 5 | So Many Stars | 3:44 | 11 | I Got Lost In Her Arms | 4:27 |
| 6 | Everybody Has The Blues | 3:37 | 12 | The Day You Leave Me | 2:46 |
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Primary Musical Personnel
| Vocals | Tony Bennett |
| Conductor, Orchestrations | Jorge Calandrelli |
| Piano | Ralph Sharon |
| Bass | Paul Langosch |
| Drums | Joe LaBarbera |
| Orchestra | The U.K. Orchestra Limited |
Refer to individual session topics for a complete list of musicians for this album
Sessions
The Art of Excellence was recorded in one three-day session held in London in January, 1986 and one session held in California in 1985.
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Production Personnel
| 1986 ORIGINAL RELEASE | |
| Producers | Danny Bennett, Ettore Stratta |
| Recording Engineers (London) | Keith Grant, Paul Mufson |
| Recording Engineers (Santa Monica) | Paul Mufson, Kirk Ferraioli |
| Mixing Engineer | Paul Mufson |
| Assistant Mixing Engineers | Sean Cotter, Steve Price |
| Editing and Sequence | Dave Hunt |
| Digital Mastering Engineer | Mike Ellis (DADC, Terre Haute, Indiana) |
| Production Coordinator | Tom Chiappa |
| Album Cover Design | Josephine Didonato |
| Front and Back Cover Photography | Annie Leibovitz |
Technical Notes
The following digital equipment was used for recording and mixing this album:
- Neve DPS-1 digital console
- Sony PCM-3324 digital multi-track recorder
- Sony PCM-1610 digital processor
- DAE-1100 digital audio editor
Additional Releases
- 1986: Columbia LP 12″: FC 40344 — The Art Of Excellence
- 1986: CBS LP 12″: 26990 — The Art Of Excellence (UK)
- 2006: Columbia/Legacy/RPM Records #87096 – The Art of Excellence (CD)
- 2011: Disc #55 in The Tony Bennett Complete Collection (88697874603-JK54)