| Release Date | November 6, 2001 |
| Label | RPM, Columbia |
| Release Number | CK 85833 |
| Format | CD |
Playin’ With My Friends was released in 2001.
Songs
| Track Layout | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alright, Okay, You Win (with Diana Krall) | 3:31 | 9 | Old Count Basie Is Gone | 3:24 |
| 2 | Everyday (I Have the Blues) (with Stevie Wonder) | 3:38 | 10 | Blue and Sentimental (with Kay Starr) | 3:20 |
| 3 | Don’t Cry Baby | 2:43 | 11 | New York State of Mind (with Billy Joel) | 4:30 |
| 4 | Good Morning Heartache (with Sheryl Crow) | 4:56 | 12 | Undecided Blues | 3:17 |
| 5 | Let the Good Times Roll (with B.B. King) | 3:14 | 13 | Blues In the Night | 3:33 |
| 6 | Evenin’ (with Ray Charles) | 4:14 | 14 | Stormy Weather (Natalie Cole) | 4:34 |
| 7 | I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues (with Bonnie Raitt) | 3:55 | 15 | Playin’ With My Friends | |
| 8 | Keep the Faith, Baby (with k.d. lang) | 3:51 | |||
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Primary Musical Personnel
| Vocals | Tony Bennett, Ray Charles, Natalie Cole, Sheryl Crow, Billy Joel, B.B. King, Diana Krall, k.d. lang, Bonnie Raitt, Kay Starr, Stevie Wonder |
| Piano | Ralph Sharon |
| Guitar | Gray Sargent |
| Bass | Paul Langosch |
| Drums | Clayton Cameron |
| Saxophone | Harry Allen |
| Hammond Organ | Mike Melvoin |
Sessions
Songs on Playin’ With My Friends were recorded in Los Angeles and at The Hit Factory, New York in May 2001 and June 2001.
Production Personnel
| 2001 ORIGINAL RELEASE | |
| Producer | Phil Ramone |
| Executive Producer | Danny Bennett |
| Recording/Mixing Engineer | Joel Moss |
| Engineers | James Duncan, Steve Genewick |
| Mixing | Dae Bennett, Brian Dozoretz |
| Engineer, mixing assistant | Claudius Mittendorfer, Charles Paakkari |
| Mastering by | Darcy Proper, Ted Jensen |
| Production Coordination | Vance Anderson, Joseph d’Ambrosio, Jill Dell’Abate |
| A&R | Don DeVito |
| Art Direction | Arnold Levine, Josh Cheuse |
| Design, Engineer, Monitor Engineer | Tom Young |
| Photography | Mark Seliger, Christy Bush |
| Commentary | Tony Bennett |
| Vocal Arrangement | Rob Mathes |
Awards
- 2003: Best Traditional Pop Album
Additional Releases
- 2011: Disc #67 in The Tony Bennett Complete Collection (88697874603-JK66)
