Listen Little Girl

nervous setLP
PROFILE
Songwriters Fran Landesman, Tommy Wolf
Year Written 1959
About Listen, Little Girl
“Listen, Little Girl” is from the 1959 musical The Nervous Set.

Lyrics

Listen, little girl
Don’t play around with the wild ones
Better drink tea with the mild ones
You’re still an ingénue

Listen, little girl
Stay with your own pretty set, dear
Grand amour’s not for you yet, dear
You’ll find a love that’s true

Once you spread your wings
It’s alright if you fly
You’ll learn lots of things
On your way to the sky

Listen, little girl
Stay where the bright lights won’t blind you
Some day that someone will find you
Listen to me, ‘cause I’ve got my degree

Better listen, little girl to me

Session / Album Information

1964

“Listen, Little Girl” was recorded on October 14, 1964 and released in 1964 on the album Who Can I Turn To. It was arranged by George Siravo.

Listen, Little Girl (feat. The Ralph Sharon Trio)

Listen to Listen, Little Girl (feat. The Ralph Sharon Trio) on Spotify. Song · Tony Bennett, Ralph Sharon Trio · 1964

This recording released on:

  • 1964: Columbia LP 12″: CS 9085 — Who Can I Turn To
  • 1964: Columbia LP 12″ (Mono): CL 2285 — Who Can I Turn To
  • 1995: Columbia CD: CK 66503 — Who Can I Turn To
  • 2011: Disc #30 in The Tony Bennett Complete Collection (88697874602-JK29) Who Can I Turn To

I Wanna Be Around

Iwannabearound
PROFILE
Composer Johnny Mercer
Lyricists Sadie Vimmerstedt, Johnny Mercer
Year Written 1959
About I Wanna Be Around
The story of “I Wanna Be Around” is legendary in the music business. Sadie Vimmerstedt, who lived in Youngstown, Ohio, was a big fan of Johnny Mercer’s music. She wrote the opening line ‘I want to be around to pick up the pieces, when somebody breaks yours heart’ and felt it sounded like a Johnny Mercer song. She mailed a letter to ‘Johnny Mercer, Songwriter, New York.’ The post office forwarded the letter to ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers), who got the letter to Mercer. Mercer wrote the melody himself and completed the lyrics for “I Wanna Be Around” in 1959 and asked Tony Bennett to record it, which he did in 1962. Mercer gave 50% of the profits to Ms. Vimmerstedt, which made her a wealthy woman and enabled her to retire and travel the world. It is one of the great songs in the American Songbook.

Lyrics

I wanna be around to pick up the pieces
When somebody breaks your heart
Some somebody twice as smart as I

A somebody who will swear to be true
As you used to do with me
Who’ll leave you to learn
That mis’ry loves company, wait and see

I mean, I wanna be around to see how he does it
When he breaks your heart to bits
Let’s see if the puzzle fits so fine

And that’s when I’ll discover that revenge is sweet
As I sit there applaudin’ from a front-row seat
When somebody breaks your heart
Like you, like you broke mine

Session / Album Information

1962

“I Wanna Be Around” was recorded on October 19, 1962 and released in 1963 on the album I Wanna Be Around. It was arranged by Marty Manning.

I Wanna Be Around...

Listen to I Wanna Be Around... on Spotify. Song · Tony Bennett · 1963

This recording released on:

  • 1962: Columbia 45: 13-33062
  • 1962: Columbia 45: 4-42634
  • 1963: Columbia LP 12″: P 13575 — I Wanna Be Around
  • 1963: Columbia LP 12″ (Mono): CL 2000 — I Wanna Be Around
  • 1963: CBS LP 12″: SBPG 62149 — I Wanna Be Around (UK)
  • 1963: Columbia LP 12″: CS 8800 — I Wanna Be Around
  • 1965: CBS 45: 201733
  • 1965: Columbia LP 12″: CL 2373 — Tony’s Greatest Hits, Vol. III
  • 1965: Columbia LP 12″: CS 9173 — Tony’s Greatest Hits, Vol. III
  • 1967: CBS LP 12″: SBPG 62821 — Tony’s Greatest Hits [UK]
  • 1970: Columbia LP 12″: C 30240 — Sings His All-Time Hall Of Fame Hits
  • 1972: CBS LP 12″: CBS 68200 — All-Time Greatest Hits [UK]
  • 1972: Columbia LP 12″: KG 31494 — All-Time Greatest Hits
  • 1973: CBS 45: 8711 — Golden Goodies, vol.11 [Netherlands]
  • 1976: Columbia Special Products LP 12″: P2 13788 — Those Fabulous 50’s
  • 1976: Warwick LP 12″: PR 5021 — The Very Best Of Tony Bennett: 20 Greatest Hits [UK]
  • 1976: Warwick/CBS LP 12″: CBS 5021 — The Very Best Of Tony Bennett: 20 Greatest Hits [UK]
  • 1982: CBS Special Products CD: — My Best To You
  • 1983: CBS Special Products LP 12″: P 16655 — My Best To You
  • 1986: Columbia CD: — 16 Most Requested Songs
  • 1986: CBS/Sony CD: 32DP-558 — 16 Most Requested Songs [Japan]
  • 1990: Columbia/Legacy CD: CK-40215 — 16 Most Requested Songs
  • 1990: Columbia/Legacy CD: 40215 — 16 Most Requested Songs
  • 1990: Columbia CD: 40215 — 16 Most Requested Songs
  • 1991: Columbia CD: CSK 4083 — Forty Years: The Artistry Of Tony Bennett (Promo)
  • 1991: Columbia House Music Collection CD: C22 8017 — The Great American Composers: Johnny Mercer
  • 1991: Columbia CD: C4K 46843 — Forty Years – The Artistry Of Tony Bennett
  • 1992: Sony Mid-Price CD: 4724182 — 16 Most Requested Songs
  • 1993: MCA CD: MSD-35371 — Your Hit Parade – The Early ’60s
  • 1993: CBS/Sony CD: SRCS-6641 — Forty Years: The Artistry Of Tony Bennett
  • 1993: Rhino/Wea CD: R2 71504 — Great American Songwriters, Vol. 2: Johnny Mercer
  • 1994: Smithsonian CD: RD 048-11 — American Songbook Series: Johnny Mercer
  • 1994: Smithsonian Collection CD: A 24117 — American Songbook Series: Johnny Mercer
  • 1995: Sony Special Products CD: 16655 — My Best To You
  • 1995: Sony Special Products CD: 58257 — My Best To Yo
  • 1995: Columbia CD: CK 66504 — I Wanna Be Around
  • 1997: Columbia CD: CK 65405 — Sings His All-Time Hall of Fame Hits
  • 1997: Columbia CD: CK 65316 — All-Time Greatest Hits
  • 1997: Eclipse Music Group CD: 64859 — My Best To You
  • 1999: Sony International CD: 91207 — The Essential Tony Bennett: A Retrospective
  • 2000: Columbia/Legacy CD: CK 63570 — The Ultimate Tony Bennett
  • 2000: Sony Music CD: 63570 — The Ultimate Tony Bennett
  • 2001: Sony Music CD: SRCS-9093 — 16 Most Requested Songs
  • 2002: Collectables CD: 9870 — My Best To You
  • 2002: Columbia/Legacy CD: 86634 — The Essential Tony Bennett
  • 2004: Columbia/Legacy CD: C5K 92784 — Fifty Years: The Artistry of Tony Bennett
  • 2005: Sony Music CD: 4721952 — 16 Most Requested Songs
  • 2006: RPM/Columbia/Legacy CD: 84779 — Tony Bennett’s Greatest Hits Of The ’60s
  • 2006: RPM/Columbia/Legacy CD: 82876 87234 — I Wanna Be Around
  • 2008: Columbia/RPM/Legacy CD: 731397 — The Essential Tony Bennett [Limited Edition 3.0]
  • 2011: Disc #26 in The Tony Bennett Complete Collection (88697874602-JK25) I Wanna Be Around

1964

“I Wanna Be Around” was recorded on April 8, 1964 and released in 2011 on Tony Bennett Live at the Sahara: From This Moment On, as part of the 2011 Complete Collection. It was arranged by Ralph Sharon.

I Wanna Be Around - Live at the Sahara Hotel, Las Vegas, NV - April 1964

Listen to I Wanna Be Around - Live at the Sahara Hotel, Las Vegas, NV - April 1964 on Spotify. Song · Tony Bennett · 1964

This recording released on:

  • 2011: Disc #74 in The Tony Bennett Complete Collection (88697874602-JK72) Tony Bennett Live at the Sahara: From This Moment On

1971

“I Wanna Be Around” was recorded on January 31, 1971 and released that year on the album Get Happy with The London Philharmonic Orchestra. It was arranged by Marty Manning.

“I Wanna Be Around” was sung as part of a medley with “I Left My Heart in San Francisco.”

I Left My Heart In San Francisco/I Wanna Be Around - Live at the Royal Albert Hall, London, England - January 1971

Listen to I Left My Heart In San Francisco/I Wanna Be Around - Live at the Royal Albert Hall, London, England - January 1971 on Spotify. Song · Tony Bennett · 1971

This recording released on:

  • 1971: Columbia LP 12″: C 30953 — Get Happy with The London Philharmonic Orchestra
  • 2011: Disc #42 in The Tony Bennett Complete Collection (88697874602-JK41) Get Happy with The London Philharmonic Orchestra

1994

“I Wanna Be Around” was recorded and televised live on April 12, 1994 on MTV. It was recorded as part of a medley with The Good Life. The MTV Unplugged album was released in June of that year. The songs from the televised concert were arranged by Tony Bennett and the Ralph Sharon Trio.

The Good Life / I Wanna Be Around - Live Version

Listen to The Good Life / I Wanna Be Around - Live Version on Spotify. Song · Tony Bennett · 1994

This recording released on:

  • 1993: Columbia CD: CK 66214 — MTV Unplugged
  • 2011: Discs #60/61 in The Tony Bennett Complete Collection (88697874602-JK59) MTV Unplugged

2006

“I Wanna Be Around” was recorded on February 6, 2006 with Bono and was released that same year on Duets: An American Classic. It was arranged by Jorge Calandrelli.

I Wanna Be Around... (with Bono)

Listen to I Wanna Be Around... (with Bono) on Spotify. Song · Tony Bennett, Bono · 2006

This recording released on:

  • 2006: RPM Records/Columbia CD: 82876809792 — Duets: An American Classic
  • 2006: RPM Records/Columbia CD: 82876887352 — Duets: An American Classic [Target Stores]
  • 2006: Sony BMG CD: 828768858721 — Duets: An American Classic [Australia]
  • 2006: Sony BMG CD: 82876885862 — Duets: An American Classic [UK, Singapore]
  • 2011: Disc #70 in The Tony Bennett Complete Collection (88697874602-JK68) Duets: An American Classic

2012

“I Wanna Be Around” was recorded in 2012 with Richardo Arjona and released on Viva Duets.

I Wanna Be Around (with Ricardo Arjona)

Listen to I Wanna Be Around (with Ricardo Arjona) on Spotify. Song · Tony Bennett, Ricardo Arjona · 2012

This recording released on:

  • 2012: RPM Records/Columbia CD: 88725473102 – Viva Duets
  • 2012: RPM Records/Columbia CD: 88765400972 – Viva Duets (Target Release)
  • 2012: RPM Records/Columbia CD: 88765402412 – Viva Duets (Deluxe edition)

The Cool School

PROFILE
Songwriters Sid Wayne, Al Frisch
Year Written 1959

Lyrics

One and two and three and four
We practice every day
That’s the way the old professor
Teaches us to play

One and two and three and four
A million times or more
Still we keep on practicing
Till he steps out the door

And then we start grooving
Things really get moving
When we begin proving
That jazz is a ball

What frantic stars
Are popping on our collars
Until somebody hollers
Here comes the professor down the hall

One and two and three and four
He finds us in our seats
One and two and three and four
Still counting out the beats

As he looks around the room
He give a little smile
Wonder if he know what’s
We’ve been up to all the while

Session / Album Information

1959

“The Cool School” was recorded on March 23, 1959 and released as a single that year. It was arranged by Ralph Sharon.

The Cool School

Listen to The Cool School on Spotify. Song · Tony Bennett · 2011

This recording released on:

  • 1959: Columbia 45: 4-41381
  • 2011: Disc #7 in The Tony Bennett Complete Collection (88697874602-JK7) The Columbia Singles, Vol. 5

Climb Ev’ry Mountain

Climb-Mountain
PROFILE
Composer Richard Rodgers
Lyricist Oscar Hammerstein
Year Written 1959
About Climb Ev’ry Mountain
“Climb Ev’ry Mountain” is from the beloved Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The Sound of Music, which opened on Broadway in 1959 and ran for 1,443 performances. It is sung at the end of Act One by the Mother Abbess.

Lyrics

Climb every mountain
Search high and low
Follow every byway
Every path you know

Climb every mountain
Ford every stream
Follow every rainbow
Til you find your dream

A dream that will need
All the love you can give
Every day of your life
For as long as you live

Climb every mountain
Ford every stream
Follow every rainbow
Til you find your dream

Session / Album Information

1959

Climb Ev’ry Mountain was recorded on October 23, 1959 and released in 1959 as a single on Columbia 45: 4-41520l; the same recording was used for the 1962 album Mr. Broadway: Tony’s Greatest Broadway Hits. The song was arranged by Frank DeVol.

Climb Ev"ry Mountain

Listen to Climb Ev"ry Mountain on Spotify. Song · Tony Bennett · 1962

This recording  released on:

  • 1959: Columbia 45: 4-41520
  • 1959: Philips 45: PB 1122
  • 1960: Columbia LP 12″: CS 8335 — More Tony’s Greatest Hits
  • 1960: Columbia LP 12″ (Mono): CL 1535 — More Tony’s Greatest Hits
  • 1962: Columbia LP 12″: CS 8563 — Mr. Broadway: Tony’s Greatest Broadway Hits
  • 1962:  Columbia LP 12″ (Mono): CL 1763 — Mr. Broadway: Tony’s Greatest Broadway Hits
  • 1966:  CBS LP 12″: DP 66010 — A String Of Tony’s Hits
  • 1973: Columbia LP 12″: C 32239 — Sunrise, Sunset
  • 1976:  Columbia Special Products LP 12″: P2 13756 — Hollywood Hits
  • 2006: RPM/Columbia/Legacy CD: 84786 — Tony Bennett’s Greatest Hits Of The ’50s
  • 2011: Disc #21 in The Tony Bennett Complete Collection (88697874602-JK21) Mr. Broadway: Tony’s Greatest Broadway Hits
  • 2011: Disc #48 in The Tony Bennett Complete Collection (88697874602-JK47) Sunrise, Sunset

1962

“Climb Ev’ry Mountain” was recorded live at Tony Bennett’s concert at Carnegie Hall on June 9, 1962 and was initially released in 1962 on the album Tony Bennett at Carnegie Hall. Ralph Sharon arranged the song.

Climb Ev"ry Mountain (From "The Sound Of Music") - Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY - June 1962

Listen to Climb Ev"ry Mountain (From "The Sound Of Music") - Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY - June 1962 on Spotify. Song · Tony Bennett, Ralph Sharon & His Orchestra · 1962

This recording released on:

  • 1962: CBS LP 12″: BPG62116 — At Carnegie Hall – Part 1 (UK)
  • 1962: Columbia LP 12″: CS 8705 — At Carnegie Hall – vol.1
  • 1962: Columbia LP 12″: C2L 23 — Tony Bennett At Carnegie Hall
  • 1962: Columbia LP 12″: C2S 823 — Tony Bennett At Carnegie Hall
  • 1993: Sony Music Special Products CD: 15056 — Tony Bennett Sings for You
  • 1995: Sony Music CD: WK 75012 — Tony Bennett At Carnegie Hall
  • 1997: Columbia CD: C2K 64609 — At Carnegie Hall June 9, 1962: Complete Concert
  • 2011: Disc #24 in The Tony Bennett Complete Collection (88697874602-JK23) Tony Bennett at Carnegie Hall

The Best Is Yet To Come

Cy Coleman and Carolyn Leigh

Cy Coleman and Carolyn Leigh

PROFILE
Composer Cy Coleman
Lyricist Carolyn Leigh
Year Written 1959
About The Best Is Yet To Come Written in 1959, some say that “The Best is Yet to Come” was written for Tony Bennett. In any case, the song is strongly identified with him and he sings it at most of his concerts. Other recordings include those by Peggy Lee, Frank Sinatra, and Ella Fitzgerald.

Lyrics

Out of the tree of life I just picked me a plum
You came along and everything started to hum
Still it’s a real good bet the best is yet to come

The best is yet to come and, babe, won’t it be fine?
You think you’ve seen the sun but you ain’t seen it shine

Wait till the warm-up’s underway
Wait till our lips have met
Wait till you see that sunshine day
You ain’t seen nothin’ yet!

The best is yet to come and, babe, won’t it be fine?
The best is yet to come, come the day you’re mine

Come the day you’re mine, I’m gonna teach you to fly
We’re gonna taste of the wine
We’re gonna drain the cup dry

Wait till your charms are right for these arms to surround
You think you’ve flown before but you ain’t left the ground

Wait till you’re locked in my embrace
Wait till I draw you near
Wait till you see that sunshine place
Ain’t nothin’ like it here!

The best is yet to come and, babe, won’t it be fine
The best is yet to come, come the day you’re mine

Out of the tree of life I just picked me a plum
You came along and everything started to hum

Session / Album Information

1960

“The Best Is Yet To Come” was recorded on July 30. 1960 and released that year as single; it was also released on
the 1962 album I Left My Heart in San Francisco. It was arranged by Cy Coleman.

The Best Is Yet To Come

Listen to The Best Is Yet To Come on Spotify. Song · Tony Bennett · 2011

This recording released on:

  • 1960: Columbia 45: 41965
  • 1962: Columbia LP 12″: CS 8669 — I Left My Heart In San Francisco
  • 1962: Columbia LP 12″ (Mono): CL 1869 — I Left My Heart In San Francisco
  • 1962: CBS LP 12″: SBPG 62201 — I Left My Heart In San Francisco [UK]
  • 1965: Columbia LP 12″: CL 2373 — Tony’s Greatest Hits, Vol. II
  • 1965: Columbia LP 12″: CS 9173 — Tony’s Greatest Hits, Vol. III
  • 1967: CBS LP 12″: SBPG 62821 — Tony’s Greatest Hits [UK]
  • 1975:  Columbia LP 12″: KG 33376 — Let’s Fall In Love With The Songs Of Harold Arlen And Cy Coleman
  • 1980: CBS LP 12″: 32732 — I Left My Heart In San Francisco [UK]
  • 1990: CBS/Sony CD: CSCS-5241 — I Left My Heart In San Francisco [Japan]
  • 1990: Columbia CD: CK 08669 — I Left My Heart In San Francisco
  • 1991: Columbia CD: CSK 4083 — Forty Years: The Artistry Of Tony Bennett (Promo)
  • 1991: Columbia CD: C4K 46843 — Forty Years – The Artistry Of Tony Bennett
  • 1993: CBS/Sony CD: SRCS-6641 — Forty Years: The Artistry Of Tony Bennett
  • 1996: Columbia House Music Collection CD: C21 8653 — The Great American Composers: Cy Coleman
  • 2000: Columbia/Legacy CD: CK 63570 — The Ultimate Tony Bennett
  • 2000: Sony Music CD: 63570 — The Ultimate Tony Bennett
  • 2002: Columbia/Legacy CD: 86634 — The Essential Tony Bennett
  • 2004: Columbia/Legacy CD: C5K 92784 — Fifty Years: The Artistry of Tony Bennett
  • 2006:  RPM/Columbia/Legacy CD: 84779 — Tony Bennett’s Greatest Hits Of The ’60s
  • 2008:  Columbia/RPM/Legacy CD: 731397 — The Essential Tony Bennett [Limited Edition 3.0]
  • 2011: Disc #8 in The Tony Bennett Complete Collection (88697874602-JK8) The Columbia Singles, Vol. 6
  • 2011: Disc #23 in The Tony Bennett Complete Collection (88697874602-JK23) I Left My Heart in San Francisco

1962

“The Best is Yet to Come” was recorded live at Tony Bennett’s concert at Carnegie Hall on June 9, 1962, but was not released until 1997 on the album Tony Bennett at Carnegie Hall: Complete Concert. Ralph Sharon arranged the song.

The Best Is Yet To Come - Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY - June 1962

Listen to The Best Is Yet To Come - Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY - June 1962 on Spotify. Song · Tony Bennett, Ralph Sharon & His Orchestra · 1962

This recording released on:

  • 1997: Columbia CD: C2K 64609 — At Carnegie Hall June 9, 1962: Complete Concert
  • 2011: Disc #25 in The Tony Bennett Complete Collection (88697874602-JK24) Tony Bennett at Carnegie Hall

2006

“The Best Is Yet To Come” was recorded on February 15, 2006 with Diana Krall and was released that same year on Duets: An American Classic. It was arranged by Jorge Calandrelli.

The Best Is Yet to Come (with Diana Krall)

Listen to The Best Is Yet to Come (with Diana Krall) on Spotify. Song · Tony Bennett, Diana Krall · 2006

This recording released on:

  • 2006: RPM Records/Columbia CD: 82876809792 — Duets: An American Classic
  • 2006: RPM Records/Columbia CD: 82876887352 — Duets: An American Classic [Target Stores]
  • 2006: Sony BMG CD: 828768858721 — Duets: An American Classic [Australia]
  • 2006: Sony BMG CD: 82876885862 — Duets: An American Classic [UK, Singapore]
  • 2011: Disc #70 in The Tony Bennett Complete Collection (88697874602-JK68) Duets: An American Classic
  • 2013: Columbia/Legacy – Sixty Years: The Artistry of Tony Bennett

2012

“The Best Is Yet To Come” was recorded in 2012 with Chayenne and released on Viva Duets.

The Best Is Yet to Come (with Chayanne)

Listen to The Best Is Yet to Come (with Chayanne) on Spotify. Song · Tony Bennett, Chayanne · 2012

This recording released on:

  • 2012: RPM Records/Columbia CD: 88725473102 – Viva Duets
  • 2012: RPM Records/Columbia CD: 88765400972 – Viva Duets (Target Release)
  • 2012: RPM Records/Columbia CD: 88765402412 – Viva Duets (Deluxe edition)

2016

“The Best Is Yet To Come” was recorded live on September 15, 2016, and released on Tony Bennett Celebrates 90.

The Best Is Yet to Come

Listen to The Best Is Yet to Come on Spotify. Song · Tony Bennett · 2016

This recording released on:

  • 2016: Columbia/Sony/RPM CD, LP: 88985 39248 2 — Tony Bennett Celebrates 90

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