Tender is the Night

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PROFILE
Composer Sammy Fain
Lyricist Paul Francis Webster
Year Written 1961
About Tender is the Night
“Tender Is the Night” was written for the 1962 film of the same name, based on the F. Scott Fitzgerald novel. The film starred Jason Robards and Jennifer Jones. “Tender Is the Night” received a nomination for Best Song, but lost to “Days of Wine and Roses” by Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer.

Lyrics

Tender is the night
So tender is the night
There’s no one in the world
Except the two of us

Should tomorrow
Find us disenchanted
We have shared a love
That few have known

Summers by the sea
A sailboat in Capri
These memories shall be
Our very own

Even though our dreams may vanish
With the morning light
We loved once in splendour
How tender, how tender the night

Even though our dreams may vanish
With the morning light
We loved once in splendour
How tender, how tender the night

Session / Album Information

1962

“Once Upon a Time” was recorded on September 6, 1961 and released in 1962 on the album I Left My Heart in San Francisco. It was arranged by Marty Manning.

Tender Is the Night

Tony Bennett · I Left My Heart In San Francisco · Song · 1962

This recording released on:

  • 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]
  • 1969: Columbia LP 12″: CS 9891 — Love Story: 20 All-Time Great Recordings
  • 1971:  CBS LP 12″: 66297 — Love Songs (UK)
  • 1980: CBS LP 12″: 32732 — I Left My Heart In San Francisco [UK]
  • 1986: Columbia CD: — 16 Most Requested Songs
  • 1986: CBS/Sony CD: 32DP-558 — 16 Most Requested Songs [Japan]
  • 1990: CBS/Sony CD: CSCS-5241 — I Left My Heart In San Francisco [Japan]
  • 1990: Columbia/Legacy CD: CK-40215 — 16 Most Requested Songs
  • 1990: Columbia CD: CK 08669 — I Left My Heart In San Francisco
  • 1991: Columbia CD: C4K 46843 — Forty Years – The Artistry Of Tony Bennett
  • 1992: Sony Mid-Price CD: 4724182 — 16 Most Requested Songs
  • 1993: CBS/Sony CD: SRCS-6641 — Forty Years: The Artistry Of Tony Bennett
  • 2001: Sony Music CD: SRCS-9093 — 16 Most Requested Songs
  • 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
  • 2008: Columbia/RPM/Legacy CD: 731397 — The Essential Tony Bennett [Limited Edition 3.0]
  • 2011: Disc #23 in The Tony Bennett Complete Collection (88697874602-JK23) I Left My Heart in San Francisco

The Rules of the Road

Cy Coleman and Carolyn Leigh

Cy Coleman and Carolyn Leigh

PROFILE
Composer Cy Coleman
Lyricist Carolyn Leigh
Year Written 1961
About The Rules of the Road
While Cy Coleman and Carolyn Leigh are best-known for their scores for Broadway musicals, such as Little Me and Wildcat, “The Rules of the Road” was not written for a show. In addition to several recordings by Tony Bennett, the song has also been recorded by Lena Horne, Shirley Horne, Nat King Cole and Rosemary Clooney.

Lyrics

So these are the ropes
The tricks of the trade
The rules of the road
You’re one of the dopes
For whom they were made
The rules of the road

You follow that kiss
And recklessly miss
A bend of the road
Then suddenly this
The end of the road

So love is a hoax
A glittering string
Of little white lies
But these are the jokes
And what if they bring
The tears to your eyes

Well love often shows a funny return
The brighter it glows
The longer you burn
And Lord only knows
Love has little concern
For the fools of the road

That’s how it goes
You live and you learn
The rules of the road

Well love often shows a funny return
The brighter it glows
The longer you burn
And Lord only knows
Love has little concern
For the fools of the road

That’s how it goes
You live and you learn
The rules of the road
The rules of the road

Session / Album Information

1961

“The Rules of the Road” was recorded on April 6, 1961 and released in 1962 on the album I Left My Heart in San Francisco. It was arranged by Ralph Burns.

Rules of the Road

Tony Bennett · I Left My Heart In San Francisco · Song · 1962

This recording released on:

  • 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]
  • 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
  • 2011: Disc #23 in The Tony Bennett Complete Collection (88697874602-JK23) I Left My Heart in San Francisco

1962

“The Rules of the Road” 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.

The Rules Of The Road - Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY - June 1962

Listen to The Rules Of The Road - 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
  • 1975: Columbia LP 12″: KG 33376 — Let’s Fall In Love With The Songs Of Harold Arlen And Cy Coleman
  • 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 #25 in The Tony Bennett Complete Collection (88697874602-JK24) Tony Bennett at Carnegie Hall

1964-1

“Rules of the Road” was recorded on March 26, 1964 and released in 1964 on the album When Lights Are Low. It was arranged by Ralph Sharon.

The Rules Of The Road

Listen to The Rules Of The Road on Spotify. Song · Tony Bennett · 1964

This recording released on:

  • 1964: Columbia LP 12″: CS 8975 — When Lights Are Low
  • 1964: Columbia LP 12″ (Mono): CL 2175 — When Lights Are Low
  • 1975: Columbia LP 12″: KG 33376 — Let’s Fall In Love With The Songs Of Harold Arlen And Cy Coleman
  • 1990: CBS/Sony CD: CSCS-5242 — When Lights Are Low [Japan]
  • 2006: RPM/Columbia/Legacy CD: 69699 85807 2 — When Lights Are Low
  • 2011: Disc #29 in The Tony Bennett Complete Collection (88697874602-JK28) When Lights Are Low

1964-2

“The Rules of the Road” 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.

The Rules Of The Road - Live at the Sahara Hotel, Las Vegas, NV - April 1964

Listen to The Rules Of The Road - 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

I Will Live My Life For You

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PROFILE
Composer Henri Salvador
Lyricist Marcel Stellman
Year Written 1961
About I Will Live My Life For You
“I Will Live My Life For You” was composed by the noted French Caribbean singer Henri Salvador, from Guadeloupe, French West Indies. He had a long and successful career as a singer, guitarist and composer. Some critics believe that his 1957 song “Dans mon île” influenced Antônio Carlos Jobim in formulating the Brazilian bossa nova style.

Lyrics

I will live my life for you
Just for you, only you
I will give all I possess
For your happiness

Every wish I will fulfill
Even make the world stand still

So until I’m old and gray
I will pray that I may
Live my life for you

Every wish I will fulfill
Even make the world stand still

So until I’m old and gray
I will pray that I may
Live my life for you

Session / Album Information

1962

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

I Will Live My Life For You

Listen to I Will Live My Life For You on Spotify. Song · Tony Bennett · 1963

This recording released on:

  • 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
  • 1995: Columbia CD: CK 66504 — I Wanna Be Around
  • 2006: RPM/Columbia/Legacy CD: 82876 87234 — I Wanna Be Around
  • 2011: Disc #26 in The Tony Bennett Complete Collection (88697874602-JK25) I Wanna Be Around

The Good Things In Life

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PROFILE
Composers and Lyricists Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley
Year Written 1961
About The Good Things In Life
This song is from the 1961 London musical The Good Old Bad Old Days.

Lyrics

So I raise my glass to the good things in life
I am not here for long, but there’s time for a song
And some wine.

I have lived, I have loved
I have laughed, I have cried
I have tried to give my life some meaning
I have tried to make it all make sense
I have made the journey up the mountain
And the descents.

I have won, I have lost
I have learned to my cost
That I’ve crossed and burned too many bridges
If I could go back perhaps I would
Then again, I don’t take good advice when maybe I should.

But I lift my glass to the good things in life
I am not here for long, but there’s time for song
And some wine.

And when time runs away,
I will look back and say
That the good things in life were all mine.

Session / Album Information

1971

“The Good Things In Life” was recorded on September 11, 1972 and released that year on the album The Good Things In Life. It was arranged by Robert Farnon.

This recording released on:

  • 1972: MGM LP 12″: MV-5088 — The Good Things In Life
  • 1972: Verve LP 12″: V6 5088 — The Good Things In Life
  • 1973: Verve LP 12″: SE 4929 — Tony Bennett’s Greatest Hits No. 7
  • 2011: Disc #45 in The Tony Bennett Complete Collection (88697874602-JK44) The Good Things In Life
  • 2011: Disc #47 in The Tony Bennett Complete Collection (88697874602-JK46) Tony Bennett’s Greatest Hits Volume 7

Comes Once In A Lifetime

Subways Are For Sleeping

PROFILE
Composer Jule Styne
Lyricists Adolph Green, Betty Comden
Year Written 1961
About Comes Once in a Lifetime
Comes Once in a Lifetime is from the 1961 musical Subways Are For Sleeping, based on a true story first reported in Harper’s Magazine of well-dressed homeless people who slept on subways in New York. In addition to Tony Bennett’s recording, it was a favorite song for Judy Garland.

Lyrics

Every day, just go along dawn till sundown
Here’s a rundown
Every day that comes, comes once in a lifetime

Take each day and gather the rosebuds in it
Fill each minute
Every day that comes, comes once in a lifetime

Think of now, tomorrow is waiting in the wings
Who knows what it brings
While the future waits, the present swings

Day to day, in Brooklyn or China ‘cross the bay
Only once comes this particular sky
Only once these precious hours go by
Only once in a lifetime the day comes by
So live, live, live, live today

Think of now, tomorrow is waiting in the wings
Who knows what it brings
While the future waits, the present swings

From day to day, in Brooklyn or China ‘cross the bay
Only once comes this particular sky
Only once these precious hours go by
Only once in a lifetime a day comes by
So live, live, live, come on and live today

Session / Album Information

1961

Comes Once In A Lifetime was recorded on September 9, 1961 and released as a single that same year; the recording was also used for the 1962 album Mr. Broadway: Tony’s Greatest Broadway Hits. It was arranged by Marty Manning.

Comes Once In A Lifetime

Listen to Comes Once In A Lifetime on Spotify. Song · Tony Bennett · 1962

This recording released on:

  • 1962: Columbia 45: 4-42219
  • 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
  • 1991: Columbia House Music Collection CD: 2C2 8151 — The Great American Composers: Jule Styne
  • 2011: Disc #21 in The Tony Bennett Complete Collection (88697874602-JK21) Mr. Broadway: Tony’s Greatest Broadway Hits

1962

“Comes Once In a Lifetime” (part of a medley with “Put On a Happy Face”) 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.

Medley: Put On A Happy Face/Comes Once In A Lifetime - Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY - June 1962

Listen to Medley: Put On A Happy Face/Comes Once In A Lifetime - 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-JK24) Tony Bennett at Carnegie Hall

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