Astoria: Portrait of the Artist
| Release Date | February 27, 1990 |
| Label | Columbia |
| Release Number | CK 45348 |
| Format | CD |
Astoria: Portrait of the Artist was released in 1990.
Songs
| Track Layout | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | When Do The Bells Ring For Me? | 2:58 | 8 | Antonia | 3:05 |
| 2 | I Was Lost, I Was Drifting | 3:54 | 9 | A Weaver of Dreams/There Will Never Be Another You | 2:42 |
| 3 | A Little Street Where Old Friends Meet | 3:17 | 10 | Body and Soul | 4:00 |
| 4 | The Girl I Love | 4:17 | 11 | Where Do You Go From Love? | 3:03 |
| 5 | It’s Like Reaching For the Moon | 2:28 | 12 | The Boulevard of Broken Dreams | 2:21 |
| 6 | Speak Low | 3:43 | 13 | Where Did The Magic Go? | 4:50 |
| 7 | The Folks Who Live On the Hill | 3:58 | 14 | I’ve Come Home Again | 2:32 |
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Primary Musical Personnel
| Vocals | Tony Bennett |
| Conductor, Arrangement | Jorge Calandrelli |
| Piano | Ralph Sharon |
| Bass | Paul Langosch |
| Drums | Joe LaBarbera |
| Orchestra | The U.K. Orchestra Limited |
Sessions
Astoria: Portrait of the Artist was recorded at Master Sound Studio, Queens, New York between May 16 and May 18, 1989.
Orchestral tracks were recorded at CTS Sound Studios, Wembley, England on June 27 and 28, 1989.
Production Personnel
| 1990 ORIGINAL RELEASE | |
| Producer | Danny Bennett |
| Engineers | Dick Lewzey, Ben Rizzi |
| Assistant Engineers | David Merrill, Jonathan Morton |
| Mixing | Dae Bennett |
| Editing, Sequencing | Scott Hull |
| Assistant Engineer, Mixing Assistant | Tom Chiappa |
| Mastering | Bob Ludwig |
| Art Direction | Josephine DiDonato |
| Photography | Ken Nahoum |
Additional Releases
- 1990: CBS LP 12″: 4660051 — Astoria. Portrait Of The Artist [UK]
- 1990: CBS/Sony CD: CSCS-5057 — Astoria. Portrait Of The Artist [Japan]
- 2011: Disc #57 in The Tony Bennett Complete Collection (88697874603-JK56)
- 2013: Sony Music Entertainment: 98381 — Astoria: Portrait Of The Artist