Duets: An American Classic

Duets: An American Classic was released in 2006.

Songs

Track Layout
1	Lullaby of Broadway	with The Dixie Chicks	3:03
2	Smile	with Barbra Streisand	4:41
3	Put on a Happy Face	with James Taylor	3:15
4	The Very Thought of You	with Paul McCartney	4:01
5	The Shadow of Your Smile	with Juanes	4:34
6	Rags to Riches	with Elton John	2:40
7	The Good Life	with Billy Joel	3:20
8	Cold, Cold Heart	with Tim McGraw	3:17
9	If I Ruled The World	with Celine Dion	2:56
10	The Best Is Yet To Come	with Diana Krall	3:39
11	For Once in My Life	with Stevie Wonder	3:24
12	Are You Havin’ Any Fun	with Elvis Costello	2:45
13	Because of You	with k.d. lang	4:04
14	Just In Time	with Michael Bublé	2:17
15	The Boulevard of Broken Dreams	with Sting	3:23
16	I Wanna Be Around	with Bono	3:01
17	Sing You Sinners	with John Legend	2:18
18	I Left My Heart in San Francisco	piano, Bill Charlap	3:55
19	How Do You Keep The Music Playing?	with George Michael	5:25

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Track Layout
20	I’ve Got The World on a String	with Diana Krall	3:08
21	Steppin’ Out With My Baby	with Michael Bublé	2:03
22	I Left My Heart in San Francisco	with Judy Garland	2:02
23	The Lady is a Tramp	with Frank Sinatra	2:47

Track Layout
20	Steppin’ Out With My Baby	Delta Goodrem	2:08

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20	If I Ruled The World	with Wang Hom Lee	2:55

Vocals	Tony Bennett
Orchestrated and Conducted by	Jorge Calandrelli
Duet Partners	Bono, Michael Bublé, Elvis Costello, Celine Dion, Dixie Chicks, Judy Garland, Delta Goodrem, Billy Joel, Elton John, Juanes, Diana Krall, k.d. lang, John Legend, Paul McCartney, Tim McGraw, George Michael, Frank Sinatra, Sting, Barbra Streisand, James Taylor, Stevie Wonder, Wang Hom Lee
Musical Director	Lee Musiker
Conductors	Johnny Mandel, Torrie Zito
Arrangements	Johnny Mandel, Torrie Zito
Piano	Lee Musiker, Bill Charlap
Guitar	Gray Sargent
Bass	Paul Langosch
Drums	Harold Jones
Violin	Pinchas Zukerman
Flute	Lawrence Feldman
Trumpet	Chris Botti

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Duets: An American Classic was recorded in Los Angeles, New Jersey and London in February, 2006.

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2006 ORIGINAL RELEASE
Producer	Phil Ramone
Executive Producer	Danny Bennett
Recorded and Mixed by	Dae Bennett
Production Coordinator	Vance Anderson
Engineering and Design Live Studio Monitoring	Tom Young
Production Manager and Orchestral Contractor	Jill Dell’Abate
Pro-Tools Operators	Brian Dozoretz, Kevin Harp, Charlie Pakkaari
Assistant Engineer	Sam O’Kell
Mix Assistant	Brian Dozoretz
Mastering	Bob Ludwig
A&R	Don DeVito
Art Direction and Design	Josh Cheuse
Photography	Reuben Cox
Back Cover and Stevie Wonder Photograph	James Minchin III
Cover Album Art	Ian Wright

Management: Danny Bennett, RPM Music Productions, Inc., New York, NY
Mosaic based on a photograph by Mark Seliger
Photographs courtesy of SONY BMG Archives, Photofest, Everett Collection, Michael Ochs Archives, Retna and The Bennett Family Collection
Duets: An American Classic recorded at
- Abbey Road Studios, London
- Bennett Studios, Englewood. NJ
- The Studio at the Palms, Las Vegas, NV
- Capitol Studios, Los Angeles
- Grandma’s House, Malibu, CA
Mixed at Bennett Studios, Englewood, NJ
Mastered at Gateway Mastering, Portland, ME

2007: Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
2007: Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocal; For Once in My Life with Stevie Wonder
2007: Primetime Emmy Award for Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program for Tony Bennett: 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 (88697874603-JK68)