The Playground
| Release Date | September 29, 1998 |
| Label | RPM, Sony Wonder |
| Release Number | CK 69380 |
| Format | CD |
The Playground was released in 1998.
Songs
| Track Layout | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Playground | 3:36 | 10 | Firefly (duet with Kermit the Frog) | 1:32 |
| 2 | Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive | 2:37 | 11 | When You Wish Upon a Star | 2:58 |
| 3 | Dat Dere | 3:17 | 12 | It’s Only A Paper Moon | 2:49 |
| 4 | Little Things (duet with Elmo) | 3:09 | 13 | The Inchworm | 2:41 |
| 5 | Put On a Happy Face (duet with Rosie O’Donnell) | 3:01 | 14 | The Bare Necessities | 2:41 |
| 6 | Because We’re Kids | 3:25 | 15 | Make The World Your Own | 3:48 |
| 7 | My Mom | 4:38 | 16 | All God’s Chillun Got Rhythm | 2:10 |
| 8 | Swinging On a Star | 2:04 | 17 | Christmas in Herald Square | 3:25 |
| 9 | Bein’ Green (duet with Kermit) | 2:41 | |||
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Primary Musical Personnel
| Vocals | Tony Bennett, Elmo, Kermit the Frog, Rosie O’Donnell |
| Piano | Ralph Sharon |
| Guitar | Gray Sargent |
| Bass | Paul Langosch |
| Percussion | Clayton Cameron |
| Kids America Children’s Choir | Jonathan Bleicher, Leanna Chabala, John Daley, Juisina Quarteri, Andrea Viola, Kate Walsh, Jackie Zampela |
Sessions
The Playground was recorded in June, 1998 at The Hit Factory, New York.
Production Personnel
| 1998 ORIGINAL RELEASE | |
| Producers | Tony Bennett, Danny Bennett |
| Musical Consultant | Bobby Tucker |
| Recorded and mixed by | Joel Moss |
| Recording and mixing assistants | Michael McCoy, Jason Groucott |
| Digital Editing | Jan Folkson, Jason Groucott and Paul Falcone |
| Technical Assistance | Karl Kussmaul, Terry Murphy |
| Mastering | Greg Calbi |
| Production Coordinator | Vance Anderson |
| A&R | Don DeVito |
| Art Director | Arnold Levine, Josh Cheuse |
| Photography | Mark Seliger |
| Choir Musical Director | Manfred Knoop |
| Choir Musical Director Assistants | Nancy Coletti, Ed Kessel |
Credits
- Kevin Clash’s appearance as Elmo by permission of the Children’s Television Workshop and The Jim Henson Company
- Steve Whitmire’s appearance as Kermit the Frog by permission of the Children’s Television Workshop and The Jim Henson Company
- Rosie O’Donnell
- Tony Bennett uses Sennheiser and Newmann microphones exclusively.
- Ralph Sharon uses Steinway pianos exclusively provided by ProPiano, New York.
- Clayton Cameron uses Super Classic Ludwig drums, Zidljian cymbals, Calato sticks, Clayton Cameron drum brushes, Gibraltar guitar pedals and Remo drum heads.
Additional Releases
- 2011: Disc #64 in The Tony Bennett Complete Collection (88697874603-JK62)