Viva Duets
| Release Date | October 22, 2012 |
| Label | RPM, Columbia |
| Release Number | 88725473102 |
| Format | CD |
Viva Duets was released in 2012.
Songs
| Track Layout | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Best Is Yet To Come | with Chayanne | 3:39 |
| 2 | The Way You Look Tonight | with Thalía | 4:05 |
| 3 | Steppin’ Out With My Baby | with Christina Aguilera | 2:03 |
| 4 | For Once In My Life | with Marc Anthony | 3:09 |
| 5 | Are You Havin’ Any Fun? | with Dani Martín | 2:44 |
| 6 | The Good Life | with Franco De Vita | 3:22 |
| 7 | Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me) | with Gloria Estefan | 3:52 |
| 8 | Just In Time | with Juan Luis Guerra | 2:19 |
| 9 | Cold, Cold Heart | with Vincentico | 3:18 |
| 10 | I Wanna Be Around | with Ricardo Arjona | 3:00 |
| 11 | Rags To Riches | with Romeo Santos | 2:41 |
| 12 | Return To Me (Regresa a Mi) | with Vicente Fernández | 3:47 |
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Additional Songs for Target Release
| 13 | Don’t Get Around Much Anymore | with Miguel Bosé | 2:41 |
| 14 | Blue Velvet | with Maria Gadú | 4:38 |
| 15 | The Very Thought Of You | with Ana Carolina | 4:04 |
| 16 | They Way You Look Tonight (guitar only) | with Thalía, Gray Sargent (guitar solo) | 3:50 |
Primary Musical Personnel
| Vocals | Tony Bennett |
| Piano | Lee Musiker |
| Guitar | Gray Sargent |
| Bass | Marshall Wood |
| Drums | Harold Jones |
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Sessions
Songs for Viva Duets were recorded in the Viva Duets Sessions 2012
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Production Personnel
| 2012 ORIGINAL RELEASE | |
| Duets I Original Producer | Phil Ramone |
| Duets II Original Producers | Phil Ramone, Dae Bennett |
| Vocals Produced by | Dae Bennett |
| Executive Producer | Danny Bennett |
| Recorded and Mixed by | Dae Bennett |
| Music Director for Mr. Bennett | Lee Musiker |
| Orchestrated and Conducted by | Jorge Calandrelli |
| Brass Arranged and Conducted by | Torrie Zito |
| Production Manager and Contractor | Jill Dell’Abate |
| Live Sound Engineer | Tom Young |
| Assistant Engineers | Charlie Kramsky, Tim Marchiafava, Aki Nishimura, Mike Bauer, Joe Vilicic |
| Mastered by | Bob Ludwig |
| Art Director | Josh Cheuse |
| Photography | Rubert Martin |
Credits
- Mastered at Gateway Mastering, Portland, ME
- Mixed at Bennett Studios, Englewood, NJ
- Harold Jones uses DW Drums and Zildjian Cymbals exclusively
- Gray Sargent plays Godin 5th Avenue Archtop Guitar
- Lee Musiker is a Steinway Artist
- Tony Bennett is a Steinway Artist
- Tony Bennett uses Sennheiser and Neumann microphones exclusively
Viva Duets was recorded at these studios:
- Avatar Studios, New York, NY
- Ben Folds Studio, Nashville, TN
- Bennett Studios, Englewood, NJ
- Cutting Cane Studiosm Davie, FL
- Manhattan Center Studios, New York, NY
- Vicente Fernadez’s Ranch, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Additional Releases
- 2102: Viva Duets Target Release 88765400972
- 2012 : Viva Duets Deluxe Release 88765402412