Sings for Two

Tony Bennett | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 24, 1995)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: K-Tel
• ASIN: B000002Y34
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #445,457 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. I Didn't Know What Time It Was

2. Bewitched (Bothered And Bewildered)

3. Nobody's Heart Belongs To Me

4. I'm Thru With Love

5. My Funny Valentine

6. The Man That Got Away

7. Where Or When

8. A Sleepin Bee

9. Happiness Is A Thing Called Joe

10. Mam'selle

11. Just Friends

12. Street Of Dreams

13. Skylark

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Young Tony sings with solo piano accompaniment, December 8, 2002

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M. Johnston (Mighty Midwest) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sings for Two (Audio CD)

For those of you who've enjoyed Tony's work with pianist Bill Evans in the seventies you'll love this disc. In October of 1959 Tony Bennett teamed up with pianist Ralph Sharon to record an album of ballads with a simple format: one vocal, one piano.
Most of you probobly remember Tony singing with Ralph Sharon's trio in the nineties. This early collaboration focuses mostly on the vocals with limited piano solos(compared with the more adventurous Bill Evans sessions). Here we find Tony's seemingly limitless breath support soaring to a dramatic crescendo on numbers like "Where Or When", while showcasing his trademark sensitivity on "Bewitched(Bothered,and Bewildered)". His subtle treatment of that song almost makes you forget it was meant to be sung by a woman.
The overall song selection is top notch with the exception of two that seem to confuse silliness with sentiment. Tony's performance however, is seamless throughout and makes this uniqe record a must for any true fan.

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Tony Bennett: very young, green, and slightly over-eager, January 24, 2003

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jon sieruga (Redlands, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sings for Two (Audio CD)

A beautiful cover shot of a couple in love gives you what you can expect: Tony in a romantic mood, but his fresh, loud, minty-green vocals are perhaps a bit too brassy for such intimate songs as "Bewitched" and "My Funny Valentine". There are some sweet, lovely moments here, but Bennett's voice gained passion and depth as he grew a bit older. Not available on CD is his album "Alone Together", which creates a sensual mood out of romantic songs that this one cannot capture. He was still too young and too eager to show his range, although a few of his performances here are lovely and are worth savoring. B-