Summer of '42 (Tony Bennett album)

Summer of '42
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 1972
GenreVocal jazz
LabelColumbia
C 31219
Tony Bennett chronology
Love Story
(1971)
Summer of '42
(1972)
With Love
(1972)

Summer of '42 is an album by Tony Bennett, released in 1972. The album reached a peak position of number 182 on the Billboard 200. It was arranged by Torrie Zito, Robert Farnon, Marion Evans and Frank De Vol.

On November 8, 2011, Sony Music Distribution included the CD in a box set entitled The Complete Collection.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music

Billboard reviewed Summer of '42 upon its release and wrote that "Bennett comes up with a winner in this package of exceptional performances of some of today's best material".

Track listing

  1. "Theme from Summer of '42 (The Summer Knows)" (Michel Legrand, Alan and Marilyn Bergman) – 3:34
  2. "Walkabout" (John Barry, Don Black) – 2:38
  3. "It Was Me" (Gilbert Bécaud, Norman Gimbel) – 3:04
  4. "Losing My Mind" (Stephen Sondheim) – 2:50
  5. "Till" (Charles Danvers, Carl Sigman) – 2:58
  6. "Somewhere Along the Line" (Dinah Washington, Walter Merrick) – 3:00
  7. "Coffee Break" (James Moody) – 2:10
  8. "More and More" (Sacha Distel, R. I. Allen) – 3:04
  9. "Irena" (Robert Farnon) – 2:44
  10. "My Inamorata" – (John Williams, Johnny Mercer) 3:39
  11. "The Shining Sea" (Johnny Mandel, Peggy Lee) – 2:48

Personnel

References

  1. ^ a b c "Billboard Album Reviews". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 5 February 1972. p. 54. ISSN 0006-2510.
  2. ^ "Tony Bennett – Summer Of '42". Discogs.com. 1972. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  3. ^ Summer of '42 at AllMusic
  4. ^ Summer of '42: Charts & Awards at AllMusic
  5. ^ "The Complete Collection - Tony Bennett". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  6. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 148. ISBN 9781846098567. Retrieved 2 November 2024.