The Art of Romance

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The Art of Romance
Studio album by Tony Bennett
Released	November 19, 2004
Recorded	1994
Genre	Jazz
Length	47:01
Label	Columbia Records
Producer	Phil Ramone
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Tony Bennett chronology
A Wonderful World (2002) The Art of Romance (2004) Duets: An American Classic (2006)

The Art of Romance is an album by Tony Bennett, released in 2004.

It later won the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album.

On it, Bennett became a songwriter for the first time in his long career, by penning the lyrics for the song "All for You".

[edit] Track listing

1. "Close Enough for Love" (Johnny Mandel, Paul Williams) – 4:28
2. "All in Fun" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) – 4:08
3. "Where Do You Start" (Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Mandel) – 3:42
4. "Lttle Did I Dream" (Dave Frishberg, Mandel) – 3:45
5. "I Remember You" (Johnny Mercer, Victor Schertzinger) – 5:06
6. "Time to Smile" (Geoffery Clarkson, Mercer) – 3:24
7. "All for You" (Tony Bennett, Django Reinhardt) – 4:35
8. "The Best Man" (Roy Alfred, Fred Wise) – 2:52
9. "Don't Like Goodbyes" (Harold Arlen, Truman Capote) – 4:15
10. "Being Alive" (Stephen Sondheim) – 3:52
11. "Gone With the Wind" (Herbert Magidson, Allie Wrubel) – 4:16

[edit] Personnel

• Tony Bennett - vocals
• Candido Camero - conga
• Clayton Cameron - drums
• Paul Langosch - double bass
• Gray Sargent - guitar
• Phil Woods - saxophone
• Johnny Mandel - arranger, conductor
• Lee Musiker - piano, arranger, musical direction
• Jorge Calandrelli - arranger
• Jesse Levy - conductor, orchestra contractor