The Art of Excellence

The Art of Excellence
Studio album by Tony Bennett
Released	1986
Recorded	1986
Genre	Jazz
Length	42:17
Label	Columbia
Producer	Danny Bennett
Tony Bennett chronology
The Special Magic of Tony Bennett (1979) The Art of Excellence (1986) Astoria: Portrait of the Artist (1990)

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The Art of Excellence is an album by Tony Bennett, released in 1986. It was his first album upon re-signing with Columbia Records, and began his career comeback that would culminate in the mid-1990s.

Track listing

1. "Why Do People Fall in Love?/People" (Dennis Lambert, Brian Potter, Bob Merrill, Jule Styne) - 4:05
2. "Moments Like This" (Burton Lane, Frank Loesser) - 2:47
3. "What Are You Afraid Of?" (Jack Segal, Robert Wells) - 3:01
4. "When Love Was All We Had" (Jorge Calandrelli, Sergio Mihanovich) - 5:08
5. "So Many Stars" (Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Sérgio Mendes) - 3:44
6. "Everybody Has the Blues" (James Taylor) - 3:37
7. "How Do You Keep the Music Playing?" (A. Bergman, M. Bergman, Michel Legrand) - 4:20
8. "City of the Angels" (Fred Astaire, Tommy Wolf) - 2:24
9. "Forget the Woman" (Ettore Stratta) - 3:16
10. "A Rainy Day" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) - 2:59
11. "I Got Lost in Her Arms" (Irving Berlin) - 4:27
12. "The Day You Leave Me" (Cy Coleman, C. Gore) - 2:46

Personnel

• Tony Bennett - vocals
• Ralph Sharon - piano

References