Tony Bennett: The Playground | ||||
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Released | September 29, 1998 | |||
Recorded | February–June 1998 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Label | Sony | |||
Producer | Tony Bennett, Danny Bennett, Phil Ramone | |||
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AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Los Angeles Times | favorable[2] |
Tony Bennett: The Playground is an album by Tony Bennett, released in 1998.
Track listing
[edit]- "The Playground" (Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Bill Evans) – 3:36
- "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) – 2:37
- "Dat Dere" (Oscar Brown Jr., Bobby Timmons) – 3:17
- "Little Things" - Duet with Elmo (Joe Raposo) – 3:09
- "Put On a Happy Face" - Duet with Rosie O'Donnell (Charles Strouse, Lee Adams) (From the musical Bye Bye Birdie) – 3:01
- "Because We're Kids" (Dr. Seuss, Frederick Hollander) – 3:25
- "My Mom" (Walter Donaldson) – 4:38
- "Swinging on a Star" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 2:04
- "Bein' Green" - Duet with Kermit the Frog (Raposo) – 2:41
- "Firefly" - Duet with Kermit the Frog (Cy Coleman, Carolyn Leigh) – 1:32
- "When You Wish Upon a Star" (Leigh Harline, Ned Washington) – 2:58
- "(It's Only) A Paper Moon" (Arlen, Yip Harburg, Billy Rose) – 2:49
- "The Inchworm" (Frank Loesser) – 2:41
- "The Bare Necessities" (Terry Gilkyson) – 2:09
- "Make the World Your Own" (Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Michel Legrand) – 3:48
- "All God's Chillun Got Rhythm" (Walter Jurmann, Gus Kahn, Bronislaw Kaper) – 2:10
- "It's Christmas in Herald Square" (Tony Tamburello/Joyce Vintaloro) – 3:25
Personnel
[edit]- Tony Bennett – vocals
- Ralph Sharon – piano
- Gray Sargent – guitar
- Paul Langosch – double bass
- Clayton Cameron – drums
References
[edit]- ^ Ruhlmann, William. "'The Playground' - Overview". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-01-10.
- ^ Heffley, Lynne. "Bennett Sings for a Whole New Crowd". Los Angeles Times. November 5, 1998. Retrieved 2014-01-10.