Tony Bennett – I Wanna Be Around (1963/2015) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Tony Bennett – I Wanna Be Around (1963/2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 30:53 minutes | 698 MB | Genre: Pop
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Legacy – Columbia

Recorded during his peak era, Tony Bennett’s “I Wanna Be Around” continues the crooner’s upward trajectory as he nestles into a superb batch of heartfelt ballads, softly swinging pop and frisky bossa nova with the kind of charm, control and coolness reserved for a legend. The follow-up to the singer’s breakthrough “I Left My Heart In San Francisco”, this 1963 set is every bit its predecessor’s equal. Read: A bonafide vocal classic.

As the studio album followup to Tony Bennett’s breakthrough record, I Left My Heart in San Francisco, I Wanna Be Around had a lot to live up to, but since San Francisco was a culmination of Bennett’s development, and not a fluke, I Wanna Be Around turned out to be almost on a par with its predecessor. “The Good Life” and “I Wanna Be Around” became Top 20 hits, showing that Bennett had somehow found a line into good new pop material, and there were also some excellent arrangements, courtesy of Marty Manning, including a percussion-and-flute reading of “Let’s Face the Music and Dance” that echoed the Beat of My Heart album and a nod to the South American trend with Antonio Carlos Jobim’s “Quiet Nights (Corcovado).” A worthy successor.

Tracklist:
01. Tony Bennett – The Good Life (Single Version) (02:19)
02. Tony Bennett – If I Love Again (03:22)
03. Tony Bennett – I Wanna Be Around (02:14)
04. Tony Bennett – I’ve Got Your Number (01:52)
05. Tony Bennett – Until I Met You (02:56)
06. Tony Bennett – Let’s Face the Music And Dance (02:51)
07. Tony Bennett – Once Upon a Summertime (02:04)
08. Tony Bennett – If You Were Mine (02:19)
09. Tony Bennett – I Will Live My Life for You (02:32)
10. Tony Bennett – Someone to Love (02:02)
11. Tony Bennett – It Was Me (03:08)
12. Tony Bennett – Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars (03:10)

Personnel:
Ralph Sharon – piano
Ralph Burns – arranger
Marty Manning – arranger, conductor
Carlos Lyra – guitar on “12”

Download: