Tony Bennett's Duets II Details

08/17/2011
. Tony Bennett celebrates his 85th birthday this year with a new CD, Tony Bennett: Duets II, which will be released on September 20th.

The recordings were completed over the last 4 months and feature a celebrated list of artists, including the last ever studio recording with Amy Winehouse and recordings with, amongst others: Michael Bubl� ; Lady Gaga; k.d. Lang; Sheryl Crow; Mariah Carey; Andrea Bocelli; Queen Latifah and Willie Nelson.

Speaking of recording with Tony, Michael Bubl� commented: "One of the most important things about being a great singer is that your voice is unmistakable when someone hears it. Tony Bennett's voice.. no-one, even sounds close."

DUETS II is the follow-up to the multi-platinum CD, DUETS, released in conjunction with Tony's 80th birthday in 2006, which won him three Grammy Awards and was his best-ever selling CD. Phil Ramone takes the helm once again as producer, following up on his success with the Bennett's first DUETS album.

Duets Ii: Artist And Song Roster
Andrea Bocelli Stranger In Paradise
Michael Bubl� Don't Get Around Much Anymore
Mariah Carey When Do The Bells Ring For Me?
Natalie Cole Watch What Happens
Sheryl Crow The Girl I Love
Aretha Franklin How Do You Keep The Music Playing?
Josh Groban This Is All I Ask
Faith Hill The Way You Look Tonight
Norah Jones Speak Low
Lady Gaga The Lady Is Tramp
K.D. Lang Blue Velvet
John Mayer One For My Baby (And One More For The Road)
Willie Nelson On The Sunny Side Of The Street
Queen Latifah Who Can I Turn To?
Alejandro Sanz Yesterday I Heard The Rain
Carrie Underwood It Had To Be You
Amy Winehouse Body And Soul