The Art of Excellence

The Art of Excellence
Studio album by Tony Bennett
Released	May 3, 1986 (1986-05-03)
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) Bennett/Berlin (1987)

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The Art of Excellence is an album by Tony Bennett that was released in 1986. It was his first album after re-signing with his former label Columbia Records and began a rise in popularity that would continue through the 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?" (Alan and Marilyn 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
• Paul Langosch – Bass
• Joe LaBarbera – Drums