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| Yesterday I Heard the Rain | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | July 22, 1968 | |||
| Recorded | October 16, 1967 - May 22, 1968 | |||
| Genre | Vocal Jazz | |||
| Length | 33:43 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Howard A. Roberts | |||
| Tony Bennett chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Yesterday I Heard the Rain | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| New Record Mirror |  [1] |
Yesterday I Heard The Rain is an album by American singer Tony Bennett, released on July 22, 1968 on Columbia as CS 9678.[2] it includes the singles "A Fool of Fools" and the title track, "Yesterday I Heard The Rain".[3]
Tony Tamburello was the musical director, Torrie Zito arranged and conducted their own compositions on the album. Corky Hale played the harp, John Bunch played the piano. Milt Hinton on Bass, and Sol Gubin on Durms.[4]
Sony Music Distribution included this CD in a box set entitled The Complete Collection, which contains fifty-eight of his studio albums, 4 compilation, three DVDs, six volumes of Bennett’s non-album singles, a previously unreleased CD of his Las Vegas debut from 1964, and two discs of rarities, including Bennett’s first recording, an Army V-Disc of “St. James Infirmary Blues, and was released on November 8, 2011.[5]
Chart performance
[edit]The single, "Fool of Fools", "bubbled under" Billboard's Hot 100 chart, reaching number 119,[6] and peaked at number 12 on the magazine's Easy Listening chart.[7]
"Yesterday I Heard the Rain" "bubbled under" Billboard's Hot 100 chart, reaching number 130.[6] The song reached number ten on the magazine's Easy Listening chart.[7], and number 28 on the Cashbox singles chart.[8]
Reception
[edit]Billboard called it "ballad material" and described it as "He has never sounded better, from "Love Is Here to Stay", A lesser known Gershwin effort "Hi -Ho" is a stand- out".[9]
Cashbox called it "warm, romantic fashion" and stated that "The title song ,“Love Is Here To Stay,” “I Only Have Eyes For You,” and “There Will Never Be Another You” are standout efforts",[10]
Record Mirror called it "his terms of interest impact", notes "Fools of Fools is one of his great perfromances"[1]
In A Biographical Guide to the Great Jazz and Pop Singers, Will Friedwald called it "Terrific Album."[11]
The Pittsburgh Press notes "His ability to handle a beautiful balled as well as lighter music"[12]
Track listing
[edit]Side one
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Yesterday I Heard The Rain" | Armando Manzanero, Gene Lees | 3:42 |
| 2. | "Hi-Ho" | George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin | 4:42 |
| 3. | "Hushabye Mountain (From The UA Release: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" | Sherman Brothers, Sherman Brothers | 3:16 |
| 4. | "Home Is The Place" | Jule Styne, Stephen Sondheim | 2:44 |
| 5. | "Love Is Here to Stay (From The UA Release: The Goldwyn Follies)" | George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin | 2:43 |
| 6. | "Get Happy (From The Broadway Musical: Nine-Fifteen Revue)" | Ted Koehler, Harold Arlen | 2:24 |
Side two
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Fool of Fools" | Joseph Meyer, Mann Curtis | 2:43 |
| 2. | "I Only Have Eyes for You (From the Warner Bros. Pictures film: Dames)" | Harry Warren, Al Dubin | 2:36 |
| 3. | "Sweet Georgie Fame" | Blossom Dearie, Sandra Harris | 3:47 |
| 4. | "Only The Young" | Richard Ahlert, Fred Ahlert | 3:12 |
| 5. | "There Will Never Be Another You (From The 20th Century Fox Pictures: Iceland" | Harry Warren, Mack Gordon | 1:54 |
Recording dates
[edit]- October 16, 1967 – "Only the Young"[13]
- December 21, 1967 – "Fool of Fools", "I Only Have Eyes for You"[13]
- February 26, 1968 – "Sweet Georgie Fame'", "Yesterday I Heard The Rain"[13]
- April 16, 1968 – "Love Is Here to Stay", "Home Is The Place", "Hushabye Mountain"[13]
- May 22, 1968 – "There Will Never Be Another You", "Get Happy", "Hi-Ho"[13]
Personnel
[edit]- Tony Bennett – vocals[4]
- Torrie Zito – conductor, arranger
- Tony Tamburello – Music Coordinator
- Frank Laico – Engineers
- Stan Weiss – Engineers
- Al Brown – Engineers
- John Bunch – piano
- Corky Hale – harp
- Milt Hinton – bass
- Sol Gubin – drums
- Unidentified strings
Charts
[edit]| Year | Single | Chart | Peak positions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | "Fool of Fools" | Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 | 119 |
| USA Billboard Adult Contemporary | 12 | ||
| "Yesterday I Heard the Rain" | Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 | 130 | |
| USA Billboard Adult Contemporary | 10 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Jones, Peter (12 October 1968). "albums reviewed by RM reviewing panel new album by Peter Jones: Tony Bennett: Yesterday I Heard The Rain" (PDF). New Record Mirror. No. 18. p. 8. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
- ^ Tony Bennett, Yesterday I Heard The Rain. Discogs.com, Retrieved December 24, 2023.
- ^ "Yesterday I Heard the Rain is released". www.tonybennett.com. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
- ^ a b "Yesterday I Heard The Rain". The Interactive Tony Bennett Discography. 2014-09-11. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
- ^ "The Complete Collection - Tony Bennett". allmusic.com. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (1982). Joel Whitburn's Bubbling under the hot 100, 1959-1981. Menomonee Falls, Wis: Record Research. p. 16. ISBN 978-0-8982-0047-8.
- ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2007). Joel Whitburn presents Billboard top adult songs, 1961-2006. Menomonee Falls, Wis. : Record Research Inc. p. 24. ISBN 978-0-89820-169-7.
- ^ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, July 12, 1965".
- ^ Billboard (PDF). Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1968-08-17.
- ^ Cash Box. Cash Box Pub. Co. 1968-08-24. p. 32.
- ^ Friedwald, Will (2010). A Biographical Guide to the Great Jazz and Pop Singers. Pantheon Books. p. 45. ISBN 9780375421495.
- ^ Eiben & Irr: The Fine Quality Stores Offering Discount Pricesr. The Pittsburgh Press. September 10, 1968.
- ^ a b c d e "Yesterday I Heard The Rain Recording Dates". The Interactive Tony Bennett Discography. 2014-09-11. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
- ^ Tony Bennett Single Releases. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
- ^ Tony Bennett Charting Singles. Retrieved April 22, 2023.