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Summer of '42 (Tony Bennett album)

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Summer of '42
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 1972[1]
GenreVocal jazz
LabelColumbia
C 31219[2]
Tony Bennett chronology
Love Story
(1971)
Summer of '42
(1972)
With Love
(1972)

Summer of '42 is an album by Tony Bennett, released in 1972. The album reached a peak position of number 182 on the Billboard 200.[3][4] It was arranged by Torrie Zito, Robert Farnon, Marion Evans and Frank De Vol.[1]

Billboard reviewed Summer of '42 upon its release and wrote that "Bennett comes up with a winner in this package of exceptional performances of some of today's best material".[1]

Track listing

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  1. "Theme from Summer of '42 (The Summer Knows)" (Michel Legrand, Alan and Marilyn Bergman) – 3:34
  2. "Walkabout" (John Barry, Don Black) – 2:38
  3. "It Was Me" (Gilbert Bécaud, Norman Gimbel) – 3:04
  4. "Losing My Mind" (Stephen Sondheim) – 2:50
  5. "Till" (Charles Danvers, Carl Sigman) – 2:58
  6. "Somewhere Along the Line" (Dinah Washington, Walter Merrick) – 3:00
  7. "Coffee Break" (James Moody) – 2:10
  8. "More and More" (Sacha Distel, R. I. Allen) – 3:04
  9. "Irena" (Robert Farnon) – 2:44
  10. "My Inamorata" – (John Williams, Johnny Mercer) 3:39
  11. "The Shining Sea" (Johnny Mandel, Peggy Lee) – 2:48

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Billboard Album Reviews". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 5 February 1972. p. 54. ISSN 0006-2510.
  2. ^ "Tony Bennett – Summer Of '42". Discogs.com. 1972. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  3. ^ Summer of '42 at AllMusic
  4. ^ Summer of '42: Charts & Awards at AllMusic