Duets II (Tony Bennett album)

Duets II
Studio album by Tony Bennett
Released	September 20, 2011 (2011-09-20)
Recorded	2011
Genre	Vocal jazz
Length	63:15
Label	Columbia
Producer	Phil Ramone, Dae Bennett
Tony Bennett chronology
A Swingin' Christmas (2008) Duets II (2011)
Singles from Duets II
"Body and Soul" Released: September 14, 2011 "The Lady Is a Tramp" Released: October 3, 2011

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
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Duets II is an album by Tony Bennett, released on September 20, 2011.^[2] It was released in conjunction with Bennett's 85th birthday and is a sequel to his previous duet album, Duets: An American Classic. One of the songs, "Don't Get Around Much Anymore", however, was released on iTunes as a free song several weeks before the album's release. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart marking his first number-one album to date, selling 179,000 copies. He also became the oldest living artist to debut at number one on Billboard 200.^[3] Tony Bennett: Portrait of An Artist, the photography of Kelsey Bennett and Josh Cheuse, was on display at The Morrison Hotel Gallery SoHo.^[4] The photo exhibit captured the creative essence during the recording process of the legendary artist's new album. Duets II recently achieved Platinum sales status in Canada as certified by Music Canada.^[5]

Track listing

The track listing for Duets II was released through the iTunes Store on August 2, 2011.^[6]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Duet partner	Length
1.	"The Lady Is a Tramp"	Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart	Lady Gaga	3:18
2.	"One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)"	Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer	John Mayer	2:58
3.	"Body and Soul"	Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton, Johnny Green	Amy Winehouse	3:23
4.	"Don't Get Around Much Anymore"	Duke Ellington, Bob Russell	Michael Bublé	2:42
5.	"Blue Velvet"	Bernie Wayne, Lee Morris	k.d. lang	4:35
6.	"How Do You Keep the Music Playing"	Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Michel Legrand	Aretha Franklin	5:29
7.	"The Girl I Love"	George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin	Sheryl Crow	3:53
8.	"On the Sunny Side of the Street"	Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields	Willie Nelson	2:57
9.	"Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)"	Alec Wilder, William Engvick	Queen Latifah	3:53
10.	"Speak Low"	Kurt Weill, Ogden Nash	Norah Jones	3:56
11.	"This Is All I Ask"	Gordon Jenkins	Josh Groban	4:36
12.	"Watch What Happens"	Norman Gimbel, Michel Legrand	Natalie Cole	2:10
13.	"Stranger in Paradise"	Robert Wright, George Forrest, Alexander Borodin	Andrea Bocelli	5:03
14.	"The Way You Look Tonight"	Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields	Faith Hill	3:55
15.	"Yesterday I Heard the Rain"	Canache Armando Manzanero, Gene Lees	Alejandro Sanz	3:44
16.	"It Had to Be You"	Isham Jones, Gus Kahn	Carrie Underwood	3:51
17.	"When Do the Bells Ring for Me"	Charles DeForest	Mariah Carey	2:52
Total length:				63:15

Target bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Duet partner	Length
18.	"When You Wish Upon a Star"	Leigh Harline, Ned Washington	Jackie Evancho	3:44
19.	"They Can't Take That Away From Me"	George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin	Brad Paisley	2:59
Total length:				69:58

Charts

Chart (2011)	Peak position
Australian Albums Chart[7]	2
Austrian Albums Chart	7
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)	13
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)	13
Canadian Albums Chart[8]	2
Croatian International Albums Chart[9]	7
Danish Albums Chart	15
Dutch Albums Chart	6
French Albums Chart	21
German Albums Chart	19
Hungarian Albums Chart[10]	36
Irish Albums Chart	13
Italian Albums Chart	25
Mexican Albums Chart[11]	12
New Zealand Albums Chart	2
Norwegian Albums Chart	11
Polish Albums Chart[12]	6
Portuguese Albums Chart	5
Spanish Albums Chart[13]	7
Swiss Albums Chart	14
UK Albums Chart[14]	5
US Billboard 200[15]	1
US Jazz Albums (Billboard)[16]	1

Country	Certification	Sales/shipments
USA	Gold[17]	500,000
Canada	Platinum[18]	80,000

References

1. ^ Duets II (Tony Bennett album) at Allmusic
2. ^ Tony Bennett: The Official Site
3. ^ http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/record-labels/tony-bennett-becomes-oldest-living-artist-1005373242.story
4. ^ http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/tony-bennett-portrait-of-an-artist-129868038.html
5. ^ http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=Duets%20II&ica=False&sa=Tony%20Bennett&sl=&smt=0&sat=-1&ssb=Artist
6. ^ "Duets II by Tony Bennett". iTunes Store. Apple Inc. http://itunes.apple.com/us/preorder/duets-ii/id453350190. Retrieved 2011-08-05. 
7. ^ "Top 50 Albums Chart - Australian Recording Industry Association". ARIA. http://www.ariacharts.com.au/pages/charts_display_album.asp?chart=1G50. Retrieved October 2, 2011. 
8. ^ http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/canadian-albums
9. ^ "TOP STRANIH - TJEDAN 39. 2011." (in Croatian). hdu-toplista.com, HDU; webcitation.org. 
10. ^ "MAHASZ – Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége". mahasz.hu. http://www.mahasz.hu/?menu=slagerlistak&menu2=archivum&lista=top40&ev=2011&het=43&submit_=Keres%E9s. Retrieved 2011-11-03. 
11. ^ http://www.centrodedesarrollodigital.com/amprofon3/Top100.pdf
12. ^ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLIS - Official Retail Sales Chart]"]. http://olis.onyx.pl/listy/index.asp?idlisty=692&lang=en. Retrieved 2011-09-30. 
13. ^ "Duets II de Tony Bennett copa las listas del mundo]"]. http://www.mundomariah.com/wordpress/index.php/2011/09/28/duets-ii-de-tony-bennett-copa-las-listas-del-mundo/. Retrieved 2011-10-03. 
14. ^ UK Albums Chart - issued on Sunday 25 September 2011
15. ^ http://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100#/news/tony-bennett-85-achieves-first-no-1-album-1005373552.story
16. ^ http://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100#/news/tony-bennett-85-achieves-first-no-1-album-1005373552.story
17. ^ http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?content_selector=gold-platinum-searchable-database
18. ^ http://musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=&ica=False&sa=Tony%20Bennett&sl=&smt=0&sat=-1&ssb=Artist