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The Year of Tony Bennett

An Appreciation of the Art and Music of Tony Bennett

February 15, 2023 By Suzanne Leave a Comment

Song of the Day: For Once In My Life

The song of the day for Thursday, February 16, 2023, is “For Once In My Life.”

About This Song

“For Once In My Life” was written by Ron Miller and Orlando Murdeb for the Motown Record’s Jobete publishing company. This song not only found success as a Motown song, with recordings by Stevie Wonder and Jean duShon, but also as a popular standard, starting with Tony Bennett’s recording in 1967. Thanks to Tony Bennett’s recording of the song, it’s been sung by other popular and jazz singers such as Ella Fitzgerald and Frank Sinatra.

About This Version

Tony Bennett and Stevie Wonder recorded “For Once in My Life” in 2006 for Duets: An American Classic. It was arranged by Jorge Calandrelli.

The recording won the 49th Annual Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals in 2007.

“For Once In My Life,” as well as Duets: An American Classic is available on Apple Music.

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Filed Under: Song of the Day Tagged With: Duets: An American Classic, Jorge Calandrelli, Orlando Murden, Ron Miller, Stevie Wonder, Tony Bennett

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