The album we’ve all been waiting for has been announced and is available for pre-order from Amazon.com and will be released on October 23, 2012. In Viva Duets, Tony sings duets with a stellar group of Latin singers, including Marc Anthony, Chayanne, Gloria Estefan, Thalia, Vincentio and many more. Songs include a wide range of his standards from the Great American Songbook such as Blue Velvet, The Best is Yet To Come, The Good Life, Just in Time and Cold, Cold, Heart.
You can read the press release here.
The official Tony Bennett website has pictures and more news about this highly anticipated album.
Tony Bennett will be touring South and Central America this fall after the release of the album.
I know that they’re cash cows, but not only am I tired of the duets, I’m tired of the same dang songs being on the albums. Won’t Columbia allow him to just make a record anymore? Or are his sons just building a nest egg for themselves? Shame to sacrifice art for $$$.
Hello DJ,
Thanks for your comment regarding Viva Duets. I won’t ascribe motives to anyone connected with the album, but I do think the duets albums bring a whole new generation of fans to Tony Bennett, as evidenced by the fact that Mr. Bennett will be performing at Seattle’s Bumbershoot Festival next weekend, along with Skrillex, Jane’s Addiction, and Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, among many others.
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