Mr. Broadway: Tony's Greatest Broadway Hits

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Mr. Broadway: Tony Bennett's Greatest Broadway Hits

Greatest hits album by

Tony Bennett

Released

March 1962^[1]

Recorded

1953–1962

Ernest Altschuler

Tony Bennett chronology

My Heart Sings
(1961)

Mr. Broadway: Tony Bennett's Greatest Broadway Hits
(1962)

I Left My Heart in San Francisco
(1962)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[3]

Mr. Broadway: Tony Bennett's Greatest Broadway Hits is a 1962 album by Tony Bennett.

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.^[4]

Track listing

"Stranger In Paradise" (from the 1953 Broadway musical Kismet) (Alexander Borodin / George Forrest / Robert Wright)
"Just In Time" (from the 1956 Broadway musical Bells Are Ringing) (Jule Styne / Betty Comden / Adolph Green) – 2:36
"Lazy Afternoon" (from the 1954 Broadway musical The Golden Apple) (John Latouche / Jerome Moross)
"Love Look Away" (from the 1958 Broadway musical Flower Drum Song) (Richard Rodgers / Oscar Hammerstein II) – 2:45
"The Party's Over" (from the 1956 Broadway musical Bells Are Ringing) (Styne / Comden / Green) – 3:06
"You'll Never Get Away From Me" (from the 1959 musical Gyspy) (Stephen Sondheim / Styne) – 2:07
"Climb Ev'ry Mountain" (from the 1959 musical The Sound of Music) (Rodgers / Hammerstein II) – 2:21
"Begin the Beguine" (from the 1935 musical Jubilee (Cole Porter)
"Baby, Talk to Me" (from the 1960 musical Bye Bye Birdie) (Charles Strouse / Lee Adams)
"Put On a Happy Face" (from the 1960 musical Bye Bye Birdie) (Strouse / Adams)
"Follow Me" (from the 1960 musical Camelot) (Alan Lerner / Frederick Loewe)
"Comes Once in a Lifetime" (from the 1961 musical Subways Are For Sleeping) (Styne / Comden / Green)

Personnel

Tony Bennett – vocals
Percy Faith – arranger

References

^ Billboard Apr 7, 1962
^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r24556
^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 148. ISBN 9781846098567. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
^ "The Complete Collection - Tony Bennett". allmusic.com. Retrieved 8 October 2024.

Tony Bennett

Discography

Studio albums

1950s	Because of You Cloud 7 Tony The Beat of My Heart Long Ago and Far Away In Person! Strike Up the Band Hometown, My Town
1960s	To My Wonderful One Tony Sings for Two Alone Together Sings a String of Harold Arlen My Heart Sings I Left My Heart in San Francisco I Wanna Be Around... This Is All I Ask The Many Moods of Tony When Lights Are Low Who Can I Turn To If I Ruled the World: Songs for the Jet Set The Movie Song Album Tony Makes It Happen For Once in My Life Snowfall: The Tony Bennett Christmas Album I've Gotta Be Me
1970s	Tony Sings the Great Hits of Today! Tony Bennett's "Something" Love Story Summer of '42 With Love The Good Things in Life Life Is Beautiful The Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Album Together Again
1980s–90s	The Art of Excellence Bennett/Berlin Astoria: Portrait of the Artist Perfectly Frank Steppin' Out Here's to the Ladies Tony Bennett on Holiday Tony Bennett: The Playground Bennett Sings Ellington: Hot & Cool
2000s–20s	Playin' with My Friends: Bennett Sings the Blues A Wonderful World The Art of Romance Duets: An American Classic A Swingin' Christmas (Featuring The Count Basie Big Band) Duets II Viva Duets Cheek to Cheek The Silver Lining: The Songs of Jerome Kern Love Is Here to Stay Love for Sale

Live albums

Compilations

Singles

Live performances
and specials

Documentaries

The Zen of Bennett

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