Tony Makes It Happen

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Tony Makes It Happen

Studio album by

Tony Bennett

Released

April 1967^[1]

Recorded

November 26, 1966 (#3, 9)
January 12, 1967 (#1, 10–11)
January 18, 1967 (#4–5)
January 27, 1967 (#2, 6–8)

Studio

Columbia 30th Street (New York City)

Genre

Vocal jazz

Length

30:20

Label

Columbia
CL 2653
CS 9453

Producer

Ernie Altschuler

Tony Bennett chronology

A Time for Love
(1966)

Tony Makes It Happen
(1967)

For Once in My Life
(1967)

Tony Makes It Happen is an album by American singer Tony Bennett,^[2] originally released in 1967 on Columbia as CL 2653.

The album debuted on the Billboard Top LPs chart in the issue dated May 13, of that year, and remained on the album chart for 6 weeks, peaking at No. 178^[3] it also debuted on the Cashbox albums chart in the issue dated April 15, of that year, and remained on the chart for 7 weeks, peaking at 73^[4]

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.^[5]

Track listing

"On the Sunny Side of the Street" (Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields) – 2:21
"A Beautiful Friendship" (Donald Kahn, Stanley Styne) – 2:28
"Don't Get Around Much Anymore" (Duke Ellington, Bob Russell) – 2:02
"What Makes It Happen" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn) – 2:54
"The Lady's in Love with You" (Burton Lane, Frank Loesser) – 1:43
"Can't Get Out of This Mood" (Jimmy McHugh, Frank Loesser) – 3:40
"I Don't Know Why (I Just Do)" (Fred E. Ahlert, Roy Turk) – 3:24
"I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills) – 2:00
"Country Girl" (Robert Farnon) – 3:37
"Old Devil Moon" (Burton Lane, E.Y. Harburg – 3:00
"She's Funny That Way" (Neil Moret, Richard A. Whiting) – 3:11

Personnel

Tony Bennett – vocals
Marion Evans – conductor, arranger
Bobby Tricarico – tenor sax
Joe Newman, Joe Wilder – trumpet
Urbie Green – trombone
Joe Soldo – flute
John Bunch – piano
Corky Hale – harp
Milt Hinton – bass
Sol Gubin – drums
Unidentified strings

References

^ Billboard Apr 8, 1967
^ At Avax
^ Whitburn, Joel (1996). Joel Whitburn's top pop albums : 1955-1996 : compiled from Billboard magazine's pop album charts, 1955-1996. Menomonee Falls, Wis.: Record Research. p. 74. ISBN 978-0-8982-0117-8.
^ Hoffmann, Frank W (1988). The Cash box album charts, 1955-1974. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. p. 28. ISBN 0-8108-2005-6.
^ "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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