What Are You Listening To?

[CRAZY-HORSE]

TONY BENNETT & LADY GAGA "cheek to cheek" cd, 2014

album stats: #1 US, #7 AU, #3 CAN, #10 UK
singles:
"anything goes"..........#174 UK
"the lady is a tramp"...#188 UK

Q: what do you get when you cross a legendary crooner with one of the most flambouyant over the top pop stars of the last decade?
A: a gross mis-pairing of talent that works against all odds!

another birthday gift card purchase from a while ago,already played but not posted, so here goes....
i bought this one the day it was released purely on the strength of that "lady is a tramp" duet they did on his "duets" album a couple of years ago...
Bennett,despite being 85 years of age has lost none of his class or vocal ability.
Gaga proves there really is a talented side to her, she could almost make a career out of this type of music, but the reality is, the big money is in the pop market and so are the audiences for concert shows...
i even dare go as far as saying her vocal range,strengths and punctuation of the lines is about as close to Liza Minelli as you could get...
album is filled with old jazz,blues,crooner standards here and both carry them off proffessionally.
my version of the album is the deluxe version with three or four extra tracks over the standard release, i got this one because that "lady is a tramp" is one of the bonus songs.
all up a very very good album and IMO i think Gaga should do more of this kind of material in the future and maybe she will, especially since her last album "pop art" failed so badly in the charts compared to her previous albums

I LIKE THIS ALBUM

worst track: goody goody
best track: anything goes

tracks:

1. anything goes ***
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fg1meK-IgOM vevo video
2. cheek to cheek **
3. dont wait too long **
4. i cant give you anything but love **
5. nature boy **
6. goody goody **
7. ev'ry time we say goodbye **
8. firefly **
9. i wont dance **
10.they all laughed **
11.lush life **
12.sophisticated lady **
13.lets face the music and dance **
14.but beautiful ***
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1OdWOLWeCM vevo video
15.it dont mean a thing **
16.on a clear day **
17.bewitched,bothered and bewildered **
18.the lady is a tramp ***
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPAmDULCVrU vevo video

3s=3
2s=15
1s=0

rating: 2.1