A Wonderful World (Tony Bennett and k.d. lang album)
2002 studio album by Tony Bennett and k.d. lang
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A Wonderful World is an album by Tony Bennett and k.d. lang released in 2002.
ReleasedNovember 5, 2002
RecordedMarch 2002[1]
StudioJohn Harms Theatre (remotely recorded to Bennett Studios)
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| Released | November 5, 2002 | |||
| Recorded | March 2002[1] | |||
| Studio | John Harms Theatre (remotely recorded to Bennett Studios) | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | T Bone Burnett, Danny Bennett | |||
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It later won the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album. In the U.S., the album achieved gold record status, and reached top 40 in the UK.
On November 8, 2011, Sony Music Distribution included the CD in a box set entitled The Complete Collection.[3]
Track listing
- "Exactly Like You" (Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh) – 3:17
- "La Vie en Rose" (Mack David, Louiguy, Edith Piaf) – 3:23
- "I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)" (Doc Dougherty, Al J. Neiburg, Ellis Reynolds) – 4:46
- "You Can Depend on Me" (Charles Carpenter, Carl M. Dunlap, Earl Hines) – 3:00
- "What a Wonderful World" (Robert Thiele, George David Weiss) – 3:23
- "That's My Home" (Otis Rene, Leon Rene) – 3:05
- "A Kiss to Build a Dream On" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby) – 3:25 (k.d. lang solo)
- "I Wonder" (Cecil Gant, Raymond Leveen) – 3:49
- "Dream a Little Dream of Me" (Fabian Andre, Gus Kahn, Wilbur Schwandt) – 3:52
- "You Can't Lose a Broken Heart" (James P. Johnson, Eddie Miller) – 3:14
- "That Lucky Old Sun (Just Rolls Around Heaven All Day)" (Haven Gillespie, Beasley Smith) – 4:36 (k.d. lang solo)
- "If We Never Meet Again" (Louis Armstrong, Horace Gerlach) – 3:52
Personnel
- Tony Bennett – vocals
- k.d. lang – vocals
- Lee Musiker – piano, arrangements
- Clayton Cameron – drums
- Paul Langosch – double bass
- Gray Sargent – guitar
- Scott Hamilton – tenor saxophone
- Peter Matz – conductor
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA)[15] | Platinum | 70,000^ |
| Canada (Music Canada)[16] | Gold | 50,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[17] | Gold | 500,000^ |
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