I Wanna Be Around...
1963 studio album by Tony Bennett
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I Wanna Be Around... is the fourteenth studio album by American singer Tony Bennett. released on February 18, 1963 by Columbia Records, it was produced by Ernie Altschuler.[2]
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| Released | February 18, 1963[1] | |||
| Recorded | March 16, 1962–April 26, 1963 | |||
| Studio | CBS 30th Street (New York City) | |||
| Genre | Traditional pop, vocal jazz | |||
| Length | 27:21 original LP 44:39 CD reissue | |||
| Label | Columbia CL 2000 CS 8800 | |||
| Producer | Ernie Altschuler | |||
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The album debuted on the Billboard Top LPs chart in the issue dated April 6, 1963, and remained on the album chart for 44 weeks, peaking at number five.[3] it also debuted on the Cashbox albums chart in the issue dated March 16, 1963, and remained on the chart for in a total of 63 weeks, peaking at number two.[4]
Two singles from the album, "I Wanna Be Around" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 in the issue dated January 12, 1963, peaking at number 14 during its 16-week run.[5] number five on the magazine's Easy Listening chart, during its 16-weeks there.[6] and number 15 on the Cashbox singles chart during its 16 weeks there.[7] "The Good Life", debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 in the issue dated May 11, 1963, peaking at number 14 during its 16-week run.[5] number seven on the magazine's Easy Listening chart, during its ten-weeks there.[6] number 25 on the Cashbox singles chart during its eleven weeks there.[7] and number 27 in the UK during a 13-week stay.[8]
The album was released on compact disc by Columbia Records in 1995 as tracks 13 through 24 on a pairing of two albums on one CD with tracks 1 through 12 consisting of Bennett's 1962 breakthrough studio album, I Left My Heart in San Francisco.[9] On November 8, 2011, Sony Music Distribution included the CD in a box set entitled The Complete Collection.[10]
Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [11] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |  [12] |
| Record Mirror | [13] |
Billboard mentions "He sings 'em all with the great heart ad warmth"[14]
Cashbox felt there are "some expressive and feelingful Bennett readings of a host of choice new and old tunes with some pulsating backing by the Ralph Sharon Trio."[15]
Variety notes "Bennett gives each song substance with his dramatic balladeering helped on occasion by The Ralph Sharon Trio and always by the orch and arranging supplied by Mark Manning"[16]
William Ruhlmann of AllMusic said "there were also some excellent arrangements, including a percussion-and-flute reading of "Let's Face the Music and Dance" that echoed the Beat of My Heart album and a nod to the South American trend with Antonio Carlos Jobim's "Quiet Nights (Corcovado)."[11]
It was given a four-star rating by both The Encyclopedia of Popular Music and Record Mirror as well.[13][12] while getting a four/half-star rating from AllMusic.[11]
Track listing
- "The Good Life" (Sacha Distel, Jack Reardon) – 2:15
- "If I Love Again" (Jack Murray, Ben Oakland) – 3:19
- "I Wanna Be Around" (Johnny Mercer, Sadie Vimmerstadt) – 2:11
- "I've Got Your Number" (Cy Coleman, Carolyn Leigh) – 1:45
- "Until I Met You" (Freddie Green, Don Wolf) – 2:57
- "Let's Face the Music and Dance" (Irving Berlin) – 2:52 (omitted on CD reissue)
- "Once Upon a Summertime" (Eddie Barclay, Michel Legrand, Eddy Marnay, Mercer) – 2:00
- "If You Were Mine" (Matty Malneck, Mercer) – 2:15
- "I Will Live My Life for You" (Henri Salvador, Marcel Stellman) – 2:26
- "Someone to Love" (Harry Warren) – 1:58
- "It Was Me" (Gilbert Becaud, Norman Gimbel) – 3:04
- "Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars (Corcovado)" (Antônio Carlos Jobim, Gene Lees) – 3:16
Bonus tracks on CD reissue (all taken from the album "This Is All I Ask"):
- "Autumn in Rome" (Sammy Cahn, Alessandro Cicognini, Paul Weston) – 2:15
- "The Way That I Feel" (Harry Brooks) – 2:55
- "The Moment of Truth" (Tex Satterwhite, Frank Scott) – 2:14
- "Got Her Off My Hands (But Can't Get Her Off My Mind)" (Sam M. Lewis, Flip Phillips, Joe Young) – 2:00
- "Long About Now" (Fred Hellerman, Fran Minkoff) – 2:44
- "Young and Foolish" (Albert Hague, Arnold B. Horwitt) – 3:22
- "Tricks" (Alan Brandt, Bob Haymes) – 1:48
Recorded March 16, 1962 (#5), October 19, 1962 (#2–4, 6–9), December 19, 1962 (#1, 10–11), April 22, 1963 (#12, 17), April 24, 1963 (#14–15), April 26, 1963 (#13, 16, 18)
Charts
Singles
| Year | Title | U.S. Hot 100[5] | U.S. Cashbox[7] | U.S. AC[6] | UK singles[8] |
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| 1962 | "I Wanna Be Around" | 14 | 15 | 5 | - |
| 1963 | "The Good Life" | 14 | 25 | 9 | 27 |
Personnel
- Tony Bennett – vocals
- Ralph Sharon – piano
- Ralph Burns – arranger
- Marty Manning – arranger, conductor
- Carlos Lyra - guitar (#11)