TONY BENNETT AND LADY GAGA: CHEEK TO CHEEK ALBUM NOW AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER
For immediate release
TONY BENNETT AND LADY GAGA: CHEEK TO CHEEK ALBUM NOW AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER
NEW TRACK “I CAN’T GIVE YOU ANYTHING BUT LOVE” AVAILABLE NOW DIGITALLY
19 AUGUST 2014 (Toronto, ON) – Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga: Cheek to Cheek is available for pre-order beginning today. The second track to be released from the album, the jazz standard “I Can’t Give You Anything But Love”, written by Jimmy McHugh and Dorothy Fields, is available now on iTunes and other retailers via Universal Music Canada, the country’s leading music company. Also just revealed are the standard and deluxe album covers for Cheek to Cheek, shot by fashion photographer Steven Klein. Listen to “I Can’t Give You Anything But Love” on VEVO here. The standard version of Cheek to Cheek features 11 tracks, and the deluxe version features 18 tracks. A 180-gram vinyl edition of Cheek to Cheek will also be available for pre-order at select retail outlets. A new studio video for “I Can’t Give You Anything But Love” will be premiered on VEVO later this week. The debut song from Cheek to Cheek, Cole Porter’s “Anything Goes”, released at the end of July, debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Digital Jazz charts becoming their second duet track to hit the top spot on the jazz charts, having done the same with “The Lady is a Tramp”, from Duets II. Cheek to Cheek features classic jazz standards sung by Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett in a combination of vocal duets and solo performances. From the title track to “But Beautiful” to “I Won’t Dance”, the record’s duets showcase the chemistry between the two artists, who span 60 years in age. As Bennett says, “What I really love about being a jazz singer is that jazz artists are very creative, very honest, from phrase to phrase” and Lady Gaga adds, “We wanted to make something that sounded perfect because of the quality of the emotion…the honesty.” Cheek to Cheek also features the Lady Gaga solo, “Lush Life”, accompanied by Tony Bennett’s solo of “Sophisticated Lady”. The two songs complement each other, as Lady Gaga explains, “I loved making ‘Lush Life,’ Tony mentored me emotionally through the process,” and Tony Bennett adds, “I sang ‘Sophisticated Lady’ to answer her on ‘Lush Life,’ and because Duke Ellington wrote it, who collaborated with Billy Strayhorn, the writer of ‘Lush Life.’” Recorded in New York City, Cheek to Cheek took over a year to complete and features jazz musicians associated with both artists including members of Bennett’s quartet, Mike Renzi, Gray Sargent, Harold Jones and Marshall Wood as well pianist Tom Ranier. Jazz trumpeter Brian Newman, a long-time friend and colleague of Lady Gaga appears on the album as well with his NYC based jazz quintet. Jazz soloists on selected tracks include tenor saxophonist Joe Lovano, trumpeter George Rabbai and flutist Paul Horn, who passed away in July. Exclusive bundles for Cheek to Cheek are available via Cheektocheek.ladygaga.com and Cheektocheek.tonybennett.com. Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga recently taped a television special, Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga: Cheek to Cheek LIVE! in New York City at the Frederick P. Rose Hall at Jazz at Lincoln Center. The special will air on THIRTEEN’s Great Performances on PBS on October 24 at 9 pm ET (check local listings at http://www.pbs.org/tv_schedules/). Track configurations for Cheek to Cheek are listed below. Standard Version: 1. Anything Goes 2. Cheek to Cheek 3. Nature Boy 4. I Can’t Give You Anything But Love 5. I Won’t Dance 6. Firefly 7. Lush Life (Lady Gaga solo) 8. Sophisticated Lady (Tony Bennett solo) 9. Let’s Face the Music and Dance 10. But Beautiful 11. It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) Deluxe Version: 1. Anything Goes 2. Cheek to Cheek 3. Don’t Wait too Long (Tony Bennett solo) 4. I Can’t’ Give You Anything But Love 5. Nature Boy 6. Goody Goody 7. Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye (Lady Gaga Solo) 8. Firefly 9. I Won’t Dance 10. They All Laughed 11. Lush Life (Lady Gaga solo) 12. Sophisticated Lady (Tony Bennett solo) 13. Let’s Face the Music and Dance 14. But Beautiful 15. It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got that Swing) 16. On a Clear Day ( You Can See Forever) 17. Betwiched, Bothered and Bewildered 18. The Lady is a Tramp Global iTunes Bonus Track: Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) (Live from Jazz at Lincoln Center) (Lady Gaga solo)-30-