Sings a String of Harold Arlen

1961 studio album by Tony Bennett
Sings a String of Harold Arlen
Studio album by
Tony Bennett
Released1961
RecordedAugust 15 & 17-18, 1960
StudioCBS 30th Street Studio, New York
GenreVocal jazz, traditional pop
Length44:00
LabelColumbia
CL 1559
CS 8359
ProducerErnie Altschuler
Tony Bennett chronology
Alone Together
(1961)
Sings a String of Harold Arlen
(1961)
My Heart Sings
(1961)
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Review scores
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Allmusic[1]

Sings a String of Harold Arlen is a 1961 studio album by Tony Bennett. It consists of string arrangements of songs composed by Harold Arlen.[2] The illustration on the cover is by Bob Peak.

Track listing

All music composed by Harold Arlen, lyricists indicated.
  1. "When the Sun Comes Out" (Ted Koehler) – 2:44
  2. "Over the Rainbow" (Yip Harburg) – 4:02
  3. "House of Flowers" (Truman Capote) – 3:35
  4. "Come Rain or Come Shine" (Johnny Mercer) – 3:34
  5. "For Every Man There's a Woman" (Leo Robin) – 3:16
  6. "Let's Fall in Love" (Koehler) – 4:35
  7. "Right as the Rain" (Harburg) – 3:30
  8. "It Was Written in the Stars" (Robin) – 2:56
  9. "What Good Does It Do" (Harburg) – 4:10
  10. "Fun to Be Fooled" (Ira Gershwin, Harburg) – 3:50
  11. "This Time the Dream's on Me" (Mercer) – 3:11
  12. "I've Got the World on a String" (Koehler) – 4:37

Recorded on August 15 (#2-4, 6), August 17 (#1, 5, 7-8, 12) and August 18 (#9-11), 1960.

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ A String of Harold Arlen at AllMusic
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