Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga - Love For Sale
Tony Bennett – vocals (A1–3, A5 to B3, B5) [click here to see more vinyl featuring Tony Bennett]
Lady Gaga – vocals (A1 to B2, B4) [click here to see more vinyl featuring Lady Gaga]
Steve Kortyka – alto saxophone (A1, A3, A5 to B2)
Daniel Foose – bass (A1, B1)
Joe Peri – drums (A1, B1, B4)
Alex Smith – organ, piano (A1, B1)
Brian Newman – trumpet (A1, B1, B4)
Harold Jones – drums (A2–5, B2)
Gray Sargent – guitar (A2–5, B2)
Jorge Calandrelli – conductor (A2, A4, B3, B5)
- William Short – bassoon
- Jessica Phillips – clarinet
- Diane Lesser – English horn
- John Romeri, Keith Bonner – flute
- Mariko Anraku – harp
- Erik Charlsto, Steven White – percussion
- Jason Haaheim – timpani
- Dan Krekeler, Jeremy McCoy, Marshall Wood, Peter Donovan, Timothy Cobb – bass
- William de Vos, Stewart Rose, Eric Reed, Julia Pilant – French horn
- Adele Stein, Clarice Jensen, Ellen Westermann, Julia Bruskin, Kari Docter, Peter Sanders – cello
- Caleb Burhans, David Gold, Desiree Elsevier, Dov Scheindlin, Katherine Anderson, Mary Hamman, Shmuel Katz, Todd Low – viola
- Amy Kauffman, Ann Lehman, Basia Danilow, Catherine Sim, Hae Young Ham, Jonathan Dinklage, Julia Ahyoung Choi, Katherine Fong, Kristi Helberg, Laura Frautschi, Laura McGinniss, Louise Owen, Margaret Gould, Maria Conti, Matthew Lehman, Nancy Wu, Robert Zubrycki, Sean Carney, Sylvia Danberg, Xiao-Dong Wang, Yurika Mok – violin
Marion Evans – concert leader (A3, A5, B2):
- Aaron Heick, David Mann – alto saxophone
- Roger Rosenberg – baritone saxophone
- Jeff Nelson – bass trombone
- Charles Pillow, Marc Phaneuf – tenor saxophone
- Michael Davis, Nicholas Grinder, Randy Andos – trombone
- Dylan Schwab, Jonathan Owens, Scott Wendholt, Tony Kadleck – trumpet
Written by Cole Porter
1 LP, Gatefold jacket
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : MPO (France)
Label : Streamline Records
Original Label : Columbia
Recorded 2018–2020 at Studio Electric Lady, New York City
Recorded by Billy Cumella (A1, B1, B4), Josh Coleman (A2–5, B2-3, B5)
Engineered and mixed by Dae Bennett
Produced by Dae Bennett
Originally released in September 2021
Reissued in October 2021
Tracks:
Side A:
- It's De-Lovely
- Night And Day
- Love For Sale
- Do I Love You - Lady Gaga solo
- I Concentrate On You
Side B:
- I Get A Kick Out Of You
- So In Love - Tony Bennett solo
- Let's Do It - Lady Gaga solo
- Just One Of Those Things - Tony Bennett solo
- Dream Dancing
Awards:
2022 Grammy Award Winner:
- Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
- Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
Reviews:
“Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga recorded Love for Sale, their second duet album, with the knowledge that it was likely the last from Bennett. Back in 2016, two years before the sessions for Love for Sale started, Bennett was diagnosed with Alzheimer's. By the time Love for Sale was released in 2021, he'd officially retired from live performances. The Gaga collaboration wasn't billed as Bennett's final album, but given his health and advanced age (he turned 95 in 2021), Love for Sale is more likely than not a farewell. The record doesn't have the gravity of a final statement, though. It's light and sweet, containing 12 breezy renditions of Cole Porter warhorses. Bennett's sung these songs his entire career but he still delivers them with a grin. Gaga takes her cue from Bennett, adding a bit of humor to her phrasing which helps temper her tendency toward the theatrical. The contrast is clear: Gaga sings with total awareness of the audience, hitting her marks with a sense of flair, while Bennett is pleasing the crowd with casual charm. It's a nice dynamic, one that gives the album a pulse and helps distract from the slight air of televised variety shows that permeate the record. This isn't a record where the songs and arrangements are at the forefront, it's an album that's all about the show and spectacle. Its pleasures are slightly fleeting but they're pleasures all the same.” AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Ratings :
AllMusic : 3 / 5 , Discogs : 4.54 / 5