And let’s give Lady Gaga a chance to shine on things to come. But the real magic happens when the two come together. Let’s keep all those precious Tony Bennett memories. Gaga takes a solo turn on Do I Love You, and as she tells it, Bennett provided her with the confidence to approach the recording booth alone: Tony gave me the inspiration and permission to hold court in the studio again, she says. And the Las Vegas style of “You’re The Top” doesn’t really gel. Tony sounds supreme and totally assured on this one. Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett are bringing their long musical partnership to a close with the upcoming release of their MTV Unplugged. We get a sophisticated and sympathetic arrangement on “Night And Day”, and the swing on “Just One Of Those Things” is almost nostalgic. Bennett's penultimate performance with Gaga airs on December 16. “Dream Dancing” for me is forever associated with Ella Fitzgerald, so what does she have to offer? Nothing much. She sounds uneven and not really determined on “I Get A Kick Out Of You”, but then again wonderful and late 50s-like on “Do I Love You”, reminding me of the often overlooked Teal Joy (not the vibrato or the color, but more the phrasing) or even Monica Lewis. Tony sounds great on the light bossa touch that comprises “I Concentrate On You”, but it seems like Lady Gaga is a foreign body here. And it is refreshing that he is not duetting with Lady Gaga on this particular piece, as he isn’t on a couple of more tracks. Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga will release their second duets album, Love for Sale, on October 1. “So In Love” is one of his best performances here, augmented by a great string arrangement. But what can you expect? I think it is amazing that he still sounds this good.
Tony still has this elegant vibrato, and the grasp is still there, but he clearly isn’t as strong as back then. She sounds like a veritable 50s torch singer on the album opener “It’s De-Lovely” (her phrasing of the word “curse” is something), but then very disparate on “Love For Sale”. I know its not really politically correct to start out with the negatives, but I have absolutely no understanding.
Stream songs including 'It's De-Lovely', 'Night And Day' and more. I am impressed with Lady Gaga’s performance. Listen to Love For Sale by Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga on Apple Music.
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