LOVE IS HERE TO STAY
TONY BENNETT & DIANA
KRALL
COMPOSERS: GERSHWIN
IRA & GERSHWIN GEORGE
COUNTRY: USA/CANADIAN
ALBUM: LOVE IS HERE TO STAY
LABEL: VERVE/COLUMBIA
GENRE: JAZZ
YEAR: 2011
Love Is
Here to Stay is a collaborative studio album by Tony Bennett and Diana Krall,
released on September 14, 2018, via Verve Records/Columbia Records. The album
features the New York-based jazz group the Bill Charlap Trio. The album was
released both as a CD containing tracks 13 & 14 exclusive to this version
and an exclusive red-colored vinyl LP.
Anthony
Dominick Benedetto(born August 3, 1926), known professionally as Tony Bennett,
is an American singer of traditional pop standards, big band, show tunes, and jazz.
He is also a painter, having created works under the name Anthony Benedetto
that are on permanent public display in several institutions. He is the founder
of the Frank Sinatra School of the Arts in Astoria, Queens, New York.
Born and
raised in Astoria to an Italian-American family, Bennett began singing at an
early age. He fought in the final stages of World War II as a U.S. Army infantryman
in the European Theater. Afterward, he developed his singing technique, signed
with Columbia Records and had his first number-one popular song with
"Because of You" in 1951. Several top hits such as "Rags to
Riches" followed in early 1953. He then refined his approach to encompass
jazz singing. He reached an artistic peak in the late 1950s with albums such as
The Beat of My Heart and Basie Swings, Bennett Sings. In 1962, Bennett recorded
his signature song, "I Left My Heart in San Francisco". His career
and personal life experienced an extended downturn during the height of the
rock music era.
Bennett
staged a comeback in the late 1980s and 1990s, putting out gold record albums
again and expanding his reach to the MTV generation while keeping his musical
style intact. He remains a popular and critically praised recording artist and
concert performer in the 2010s. He has won 19 Grammy Awards (including a Lifetime
Achievement Award, presented in 2001) and two Emmy Awards, and was named an NEA
Jazz Master and a Kennedy Center Honoree. Bennett has sold over 50 million
records worldwide.
Diana
Jean Krall (born November 16, 1964) is a Canadian jazz pianist and singer,
known for her contralto vocals. She has sold more than 6 million albums in the
US and over 15 million albums worldwide. On December 11, 2009, Billboard magazine
named her the second Jazz Artist of the Decade (2000–09), establishing her as
one of the best-selling artists of her time.
Krall is
the only jazz singer to have had eight albums debuting at the top of the Billboard
Jazz Albums. To date, she has won three Grammy Awards and eight Juno Awards. She has also earned nine gold,
three platinum, and seven multi-platinum albums.]]
[Tony
Bennett:]
The more I read the papers
The less I comprehend
The world and all its capers
And how it all will end
[Diana Krall:]
Nothing seems to be lasting
But that isn't our affair
[Tony Bennett:]
We've got something permanent
I mean in the way we care
It's very clear
Our love is here to stay
Not for a year
But ever and a day
The radio and the telephone
And the movies that we know
May just be passing fancies
And in time may go
But oh, my dear
Our love is here to stay
Together we're
Going a long, long way
In time the Rockies may crumble
Gibraltar may tumble
They're only made of clay
But...
Our love is here to stay
[Diana Krall:]
It's very clear
Our love is here to stay
Not for a year
But ever and a day
The radio and the telephone
And the movies that we know
May just be passing fancies
And in time may go
[Tony Bennett:]
But oh, my dear
Our love is here to stay
Together we're
Going a long, long way
[Diana Krall:]
In time the Rockies may crumble
Gibraltar may tumble
They're only made of clay
But...
[Both:]Our love is here to stay