New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Interscope Records) 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 (iTunes.com/CheekToCheek), HSN.com (https://smarturl.it/CheekToCheekHSN), Amazon ((Amazon MP3 Deluxe): https://smarturl.it/CheekToCheekAmz, Amazon MP3 (Standard): https://smarturl.it/CheekToCheekAmzSd, Amazon CD (Deluxe): https://smarturl.it/CheekToCheekCD, Amazon CD (Standard): https://smarturl.it/CheekToCheekCDsd), and other retailers. Also just revealed are the standard and deluxe album covers for
Cheek To Cheek, shot by fashion photographer Steven Klein. The standard version of
Cheek To
Cheek features 11 tracks, and the deluxe version features 15 tracks. A 180-gram vinyl edition of
Cheek To
Cheek will also be available for pre-order at Amazon and 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.
Listen to "I Can't Give You Anything But Love" on VEVO below:
Click here to view album cover art for the standard and deluxe versions of
Cheek To Cheek:
Standard: https://smarturl.it/TBLGArtSd
Deluxe: https://smarturl.it/TBLGArtDlx
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.
On Saturday,
September 13 at 11 PM (EST) leading entertainment and lifestyle retailer HSN will broadcast Tony
Bennett & Lady Gaga:
Cheek To Cheek. This one-hour, HSN Live music special will offer fans an exclusive look behind-the-scenes at the making of their new album, while featuring never-before-seen footage of the two artists collaborating in the recording studio.
Tony
Bennett & Lady Gaga:
Cheek To
Cheek takes the audience on a journey from how the two legendary performers first met to how they selected and performed songs for the album.
It showcases their tremendous talent and rich knowledge of the Great American Songbook and their love of jazz music.
Throughout the special, fans will be able to pre-order an HSN exclusive deluxe version of
Cheek To
Cheek that includes two bonus tracks - "The Lady Is A Tramp" (from Tony Bennett's Duets II) and "Lady's In Love With You" (Tony
Bennett Solo, Live from Jazz at Lincoln Center). There will be an encore airing of the broadcast on Sunday,
September 14 at 7 AM (EST) and fans can pre-order the HSN exclusive deluxe version of
Cheek To
Cheek now at HSN.com.
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 https://www.pbs.org/tv_schedules/)
TRACK CONFIGURATIONS FOR CHEEK TO CHEEK:
US Standard Version:
Anything Goes
Cheek To Cheek
Nature Boy
I Can't Give You Anything But Love
I Won't Dance
Firefly
Lush Life (Lady Gaga solo)
Sophisticated Lady (Tony
Bennett solo)
Let's Face the
Music and Dance
But Beautiful
It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
US
Deluxe Version:
Anything Goes
Cheek To Cheek
Don't Wait Too Long (Tony
Bennett solo)
I Cant' Give You Anything But Love
Nature Boy
Goody Goody
Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye (Lady Gaga Solo)
Firefly
I Won't Dance
They All Laughed
Lush Life (Lady Gaga solo)
Sophisticated Lady (Tony
Bennett solo)
Let's Face The
Music And Dance
But Beautiful
It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
Global iTunes Bonus Track:
"Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) (Live from Jazz at Lincoln Center) (Lady Gaga solo)
US Target
Deluxe Bonus Tracks:
On A Clear Day (You Can See Forever) (Tony
Bennett solo)
Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered (Lady Gaga solo)
US HSN
Deluxe Bonus Tracks:
The Lady's In Love With You (Live from Jazz at Lincoln Center) (Tony
Bennett solo)
The Lady Is A Tramp (from Tony Bennett's Duets II)
