Today is the day that Tony Bennett's Viva Duets officially drops world wide, and yes I have mine! I purchased my copy through iTunes, my favorite for all my music "to go".
My favorites off the album? The Best Is Yet To Come with Chayanne (Of Course!) Both Chayanne and Tony have those beautifully silky voices that sweep you away. They vocally play off one another in a flawless fashion, perfect pairing. Steppin' Out With My Baby with Christina Aguilera, I so loved this one. Christina does an excellent job with the heavy jazz arrangement, her voice is just as much a jazz instrument as the bass and the piano, really fun. For Once In My Life with Marc Anthony (Of Course!) Marc has a voice that is uniquely his. He's able to not only hold his own next to Tony, but they complement one another beautifully. Finally, Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me) with Gloria Estefan.....while I'm a huge Chayanne fan, this is my favorite of all the tracks. Gloria shines in this song, she sings with so much feeling and Tony let's her shine.
You many have hear of some of these Latin artists, who are all mega stars in their own right, or you may have not, but one thing for sure is that you will definitely fall in love with this album.
There are 12 tracks on the album:
The Best Is Yet To Come - Chayanne
The Way You Look Tonight - Thalia
Steppin' Out With My Baby - Christina Aguilera
For Once In My Life - Marc Anthony
Are You Having Any Fun - Dani Martin
The Good Life - Franco Devita
Who Can I Turn To - Gloria Estefan
Just In Time - Juan Luis Guerra
Cold Cold Heart - Vicentico
I Wanna Be Around - Ricardo Arjona
Rags To Riches - Romeo Santos
Return To Me (Regressa a Mi) - Vincente Fernandez
You can purchase the album on iTunes or Amazon.com
But here is a VERY interesting tid bit! It you get your Viva Duets album from Target you get 4 additional exclusive BONUS TRACKS!
Don't Get Around Much Anymore - Miguel Bose
Blue Velvet - Maria Gadu
The Very Thought Of You - Ana Carolina
The Way You Look Tonight (Guitar Only) - Thalia
"Tony Bennett is an indefatigable powerhouse vocalist. His energy and charisma have guided him through six decades of hits. the perennially hot Mr. Bennett is given both tribute and chance to shine with this celebration of the Great American Songbook. It doesn't hurt that some of the biggest and most respected artists of Latin music are helping out in this third installment. Behold Viva Duets with artists like Gloria Estefan, Vincente Fernandez, Marc Anthony, and Christina Aguilera."- iTunes
"Tony Bennett doesn’t speak Spanish and he was not familiar with most of the Latino artists he recorded with for his new album, “VIVA Duets.” But to his delight, the great American crooner discovered some common ground while recording: “They sing with the heart.”....See, the one thing about the Latin singers, the majority of music that Latinos love, that the public loves of the Latinos, is they sing from the heart. And that doesn’t go away. That makes the record never sound old-fashioned. There’s some gimmick that’s popular for 10 weeks and then forgotten. ... (But here) there was so much feeling in their performances that it will always sound good. Twenty years from now the same record will sound good because it has the feeling. They all sing with so much feeling and the public responds with so much feeling." - Washington Post
"VIVA DUETS presents Bennett's classic songs with an international flavor that will generate widespread appeal for this unique multi-lingual presentation. Working with this unprecedented list of Latin artist, many of whom he met for the first time in the recording studio, Bennett commented, "Each of these artists were so warm and welcoming that there was an instant rapport. Latin music has always been about melody and harmony and a lot of soul, so there was a very close artistic connection with each duet guest. I am absolutely thrilled about the record." Talk Tunes World
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