Bennett,Tony San Francisco: All The Hits & More 1951-1962 CD

The timeless, seemingly ageless Tony Bennett has enjoyed a remarkable career, having notched up his first hit records way back in 1951 and remaining both popular and successful for much of the ensuing seventy years, with a steady stream of gold & platinum records, and Grammy awards. This 56-track compilation is drawn from Bennett's singles releases between 1951-62, presenting all of his forty-odd US and UK hits, alongside a dozen or so of his rarer 45s, several of which are surprisingly hard to find on CD. Features his #1 records 'Because Of You', 'Cold, Cold Heart', 'Rags To Riches' and 'Stranger In Paradise'. Among a myriad of other hits it also includes further million-sellers like 'Blue Velvet', 'There'll Be No Teardrops Tonight', 'Cinnamon Sinner', 'I Left My Heart In San Francisco' and 'I Wanna Be Around'. Although Bennett had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's in 2016, he continued to perform and record until he was obliged to stop, due to the COVID-19 pandemic enforced lockdown in early 2020, by which time he was ninety-four years of age.

1. Because of You 2. I Won't Cry Anymore 3. Cold, Cold Heart 4. Blue Velvet 5. Solitaire 6. Here in My Heart 7. Have a Good Time 8. Stay Where You?Are 9. Congratulations to Someone 10. I'm the King of Broken Hearts 11. Rags to Riches 12. Stranger in Paradise 13. There'll Be No Teardrops Tonight 14. Please Driver (Once Around the Park Again) 15. Until Yesterday 16. Cinnamon Sinner 17. Take Me Back Again 18. Not As a Strange 19. Funny Thing 20. Close Your Eyes 21. Don't Tell Me Why 22. Come Next Spring 23. Sing You Sinners 24. Can You Find It in Your Heart 25. From the Candy Store on the Corner to the Chapel on the Hill 26. Happiness Street (Corner Sunshine Square) 27. The Autumn Waltz 28. Just in Time 29. One Kiss Away from Heaven 30. One for My Baby (And One More for the Road) 31. In the Middle of An Island 32. I Am 33. Ca, C'est L'amour 34. I Never Felt More Like Falling in Love 35. Weary Blues from Waitin' 36. Alone at Last/My Foolish Heart 37. The Beat of My Heart 38. Young and Warm and Wonderful 39. Firefly 40. Love Look Away 41. Being True to One Another 42. The Cool School 43. Smile 44. Climb Ev'ry Mountain 45. Ask Me (I Know) 46. Baby Talk to Me 47. Till 48. Somebody 49. Follow Me 50. The Best Is Yet to Come 51. I'm Coming Virginia 52. Tender Is the Night 53. I Left My Heart in San Francisco 54. Candy Kisses 55. I Wanna Be Around 56. I Will Live My Life for You