“And here’s me and my handsome date, I simply cannot wait for our album together, he’s my darling!” she wrote as a caption for a photo tweeted of the pair, along with revealing the title of the album as Cheek to Cheek.
That’s just how this business is.” Later that month, Lady Gaga, after her performance with Bennett at the final inaugural ball of President Obama’s second inauguration, announced the album formally through her Twitter.
It’ll turn into a giant panic, I can assure you. On January 8, 2013, Evans, who arranged “The Lady Is a Tramp”, confirmed that he would have a fairly significant part in the making of the album, stating “I don’t know at this point exactly how many songs will be on the CD, but I’m sure we’ll have about four or five different-sized orchestras or bands. Gaga talking about collaborating with Bennett on Cheek to Cheek Swing band and Grammy-award nominated songwriter/composer Marion Evans was also under consideration for collaborating on the album with Bennett confirming recording sessions to start soon. In September 2012, Bennett confirmed to Rolling Stone that Gaga wanted to record a jazz album with him and there was a well-known composer associated with the project, and although not on par with jazz musicians like George Gershwin or Cole Porter, he has had several hits to his name. The two recorded “ The Lady Is a Tramp” for his Grammy Award-winning album, Duets II, and subsequently rumors arose of a jazz album from them. Bennett then asked Gaga to sing a duet with him on his upcoming album. Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga first met backstage in 2011 after she had performed a rendition of Nat King Cole‘s “ Orange Colored Sky“, at the Robin Hood Foundation gala in New York City. Bennett also extended his record as the oldest person to achieve a number-one album on the chart. Cheek to Cheek debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 with 131,000 copies sold in its first week according to Nielsen SoundScan, earning Gaga her third consecutive number-one album she became the first female artist in the 2010 decade to have three number-one albums. They both reached number one on Billboard ’s Jazz Digital Songs Chart. The album was preceded by the release of two singles “ Anything Goes” and “ I Can’t Give You Anything but Love“.
The artists promoted Cheek to Cheek through multiple performances in and around New York, including a “behind the scenes” of the album recording on Home Shopping Network (HSN) and a special titled Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga: Cheek to Cheek Live!, which aired on PBS in October. The album received generally positive reviews upon release, with critics praising Gaga’s vocals.
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Full track listings and cover art for the album were released shortly there after, including the track lists for many alternate editions. The release date of the album was delayed multiple times, and the final date was announced by Gaga and Bennett on The Today Show. Gaga deviated from her characteristic pop tracks, wanting instead authentic jazz sounding vocals. The recording sessions in New York City were accompanied by a live band and jazz musicians associated with both artists. The album was inspired by Bennett and Gaga’s desire to introduce the songs to a younger generation, since they believed that the tracks had universal appeal.īy January 2013, the album was confirmed by both artists and recording started after Gaga recovered from her hip surgery. Cheek to Cheek consists of jazz standards by popular jazz composers like George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Jerome Kern and Irving Berlin. The two later recorded a rendition of “ The Lady Is a Tramp“, and began discussing plans for working on a jazz project. Bennett and Gaga first met backstage in 2011, after performing at the Robin Hood Foundation gala in New York City. Cheek to Cheek is a collaborative album by American singers Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga, released on September 19, 2014, through Interscope Records and Columbia Records.
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