Tony Bennett's All-Time Greatest Hits (1972)

Note: the CD I listened to was the 1997 remastered reissue.

As one would expect. Powerful vocals supported by fantastic arrangements by the likes of Percy Faith, Ray Conniff, and Johnny Mandel; sometimes accompanied by Count Basie or The London Philharmonic. Lots of popular show tunes/movie themes (marked below with an asterisk) and easy listening ballads to croon. No liner notes to speak of, but at least the tunes are presented in chronological order.

Peak on the US Billboard Top 200 chart: #175

Tracks with chart positions. It's all good, but my top tracks marked with a ✔.

Song	Year	Hot 100
Because Of You	1951	1
Rags To Riches	1953	1	✔
Stranger In Paradise*	1953	2
Sing You Sinners*	1967	-
Just In Time*	1956	46	✔
The Boulevard Of Broken Dreams	1956	-
Love Look Away*	1958	-
Firefly	1958	-	✔
Put On A Happy Face*	1960	-	✔
I Left My Heart In San Francisco	1962	19	✔
I Wanna Be Around	1962	14
This Is All I Ask	1963	70
Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)*	1964	33
The Shadow Of Your Smile*	1965	-
Smile*	1965	-
A Time For Love*	1966	-
For Once In My Life	1967	91
Something	1969	-
(Where Do I Begin) Love Story*	1971	-
Maybe This Time*	1972	-

Despite the album title, most of Bennett's Top 40 hits are absent: Can You Find It In Your Heart (#16, 1956), From The Candy Store On The Corner To The Chapel On The Hill (#11, 1956), Happiness Street (#38, 1956), The Autumn Waltz (#18, 1956), In The Middle Of An Island (#9, 1957), Ca C'est L'amour (#22, 1957), Young And Warm And Wonderful (#22, 1957), The Good Life (#18, 1963), and If I Ruled The World (#34, 1965).

Personal Memory Associated with this CD: None

Previously revisited for the blog:

Duets: An American Classic (2006)
Snowfall: The Christmas Album (1994)