Tony is a 1957 album by singer Tony Bennett. It reached number 14 on the Billboard album chart in 1957, first appearing February 23 that year, and remaining on the chart for nine weeks. Sony Music Distribution included this CD in a box set entitled The Complete Collection, which contains fifty-eight of his studio albums, 4 compilation, three DVDs, six volumes of Bennett’s non-album singles, a previously unreleased CD of his Las Vegas debut from 1964, and two discs of rarities, including Bennett’s first recording, an Army V-Disc of “St. James Infirmary Blues, and was released on November 8, 2011.

Reception

William Ruhlmann of AllMusic said "particularly on the side-ending "I Can't Give You Anything but Love," while Faith's strings provide lush, wistful underpinnings to the often-sad sentiments of the ballads on the second side. Bennett matches the arrangements with his vocal performances, keeping pace with the jazzy horns or soaring above the sweet strings" Billboard gave the album a postive reviews, saying "he sings a dozen standards, backed by modern and tasteful arrangement by Ray Conniff"

Track listing

Tracks recorded on June 6 (#11), September 11 (#1–4), September 12 (#5, 8, 10, 12), September 13 (#6–7, 9), 1956.

Personnel

Strings