In Celebration Of Tony Bennett's 85th Birthday

Tony Bennett: Duets II CD To Be Released On September 20th
On Rpm/Columbia Records

Tony Records His Classic Hits with Today's Biggest Stars

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TORONTO, Aug. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ - American icon Tony Bennett celebrates his 85th birthday this year with a new CD, Tony Bennett: DUETS II, which will be released on September 20th. The recordings were completed over the last 4 months and feature a celebrated list of artists, including the last ever studio recording with Amy Winehouse and recordings with, amongst others: Michael Bublé ; Lady Gaga; k.d. Lang; Sheryl Crow; Mariah Carey; Andrea Bocelli; Queen Latifah and Willie Nelson.

DUETS II is currently available for pre-order on iTunes and Amazon. iTunes, in an exclusive offering, will allow fans to receive Tony's duet with Michael Bublé, "Don't Get Around Much Anymore," instantly upon placing a pre-order for the album.

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Speaking of recording with Tony, Michael Bublé commented:  "One of the most important things about being a great singer is that your voice is unmistakable when someone hears it. Tony Bennett's voice.. no-one, even sounds close."

DUETS II is the follow-up to the multi-platinum CD, DUETS, released in conjunction with Tony's 80th birthday in 2006, which won him three Grammy Awards and was his best-ever selling CD. Phil Ramone takes the helm once again as producer, following up on his success with the Bennett's first DUETS album. 

DUETS II: ARTIST AND SONG ROSTER

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SOURCE Sony Music Entertainment Canada Inc.