Search - Tony Bennett :: Playground

Playground
Tony Bennett
Playground
Genres: Pop, Children's Music, Broadway & Vocalists
 
  •  Track Listings (17) - Disc #1

Tony Bennett's career was revitalized in the 1990s when a whole new generation was exposed to him via his turn on MTV Unplugged. But he spent most of the decade recording albums on which he demonstrated his love for Frank ...  more »

     
   
?

Larger Image

CD Details

All Artists: Tony Bennett
Title: Playground
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 1
Label: Sony
Original Release Date: 9/29/1998
Release Date: 9/29/1998
Genres: Pop, Children's Music, Broadway & Vocalists
Styles: Oldies, Vocal Pop, Classic Vocalists, Traditional Vocal Pop
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 074646954928

Synopsis

Amazon.com
Tony Bennett's career was revitalized in the 1990s when a whole new generation was exposed to him via his turn on MTV Unplugged. But he spent most of the decade recording albums on which he demonstrated his love for Frank Sinatra (Perfectly Frank), Billie Holiday (Here's to the Ladies), Count Basie (Basie Swings, Bennett Sings), and, on The Playground, children. That he succeeds here--elegantly, as always--is due as much to his classic style as to the way he refuses to sing down to the intended audience. Even his kid-friendly duets with Kermit the Frog, Elmo, and Rosie O'Donnell are handled with dignity, though a few songs--including "My Mom" and "Being Green," with Kermit--are paced so leisurely that some children's attention may wander. They're well made up for with the bouncy, invigorating "Firefly" (also with Kermit), "The Bare Necessities," and the rest of the sing-along encouraging songs. --Randy Silver

Similar CDs


Similarly Requested CDs

 

CD Reviews

Mom and music lover
M. Church | Charlestown, IN USA | 11/28/2001
(5 out of 5 stars)

"I love this cd! It is wonderful for for infants (my 10mth old bounces along with the songs), and adults (my husband and I never tire of listening to it on our trips from GA to OH). The cd's smooth melodies keep us all entranced and I really like the guest singers (Elmo, Kermit, and Rosie)."
A warm, enjoyable concept album
Anthony J. Williams | Valley Center, California | 02/22/2002
(4 out of 5 stars)

"All in all, this is an excellent album. What Tony Bennett lacks in vocal range (he is getting up there in age), he more than makes up for with his warm and charming delivery. For kids, this should be a delight. For adult jazz fans, this is simply a very good concept album. I agree that the duets are a bit of a stretch in some cases. However, they fit the child album concept and are few and far between. Songs that I especially enjoy are Dat Dere and The Playground. (Dat Dere alone may be worth the price of the disc.) This is an essential release for the Tony Bennett fan, and a very nice addition for jazz fans and children alike."
Wonderful as usual
03/03/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)

"I love Tony Bennett! this one is enjoyable by children as well!"