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The Art of Excellence
Studio album by Tony Bennett
Released	1986
Recorded	1986
Genre	Jazz
Length	42:17
Label	Columbia
Producer	Danny Bennett
Tony Bennett chronology
The Special Magic of Tony Bennett (1979) The Art of Excellence (1986) Bennett/Berlin (1987)

The Art of Excellence is an album by the American musician Tony Bennett, released in 1986. It peaked at No. 160 on the Billboard 200.

Sony Music Distribution included the album in the 2011 box set The Complete Collection.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
The Rolling Stone Album Guide

People deemed the album one of the 10 best of 1986.

Track listing

1. "Why Do People Fall in Love?/People" (Dennis Lambert, Brian Potter, Bob Merrill, Jule Styne) – 4:05
2. "Moments Like This" (Burton Lane, Frank Loesser) – 2:47
3. "What Are You Afraid Of?" (Jack Segal, Robert Wells) – 3:01
4. "When Love Was All We Had" (Jorge Calandrelli, Sergio Mihanovich) – 5:08
5. "So Many Stars" (Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Sérgio Mendes) – 3:44
6. "Everybody Has the Blues" (James Taylor) – 3:37
7. "How Do You Keep the Music Playing?" (Alan and Marilyn Bergman, Michel Legrand) – 4:20
8. "City of the Angels" (Fred Astaire, Tommy Wolf) – 2:24
9. "Forget the Woman" (Ettore Stratta, Ronny Whyte) – 3:16
10. "A Rainy Day" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) – 2:59
11. "I Got Lost in Her Arms" (Irving Berlin) – 4:27
12. "The Day You Leave Me" (Cy Coleman, C. Gore) – 2:46

Personnel

• Tony Bennett – Vocals
• Ralph Sharon – Piano
• Paul Langosch – Bass
• Joe LaBarbera – Drums

References

1. Reed, Nancy (23 Apr 1986). "Artist Arrives on a High Note". Calendar. Los Angeles Times. p. 1.
2. Nixon, Bruce (29 May 1986). "Tony Bennett still does it his way". The Gazette. Montreal. p. D13.
3. "Tony Bennett". Billboard. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
4. "The Complete Collection - Tony Bennett". allmusic.com. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
5. Ruhlmann, William. The Art of Excellence at AllMusic
6. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 51–52.
7. Willistein, Paul (9 Jan 1987). "Back on Track". The Morning Call. p. D1.

• Tony Bennett albums
• 1986 albums
• Columbia Records albums