Greatest Hits, Vol.4

Nice condition! Classic tony bennett sounding great on vinyl.

Tony Bennett VOLUME FOUR TONY BENNETT'S GREATEST HITS, Columbia CS 9814. Lp dates April-May, 1969Track list (45 singles referenced in parantheses):side one--People (4-44755)For Once In My Life (4-44258)The Shadow of Your Smile (4-43431)Yesterday I heard the Rain (4-44510)My Favorite Things (4-44688)Watch What Happens (Lp filler from CS 9143)side two--Fly Me To The Moon (4-43331)How Insensitive (4-43331)Georgia Rose (4-43715)A Time For Love (4-43768)The Gentle Rain (Lp filler from CS 9272)Recorded in that beautiful, gorgeous Columbia '60s stereo; the first side paces four almost identical beautiful music lush tracks that run together, then "My Favorite Things" jazz vibe kicks in. The better material opens on side two, with a great topical surprise (think late '60s social upheavals) at "Georgia Rose." Two of the tracks on this album are the first time appearance of Tony's 45 singles, his cover of Barbara Streisand's three year-old hit, "People," and "Yesterday I Heard the Rain". Albums referenced on this comp run from "Watch What Happens" from IF I RULED THE WORLD Lp, CS 9143, THE MOVIE ALBUM, CS 9272, and end with an uncharted Christmas track from SNOWFALL, CS 9739.By the time of this album, Tony's hits were generally only coming out in the middling reaches of the easy listening listings. This is referenced against the following Columbia 45 singles:43331 Fly Me to the Moon/How Insensitive (July, 1965)43431 The Shadow of Your Smile/I Only Miss Her When I Think of Her43508 Song from "The Oscar"/Baby Dream Your Dream43715 The Georgia Rose/The Very Thought (of You)43768 A Time for Love/Touch the Earth43954 Country Girl/What Makes It Happen44154 Keep Smiling at Trouble/Days of Love44258 For Once In My Life/How Do You Say Auf Wiedersehen (October, 1967)44443 A Fool of Fools/The Glory Of Love44510 Yesterday I Heard the Rain/Sweet Georgie Fame44584 Hushabye Mountain/Hi-Ho44685 My Favorite Things/Where Is Love44755 People/They All Laughed (February, 1969)