Cheek to Cheek (album)

In September 2012, Tony Bennett told Rolling Stone in an interview that Lady Gaga wants to record a joint jazz album. On January 8, 2013, Marion Evans, who received a Grammy Award for songwriter / composer who staged Tony Bennett and Lady Gage a joint duet “ The Lady Is a Tramp ” for Bennett's album , Duets II, “announced in an interview that he quite significant participation in the creation of the album. Tony Bennett confirmed that the album contains their joint songs with Lady Gaga , as well as solo songs that the singer specially wrote for the album. "Each song in the album is special in its own way, including the one that we called "Paradise" ("Paradise"). ”In June 2014 Lady Gaga began promoting the album in a line of public speaking with and without Bennett, the first of which was at the Frank Sinatra School of the Arts in New York.

At the school, which was founded by Bennett and his wife, the couple performed a duet and separately new songs, they also answered questions from the audience. Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett recorded a cover of Cole Porter's song “Anything Goes” (1934). On July 29, 2014, the first single and video for the song “Anything Goes” was released.

On August 19, 2014, the premiere of a joint song entitled “I Can't Give You Anything But Love” took place. On August 21, 2014, a site called “ HSN ”, a partner of Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett at the presentation of the Cheek to Cheek album, announced that two more clips were preparing to be released for the following tracks - “I Won't Dance” and “ It Don ' t Mean a Thing . " On August 22, 2014, in an exclusive interview with Billboard magazine, jazz legend Tony Bennett announced that she and Lady Gaga are currently working on their second jazz album, which should become a cover album for Cole Porter's work, Red Hot & Blue "1936 year. The dates for the tour in support of the Cheek to Cheek album have not yet been announced, but Bennett announced that they are preparing to introduce new material to the world. On August 26, 2014, the world premiere of the video for the second single of Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett from the joint jazz album Cheek To Cheek - "I Can't Give You Anything But Love". September 16, 2014 the release of the song " Nature Boy ".

In September 2013, Tony Bennett confirmed that the album would be released in January 2014, indicating that he and Gaga had recorded many cover versions of jazz compositions ^[2] . However, on December 12, in an interview with CNN , Bennett announced that the record's release was postponed from January to March 18, 2014 ^{[3] [4]} . In March 2014, USA Today announced the postponement of the release of the joint album of Tony and Lady Gaga at the end of 2014 ^[5] . On April 9, 2014, at the Museum of the Moving Image , Tony Bennett told reporters that the plastic will appear in September ^[6] . In her Instagram account , Lady Gaga showed a new tattoo in the form of a pipe, signing a photo: “Peace - the time has come for jazz” ^[7] . On July 29, 2014, Gaga and Bennett appeared on The Today Show to officially announce their collaboration. When discussing the album, they confirmed the final release date, September 23, 2014. On August 19, 2014, Lady Gaga announced via the Instagram app that the album’s pre-order for the United States, Canada and Mexico was August 19, and for the rest of the world on August 20. "Lady Gaga also presented standard and deluxe album covers. Jazz album promotion Cheek to Cheek is gaining momentum: H&M, a well-known clothing brand, has selected Tony and Gaga as representatives of their new H&M Holiday company. On September 5, 2014, Lady Gaga performed as a star at the New York Fashion Week jazz program. that authority invited the first magazine «Harper's Bazaar».

• “Anything Goes” is the first single from the album, released on July 29, 2014. Headed the Billboard Jazz Digital Songs charts .
• "I Can't Give You Anything But Love" is the second single from the album, released on August 19, 2014.
• " Nature Boy " is the third single from the album, released on September 16, 2014.

Jill Kaufman of MTV News praised the album, calling Bennett and Gaga "a marriage made in heaven." He added that the singers were able to “flawlessly” combine their unique vocal parts, which was reflected in their studio, and thus in the songs from Cheek To Cheek . Caroline Sullivan of The Guardian gave the album four out of five stars, stating that "Gaga is a miracle." She also praised the considerable warmth and depth of her voice. Critic Will Hodkinson of The Times praised the album, giving him four out of five stars. He added that Gaga could be "a Upper Manhattan patron at beer bars and clubs." Jazz critic Mark Myers wrote a review about the album in his The Wall Street Journal, stating that “Gaga’s solo vocals in the song“ Lush Life “were the biggest surprise on the album. “This is a difficult song that bothers even the most experienced jazz artists, including Frank Sinatra.” Among the people who left a friendly review of the album was critic Howard Reich of the Chicago Tribune. He wrote that “Cheek To Cheek” delivers the real thing, from beginning to end ... Both singers managed to get into the rhythm, they achieved significant success. ”

Jazz author Ted Gioia, who reviewed the album in The Daily Beast magazine, was surprised at Gaga’s ability to sing jazz, saying that “it’s fair that Lady Gaga, like any singer who sang with Tony, was loud and assertive ... her voice has an attractive innocence of “But Beautiful” and “Every Time We Say Goodbye.” Four out of five stars rated Lewis Uglova from Digital Spy, praising the “mix of vocals” on the album, adding that “ Cheek to Cheek may not have been a spectacle, as we used to expect from Gaga, but under the guidance of Tony Bennett, the couple recorded an authentic and durable az. ”John Dolan from Rolling Stone gave the album three out of five stars and praised Gaga’s vocals. Dolan said Gaga“ proves she can be a complicated lady. ”Charles J. Gan from the Associated Press also praised Gaga and Bennett’s vocals by writing that “if Gaga was born in an earlier era, she would have felt like in the musical MGM.” Bianca Gracie described the album as “refreshing,” emphasizing that undeniable talent like Gaga and Bennett and how well they work together".

Three and a half stars out of five put the album Kenneth Partridge from "Billboard". He expressed the opinion that Gaga sometimes sounded too "violent" and, of course, she needed Bennett more than he needed her on the album, but overall they had an "explosion" and "both benefited from this collaboration." Jim Farber from the New York Daily News rated the album four out of five stars, stating that "Gaga has always been a strong singer." James Reid of The Boston Globe praised the album and felt the singers "bring out the best in each other." Newsday's Glenn Gamboa staged Cheek to Cheek 5 with a minus and described the album as "plain jazz, great and well crafted." Alex Camp of "Slant Magazine" gave the album a rating of two out of five stars. Camp criticized Gaga and Bennett's vocals on the album, adding that “if there had been no first-rate work for musicians, Cheek To Cheek, which lasts 45 minutes, could have been quietly sung in karaoke.” Writer Aydin Waziri from “San Francisco Chronicle” was disappointed in Gaga and Bennett, adding that "the melody is much more exciting than the people who sing songs." Michael Wood of the Los Angeles Times praised Gaga's vocals on the album.

Cheek to Cheek debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 with 131,000 copies sold in its first week. Thus, Gaga was the first in history to receive her third “number 1” in this decade. Bennett received the second "number 1". The album also topped the Jazz album chart. Bennett broke his own record - earlier in 2011 with his album "Duets II (which included the single" The Lady Is a Tramp "). Tony Bennett became the oldest artist whose album was No. 1 in the United States.

Following its release, Cheek to Cheek debuted at number seven on the ARIA Albums Chart, becoming the second album for Tony, which made it to the Top 10 in Australia from 56 released albums, while it was the fourth Top 10 album for Lady Gaga. In New Zealand, the album debuted at number 13 on the album chart. In Japan, the record debuted at number seven with sales of 11,397 copies in the first week. In France, the album debuted at number nine. In the Greek Albums Chart, he debuted at number four. In Russia, the album debuted at the top of the chart at number one, with sales of 38,018 copies in the first week. For Gaga, this was her sixth chart, making her the singer with the most No. 1 albums in the country.

On June 3, 2016, world album sales exceeded the milestone of 1,500,000+ copies ^[8] .

As of November 2014, the dates of the first joint concert tour of Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett became known ^[11] . In total, it is planned to give 34 concerts in 23 cities of the world.

2014

• December 31 - Las Vegas , USA (The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan)

2015

• February 8 - Los Angeles , USA (The Wiltern)
• February 9 - Los Angeles, USA ( Hollywood Bowl )
• April 10 - Las Vegas , USA (The AXIS at Planet Hollywood)
• April 11 - Las Vegas, USA (The AXIS at Planet Hollywood)
• April 23 - Austin , USA (ACL Live at Moody Theater)
• April 24 - Houston , USA (Cynthia Woods Mitchell)
• April 26 - New Orleans , USA (New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival)

• May 25 - Vancouver , Canada (Vancouver Jazz)
• May 26 - Vancouver, Canada (Vancouver Jazz)
• May 28 - Concord Pavilion
• May 30 - Los Angeles, USA (Hollywood Bowl)
• May 31 - Los Angeles, USA (Hollywood Bowl)

• June 8 - London , UK ( Royal Albert Hall )
• June 9 - London, UK (Royal Albert Hall)
• June 13 - Paradise Island , Bahamas (Atlantis Paradise Island)
• June 19 - New York , USA ( Radio City Music Hall )
• June 20 - New York, USA (Radio City Music Hall)
• June 22 - New York, USA (Radio City Music Hall)
• June 23 - New York, USA (Radio City Music Hall)
• June 26 - Mountain Park (Ravinia Festival)
• June 27 - Mountain Park (Ravinia Festival)
• June 29 - Wellingford (Toyota Presents Oakdale)
• June 30 - Lenox (Koussevitzky Music Shed)

• July 4 - Monte Carlo , Monaco (Monte Carlo Summer Festival 2015)
• July 8 - Copenhagen , Denmark (Copenhagen Jazz Festival)
• July 10 - Rotterdam , The Netherlands (North Sea Jazz Festival)
• July 12 - Gent , Belgium (Gent Jazz Festival)
• July 15 - Perugia , Italy (Umbria Jazz)
• July 17 - Girona , Spain (Cap Roig Festival)
• July 24 - Atlantic City , USA (Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa - Event Center)
• July 25 - Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
• July 27 - Detroit , USA (Meadowbrook Amphitheater)
• July 31 - Washington , USA (Kennedy Center Concert Hall)