Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga's 'Anything Goes' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard Jazz Chart!

By: Aug. 08, 2014
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Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett's cover of the Cole Porter classic 'Anything Goes' from their highly anticipated duets album 'Cheek to Cheek' has debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Jazz Chart.

Gaga took to Twitter yesterday to share her excitement over the news, posting: "Hey @itstonybennett ! Our song 'Anything Goes' is #1 on the Billboard Jazz Charts for Digital Songs! I'm so proud and I love you darling!"

"Anything Goes" from the album, is now available for purchase here: http://smarturl.it/AnythingGoesSingle

TONY BENNETT & LADY GAGA: CHEEK TO CHEEK will be released on September 23.

Cheek To Cheek features classic jazz standardssung by Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett in acombination of vocal duets and soloperformances. Each song was handpicked by the artists, and the album features classic selections from the Great American Songbook including "Anything Goes," "It Don't Mean A Thing (If ItAin't Got That Swing)," "Sophisticated Lady," "Lush Life," and therecord's title track, "Cheek To Cheek."

Recorded in New York City, the recordtook over a year to complete and features jazz musicians associated with both artists including members of Bennett's quartet, Mike Renzi, Gray Sargent,Harold Jones and Marshall Wood as well pianist Tom Lanier. Jazz trumpeter Brian Newman, along-time friend and colleague of Lady Gaga appears on the album as well with his NYC based jazz quintet. Jazz soloists on selected tracks include tenor saxophonist Joe Lovano and flutist Paul Horn, who passed away earlier this month.

Of this new project LadyGaga commented, "Cheek To Cheek came out of a very organic friendship and relationship that Tony and I have built over the years andit truly was a collaborative effort. It was important to Tony that this was a jazz record. I've been singing jazz since I was a child and really wanted to show the authentic side of the genre. We made an album of jazz classics, but it has a modern twist."

Watch the video for the single below:

Source: Twitter/Lady Gaga


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