I Wanna Be Around...

Released

February 18, 1963^[1]

Recorded

March 16, 1962 (#5)
October 19, 1962 (#2–4, 6–9)
December 19, 1962 (#1, 10–11)
April 22, 1963 (#12, 17)
April 24, 1963 (#14–15)
April 26, 1963 (#13, 16, 18)
CBS 30th Street Studio, New York

Genre

Traditional pop music, Vocal jazz

Length

27:21 original LP
44:39 CD reissue

Label

Columbia
CL 2000
CS 8800

Producer

Ernest Altschuler

Tony Bennett chronology

Tony Bennett at Carnegie Hall
(1962)

I Wanna Be Around...
(1963)

This Is All I Ask
(1963)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]

I Wanna Be Around... is a 1963 album by singer Tony Bennett.

Track listing

"The Good Life" (Sacha Distel, Jack Reardon) – 2:15
"If I Love Again" (Jack Murray, Ben Oakland) – 3:19
"I Wanna Be Around" (Johnny Mercer, Sadie Vimmerstadt) – 2:11
"I've Got Your Number" (Cy Coleman, Carolyn Leigh) – 1:45
"Until I Met You" (Freddie Green, Don Wolf) – 2:52
"Once Upon a Summertime" (Eddie Barclay, Michel Legrand, Eddy Marnay, Mercer) – 2:00
"If You Were Mine" (Matty Malneck, Mercer) – 2:15
"I Will Live My Life for You" (Henri Salvador, Marcell Stellman) – 2:26
"Someone to Love" (Harry Warren) – 1:58
"It Was Me" (Gilbert Becaud, Norman Gimbel) – 3:04
"Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars (Corcovado)" (Antonio Carlos Jobim, Gene Lees) – 3:16

Bonus tracks on CD reissue:

"Autumn in Rome" (Sammy Cahn, Alessandro Cicognini, Paul Weston) – 2:15
"The Way That I Feel" (Harry Brooks) – 2:55
"The Moment of Truth" (Tex Satterwhite, Frank Scott) – 2:14
"Got Her Off My Hands (But Can't Get Her Off My Mind)" (Sam M. Lewis, Flip Phillips, Joe Young) – 2:00
"Long About Now" (Fred Hellerman, Fran Minkoff) – 2:44
"Young and Foolish" (Albert Hague, Arnold B. Horwitt) – 3:22
"Tricks" (Alan Brandt, Bob Haymes) – 1:48

Personnel

Tony Bennett – vocals
Ralph Sharon – piano
Ralph Burns – arranger
Marty Manning – arranger, conductor

References

Tony Bennett

Studio albums	Because of You Cloud 7 Alone at Last with Tony Bennett Tony The Beat of My Heart Long Ago and Far Away Strike Up the Band Hometown, My Town To My Wonderful One Tony Sings for Two Alone Together Sings a String of Harold Arlen My Heart Sings I Left My Heart in San Francisco I Wanna Be Around... This Is All I Ask The Many Moods of Tony When Lights Are Low Who Can I Turn To If I Ruled the World: Songs for the Jet Set The Movie Song Album Tony Makes It Happen For Once in My Life Snowfall: The Tony Bennett Christmas Album I've Gotta Be Me Tony Sings the Great Hits of Today! Tony Bennett's Something Love Story With Love The Good Things in Life The Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Album Life Is Beautiful Together Again The Art of Excellence Bennett/Berlin Astoria: Portrait of the Artist Perfectly Frank Steppin' Out Here's to the Ladies Tony Bennett on Holiday Tony Bennett: The Playground Bennett Sings Ellington: Hot & Cool Playin' with My Friends: Bennett Sings the Blues A Wonderful World The Art of Romance Duets: An American Classic A Swingin' Christmas (Featuring The Count Basie Big Band) Duets II Viva Duets Cheek to Cheek The Silver Lining: The Songs of Jerome Kern

Live albums	Tony Bennett at Carnegie Hall MTV Unplugged

Compilation albums	Mr. Broadway: Tony's Greatest Broadway Hits A Time for Love The Essential Tony Bennett

Singles	"Because of You" "Rags to Riches" "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" "Body and Soul" "Just in Time" "Living Together, Growing Together" "The Lady Is a Tramp" "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" "Anything Goes" "I Can't Give You Anything but Love, Baby"

Related	Discography The Zen of Bennett Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga: Cheek to Cheek Live! Cheek to Cheek Tour

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