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This Is All I Ask (album)

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This Is All I Ask
Studio album by
Tony Bennett
ReleasedJuly 23, 1963[1]
RecordedApril 22–26, 1963
StudioCBS 30th Street (New York City)
GenreVocal jazz
Length32:48
LabelColumbia
CL 2056
CS 8856
ProducerErnie Altschuler
Tony Bennett chronology
I Wanna Be Around...
(1963) 		This Is All I Ask
(1963) 		The Many Moods of Tony
(1964)

This Is All I Ask is a Studio album by American Singer Tony Bennett, released on July 23, 1963, by Columbia Records.[1] it was produced by Ernie Altschuler.[1]

The album debuted on the Billboard Top LPs chart in the issue dated August 24, 1963, and remained on the album chart for 30 weeks, peaking at No. 24[2] it also debuted on the Cashbox albums chart in the issue dated August 17, 1963, and remained on the chart for in a total of 30 weeks, peaking at 14[3]

Three singles from the album, "This Is All I Ask", debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 in the issue dated July 20, 1963, peaking at number 70 during its seven-weeks stay.[4] and number 55 on the Cashbox singles chart during its eight-weeks stay.[5] "True Blue Lou", debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 in the issue dated July 27, 1963, peaking at number 99 during its two-weeks stay.[4] "The Moment of Truth", spent its sole week on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart in the issue dated December 14, 1963, peaking at number 104.[6]

On November 8, 2011, Sony Music Distribution included the CD in a box set entitled The Complete Collection.[7]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[8]
Record Mirror[9]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[10]

William Ruhlmann of AllMusic said the album "showed Bennett turned to old standbys like Cy Coleman and Carolyn Leigh, pulling another song from their show Little Me, in this case "On The Other Side Of The Tracks", and included a drum track, "Tricks," with Chico Hamilton".[8]

Billboard praised "Bennett for his best come on 'True Blue Lou' , 'On The Other Side of the Tracks' , 'Sandy's Smile', and 'Young and Foolish'.'[11]

Variety notes "Bennett's vocal mood gets added musical highlights through maestro Ralph Burns' definitive downbeat."[12]

Record Mirror described the album as "an outstanding album"[9]

Track listing

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  1. "Keep Smiling at Trouble" (Buddy G. DeSylvia, Al Jolson, Lewis E. Gensler) – 2:08
  2. "Autumn in Rome" (Sammy Cahn, Paul Weston, Alessandro Cicognini) – 2:19
  3. "True Blue Lou" (Richard A. Whiting, Leo Robin, Sam Coslow) – 2:46
  4. "The Way That I Feel" – 2:58
  5. "This Is All I Ask" (Gordon Jenkins) – 3:17
  6. "The Moment of Truth" (Tex Satterwhite, Frank Scott) – 2:14
  7. "Got Her Off My Hands" – 2:04
  8. "Sandy's Smile" – 3:13
  9. "Long About Now" – 2:45
  10. "Young and Foolish" – 3:26
  11. "Tricks" – 1:52
  12. "On the Other Side of the Tracks" (Cy Coleman, Carolyn Leigh) – 3:46

Recorded April 22, 1963 (#1–2, 10, 12), April 24, 1963 (#3, 6–7), April 26, 1963 (#4–5, 8–9, 11).

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "This Is All I Ask | The Interactive Tony Bennett Discography". Retrieved 2025-04-05.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1996). Joel Whitburn's top pop albums : 1955-1996 : compiled from Billboard magazine's pop album charts, 1955-1996. Menomonee Falls, Wis.: Record Research. p. 74. ISBN 978-0-8982-0117-8.
  3. ^ Hoffmann, Frank W (1988). The Cash box album charts, 1955-1974. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. p. 28. ISBN 0-8108-2005-6.
  4. ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2002). Joel Whitburn's top pop singles 1955-2002. Menomonee Falls, Wisc.: Record Research. p. 52. ISBN 0898201551.
  5. ^ Downey, Pat (1994). Cash box pop singles charts, 1950-1993. Englewood, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited. pp. 24–25. ISBN 1-56308-316-7.
  6. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1982). Joel Whitburn's Bubbling under the hot 100, 1959-1981. Menomonee Falls, Wis: Record Research. p. 16. ISBN 978-0-8982-0047-8.
  7. ^ "The Complete Collection - Tony Bennett". allmusic.com. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  8. ^ a b Ruhlmann, William. "Tony Bennett - This Is All I Ask: Ratings & Reviews". AllMusic. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
  9. ^ a b "Tony Bennett: This Is All I Ask" (PDF). Record Mirror. No. 158. 21 March 1964. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  10. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 148. ISBN 9781846098567. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  11. ^ "Pop Spotlight: This Is All I Ask". Billboard. Vol. 75, no. 32. August 10, 1963. p. 10.
  12. ^ "Variety Album Reviews Sherman's Nut, Bennett's Ask, Fontaine's Crazy, Ive's Easy, Cole's Summer Top New LP: This Is All I Ask". Variety. Vol. 231, no. 10. July 31, 1963. p. 92.
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