The Art of Excellence
# The Art of Excellence

The Art of Excellence is an album by the American musician Tony Bennett, released in 1986. It peaked at No. 160 on the Billboard 200.

## Critical reception

Professional ratings :

| Review scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | |

People deemed the album one of the 10 best of 1986.

## Track listing

* "Why Do People Fall in Love?/People" (Dennis Lambert, Brian Potter, Bob Merrill, Jule Styne) – 4:05
* "Moments Like This" (Burton Lane, Frank Loesser) – 2:47
* "What Are You Afraid Of?" (Jack Segal, Robert Wells) – 3:01
* "When Love Was All We Had" (Jorge Calandrelli, Sergio Mihanovich) – 5:08
* "So Many Stars" (Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Sérgio Mendes) – 3:44
* "Everybody Has the Blues" (James Taylor) – 3:37
* "How Do You Keep the Music Playing?" (Alan and Marilyn Bergman, Michel Legrand) – 4:20
* "City of the Angels" (Fred Astaire, Tommy Wolf) – 2:24
* "Forget the Woman" (Ettore Stratta) – 3:16
* "A Rainy Day" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) – 2:59
* "I Got Lost in Her Arms" (Irving Berlin) – 4:27
* "The Day You Leave Me" (Cy Coleman, C. Gore) – 2:46

## Personnel

* Tony Bennett – Vocals
* Ralph Sharon – Piano
* Paul Langosch – Bass
* Joe LaBarbera – Drums
