Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett reunite for a second duet album.
The duo, who are 60 years apart, have also released a new single and will perform together at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
His album, Love For Sale, will be released on October 1 and is available for pre-order. The news was announced when Bennett celebrated his 95th birthday on August 3.
‘Love for Sale by Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga
The singer’s second studio album together consists of songs composed by Cole Porter.
Songs from Love For Sale include “It’s De-Lovely”, “Night and Day”, “Love For Sale”, “Do I Love You”, “I Concentrate On You”, “I Get a Kick Out of You”, “Also In Love”, “Let’s Do It”, “Just One of These Things” and “Dream Dancing”, plus “I’ve Got You Under My Skin” and “You’re The Top” on the deluxe version.
Lady Gaga announced the release on her social media channels, revealing that Bennett called her the day they released their first collaboration in 2014 to ask if she would work with him again, this time to celebrate the music of Cole Porter.
She wrote: “I am always honored to sing with my friend Tony, so of course, I accepted the invitation.”
Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett worked together on other projects
The singer’s 2014 album Cheek to Cheek was a collection of jazz standards written by Porter, Irving Berlin, Duke Ellington, and others. In addition to the title track, it included songs like “Anything Goes”, “Let’s Face the Music and Dance”, and “It Doesn’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)”.
The album reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and was the best-selling jazz album in the US in both 2014 and 2015.
They also released a Christmas single in 2014, a version of “Winter Wonderland”.
Lady Gaga later appeared on the Tony Bennett Celebrates 90 album, released in 2016. She sang “The Lady is a Tramp” and “La Vie en Rose”. Other guest performers included Stevie Wonder, Diana Krall, and Leslie Odom Jr.
The pair also had the honor of singing with the Muppets, briefly on the song “We’re Doing a Sequel” during the 2014 film Muppets Most Wanted.
This month, the pair will perform two live shows together at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. The first performance of One Last Time: An Evening with Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga was on August 3, Bennett’s birthday. The second show is August 5.
