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

Track listing

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

Personnel

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