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Love for Sale

by Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga

Released: September 30, 2021

Jazz

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Why This Album Matters

This album matters because its strongest editorial story is: Chart Success.

The Album

This album marks Bennett's final studio release and pays tribute to the jazz standards of Cole Porter. Recorded between 2018 and early 2020, it follows their first album, Cheek to Cheek. The project was a long-anticipated follow-up inspired by their earlier collaboration, with Bennett expressing the desire to record more with Gaga after the success of Cheek to Cheek.

Inside the Recording

The album received several Grammy nominations and won awards for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album and Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical.

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Interesting Facts

"Love for Sale" is the second collaborative album…

"Love for Sale" is the second collaborative album by Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga, released on September 30, 2021.

This achievement granted Bennett the record for the…

This achievement granted Bennett the record for the longest span of top-10 albums for any living artist.

The album was preceded by singles like "I…

The album was preceded by singles like "I Get a Kick Out of You" and the title track, along with a performance special called One Last Time: An Evening with Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga.

Sadly, it was also a poignant reflection of…

Sadly, it was also a poignant reflection of his battle with Alzheimer's disease, diagnosed in 2016.

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Reception

Critics praised the album for the vocal chemistry between the two artists, and it charted in the top 10 in various countries, including debuting at number 8 on the US Billboard 200. The album received several Grammy nominations and won awards for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album and Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical.

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The Complete Album Story

"Love for Sale" is the second collaborative album by Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga, released on September 30, 2021. This album marks Bennett's final studio release and pays tribute to the jazz standards of Cole Porter. Recorded between 2018 and early 2020, it follows their first album, Cheek to Cheek.

Critics praised the album for the vocal chemistry between the two artists, and it charted in the top 10 in various countries, including debuting at number 8 on the US Billboard 200. This achievement granted Bennett the record for the longest span of top-10 albums for any living artist. The album was preceded by singles like "I Get a Kick Out of You" and the title track, along with a performance special called One Last Time: An Evening with Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga.

The project was a long-anticipated follow-up inspired by their earlier collaboration, with Bennett expressing the desire to record more with Gaga after the success of Cheek to Cheek. Sadly, it was also a poignant reflection of his battle with Alzheimer's disease, diagnosed in 2016. The album received several Grammy nominations and won awards for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album and Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical.