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8.5

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  • Artist(s): The Tony Bennett Quartet
  • Summary: The jazz standards release from Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga followed their collaboration on a track off Bennett's 2011 album, Duets II.
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  • Record Label: Interscope
  • Genre(s): Vocal, Standards, Pop/Rock, American Popular Song, Vocal Pop, Traditional Pop
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But Beautiful
Love is funny, or it's sad or it's quiet, or it's mad it's a good thing or it's bad but beautiful... Beautiful to take a chance and if you fall you... See the rest of the song lyrics
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 12
  3. Negative: 1 out of 12
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    Sep 24, 2014
    83
    The track list is, admittedly, a little dull. Luckily, the singing isn't.
  2. New York Daily News (Jim Faber)
    Sep 23, 2014
    80
    The match between Bennett and Gaga winds up quite differently from the one between the master and k.d. lang in 2002. Those two created a more sober and mature affair. By contrast, the duets with Gaga give Bennett a whole new hold on youth.
  3. Boston Globe
    Sep 23, 2014
    80
    Their respective styles are occasionally at odds, but to amusing effect.
  4. Billboard.com
    Sep 22, 2014
    60
    On Cheek to Cheek, Gaga justifies his [Tony Bennett's] faith--sometimes a bit too forcibly. Whereas Bennett is a master of restraint--a guy whose best performances play like melodic chat sessions--Gaga thrives on spectacle.
  5. The Telegraph (UK)
    Sep 25, 2014
    60
    If you take this album in the spirit of throwaway fun in which it seems to have been concocted, it is harmlessly engaging, although all of these tracks have been delivered more persuasively before.
  6. Rolling Stone
    Sep 23, 2014
    60
    She sometimes blasts away at these songs rather than relaxing into them. But on challenges like the subtle Billy Strayhorn ballad "Lush Life," the queen of the little monsters more than proves she can be a sophisticated lady too.
  7. Los Angeles Times
    Sep 29, 2014
    25
    Shallow, deeply unimaginative renditions [of standards out of the Great American Songbook].

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 273 out of 292
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 292
  3. Negative: 11 out of 292
  1. BelAir
    Sep 25, 2014
    10
    This album shows why Gaga is above her contemporaries in the talent department. She doesn't need a big production camp to shine. Only herThis album shows why Gaga is above her contemporaries in the talent department. She doesn't need a big production camp to shine. Only her voice. With Tony, there is a true connection and it really shows on every single of the songs. "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" and "Bang Bang" are my favorite solo Gaga tracks!

    BUY THIS ALBUM NOW.    … Expand
  2. RafaelMec
    May 28, 2020
    10
    Para um álbum ganhar um Grammy de "Pop Traditional", é porque sem dúvidas serviram bons vocais e um trabalho coeso.
  4. AlessandroC
    Sep 23, 2014
    10
    This album is more than i expect, this album surprised me positively, Lady Gaga's vocals are very great, and Tony is a great singer, a roundThis album is more than i expect, this album surprised me positively, Lady Gaga's vocals are very great, and Tony is a great singer, a round of applause !… Expand
  5. LucasVinicius
    Sep 23, 2014
    10
    Wonderful rhythms and surely is the album where's with her best vocals! The note is in the minimum 10 and in maximum 10 ! it's perfect !Wonderful rhythms and surely is the album where's with her best vocals! The note is in the minimum 10 and in maximum 10 ! it's perfect ! Amazing album with amazing artists… Expand
  6. darkesaint84
    Sep 23, 2014
    10
    As much as I love all the spectacle and glamour that she brings to her pop records, it's a refreshingly nice change of pace with this album. IAs much as I love all the spectacle and glamour that she brings to her pop records, it's a refreshingly nice change of pace with this album. I can enjoy the natural shades of her voice and Tony's. They clearly enjoyed singing every song on this album and I especially love Nature Boy or Lush Life.… Expand
  7. ARTPOPIST1
    Sep 23, 2014
    10
    Cheek to cheek is definitly an AMAZING ALBUM where gaga shows how Talented she is. Tony is also great. You should definitly buy it and giftCheek to cheek is definitly an AMAZING ALBUM where gaga shows how Talented she is. Tony is also great. You should definitly buy it and gift it. ALBUM OF THE YEAR.… Expand
  8. Haandy
    Dec 16, 2020
    0
    Aqui começou a era dos escoramentos, se escorou no Bennett depois de flopar e ser detonada no pop, o melhor de tudo é os fãs forçando umAqui começou a era dos escoramentos, se escorou no Bennett depois de flopar e ser detonada no pop, o melhor de tudo é os fãs forçando um estilo q eles não queriam kkkkkk… Expand

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