Cheek to Cheek
by Tony Bennett
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8.5

Universal acclaim- based on 1362 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 44 out of 1362
  3. Negative: 150 out of 1362
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  1. thaleslucas
    Sep 30, 2014
    5
    Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett sound so good singing together, but sometimes they keep boring. A Jazz album that could not be so big, it's sad. I really hope that they do other album so much better.
  2. EdRedmayneWOW
    Sep 23, 2014
    6
    Although you could call this album a PR trick, this album is pretty enjoyable; many Gaga fans won't like the idea of having to check a jazz record, but people who like all kinds of music will get a kick out of this. Gaga's voice is good and works for songs like ''Lush Life'', and even if it fails on others as ''Anything Goes'', she pretty much does a decent job for a popstar singing nextAlthough you could call this album a PR trick, this album is pretty enjoyable; many Gaga fans won't like the idea of having to check a jazz record, but people who like all kinds of music will get a kick out of this. Gaga's voice is good and works for songs like ''Lush Life'', and even if it fails on others as ''Anything Goes'', she pretty much does a decent job for a popstar singing next to TONY BENNETT

    Highlights: Goody Goody, Lush Life, Nature Boy    … Expand
  3. misterX
    Sep 24, 2014
    4
    Bad!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  4. screambluemurde
    Sep 24, 2014
    4
    Why can't people be objective anymore? 182 users (so far) rating this album with a 10! This must be a joke. Tony is doing here what he's been doing for decades so there is nothing new. C' mon the man is great at what he does but I really dont understand why he needs to make an album with Gaga. I think she made this album to lower the expectations about her career. So she will be backWhy can't people be objective anymore? 182 users (so far) rating this album with a 10! This must be a joke. Tony is doing here what he's been doing for decades so there is nothing new. C' mon the man is great at what he does but I really dont understand why he needs to make an album with Gaga. I think she made this album to lower the expectations about her career. So she will be back with a proper Gaga album and everybody will label it as a COMEBACK. Meanwhile in Cheek to cheek she falls flat offering a parody of herself.… Expand
  5. marcioleonel
    Sep 23, 2014
    5
    O álbum não é muito bom, a voz de Lady Gaga está exagerada, algumas música estão inaudíveis e tudo parece uma confusão. Essa tentativa de mudança pro jazz não deu muito certo, ela é boa em fazer música pop.
  6. Sjph
    Sep 27, 2014
    5
    Sorry, but Gaga sounds fake. Her part in Goody Goody is plain ridiculous. Nevertheless her voice is not all bad, I just wish she sounded more natural. Tony, well, he is past is prime, but better than the 60 years younger Gaga. He knows how to sing.
    The songs... god, they have been sung over and over for the last... eight decades. Some interpretations are decent, but none shines. Maybe    Sorry, but Gaga sounds fake. Her part in Goody Goody is plain ridiculous. Nevertheless her voice is not all bad, I just wish she sounded more natural. Tony, well, he is past is prime, but better than the 60 years younger Gaga. He knows how to sing.
    The songs... god, they have been sung over and over for the last... eight decades. Some interpretations are decent, but none shines. Maybe some more obscure tunes or some modern songs (not from this century) mixed with the classics would be a better choice.
    All in all, some songs are listenable, some I'd say "nice" (a seven), but some are horrid! Specially Gaga solos... This could be a better album. "The Lady is a Tramp" (2011) sounds really better. More fluid and natural. What a waste.    … Expand
  7. Panchogul
    May 29, 2020
    6
    Un álbum bueno a secas, principalmente porque trabajos como así los hay por montones y este es solo uno más.
  8. evermore13
    Nov 15, 2021
    5
    Gaga comes off more as a dilettante than an aficionado on «Cheek to Cheek».... Bennett doesn't fare a whole lot better, his otherwise charming performances strained throughout. The pair's solo efforts, particularly Gaga's clumsy interpretation of Billy Strayhorn's "Lush Life" and Bennett's surprisingly pitchy rendition of Duke Ellington's "Sophisticated Lady," only serve to spotlight theirGaga comes off more as a dilettante than an aficionado on «Cheek to Cheek».... Bennett doesn't fare a whole lot better, his otherwise charming performances strained throughout. The pair's solo efforts, particularly Gaga's clumsy interpretation of Billy Strayhorn's "Lush Life" and Bennett's surprisingly pitchy rendition of Duke Ellington's "Sophisticated Lady," only serve to spotlight their shortcomings. It's a shallow, deeply unimaginative renditions.… Expand

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64

Generally favorable reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 12
  3. Negative: 1 out of 12
  1. PopMatters
    Oct 7, 2014
    60
    Ultimately, Cheek to Cheek is pleasant through and through. It’s not the greatest standards duets album ever recorded, but nor is it a dud.
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  2. AllMusic
    Sep 30, 2014
    60
    Cheek to Cheek is a record where the music and even the songs take a backseat to the personalities.
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  3. Los Angeles Times
    Sep 29, 2014
    25
    Shallow, deeply unimaginative renditions [of standards out of the Great American Songbook].
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