I Left My Heart in San Francisco | ||||
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Released | June 18, 1962[1] | |||
Recorded | October 1957–January 1962 | |||
Studio | CBS 30th Street (New York City) | |||
Genre | Classic pop | |||
Length | 32:20 | |||
Label | Columbia CL 1869 CS 8669 | |||
Producer | Ernie Altschuler | |||
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The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [4] |
I Left My Heart in San Francisco is an album by American singer Tony Bennett, released in 1962 on Columbia Records. The album debuted on the Billboard Top LPs chart in the issue dated October 13, of that year, and remained on the album chart for 149 weeks, peaking at No. 5[5] and has been certified platinum by the RIAA. Originally available as Columbia rekey CL 1869 (mono) and CS 8669 (stereo), it is one of the best-selling albums of Bennett's career.
Tony Bennett won two 1962 Grammy Awards for the title song: Record of the Year and Best Solo Vocal Performance, Male.
On November 8, 2011, Sony Music Distribution included the CD in a box set entitled The Complete Collection.[6]