I Left My Heart in San Francisco (album)
| I Left My Heart in San Francisco | ||||
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| Released | June 18, 1962 | |||
| 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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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, 1962, and remained on the album chart for 149 weeks, peaking at number five. it also debuted on the Cashbox albums chart in the issue dated July 14, 1962, and remained on the chart for in a total of 184 weeks, peaking at number three. It entered the UK album chart on May 29, 1965, reaching number 13 over the course of 14 weeks. 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.
The album was released on compact disc by Columbia Records in 1995 as tracks 1 through 12 on a pairing of two albums on one CD with tracks 13 through 24 consisting of Bennett's 1963 album, I Wanna Be Around...
On November 8, 2011, Sony Music Distribution included the CD in a box set entitled The Complete Collection.