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Tony Bennett is quite amazing. He turns 86 tomorrow. So what’s he been doing? Playing golf? Napping? No, Tony has recorded a whole new set of duets with Latin superstars. Jeez, Louise. The guy never rests. The album, “Viva Duets,” will hit stories in late October. Marc Anthony, Gloria Estefan and Vicente Fernandez are among the artists. On Friday August 3rd at 9am you can hear his duet on “The Best is Yet to Come” with Chayanne at www.tonybennett.com. It’s his birthday gift to us!

Here’s the track listing:

“For Once In My Life” with Marc Anthony
“Don’t Get Around Much Anymore” with Miguel Bosé
“The Very Thought of You” with Ana Carolina
“The Best Is Yet to Come” with Chayanne
“The Good Life” with Franco DeVita
“Who Can I Turn To?” with Gloria Estefan
“Return to Me (Regresa A Mi)” with Vicente Fernández
“Blue Velvet” with Maria Gadú
“Just in Time” with Juan Luis Guerra
“Are You Havin’ Any Fun?” with Dani Martín
“The Way You Look Tonight” with Thalía
“Cold, Cold Heart” with Vicentico

Roger Friedman

Roger Friedman began his Showbiz411 column in April 2009 after 10 years with Fox News. Friedman previously wrote the Intelligencer column at New York Magazine, He writes for Parade magazine and has written for Details, Vogue, the New York Times, Post, and Daily News and many other publications. He is the writer and co-producer of a film about R&B Music called “Only the Strong Survive,” which was released by Miramax in 2003 and was a selection of the Cannes, Sundance, and Telluride Film festivals.