Worldwide Release of Amy Winehouse & Tony Bennett, “Body & Soul” on Sept. 14th, 2011
Tony Bennett Duet of “Body and Soul” Single and Video on Wednesday,
September 14 in Commemoration of Amy’s Birthday with Donations Going to
the Amy Winehouse Foundation
VIDEO OF “BODY AND SOUL” WILL PREMIERE ON MTV NETWORKS AT 6 AM (ET), 11 AM (UK)
NEW YORK, Sept. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — The track and video of “Body and Soul,” recorded by Amy Winehouse and Tony Bennett on March 23, 2011 at Abbey Road Studios in London, will be released in its entirety on Wednesday, September 14 to commemorate Amy Winehouse’s birthday. “Body and Soul” became the final recording Amy ever made before her passing on July 23rd of this year. September 14 marks what would have been the singer’s 28th Birthday.
Tony Bennett
commented, “We had a beautiful time recording together in the studio
and I knew that Amy was very happy with how she performed that day. I
thought she was absolutely brilliant and this recording truly captures
the essence of her unique artistry. She was a rare talent.”
Plans
will be announced for donation of proceeds from the sale of “Body and
Soul” single and video to the Amy Winehouse Foundation.
MTV Networks will premiere the video at 6 AM (ET) on September 14
and MTV, VH1, MTV Hits and MTV U will play the video hourly throughout
the morning. The “Body and Soul” video will be released online at Vevo
and MTV.com. Additionally, morning radio across the country will be playing the track as part of the launch of the single.
The recording session was filmed by Oscar-winning cinematographer Dion Beebe (“Chicago,”
“Memoirs Of A Geisha”) as part of a major documentary film on Bennett
in the works. “Body and Soul” is one of 17 tracks to be included on Tony Bennett‘s forthcoming CD, DUETS II, due out in the US on September 20. Released in honor of Bennett’s 85th birthday, which he celebrated on August 3rd
of this year, the album features a celebrated roster of artists who all
recorded with Bennett live in the studio including Lady Gaga, Michael Buble, Queen Latifah, Carrie Underwood and John Mayer.
Click on this link to view a thirty second clip of the “Body and Soul” video, this link can be downloaded for broadcast use: http://content.sbment.com/TonyBennett/AmyWinehouseSNIPPET-noslate.mov.zip
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