Description
Live by Request - Tony Bennett (An All-Star Tribute) / Directed by Lawrence Jordan / Produced by Mitch Maketansky / Recorded and Mixed by John Harris / Recorded on 7 December, 1998 / DVD
Format: NTSC
Run time: 82 Minutes
UPC: 5099705403594
- Aspect Ratio : 1.33:1
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : Yes
- MPAA rating : Unrated (Not Rated)
- Product Dimensions : 5.3 x 7.5 x 0.62 inches; 4 Ounces
- Media Format : Dolby, DVD, Color, NTSC
- Run time : 2 hours and 47 minutes
- Release date : December 18, 2001
- Actors : Tony Bennett, Clint Black, Natalie Cole
- Studio : Sony Legacy
- Number of discs : 1
Live by Request is a television show on the A&E Network from 1996 to 2004. On it, notable artists hold concerts where the set list would be determined by viewer phone calls. The show was created based on an idea by Tony Bennett. Bennett starred in its first episode, which ran on Valentine's Day 1996; during that episode, 1.5 million calls came in from viewers with requests. The show won the Emmy Award for Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program in 1996. It also won a CableACE Award. Mark McEwen hosted the show.
Johnny Mathis appearance holds the record for the most viewers watching on live TV and is now available on DVD release.
Some the show's performances would be released as albums of the same name by the artists, including:
- Blondie
- k.d. lang (2000)
- Kenny Rogers
- Tony Bennett (1997)
- Barry Manilow (2003)
Other performers on the show, which has run on an as-appropriate basis, have included Johnny Mathis, Chicago (band), Hall & Oates, David Bowie, Elvis Costello, Eurythmics, The Bee Gees, John Fogerty, Don Henley, Elton John, B. B. King, Lyle Lovett, John Mellencamp, Vince Gill, Santana, Gloria Estefan, Phil Collins, Michael Bolton, Neil Diamond, James Taylor, Trisha Yearwood, Reba McEntire, Earth, Wind & Fire, and Vanessa Williams.
In November 2009, PBS broadcast a John Fogerty concert under the Live By Request series as a pledge drive event.
Tracklist:
| 1 | Tony Bennett– | Watch What Happens |
| 2 | Tony Bennett– | For Once In My Life |
| 3 | Tony Bennett– | They Can't Take That Away From Me |
| 4 | Tony Bennett– | Somewhere Over The Rainbow |
| 5 | Clint Black– | Cold, Cold Heart |
| 6 | Tony Bennett– | It Was Me |
| 7 | Tony Bennett– | Steppin' Out With My Baby |
| 8 | Tony Bennett– | Christmas In Herald Square |
| 9 | Tony Bennett Duet with Elmo (12)– | Little Things |
| 10 | Tony Bennett– | Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me) |
| 11 | Tony Bennett– | Chicago (That Toddlin' Town) |
| 12 | Tony Bennett– | Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words) |
| 13 | Natalie Cole– | Smile |
| 14 | Tony Bennett– | They All Laughed |
| 15 | Tony Bennett– | The Good Life |
| 16 | Tony Bennett– | S' Wonderful |
