If I Ruled the World: Songs for the Jet Set
Introduction '''''If I Ruled the World: Songs for the Jet Set''''' is a 1965 studio album by Tony Bennett, arranged by Don Costa. Bennett dedicated his recording of "Sweet Lorraine" on the album to Nat "King" Cole, who had died a month before the album's release.
Track listing # "Samba do Avião" ("Song of the Jet") (Antônio Carlos Jobim, Gene Lees) – 3:34# "Fly Me to the Moon" (Bart Howard) – 4:00# "How Insensitive" (Vinicius de Moraes, Norman Gimbel, Jobim) – 4:23# "If I Ruled the World" (Leslie Bricusse, Cyril Ornadel) – 3:00# "Love Scene" (Marshall Barer, Duke Ellington) – 2:33# "Take the Moment" (Richard Rodgers, Stephen Sondheim) – 3:59# "Then Was Then and Now Is Now" (Cy Coleman, Peggy Lee) – 3:05# "Sweet Lorraine" (Cliff Burwell, Mitchell Parish) – 3:39# "The Right to Love" (Gene Lees, Lalo Schifrin) – 3:41# "Watch What Happens" (Jacques Demy, Gimbel, Michel Legrand) – 2:57# "All My Tomorrows" (Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 3:19# "Two by Two" (Rodgers, Sondheim) – 3:25
Personnel ===Performance===* Tony Bennett – vocals* Al Cohn – tenor sax (#1–3, 9)* Joe Marsala – clarinet (#8)* Ralph Sharon – piano* Carlos Lyra – guitar (#1, 3)* Bobby Hackett – ukulele (#8)* Hal Gaylor – bass* William "Billy" Exiner, Elcio Milito (#1 only) – drums* Don Costa – arranger, conductor
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