Love For Sale

Tony Bennett Lady Gaga
The Line of Best Fit 7/10 This is neither an essential nor an endlessly replayable record - but what it is, thankfully, is a delightful entry point to the works of Tony Bennett. Nothing else much matters.
NME 3/5 Though they’re vastly different icons, from entirely different generations, it’s testament to their power that both artists find their own voices in such timeless classics.
Evening Standard 4/5 This consistently classy collection is a fine way to take a final bow.
Rolling Stone 3/5 A superhero team-up that has produced another album of rock-solid takes on the American songbook.
The Independent 5/5 Bennett’s got these songs under his skin, and pop’s Mother Monster does a brilliant job of helping him deliver them as a final gift to the world.
All Music 3/5 This isn't a record where the songs and arrangements are at the forefront, it's an album that's all about the show and spectacle. Its pleasures are slightly fleeting but they're pleasures all the same.
Under The Radar 8.0/10 One of the finest jazz releases in a long while, Love for Sale is a must for fans of the genre, as well as its two incomparable performers.
Clash 7/10 ‘Love For Sale’ is emblematic of her incredible creative breadth, the culmination of a decade-long friendship with Tony Bennett.
The Observer 3/5 This ebullient album feels like a fond farewell rather than a solemn goodbye.
The Guardian 3/5 Beyond sympathy and sentiment, Love for Sale disarms cynicism simply by being infectiously good fun.
The Telegraph 4/5 It’s certainly delightful and delicious – as they croon on opening track De-Lovely – although also decidedly undemanding.