Sheryl Crow, Billy Joel, Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles and Bonnie Raitt are

among the artists collaborating with Tony Bennett on his upcoming album.

Playing With My Friends: Bennett Sings the Blues is due in the fall

and also features k.d. lang and Diana Krall, according to the spokesperson

for the project's producer, Phil Ramone (Barbra Streisand, Paul

Simon).

Ramone first worked with Bennett on a similar collaboration project, Frank

Sinatra's Duets, which featured the two crooners on "New York, New

York."

Bennett will spend the summer on a joint headlining tour with k.d. lang that

kicks off July 25 in Portland, Maine. The two teamed up to sing "Moonglow"

for Bennett's 1994 "MTV Unplugged" appearance.

Meanwhile, Ramone has kept busy with several other projects. He recently

finished producing Donny Osmond's This Is the Moment album and

accompanying tour, as well as the debut album for tenor Michael Amante.

The producer is also writing a book based on his time in the recording

studio with artists such as Elton John and Billy Joel, due later this year from

Hyperion Publishing, and has been tapped to produce Diane Schuur's next

album, his spokesperson said. He last worked with the jazz singer on

Friends for Schuur, which included guest vocals from Wonder and

Charles.