Harry Connick, Jr – Your Songs – Review (closed)
I just finished watching yesterday’s Oprah. Thank goodness I have a DVR so I can fast-forward to the good part – Harry Connick, Jr singing a medley of songs from his new release, Your Songs. One2One Network sent me the album earlier this week for review, but I always like seeing the artist sing his songs live, you know?
Your Songs is completely different from Harry’s past albums in that while he usually writes most of his songs, this is a collection of covers; songs made famous by music’s biggest legends – Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, The Beatles, Tony Bennett, and more. Harry did write the arrangements himself, though, and invited jazz greats Branford and Wynton Marsalis to play on the album. He teamed up with renowned music producer Clive Davis, who picked the majority of the songs.
This 50-minute album is the epitome of easy-listening, with songs that everybody knows, including (and originally performed by):
- All The Way (Frank Sinatra)
- Just The Way You Are (Billy Joel)
Can’t Help Falling In Love With You (Elvis Presley)- And I Love Her (The Beatles)
- (They Long To Be) Close To You (The Carpenters)
- Besame Mucho
- The Way You Look Tonight
- First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (Roberta Flack)
- Your Song (Elton John)
- Some Enchanted Evening
- And I Love You So (Don McLean)
- Who Can I Turn To? (Tony Bennett)
- Smile (Charlie Chaplin)
- Mona Lisa (Nat King Cole)
I hadn’t heard much from Harry Connick, Jr prior to listening to Your Songs so I don’t have anything to compare it to, but I did enjoy most of the tracks. My favorite is probably “They Long To Be Close To You,” which is one of the songs he performed on Oprah. I also really like the first track, “All The Way” and his version of The Beatles’ “And I Love Her.” My least favorite is “Smile” because I love the original so much and Harry’s take on it seems a little blah.
Your Songs is available now on Amazon or at your favorite music retailer! Check out Harry’s Facebook page and his official website - www.harryconnickjr.com – for more information.
Are any of you Harry Connick, Jr fans? One lucky reader will win a copy of Your Songs! To enter, please leave a comment telling me what you like about Harry.
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Contest ends: October 11th, 2009 11:59 pm EST. US entries only. Leave a separate comment for each entry & a valid email address/blog URL. Winner, chosen at random, has 3 days to claim their prize.
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Oh! And if you missed him on Oprah yesterday, he’ll be appearing on other shows to talk about Your Songs and perform songs from the album.
- 9/28 – Today Show
- 9/29 – The View
- 9/30 – Imus in the Morning
- 9/30 – Letterman
- 10/1 – Today Show
- Week of 10/5 – Rachael Ray
One2One Network provided me with a complimentary copy of Your Songs for review and another for a contest prize.
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Great singer and not hard at all to look at!
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Great artist love his voice and music
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I like Harry Connick, Jr. because he has a very soulful, smooth voice and is a unique singer.
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I love Harry Connick Jr. He is an extremely talented artist.
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Harry is such a funny guy in addition to his great voice!
I like the mellowness of his music. A nice change. Thanks!
what a handsome man and what a great singer
Right now, I like his response to that horribly racist New Zealand blackface act.
Following on twitter as ky2here, here’s a tweet: http://twitter.com/ky2here/status/4746756990
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He is a very handsome man and has a beautiful voice. I also like how you can see and feel his love for New Orleans.
He is very handsome… has a great voice, and seems down to earth. I really like how you can see his love for New Orleans.
I like that he comes across as a true gentleman and he’s also easy on the eyes, LOL!
(Trying one more time because it gave me an error before).
He is a very handsome man and has a beautiful voice. I also like how you can see and feel his love for New Orleans.
I like that he comes across as a true gentleman and he’s also easy on the eyes, LOL!
His acting skills!
Harry Connick Jr. is a great jazz artist.
He has used his talents (& looks!) to promote jazz and to help fellow jazz musicians.
I love his voice.
I like that he is a talented and charitable guy. Thanks!
HCJ – great voice and great talent.
I love his smooth voice, talent and piano playing!
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He provides great make out music!
i love the smoothness in his voice
His voice…and how he helped out the Katrina victims in New Orleans. I remember watching him on TV.
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I just love his voice.
I love his music and i loved when he was on will and grace.
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actually i don’t think i’ve heard him, but would like to checkit out!
I like his voice and his song choices!
I love that Harry is so versatile, both in his song interpretations and in his life (musician and actor)
I love Harry’s voice–and his choices on this album–I love these songs!
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He’s multi-talented as an actor and a singer. I love his romantic movies, especially Hope Floats and P.S. I Love You.