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Come by Me (1999)

Where the lyrics of Come by Me take you, and where it was really made.

Eight years separated this big band album from its predecessor, Blue Light, Red Light, and a year-long world tour followed in support of it.

Key places

Recording at Capitol Studios (1999)

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Album story

Overview

• Come By Me: big band album by American artist Harry Connick Jr.
• Released in 1999; the release date listed is 1 June 1999
• Eight years after his previous big band recording, Blue Light, Red Light
• Standard listing: 13 tracks, including 'Nowhere With Love' and 'Love for Sale'
• Longest track: 'Love for Sale' at 8:29
• Mixes Connick originals with standards by Irving Berlin, Cole Porter and others
• Includes 'Danny Boy' and 'Cry Me a River' among its tracks

Background

• Connick and his Big Band toured for a year in support of the album
• Tour route: the U.S., Europe, Japan and Australia
• Connick sings and plays piano, and is credited for arranging and orchestration
• The previous big band recording, Blue Light, Red Light, leaves an eight-year gap before this album

Recording

• Tracey Freeman credited as producer
• Gregg Rubin credited as engineer and mixer
• Peter Doell, Ryan Hewitt and Charles Paakkari credited as engineers
• Vladimir Meller handled mastering
• Recording studio listed as Capitol Studios, Los Angeles

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · www.discogs.com

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Early life

• Born September 11, 1967 in New Orleans; raised in the Lakeview neighborhood.
• Began learning keyboards at age three, performed publicly at five, and recorded with a local jazz band at ten.
• At nine performed Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 3 with the New Orleans Symphony Orchestra.
• Developed his talent at the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts under Ellis Marsalis Jr. and James Booker.
• Moved to New York, studied at Hunter College and the Manhattan School of Music, and signed with Columbia Records.

Career

• Score for When Harry Met Sally... (1989) brought his first Grammy for Best Jazz Male Vocal Performance; a second followed for We Are in Love (1990).
• Acted in Memphis Belle (1990), Copycat (1995), Independence Day (1996), Hope Floats (1998), and The Iron Giant (1999, voice).
• Starred as Leo Markus on NBC's Will & Grace from 2002 to 2006.
• Only You (2004) reached No. 5 in the U.S. and No. 6 in Britain.
• Hosted the daytime talk show Harry from 2016 to 2018.
• Recorded Cole Porter reinterpretations in 2019 and Alone with My Faith in 2021, earning his 16th Grammy nomination.
• Sold over 30 million albums worldwide as of 2019; won three Grammys and two Emmys.

Reception

At release

• Released in 1999, eight years after Blue Light, Red Light
• Connick and his Big Band toured the world for one year in support of the album
• Tour covered the U.S., Europe, Japan and Australia
• Standard listing runs 13 tracks, opening with 'Nowhere With Love' and closing with 'Love for Sale'
• Japan edition adds 'Just a Closer Walk With Thee' as a bonus track
• France edition adds 'Parle Plus Bas' as a bonus track

Reappraisal

• Grammy nomination for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance
• The award record for the album is this single nomination in the Traditional Pop Vocal category

Records

• Reached first place on the Jazz charts in 1999
• Ranked number 36 on the Billboard 200
• Grammy nomination for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• 'Nowhere With Love' opens the standard listing and is credited to Connick.
• 'Love for Sale' closes the standard listing at 8:29, the longest track on the album.
• The Japan edition bonus track is 'Just a Closer Walk With Thee' by Sallie Martin.
• The France edition bonus track is 'Parle Plus Bas' by Boris Bergman and Nino Rota.
• Bruce Dukov is credited as violin concertmaster in the Discogs credits.
• The tour covered four regions over one year.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · www.discogs.com

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