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Harry on Broadway, Act I (2006)

Where the lyrics of Harry on Broadway, Act I take you, and where it was really made.

This two-disc set puts a 2006 Broadway cast recording on one disc and new recordings from a 2001 show on the other.

Key places

Recorded at Right Track in New York City (2006)

Recording site MSR Studios — The recording location linked to this album is Right Track Recording in New York City, recorded as the site for this release. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

Harry on Broadway, Act I: two-disc set by Harry Connick Jr.
Recorded in 2006 at Right Track Recording in New York City
Released 9 May 2006
Disc one: cast recording of The Pajama Game (2006)
Disc two: new recordings from Thou Shalt Not (2001)
Disc two is credited to Harry Connick Jr. featuring Kelli O'Hara
Disc two lists 11 songs

Background

Disc one is made up of the 2006 cast recording of The Pajama Game
Harry Connick Jr. is credited on many disc one tracks alongside Kelli O'Hara
The Pajama Game songs are by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross
Producers credited: Harry Connick Jr. and Tracey Freeman
Disc two gathers new recordings of songs from Thou Shalt Not (2001)

Recording

Recorded in 2006 at Right Track Recording, New York City
Disc one cast includes Michael McKean and Roz Ryan
Other disc one cast members: Devin Richards, Paula Leggett Chase, Kate Chapman, Michael Halling, Peter Benson, Megan Lawrence, Joyce Chittick, David Eggers, Vince Pesce

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Disc 1

1	Overture	2:25
2	Racing With the Clock	2:50
3	A New Town Is a Blue Town	2:52
4	I'm Not at All in Love	4:07
5	I'll Never Be Jealous Again	4:26
6	Hey There	4:02
7	Sleep Tite	0:42
8	Her Is	2:45
9	Once a Year Day	4:39
10	Once a Year Day Playoff	0:50
11	Her Is (reprise)	1:39
12	Small Talk	3:23
13	There Once Was a Man	3:33
14	Factory Music / Slow Down	0:57
15	Hey There (reprise)	1:24
16	Steam Heat	4:50
17	The World Around Us	2:33
18	Hey There (reprise) / If You Win You Lose	3:27
19	Think of the Time I Save	2:40
20	Hernando's Hideaway	8:05
21	The Three of Us	2:35
22	Seven-And-A-Half Cents	4:36
23	There Once Was a Man (reprise)	0:51
24	Hernando's Jive	0:54
25	The Pajama Game	2:59

Disc 2

1	Oh, My Dear (Something's Gone Wrong)	4:18
2	Can't We Tell	3:59
3	Such Love	5:47
4	I Like Love More	3:05
5	My Little World	4:29
6	All Things	2:22
7	I Need to Be in Love	4:29
8	Oh! Ain't That Sweet	3:59
9	The Other Hours	3:48
10	Take Advantage	4:44
11	Take Her to the Mardi Gras	3:45

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 9 May 2006 as a two-disc set
Disc one is the cast recording of The Pajama Game (2006)
Disc two gathers new recordings from Thou Shalt Not (2001)
Disc two is credited to Harry Connick Jr. featuring Kelli O'Hara

Records

2006 Top Cast Album chart: number 1
2006 Billboard 200 chart: number 97
2007 Grammy Award nomination: Best Musical Show Album
Grammy nomination was for the Pajama Game cast album (CD1)
Producers credited: Harry Connick Jr. and Tracey Freeman
Composers and lyricists of the source musical: Richard Adler and Jerry Ross
Cast on disc one includes Michael McKean and Roz Ryan
Disc one songs include Hey There, Steam Heat and Hernando's Hideaway

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

Disc one includes a track titled "Once a Year Day Playoff".
"Hey There" is listed twice on disc one.
"There Once Was a Man" is listed twice on disc one.
Disc two closes with "Take Her to the Mardi Gras".

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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