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Only You (2004)

Where the lyrics of Only You take you, and where it was really made.

Harry Connick Jr. recorded this set of 1920s to 1960s standards at Capitol Studios, playing a piano once used by Nat King Cole.

Key places

Capitol Studios, May 2003 (2003)

Recording site Capitol Studios — In May 2003 Connick entered Capitol Studios to make both Harry for the Holidays and Only You. He played a piano once used by Nat King Cole while leading his big band there. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Only You: Harry Connick Jr.'s 17th album on Columbia Records
• Released February 2004 (3 February 2004)
• Collection of versions of songs from the 1920s to the 1960s
• Grammy-nominated album, certified gold in March 2004 and platinum in July 2004

Background

• The idea came from Donnie Ierner, President of Columbia Records
• He suggested an album of songs the baby boomers grew up with
• In May 2003, Connick entered Capitol Studios to make both Harry for the Holidays and Only You
• At the studio he played a piano once used by Nat King Cole while leading his big band
• The selection covered Christmas songs and songs from the 1950s and 1960s
• Connick said he wanted songs with a real history, focusing on songs that had a second success in the Fifties
• Example: My Prayer, which most people associate with the Platters, though he also knew the Ink Spots' version from the Thirties
• My Blue Heaven and I Only Have Eyes for You were picks he remembered hearing as a kid

Recording

• Mixed by and recorded by Gregg Rubin
• Recording took place at Capitol Studios in May 2003

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

• Only You: Harry Connick Jr.'s 17th album on Columbia Records, released February 2004
• Debuted at number 5 on the Billboard 200
• About 140,000 copies sold in the first week
• Also reached the top ten of the UK album charts
• Also made the Australian top 40 charts
• Made the top ten of album charts on both sides of the Atlantic

Records

• Certified gold in March 2004
• Certified platinum in July 2004
• Grammy nomination in 2005 in the category Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
• Track listing covers songs from the 1920s to the 1960s
• The standard track listing has twelve songs
• A five-track bonus CD was offered as an extra with Target copies

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• Target sold a five-track bonus CD with the album, and Japan import albums also included it.
• Connick won an Emmy for Outstanding Music Direction in the Great Performances category in September 2004.
• The music DVD Only You: In Concert was released in March 2004 after first airing as a Great Performances special on PBS.
• The track Other Hours is a Connick original written for the 2001 musical Thou Shalt Not, and it is also on his 2003 instrumental album Other Hours: Connick on Piano, Volume 1.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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