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Songs I Heard (2001)

Where the lyrics of Songs I Heard take you, and where it was really made.

Harry Connick Jr. called this album of childhood movie songs 'a fun record, but it's definitely for adults.'

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Mixing and mastering at Sony Music Studios (2001)

Recording site Sony Music Studios — The album was mixed and mastered at Sony Music Studios in New York City, according to the Discogs credits for this release. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Songs I Heard (2001): album by Harry Connick Jr.
• Covers songs from movies he watched as a child
• Source films: Annie, The Sound of Music, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, Mary Poppins, The Wizard of Oz
• Released 19 October 2001, the same date as his album 30
• Arranged, orchestrated and conducted by Harry Connick Jr.
• Track listing:
• Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious (4:29)
• The Lonely Goatherd (3:20)
• Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead (2:07)
• Maybe (3:49)
• Pure Imagination/Candy Man (4:21)
• Golden Ticket / I Want It Now (3:50)
• Oompa Loompa (3:46)
• A Spoonful of Sugar (5:14)
• Stay Awake (2:41)
• Something Was Missing (4:16)
• You're Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile (2:57)
• Over The Rainbow (4:15)
• The Jitterbug (3:40)
• Merry Old Land of Oz (2:51)
• Edelweiss (2:27)
• Do-Re-Mi (4:15)

Background

• Harry Connick, Jr. transforms songs from classic childhood films into big band songs
• He called the album 'a fun record, but it's definitely for adults.'

Recording

• Recorded at Manhattan Center Studios, NYC, 23–26 July 2001
• Mixed and mastered at Sony Music Studios, NYC
• Harry Connick Jr. on vocals and piano
• Credits: Gregg Rubin (recording and mixing engineer), Tracey Freeman (producer), Vlado Meller (mastering)
• Steve Kadison assisted with mastering; Randa Kirshbaum and staff were copyists
• Elena Barere credited as violin concertmaster
• Label: Columbia Records; copyright Sony Music Entertainment Inc. 2001

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · it.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

• Harry Connick, Jr. called the album 'a fun record, but it's definitely for adults.'
• He described it as big band versions of songs from classic childhood films.
• The source states that he arranged, orchestrated and conducted the album himself.
• Songs I Heard was released on the same date as his album 30.
• In a 2003 interview he likened exposing children to music with giving them broccoli instead of fast food.

Records

• Winner of the 2002 Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album.
• The awards section lists it as a 2001 Grammy Award winner in the same category.
• The awards section also lists Harry Connick Jr. as artist, Gregg Rubin as engineer, and Tracey Freeman as producer.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• In a 2003 interview, Connick likened getting children to enjoy music to getting them to eat broccoli rather than fast food.
• He said kids should be exposed to jazz, classical music, and rock and roll so they stay open to music.
• Over The Rainbow, The Jitterbug, and Merry Old Land of Oz are credited to Arlen and Harburg.
• Edelweiss and Do-Re-Mi are credited to Rodgers and Hammerstein.
• Oompa Loompa and Pure Imagination/Candy Man are credited to Bricusse and Newley.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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