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20 (1988)

Where the lyrics of 20 take you, and where it was really made.

Connick was only 20 when he made this record, and it was his first album with vocals for Columbia.

Key places

Recorded at RCA Studios (1988)

Recording site Record Plant Studios — The album was recorded at RCA Studios A and C in New York City, with sessions in May and June 1988. The mix was done at CBS Studios. The map point is set at city level, not at an exact building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Album by American singer and pianist Harry Connick Jr., released in 1988
• Recorded when Connick was 20 years old
• His second album for Columbia Records
• Connick sings on 6 of the 11 tracks, his first album with vocals on the label
• Dedicated to the memory of his mother, Anita Connick

Background

• Like the eponymous album before it, dedicated to his mother
• Tracks include 'Imagination', 'Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans', 'Basin Street Blues' and 'If I Only Had a Brain'
• Guest musicians: Carmen McRae sings on 'Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone'; Dr. John plays organ and sings on 'Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans'
• Robert Leslie Hurst III plays bass on 'Do Nothin' till You Hear from Me'

Recording

• Recorded at RCA Studios A & C, New York City, on May 4, 5 and June 28, 29, 1988
• Mixed and edited at CBS Studios, New York City
• Chief engineer Tim Geelan, second engineer Dennis Ferrante
• Mixed by Kevin Blancq and Tim Geelan
• Connick is also credited on piano

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 1988 as Connick's second album for Columbia Records
• Like the eponymous album before it, dedicated to the memory of his mother, Anita Connick
• Connick sings on 6 of the 11 tracks, his first album with vocals for the label
• Recorded at RCA Studios A & C in New York City on May 4, 5 and June 28, 29, 1988, and mixed at CBS Studios

Reappraisal

• Bill Beuttler's article 'When Harry Met Stardom' (American Way, August 1, 1990) is listed among the external links
• Carmen McRae sings on track 7, 'Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone'
• Dr. John plays organ and sings on track 4, 'Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans'

Records

• 1989 Top Jazz Albums: number 6
• 1991 The Billboard 200: number 133

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• Connick was 20 years old when the album was recorded, and it was his second album for Columbia Records.
• Carmen McRae's vocal appears on track 7, 'Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone'.
• Dr. John played organ and sang on 'Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans'.
• Robert Leslie Hurst III played bass on track 11, 'Do Nothin' till You Hear from Me'.
• The recording sessions were at RCA Studios, and the mixing was done at CBS Studios, both in New York City.
• The Billboard 200 entry at number 133 is listed under 1991, three years after the album's 1988 release.

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

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