Harry Connick Jr has been busy promoting his latest album, "Your Songs."
The new album is Connick singing familiar songs with a full jazz big band and string orchestra, and, as with nearly all of Harry's previous albums, he wrote each of the orchestrations himself.
He also recruited two of his lifelong friends from New Orleans, Branford and Wynton Marsalis, as well as bluegrass guitar virtuoso Bryan Sutton, for guest appearances on the record. On most of his albums, Connick is a virtual one-man band.
However, what makes "Your Songs" different from all of Connick's previous projects is that this album represents the first occasion in which he has teamed up with a record company producer, the legendary Clive Davis. For nearly 50 years, Davis has been one of the leading lights of the music industry and more recently was promoted to Chief Creative Officer at Sony Music Entertainment after heading the BMG Label Group.
Most of the songs are chosen by Davis, who aimed towards classic, familiar songs, as contemporary as possible.
The first single of the album is the Burt Bacharach and Hal David's track "(They Long to Be) Close to You".
Now listen to our Yahoo!7 Music exclusive album stream of "Your Songs"
See the first video "They Long To Be Close To You"
Harry Connick Jr cancels public Oz appearance
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15 Comments
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Bombshell 09:23pm Monday 09th November 2009 EST Report AbuseHarry Connick who? He is a plagurist and has no musical originality what so ever. He steals from the dead to line his own pockets. He & Britney should team up, the plagurist & the mimming fake!
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Alan 07:31pm Thursday 29th October 2009 EST Report Abuse
harry ,stay in yankee land, and keep that no hoper, pencil shovin up your nose jonathon there too.
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Pan Psuchopompos 07:38am Monday 26th October 2009 EST Report AbuseCheck out the, OFFICIAL 2009 BUBLÉ CALENDAR http://board.michaelbuble.com/index.php?showtopic=20574
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Lorraine 02:32pm Sunday 25th October 2009 EST Report Abuse
maybe he found out there were more against him than for him,of all colors and race.
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Ross 12:49pm Sunday 25th October 2009 EST Report Abuse
harry really neads to look in his own backyard befror he goes comenting on aus.in his own country were they still have the kkk still allowed to march in the streets and if you have watched grand torino the racisist remarks made towards asians and lets not even go to how they treat there black americ ...
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First Name Nicholas 03:24am Monday 19th October 2009 EST Report Abuse
I don't care for red faces,but i think Harry just over reacted. I wouden't have come on show if i known .I taught he sounded like a spoilt brat.As for Harry cancel his only Australia public appearance,well maybe he dosent care for his Australian fans who have many coloured faces.I do ...
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Lyn 12:08pm Sunday 18th October 2009 EST Report Abuse
Ok we all have our own view on the red faces thing, but why did Harry cancel his only Australia public appearance? Can't understand that one, unless he feels he has blown something that could have been avoided into a mountain, he just needed to say "In his opinion, from his countr ...
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veronika 08:32pm Monday 12th October 2009 EST Report Abuse
I didn't watch the show and didn't hear the comments - but since when do we stop people from expressing themselves in Australia?
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denise m 04:24pm Monday 12th October 2009 EST Report AbuseWho cares he should have keopt his mouth shut ... This is Oz not USA
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killasista 05:41pm Friday 09th October 2009 EST Report Abuse
Don't boycott Harry, he is just saying what he feels!
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