Harry Connick Jr. (album)

Harry Connick Jr. is an eponymous instrumental album released in 1987. It is Harry Connick Jr.'s first album from Columbia Records. Like most of his other albums, it is dedicated to Harry's mother, Anita Connick, who died of ovarian cancer when he was 13. "Sunny Side Of The Street" is dedicated to James Booker, a singer and pianist who tutored Connick.

Harry Connick Jr.
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 17, 1987
RecordedJanuary 12, 1987
GenreJazz, instrumental
LabelColumbia
ProducerDelfeayo Marsalis
Harry Connick Jr. chronology
Pure Dixieland
(1979)
Harry Connick Jr.
(1987)
20
(1988)

Track listing

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  1. "Love Is Here to Stay" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) 4:10
  2. "Little Clown" (H. Connick Jr.) 5:50
  3. "Zealousy" (H. Connick Jr.) 1:34
  4. "Sunny Side Of The Street" (Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh) 3:23
  5. "I Mean You" (Thelonious Monk) 5:23
  6. "Vocation" (H. Connick Jr.) 5:04
  7. "On Green Dolphin Street" (Ned Washington, Bronisław Kaper) 5:00
  8. "Little Waltz" (Ron Carter) 4:14
  9. "E" (H. Connick Jr.) 4:05

Musicians

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[1] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "American album certifications – Harry Connick Jr – Harry Connick". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
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