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His newest release, Your Songs, has been released today, September 22, 2009!

Your Songs Deluxe Limited Edition CD/DVD package is available HERE and features 14 standard album tracks PLUS 2 exclusive bonus tracks, “Who’s Sorry Now” and “Answer Me My Love.” It also includes rare behind-the-scenes footage of Harry on the road with his band and the music video for “(They Long To Be) Close To You.”  Order it now and get your MP3 download of “All The Way” instantly!

2009 album from the singer, pianist and actor, an album of cover versions of songs requested by his many fans. Like his best-selling Only You of 2004, Your Songs consists of 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. 14 tracks including ‘Mona Lisa’, ‘Smile’, ‘Just The Way You Are’ and more.

Check out the Classics on the Album (Originally performed by):

All The Way (Frank Sinatra)
Just The Way You Are (Billy Joel)
Can’t Help Falling In Love With You (Elvis Presley)
And I Love Her (The Beatles)
(They Long To Be) Close To You (The Carpenters)
Besame Mucho
The Way You Look Tonight
First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (Roberta Flack)
Your Song (Elton John)
Some Enchanted Evening
And I Love You So (Don McLean)
Who Can I Turn To? (Tony Bennett)
Smile (Charlie Chaplin)
Mona Lisa (Nat King Cole)

When Harry talks about the beauty of playing or singing a melody as simply and beautifully as possible, he’s getting to the essential truth of what makes this album special. To be able to take familiar songs and make something fresh out of them – without eviscerating the qualities that make them great to begin with – is truly a rare gift. And it’s a gift that Harry Connick, Jr. displays in abundance on Your Songs, making it one of the extraordinary efforts of his career.

I was looking forward to receiving this CD!  I’ve always been a fan of the big band era, and I remember my parents playing most of these original songs on our stereo.

It takes you back to what seems simpler times, when you just want to grab hold of your Kiddo’s and dance around the family room, letting go of “the rat race” for a short time.  I even put on this CD while commuting, to drop off and pick up my girls from school.  It’s amazing how the music soothes you, and the traffic (even here in CA) doesn’t seem as bad!  In my book, that says something!

Read more about Harry’s career by clicking on his childhood photo!

Harry Connick, Jr.’s career has been studded with awards and recognition, including several multi-platinum and gold albums, Grammy and Emmy awards, a starring role in a Tony-winning Broadway musical and much more. A true American icon, there are few artists of Harry’s stature, and fewer still with such a comprehensive span of the entire realm of entertainment.

Click here to Get a Behind the Scene look at “Making of” the album

Harry’s Upcoming TV Appearances:

9/25 – Oprah “Live Friday”
9/28 – Today Show
9/29 – The View
9/30 – Imus in the Morning
9/30 – Letterman
10/1 – Today Show
Week of 10/5 – Rachael Ray

Join the Official Harry Connick Jr Fan Club and Newsletter here!

As a New Orleans native, Harry Connick, Jr. is deeply attuned to the devastation caused by Katrina along the Gulf Coast. Connick teamed up with Branford Marsalis and the New Orleans Area Habitat for Humanity to create Musicians’ Village, a community in the Upper Ninth Ward.

Just in case you haven’t yet, don’t forget to SIGN UP for the Harry Connick Jr. project team now! To inquire about donations, please contact Gina Stilp.

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