Harry Connick, Jr. - Only You

Featuring ballads from the '50s and '60s, Only You finds vocalist/pianist Harry Connick, Jr. further developing his contemporary crooner aesthetic. Having begun his career covering popular songs from the '20s through the '40s, it's surprising that Connick never before explored tunes from the baby boomer era. In some ways, it's almost as if he skipped the period altogether, moving from the '40s to the '70s between 1992's 25, his last jazz standards album, and 1994's She, his move to funk and pop. It was a jarring creative leap that many fans found too far to make with him. It's pleasing then, that Connick has found ways to incorporate his love of the Great American Songbook and straight-ahead jazz in a style that harks back to jazz's golden era without being retro. Only You showcases this, soaring on Connick's sophisticated and classy arrangements of such popular tunes as "I Only Have Eyes for You," "Save the Last Dance for Me," and "More." From his cinematic bossa nova take of "My Blue Heaven," replete with pizzicato string backgrounds, to his inspirational gospel-inflected version of "For Once in My Life," Connick's vision for these classic songs is singular and fresh. ~ Matt Collar, All Music Guide

Name Credits Alex Acuña Percussion Alice Butts Package Design Arthur Latin Musician, Drums Bruce Dukov Strings, Soloist, Violin, Concert Master Charles "Ned" Goold Sax (Alto), Band Charles Paakkari Assistant Engineer David Schumacher Sax (Baritone), Soloist, Band David Swope Assistant Engineer Dennis Karmazyn Cello, Soloist Derrick Gardner Band, Trumpet Endre Granat Strings, Concert Master Geoff Burke Technician George Doering Guitar Gregg Rubin Engineer, Mixing Harry Connick, Jr. Arranger, Liner Notes, Vocals, Conductor, Musician, Orchestration, Piano James Greene Sax (Alto), Band Jeff Burns Assistant Engineer Jerry Weldon Band, Soloist, Sax (Tenor) Jimmy Greene Sax (Tenor), Soloist Joe Barati Trombone (Bass), Band Joe Magnarelli Trumpet, Band John Allred Trombone, Band Maria S. Betro Assistant Producer Marie Josee Lafontaine Make-Up Mark Graham Music Copyist Mark Mullins Band, Trombone Martial Corneville Hair Stylist Mitchell Cohen A&R Neal Caine Bass, Musician Palma Kolansky Photography Paulinho Da Costa Percussion Roger Ingram Band, Trumpet Russell Bartmus Music Copyist Sandy DeCrescent Orchestra Contractor Tom Sweeney Assistant Engineer Tracey Freeman Producer Vlado Meller Mastering