The Deluxe Limited Edition CD/DVD package of the upcoming album, Your Songs,
from Harry Connick, Jr., is now available for preorder only at
HConnickJR.com!
Preorder
Your Songs from
HConnickJR.com today and get an
instant MP3 download of the track, "All The Way," off the album which will be
available everywhere September 22.
The Deluxe Limited Edition CD/DVD
package is available only at
HConnickJR.com, 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 of "(They Long To Be) Close To You."
Preorder it now at
HConnickJR.com and get your MP3
download of "All The Way" instantly!
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. On most of his albums, Connick is a virtual one-man band. "My usual
pattern is I either write the songs or pick the songs," he says. "Depending on
the configuration I arrange, orchestrate, conduct, sing, and then oversee the
mixing and mastering. You might say that I'm very hands on."
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. Your Songs is a genuine
collaborative effort in which Clive picked most of the songs, Harry arranged and
orchestrated them, and then turned the reins in the studio over to his long time
friend and producer, Tracey Freeman.
Davis' concept was to put together a
program of classic songs that were both as familiar and as contemporary as
possible. Both by accident and design, the selections are skewed towards
signature songs for iconic performers: Elvis Presley's "I Can't Help Falling In
Love With You," Nat King Cole's "Mona Lisa," Tony Bennett's "Who Can I Turn
To?," Frank Sinatra's "All The Way," Billy Joel's "Just The Way You Are" and
nine others. For the full tracklisting, visit
HConnickJR.com.
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. Make
sure your
preorder your Deluxe CD/DVD copy
today before supplies run out!