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.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MoreMarcello Ciorciolini, Norman Newell, Nino Oliviero, Riz Ortolani | Harry Connick, Jr. | Play | 04:12 | 9 MB | 22 MB |
| 2 | The Very Thought of YouRay Noble | Harry Connick, Jr. | Play | 03:40 | 8 MB | 19 MB |
| 3 | Save the Last Dance for MeDoc Pomus, Mort Shuman | Harry Connick, Jr. | Play | 04:50 | 11 MB | 27 MB |
| 4 | My Blue HeavenWalter Donaldson, George A. Whiting | Harry Connick, Jr. | Play | 03:17 | 7 MB | 17 MB |
| 5 | You Don't Know MeEddy Arnold, C. Walker | Harry Connick, Jr. | Play | 04:03 | 9 MB | 24 MB |
| 6 | All These ThingsAllen Toussaint | Harry Connick, Jr. | Play | 04:41 | 10 MB | 26 MB |
| 7 | For Once in My LifeRon Miller, Orlando Murden | Harry Connick, Jr. | Play | 03:57 | 9 MB | 22 MB |
| 8 | Only YouBuck Ram, Ande Rand | Harry Connick, Jr. | Play | 04:44 | 10 MB | 26 MB |
| 9 | My PrayerGeorges Boulanger, Jimmy Kennedy | Harry Connick, Jr. | Play | 04:10 | 9 MB | 22 MB |
| 10 | Other HoursHarry Connick, Jr. | Harry Connick, Jr. | Play | 04:01 | 9 MB | 22 MB |
| 11 | I Only Have Eyes for YouAl Dubin, Harry Warren | Harry Connick, Jr. | Play | 04:13 | 9 MB | 22 MB |
| 12 | Good Night My Love | Harry Connick, Jr | Play | 04:34 | 10 MB | 25 MB |
| 50 mins | 115 MB | |||||
| 50 mins | 281 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Acuña | Guest Artist, Percussion |
| 2 | John Allred | Band, Trombone |
| 3 | Eddy Arnold | Composer |
| 4 | Joe Barati | Band, Trombone (Bass) |
| 5 | Russell Bartmus | Music Copyist |
| 6 | Maria S. Betro | Assistant Producer |
| 7 | Georges Boulanger | Composer |
| 8 | Geoff Burke | Technician |
| 9 | Jeff Burns | Assistant Engineer |
| 10 | Alice Butts | Package Design |
| 11 | Neal Caine | Bass, Musician |
| 12 | Marcello Ciorciolini | Composer |
| 13 | Mitchell Cohen | A&R |
| 14 | Harry Connick, Jr. | Arranger, Composer, Conductor, Liner Notes, Musician, Orchestration, Piano, Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 15 | Martial Corneville | Hair Stylist |
| 16 | Paulinho Da Costa | Guest Artist, Percussion |
| 17 | Sandy De Crescent | Orchestra Contractor |
| 18 | George Doering | Guitar |
| 19 | Walter Donaldson | Composer |
| 20 | Al Dubin | Composer |
| 21 | Bruce Dukov | Concert Master, Soloist, Strings, Violin |
| 22 | Tracey Freeman | Producer |
| 23 | Derrick Gardner | Band, Trumpet |
| 24 | Charles "Ned" Goold | Band, Sax (Alto) |
| 25 | Mark Graham | Music Copyist |
| 26 | Endre Granat | Concert Master, Strings |
| 27 | James Greene | Band, Sax (Alto) |
| 28 | Jimmy Greene | Sax (Tenor), Soloist |
| 29 | Roger Ingram | Band, Trumpet |
| 30 | Dennis Karmazyn | Cello, Soloist |
| 31 | Jimmy Kennedy | Composer |
| 32 | Palma Kolansky | Photography |
| 33 | Marie Josee Lafontaine | Make-Up |
| 34 | Arthur Latin | Drums, Musician |
| 35 | Joe Magnarelli | Band, Trumpet |
| 36 | John Marascalco | Composer |
| 37 | George Matola | Composer |
| 38 | Vlado Meller | Mastering |
| 39 | Ron Miller | Composer |
| 40 | Mark Mullins | Band, Trombone |
| 41 | Orlando Murden | Composer |
| 42 | Norman Newell | Composer |
| 43 | Ray Noble | Composer |
| 44 | Nino Oliviero | Composer |
| 45 | Riz Ortolani | Composer |
| 46 | Charles Paakkari | Assistant Engineer |
| 47 | Doc Pomus | Composer |
| 48 | Buck Ram | Composer |
| 49 | Ande Rand | Composer |
| 50 | Gregg Rubin | Engineer, Mixing |
| 51 | David Schumacher | Band, Sax (Baritone), Soloist |
| 52 | Mort Shuman | Composer |
| 53 | Tom Sweeney | Assistant Engineer |
| 54 | David Swope | Assistant Engineer |
| 55 | Allen Toussaint | Composer |
| 56 | C. Walker | Composer |
| 57 | Harry Warren | Composer |
| 58 | Jerry Weldon | Band, Sax (Tenor), Soloist |
| 59 | George A. Whiting | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |