Much like 2001's Songs I Heard and 2004's Only You, 2009's Your Songs finds vocalist/pianist Harry Connick, Jr. coming up with an urbane and passionate set of American popular songs and contemporary pop classics that he both performs and orchestrates.
While his previous recordings leaned toward the classicist side -- Only You featured songs of the '50s and '60s -- Your Songs features a more eclectic mix of standards and pop songs with Connick's own lush orchestration lending an overall aesthetic of languid romanticism.
To this end, Connick turns Billy Joel's "Just the Way You Are" into a kind of Herb Alpert-inspired '60s pop nugget and, conversely, the Beatles' 1964 classic "And I Love Her" gets a kind of '70s Latin lounge feel with classical guitar flourishes.
However, Connick isn't only concerned with reworking tunes in unexpected ways; on the contrary, longtime fans of Connick's swinging neo-crooner work will be pleasantly surprised by his straightforward takes on "Just the Way You Look Tonight" and "Some Enchanted Evening." Similarly engaging are his renditions of such rock-oriented tunes the album's Elton John title track, his low-key version of Don McLean's "And I Love You So," and the Carpenters' "(They Long to Be) Close to You." Ultimately, Your Songs is a classy and feel-good stroll of an album.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | All the WaySammy Cahn, James Van Heusen | Harry Connick, Jr. | Play | 03:33 | 8 MB | 18 MB |
| 2 | Just the Way You AreBilly Joel | Harry Connick, Jr. | Play | 03:47 | 8 MB | 21 MB |
| 3 | Can't Help Falling in Love with YouLuigi Creatore, Hugo Peretti, George David Weiss | Harry Connick, Jr. | Play | 03:15 | 7 MB | 16 MB |
| 4 | And I Love HerJohn Lennon, Paul McCartney | Harry Connick, Jr. | Play | 03:12 | 7 MB | 16 MB |
| 5 | Bésame MuchoSunny Skylar | Harry Connick, Jr. | Play | 04:11 | 9 MB | 22 MB |
| 6 | The Way You Look TonightDorothy Fields | Harry Connick, Jr. | Play | 03:45 | 8 MB | 20 MB |
| 7 | Your Song | Harry Connick, Jr. | Play | 03:35 | 8 MB | 19 MB |
| 8 | Some Enchanted EveningOscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers | Harry Connick, Jr. | Play | 04:07 | 9 MB | 21 MB |
| 9 | And I Love You SoDon McLean | Harry Connick, Jr. | Play | 03:30 | 8 MB | 16 MB |
| 10 | Smile | Harry Connick, Jr. | Play | 03:11 | 7 MB | 17 MB |
| 11 | Mona LisaJay Livingston | Harry Connick, Jr. | Play | 03:05 | 7 MB | 15 MB |
| 12 | Close To You | Harry Connick, Jr | Play | 03:16 | 7 MB | 17 MB |
| 13 | First Time Ever I Saw Your Face | Harry Connick, Jr | Play | 03:23 | 7 MB | 16 MB |
| 14 | Who Can I Turn To | Harry Connick, Jr | Play | 03:51 | 8 MB | 19 MB |
| 49 mins | 114 MB | |||||
| 49 mins | 260 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burt Bacharach | Composer |
| 2 | Joe Barati | Trombone (Bass) |
| 3 | Wayne Bergeron | Trumpet |
| 4 | Maria S. Betro | Production Coordination |
| 5 | David Bett | Art Direction, Design |
| 6 | Leslie Bricusse | Composer |
| 7 | Geoff Burke | Copyist, Music Preparation, Sax (Alto) |
| 8 | Jeff Bush | Trombone |
| 9 | Sammy Cahn | Composer |
| 10 | Neal Caine | Bass |
| 11 | Vincent Caro | Engineer, Mixing |
| 12 | Harry Connick, Jr. | Arranger, Conductor, Orchestration, Piano, Primary Artist, Producer, Vocals |
| 13 | Luigi Creatore | Composer |
| 14 | Cenobia Cummings | Concert Master |
| 15 | Hal David | Composer |
| 16 | Clive Davis | Producer |
| 17 | George Doering | Guitar |
| 18 | Bruce Dukov | Concert Master |
| 19 | John Eckert | Trumpet |
| 20 | Dorothy Fields | Composer |
| 21 | Chris Finney | Engineer |
| 22 | Tracey Freeman | Producer |
| 23 | John Fumo | Trumpet |
| 24 | Steve Genewick | Digital Editing |
| 25 | Justin Gerrish | Assistant Engineer |
| 26 | Ned Goold | Sax (Alto) |
| 27 | Oscar Hammerstein II | Composer |
| 28 | James Van Heusen | Composer |
| 29 | Dan Higgins | Drums, Percussion |
| 30 | Steven Holtman | Trombone |
| 31 | Greg Huckins | Sax (Baritone) |
| 32 | Roger Ingram | Trumpet |
| 33 | Billy Joel | Composer |
| 34 | Leroy Jones | Trumpet |
| 35 | Tony Kadleck | Trumpet |
| 36 | Mike Karn | Sax (Tenor) |
| 37 | Palma Kolansky | Photography |
| 38 | Arthur Latin | Bass |
| 39 | John Lennon | Composer |
| 40 | Bill Liston | Sax (Alto) |
| 41 | Jay Livingston | Composer |
| 42 | Warren Luening | Trumpet |
| 43 | Ewan MacColl | Composer |
| 44 | Joe Magnarelli | Trumpet |
| 45 | Branford Marsalis | Sax (Tenor), Soloist |
| 46 | Wynton Marsalis | Soloist, Trumpet |
| 47 | Andy Martin | Trombone |
| 48 | Maria P. Marulanda | Art Direction, Design |
| 49 | Paul McCartney | Composer |
| 50 | Don McLean | Composer |
| 51 | Vlado Meller | Mastering |
| 52 | John David Miller | Orchestra Contractor |
| 53 | Anthony Newley | Composer |
| 54 | Hugo Peretti | Composer |
| 55 | William Frank "Bill" Reichenbach Jr. | Trombone |
| 56 | Richard Rodgers | Composer |
| 57 | Sunny Skylar | Composer |
| 58 | Dave Smith | Trumpet |
| 59 | Bryan Sutton | Guitar |
| 60 | Dion Tucker | Trombone |
| 61 | Ernie Watts | Sax (Tenor) |
| 62 | George David Weiss | Composer |
| 63 | Jerry Weldon | Sax (Tenor), Soloist |
| 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). |