Oh, My NOLA is an album from Harry Connick Jr. with his big band. The album was released in 2007, and contains well-known songs associated with New Orleans, as well as 4 new songs composed by Connick, who sings and plays the piano, conducts, arranges and orchestrates the album.
A portion of the royalties of Oh, My NOLA will be donated to Musicians' Village in New Orleans. He was honored with a "Strength and Spirit Award" from Redbook magazine in October 2006, for contributing proceeds from various music sales, and for his work on the Musicians' Village.
The album was released at the same day as his big band instrumental album Chanson du Vieux Carre.
The album debuted at number one on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums, and at number 11 on the Billboard 200, with 44,000 copies sold.
A concert tour, the My New Orleans Tour, started on February 23, 2007 in North America, went on to Europe, and continued to Asia and Australia in 2008.
Track listing "Working In The Coal Mine" (Allen Toussaint) – 3:36 "Won't You Come Home, Bill Bailey?" (Hughie Cannon) – 3:56 "Something You Got" (Chris Kenner) – 3:24 "Let Them Talk" (Sonny Thompson) – 5:01 "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)" (Hank Williams) – 3:40 "Careless Love" (Martin Kaelin, Mac Rebennack) – 4:13 "All These People" (Harry Connick Jr.) – 4:12 – featuring Kim Burrell "Yes We Can Can" (Allen Toussaint) – 4:32 "Someday" (Dave Bartholomew, Pearl King) – 2:38 "Oh, My NOLA" (Connick) – 3:58 "Elijah Rock" (traditional) – 4:43 "Sheik Of Araby" (Harry Smith, Francis Wheeler, Ted Snyder) – 4:57 "Lazy Bones" (Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer) – 3:47 "We Make A Lot Of Love" (Connick) – 3:31 "Hello Dolly" (Jerry Herman) – 4:25 "Do Dat Thing" (Connick) – 5:33 Total length: 66:06
Bonus tracks Borders: "Just Come Home" Wal-Mart: "Take Her To The Mardi Gras" (Connick) Japan release: "Just Come Home", "Take Her To The Mardi Gras"Harry Connick Jr – Oh, My NOLA, hmv.co.jp
Charts
ChartProvider(s)PeakpositionBillboard 200 (U.S.)Billboard11Billboard Top Jazz Albums (U.S.)[ U.S. Album Charts]1Billboard Top Digital Album (U.S.)7Billboard Top Comprehensive Albums (U.S.)11Billboard Top Internet Albums (U.S.)10Australian Album ChartARIA Charts N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.165Canadian Album ChartCanadian Album ChartNielsen SoundScan100Dutch Album Chart57French Album ChartSNEP/IFOP93
Credits
Musicians Vocals: Harry Connick Jr., Kim Burrell Piano: Harry Connick Jr., Jonathan Batiste Organ: Harry Connick Jr. Keyboards: Kim Burrell, Jonathan Batiste, Harry Connick Jr. Background Vocals: Jonathan Batiste, Bill Huntington, Evan Vidar, Jonathan DuBose Jr., The Honolulu Heartbreakers Trombone: Craig Klein, John Allred, Lucien Barbarin, Troy Andrews, Mark Mullins Bass Trombone: Joe Barati Trumpet: Roger Ingram, Derrick Gardner, Joe Magnarelli, Leonard Brown, Mark Braud, Wynton Marsalis Tuba: John Allred Bass: Neal Caine Guitar: Jonathan DuBose Jr., Evan Vidar Alto saxophone: Charles Goold, James Greene Baritone saxophone: David Schumacher Tenor saxophone: Jerry Weldon, Mike Karn, Geoff Burke Banjo: Bill Huntington Flugelhorn: Joe Magnarelli, Roger Ingram Drums: Arthur Latin II Percussion: Arthur Latin II
Other Arranger: Harry Connick Jr. Conductor: Harry Connick Jr., John David Miller Orchestration: Harry Connick Jr. Soloist: Charles Goold, Jerry Weldon, Lucien Barbarin, Mark Braud Coordination: Maria S. Betro Music Preparation: Geoff Burke Copyist: Geoff Burke Engineer: Vincent Caro Mixing: Vincent Caro Producer: Tracey Freeman Assistant Engineer: Hyomin Kang, Rick Kwan Art Direction: Arnold Levine Design: Arnold Levine Mastering: Vlado Meller Digital Editing: Alex Venguer, Anthony Ruotolo, Bryant Pugh Art Producer: Mary Ellen Stefanides Executive Producer: Ann Marie Wilkins Cover Photo: Palma Kolansky
References
External links Audio samples at Harry Connick Jr.'s official Sony website.