30 (Harry Connick Jr. album)
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 23, 2001 | |||
| Recorded | September 4–8, 1998 | |||
| Studio | Sony Music, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Sony/Columbia (U.S.) | |||
| Producer | Tracey Freeman | |||
| Harry Connick Jr. chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| PopMatters | favorable[2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A−[3] |
30 is an album by American singer Harry Connick Jr. The album was recorded in 1998, when Connick was 30 years old, but it was not released until 4 years later, on the same date as his album Songs I Heard. The album includes both vocal and instrumental tracks.
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I'm Walkin'" | Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino | 2:48 |
| 2. | "Chattanooga Choo Choo" | Mack Gordon, Harry Warren | 3:39 |
| 3. | "Somewhere My Love" | Maurice Jarre | 7:09 |
| 4. | "The Gypsy" | Billy Reid | 5:31 |
| 5. | "If I Were a Bell" | Frank Loesser | 6:55 |
| 6. | "Way Down Yonder in New Orleans" | Henry Creamer, Turner Layton | 3:45 |
| 7. | "Tie a Yellow Ribbon 'Round the Old Oak Tree" | Irwin Levine, L. Russell Brown | 4:10 |
| 8. | "There Is Always One More Time" | Ken Hirsch, Doc Pomus | 3:52 |
| 9. | "New Orleans" | Hoagy Carmichael | 4:01 |
| 10. | "Speak Softly Love" | Nino Rota | 4:02 |
| 11. | "Junco Partner" | Bob Shad | 6:10 |
| 12. | "Don't Fence Me In" | Robert Fletcher, Cole Porter | 3:58 |
| 13. | "Don't Like Goodbyes" | Harold Arlen, Truman Capote | 3:20 |
| 14. | "I'll Only Miss Her (When I Think of Her)" | Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen | 8:51 |
Personnel
[edit]- Harry Connick Jr. – piano, vocals, arranger, liner notes
- Ben Wolfe – bass on track #5 "If I Were a Bell"
- Rev. James Moore – organ, vocals on track #8 "There Is Always One More Time"
- Wynton Marsalis – trumpet on track #14 "I'll Only Miss Her When I Think of Her"
- Tracey Freeman – Producer
- Vladimir Meller – Mastering
- Steven Kadison – Assistant mastering engineer
- Gregg Rubin – Recording & Mix Engineer
- Ryan Hewitt – Assistant engineer
- Christopher Austopchuk – Art direction
- Alice Butts – Art direction
- Palma Kolansky – Photography
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2001) | Provider(s) | Peak position |
|---|---|---|
| Billboard 200 (U.S.)[4] | Billboard | 94 |
| Billboard Top Jazz Albums (U.S.)[4] | 3 | |
| Billboard Top Internet Albums (U.S.)[5] | 24 | |
| Chart (2002) | Provider(s) | Peak position |
| Norwegian Album Chart[6] | VG Nett | 35 |
References
[edit]- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ PopMatters review
- ^ Entertainment Weekly review
- ^ a b U.S. Album Charts
- ^ Allmusic, 30 Chart History
- ^ "Norwegian Album Chart". Archived from the original on 2011-05-25. Retrieved 2007-04-19.
