Oh, My NOLA

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Oh, My NOLA
Oh, My NOLA cover
Studio album by Harry Connick, Jr.
Released Flag of the United States January 30, 2007
Flag of Australia February 24, 2007 [1]
Flag of the United Kingdom October 1, 2007
Flag of Japan March 21, 2007 [2]
Recorded June 19-22 2006
Genre Big Band
Label Sony/Columbia (U.S.)
Producer Tracey Freeman
Professional reviews
Harry Connick, Jr. chronology
Chanson du Vieux Carre
(2007)		 Oh, My NOLA
(2007)
My New Orleans
My New Orleans
My New Orleans

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 #1 on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums, and at #11 on the Billboard 200, with 44,000 copies sold.[3]

A concert tour, the My New Orleans Tour, started on February 23, 2007 in North America, went on to Europe, and continues to Asia and Australia in 2008.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Working In The Coal Mine" (Allen Toussaint) - 3:36
  2. "Won't You Come Home, Bill Bailey?" (Hughie Cannon) - 3:56
  3. "Something You Got" (Chris Kenner) - 3:24
  4. "Let Them Talk" (Carlson, Douglas, King) - 5:01
  5. "Jambalaya (On The Bayou)" (Hank Williams) - 3:40
  6. "Careless Love" (Kaelin, Rebennack) - 4:13
  7. "All These People" (Harry Connick, Jr.) - 4:12 - featuring Kim Burrell
  8. "Yes We Can Can" (Allen Toussaint) - 4:32
  9. "Someday" (Dave Bartholomew, Pearl King) - 2:38
  10. "Oh, My NOLA" (Connick) - 3:58
  11. "Elijah Rock" (traditional) - 4:43
  12. "Sheik Of Araby" (Harry Smith, Francis Wheeler, Ted Snyder) - 4:57
  13. "Lazy Bones" (Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer) - 3:47
  14. "We Make A Lot Of Love" (Connick) - 3:31
  15. "Hello Dolly" (Jerry Herman) - 4:25
  16. "Do Dat Thing" (Connick) - 5:33

[edit] Bonus tracks

  • Borders: "Just Come Home"
  • Wal-Mart: "Take Her To The Mardi Gras" (Connick)

[edit] Charts

Chart Provider(s) Peak
position
Billboard 200 (U.S.)[3] Billboard 11
Billboard Top Jazz Albums (U.S.)[4] 1
Billboard Top Digital Album (U.S.)[4] 7
Billboard Top Comprehensive Albums (U.S.)[4] 11
Billboard Top Internet Albums (U.S.)[4] 10
Canadian Album Chart[5] Nielsen SoundScan 100
Dutch Album Chart[6] 57
French Album Chart[7] SNEP/IFOP 93
United World Chart[8] Media Traffic 37

[edit] Credits

[edit] Musicians

[edit] Other

[edit] References

  1. ^ Sony BMG Australia
  2. ^ HMV Japan
  3. ^ a b Norah Jones leads US pop charts
  4. ^ a b c d U.S. Album Charts
  5. ^ Canadian Album Chart
  6. ^ Dutch Album Chart
  7. ^ French Album Chart
  8. ^ United World Chart

[edit] External links

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