Only You

Harry Connick, Jr.

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Only You Review

by Matt Collar

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.

Track Listing

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time	Stream
1	More Marcello Ciorciolini / Norman Newell / Nino Oliviero / Riz Ortolani	Harry Connick, Jr.	04:12	Spotify Amazon
2	The Very Thought of You Ray Noble	Harry Connick, Jr.	03:39	Spotify Amazon
3	Save the Last Dance for Me Doc Pomus / Mort Shuman	Harry Connick, Jr.	04:50	Spotify Amazon
4	My Blue Heaven Walter Donaldson / George A. Whiting	Harry Connick, Jr.	03:16	Spotify Amazon
5	You Don't Know Me Eddy Arnold / C. Walker	Harry Connick, Jr.	04:03	Spotify Amazon
6	All These Things Allen Toussaint	Harry Connick, Jr.	04:41	Spotify Amazon
7	For Once in My Life Ron Miller / Orlando Murden	Harry Connick, Jr.	03:57	Spotify Amazon
8	Only You Buck Ram / Ande Rand	Harry Connick, Jr.	04:44	Amazon
9	My Prayer Georges Boulanger / Jimmy Kennedy	Harry Connick, Jr.	04:10	Spotify Amazon
10	Other Hours Harry Connick, Jr.	Harry Connick, Jr.	04:01	Spotify Amazon
11	I Only Have Eyes for You Al Dubin / Harry Warren	Harry Connick, Jr.	04:13	Spotify Amazon
12	Good Night My Love (Pleasant Dreams) John Marascalco / George Motola	Harry Connick, Jr.	04:34	Spotify Amazon