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Oh, My NOLA

Oh, My NOLA
A photo of the artist sat cross-legged in front of a dark window.
Studio album by
Harry Connick Jr.
ReleasedJanuary 30, 2007
RecordedJune 19–22, 2006
GenreBig band
Length66:06
LabelSony/Columbia (U.S.)
ProducerTracey Freeman
Harry Connick Jr. chronology
Chanson du Vieux Carre
(2007) 		Oh, My NOLA
(2007) 		What a Night! A Christmas Album
(2008)
Singles from Oh, My NOLA
  1. "All These People"
    Released: August 29, 2006
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
JazzTimesFavorable[2]
Post-Gazette[3]
Slant Magazine[4]

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.[5]

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

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  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" (Sonny Thompson[6]) – 5:01
  5. "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)" (Hank Williams) – 3:40
  6. "Careless Love" (Martin Kaelin, Mac 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
  • Total length: 66:06

Bonus tracks

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  • Borders: "Just Come Home"
  • Wal-Mart: "Take Her To The Mardi Gras" (Connick)
  • Japan release: "Just Come Home", "Take Her To The Mardi Gras"[7]

Charts

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Chart Provider(s) Peak
position
Billboard 200 (U.S.)[5] Billboard 11
Billboard Top Jazz Albums (U.S.)[8] 1
Billboard Top Digital Album (U.S.)[8] 7
Billboard Top Comprehensive Albums (U.S.)[8] 11
Billboard Top Internet Albums (U.S.)[8] 10
Canadian Album Chart[9] Nielsen SoundScan 100
Dutch Album Chart[10] 57
French Album Chart[11] SNEP/IFOP 93

Credits

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Musicians

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Other

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References

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  1. ^ Collar, Matt. Oh, My NOLA at AllMusic. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
  2. ^ Loudon, Christopher (January–February 2007). "Jazz Reviews: Oh, My NolaHarry Connick Jr". JazzTimes. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
  3. ^ Guidry, Nate (February 1, 2007). "For the Record". PG Publishing. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
  4. ^ Jones, Preston (January 24, 2007). "Harry Connick Jr.: Oh, My Nola | Music Review". Slant Magazine. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
  5. ^ a b Norah Jones leads US pop charts[dead link]
  6. ^ "Hugh Laurie – Let Them Talk Lyrics". Lyrics.com. 1959-06-11. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  7. ^ Harry Connick Jr – Oh, My NOLA, hmv.co.jp
  8. ^ a b c d U.S. Album Charts
  9. ^ Canadian Album Chart[usurped]
  10. ^ Dutch Album Chart
  11. ^ French Album Chart
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