- To See You
Infobox Album | Name = To See You
Type =Album
Artist =Harry Connick, Jr.
Released =November 11 1997
Recorded = Capitol Studios, Los Angeles, August 4-10, 1997
Genre =Ballads w/Orchestra
Length = 75 min
Label =Sony Columbia
Producer = Tracey Freeman
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:waug6joo71e0 link]
*"Entertainment Weekly " B+ [http://www.ew.com/ew/article/review/music/0,6115,290400_4_0_,00.html 11/21/97] | Last album = "Star Turtle "
(1995)
This album = "To See You"
(1997)
Next album = "Come By Me "
(1999)"To See You" is American artist
Harry Connick, Jr. 's album oflove songs, recorded with asymphony orchestra , released in 1997."The inspiration for this was a flight attendant, really," Connick says. "She asked if I had any romantic records, and I thought maybe it was time to do a romantic album."
Connick toured the
United States andEurope with a fullsymphony orchestra backing him and hispiano in each city. As part of his tour, he played at theNobel Peace Prize Concert inOslo ,Norway , with his final concert of that tour inParis being recorded for aSt. Valentine's Day special onPBS in 1998.The songs are
written ,arranged andorchestrated byHarry Connick, Jr. Track listing
#"Let Me Love Tonight" – 10:07
#"To See You" – 3:58
#"Let's Just Kiss" – 7:34
#"Heart Beyond Repair" – 8:06
#"Once" – 6:05
#"Learn to Love" – 4:42
#"Love Me Some You" – 8:05
#"Much Love" – 6:35
#"In Love Again" – 9:06
#"Loved by Me" – 11:00Musicians
*Harry Connick Jr - vocals,
Piano
*Reginald Veal -Double bass
*Charles Gould - TenorSaxophone
*Arthur "Bam Bam" Latin - drums*
Symphony orchestra Miscellanea
*Track #6 "Learn to Love", appears in the movie "
Kissing a Fool " from 1998.
*Track #2 "To See You" appears in the compilation album Songs from the Heart, which was marketed forValentine's Day .Charts
Come By Me made the first position in the Jazz charts in 1997, and was number 53 on the
Billboard 200 .External links
* [http://mp.aol.com/video.index.adp?mxid=1369174&_AOL Music video "Learn to Love"]
* [http://mp.aol.com/video.index.adp?mxid=1369247&_AOL Music video "Let's Just Kiss"]
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