20 (Harry Connick Jr. album)

Studio album by Harry Connick Jr.

Released

November 1, 1988

Recorded

RCA Studios A & C,
New York City,
May 4–5 and June 28–29, 1988

Genre

Solo piano

Length

41:27

Label

Columbia

Producer

Kevin Blancq,
George Butler

Harry Connick Jr. chronology

Harry Connick Jr.
(1987)

20
(1988)

When Harry Met Sally...
(1989)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

20 is an album that Harry Connick Jr. recorded in his 20th year. It is his second album from Columbia Records, but his first album with vocal (on 6 of 11 tracks), from the label. As with his previous album, he dedicated it "to the memory of my loving mother, Anita Connick."

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Avalon"	V. Rose, A. Jolson, B. DeSylva	3:40
2.	"Blue Skies"	I. Berlin	3:45
3.	"Imagination"	J. Burke, J. VanHeusen	4:24
4.	"Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans"	E. DeLange, L. Alter	5:17
5.	"Basin Street Blues"	S. Williams	2:59
6.	"Lazy River"	H. Carmichael, S. Arodin	3:34
7.	"Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone"	S. Clare, S. Stept	2:35
8.	"Stars Fell on Alabama"	M. Parish, F. Perkins	4:49
9.	"S'wonderful"	G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin	3:00
10.	"If I Only Had A Brain"	H. Arlen, E.Y. Harburg	3:21
11.	"Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me"	D. Ellington, B. Russell	4:03

Musicians

Harry Connick Jr. – Vocals (track #3 "Imagination", #4 "Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans", #5 "Basin Street Blues", #7 "Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone", #10 "If I Only Had A Brain", #11 "Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me"), piano
Carmen McRae – Vocals on track #7 "Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone"
Dr. John – Organ, vocals on track #4 "Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans"
Robert Leslie Hurst III – Bass on track #11 "Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me"

Charts

1989 Top Jazz Albums # 6 ^[2]
1991 The Billboard 200 # 133 ^[2]

Certification

1991 Gold (June 5, 1991) ^[3]
1994 Platinum (February 28, 1994) ^[3]

References

↑ Allmusic Review
1 2 "Harry Connick Jr. chart history". billboard.com.
1 2 "Recording Industry Association of America". RIAA. Archived from the original on 2006-09-02.

External links

When Harry Met Stardom Bill Beuttler (American Way, August 1, 1990)

Harry Connick Jr.

Vocal albums	20 (1988) We Are in Love (1990) Blue Light, Red Light (1991) 25 (1992) When My Heart Finds Christmas (1993) She (1994) Star Turtle (1996) To See You (1997) Come by Me (1999) 30 (2001) Songs I Heard (2001) Harry for the Holidays (2003) Only You (2004) Oh, My NOLA (2007) What a Night! (2008) Your Songs (2009)

Instrumental albums	Dixieland Plus (1977) Pure Dixieland (1979) Harry Connick Jr. (1987) Lofty's Roach Souffle (1990) Other Hours (2003) Occasion (2005) Chanson du Vieux Carré (2007)

Soundtrack albums	When Harry Met Sally... (1989) The Godfather Part III (1990) Sleepless in Seattle (1993) The Mask (1994) One Fine Day (1996) Kissing a Fool (1998) South Pacific (2001) The Happy Elf (2005)

Compilation albums	Forever for Now It Had to Be You

Cast recordings	Thou Shalt Not (2002) Harry on Broadway, Act I (2006)

Home media	Singin' & Swingin' (1990) Swinging Out Live (1991) The New York Big Band Concert (1993) The Christmas Special (1994) Harry for the Holidays (2003) Only You: In Concert (2004) A Duo Occasion (2005)

Broadway	Thou Shalt Not (2001) The Pajama Game (2006) Nice Work If You Can Get It (TBA)

Related articles	Discography Songs Musicians' Village Krewe of Orpheus Jill Goodacre Harry Connick Sr.

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