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Oh, My Nola
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Track Listing
- Working In A Coal Mine
- Won't You Come Home, Bill Bailey ?
- Something You Got
- Let Them Talk
- Jambalaya (On the Bayou)
- Careless Love
- All These People (Original Recording)
- Yes We Can
- Someday
- Oh , My Nola - (Original Recording)
- Elijah Rock
- Sheik of Araby
- Lazy Bones
- We Make A Lot Of Love - (Original Recording)
- Hello Dolly
- Do Dat Thing - (Original Recording)
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #28023 in Music
- Released on: 2007-01-30
- Number of discs: 1
- Dimensions: .23 pounds
Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
Having grown up in New Orleans, Harry Connick, Jr. is an iconic product of a city famous for its rich musical history. His new release, Oh, my Nola, is the endearing ode to the rebirth of his hometown and the bright spirit of her people. The album is an impressive collection of classic songs associated with the city and her culture, and also features four original compositions. Sony BMG Music Entertainment and Harry Connick, Jr. proudly sponsor the New Orleans Habitat Musicians Village. For more information, visit http://www.habitat-nola.org/projects/musicians_village.php.
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Amazon.com
Fresh off his Broadway stint in The Pajama Game, Harry Connick went back to his New Orleans roots and recorded a pair of albums in tribute to his hometown. Released the same day as the similarly themed but mostly instrumental Chanson du Vieux Carré, Oh, My Nola is a loose, effortlessly swinging album that ranks among Connick's best. He traces New Orleans' prodigious musical legacy with well-chosen covers peppered with some originals. Though he wrote only four tracks, at least one of them, "All These People," is a stand-out--a mid-tempo elegy about the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, with a strong contribution from gospel great Kim Burrell. When it comes to the covers, Connick chose tracks that either originated in New Orleans or found particular resonance there. The funky, exuberant take on Allen Toussaint's classic "Working in a Coal Mine" that opens the CD reflects the flavor of things to come, but even more fun are the seemingly left-field picks--you'll never think of "Hello Dolly" the same way after listening to the version found here. --Elisabeth Vincentelli
