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''Your Songs'' is a studio album by American multi-platinum selling recording artist Harry Connick, Jr., released by Columbia Records. It was released first in the United States on a limited edition double vinyl LP on August 25, 2009,〔(Harry Connick, Jr. - Your Songs ), previewnewmusic.com〕 then released on CD on September 22.〔(ON THE RADAR: Harry Connick, Jr. ), directcurrentmusic.com, July 27, 2009〕 The album is a collaboration with Connick and record producer Clive Davis.〔(Harry Connick Jr. Announces New Album Produced by Clive Davis ), vintageguitar.com, July 30, 2009〕 ==Background== Most of the songs are chosen by record producer Clive Davis, who aimed towards classic, familiar songs, as contemporary as possible. Davis had expressed an interest in working with Connick, who at first did not know what that meant, as he had never done such a collaboration before. Connick had an idea of bringing in a famous arranger for the album, but Davis suggested for Connick to do the arrangements himself, and he did. The finished arrangements however is influenced by Davis. Since Davis is no longer heading up contemporary labels like arista and J Records, his focus as Chief Executive Officer of Creative, his focus has been on executive producing adult contemporary fare from the past for artists like Barry Manilow and Harry Connick Jr. to meager results The song "Bésame Mucho" was suggested for the album by Connick's father, the previous district attorney of the Parish of Orleans, Harry Connick, Sr.. Father and son has previously sung a duet on Sr.'s 1998 album release ''New Orleans...My Home Town'', which also included songs which Jr. has recorded on his albums since. The brothers Branford and Wynton Marsalis contribute to the album. Both are multiple Grammy winners, Branford on saxophone, and Wynton who has received nine Grammys and a Pulitzer Prize for Music, on trumpet. Both are childhood friends of Connick.〔 Also Grammy nominated trumpeter Wayne Bergeron, and guitar player Bryan Sutton plays on the album. Connick said in a radio interview, that track number thirteen, "Smile", is dedicated to a girl named Nicola. She and her mother attended one of Connick's shows in Paris, France, several years ago. Nicola was seven at the time, and Connick took her on a tour of Paris. They stood under the Eiffel tower, and even though she could not see where she was, as she was blind, she had the biggest smile on her face. They have remained friends since, and "Smile" is for her. The song includes a trumpet solo by Roger Ingram.〔(Radio interview: Harry Connick, Jr. Album tracks played ) (mp3 & download) at JAZZ.FM91〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Your Songs」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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