20 (Harry Connick Jr. album)
1988 studio album by Harry Connick Jr.
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20 is an album by American singer and pianist Harry Connick Jr. It was recorded when Connick was 20 years old, and released in 1988. It is his second album from Columbia Records, but his first album with vocal (on 6 of 11 tracks), from the label. As with the eponymous album that preceded it, Connick dedicated 20 "to the memory of my loving mother, Anita Connick."
ReleasedNovember 1, 1988
RecordedMay 4–5 and June 28–29, 1988
StudiosRCA, New York City
GenreSolo piano
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| Released | November 1, 1988 | |||
| Recorded | May 4–5 and June 28–29, 1988 | |||
| Studios | RCA, New York City | |||
| Genre | Solo piano | |||
| Length | 41:27 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producers | Kevin Blancq, George Butler | |||
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Avalon" | 3:40 | |
| 2. | "Blue Skies" | Irving Berlin | 3:45 |
| 3. | "Imagination" | 4:24 | |
| 4. | "Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans" | 5:17 | |
| 5. | "Basin Street Blues" | Spencer Williams | 2:59 |
| 6. | "Lazy River" | 3:34 | |
| 7. | "Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone" | 2:35 | |
| 8. | "Stars Fell on Alabama" | 4:49 | |
| 9. | "S'Wonderful" | 3:00 | |
| 10. | "If I Only Had a Brain" | 3:21 | |
| 11. | "Do Nothin' till You Hear from Me" | 4:03 | |
| Total length: | 41:27 | ||
Musicians
- Harry Connick Jr. – Vocals (track No. 3 "Imagination", No. 4 "Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans", No. 5 "Basin Street Blues", No. 7 "Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone", No. 10 "If I Only Had a Brain", No. 11 "Do Nothin' till You Hear from Me"), piano
- Carmen McRae – Vocals on track No. 7 "Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone"
- Dr. John – Organ, vocals on track No. 4 "Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans"
- Robert Leslie Hurst III – Bass on track No. 11 "Do Nothin' till You Hear from Me"
Charts
- 1989 Top Jazz Albums # 6[2]
- 1991 The Billboard 200 # 133[2]
Certification
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[3] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||