We Are in Love
1990 studio album by Harry Connick Jr. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1990 studio album by Harry Connick Jr. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
We Are in Love is an album by American artist Harry Connick Jr., released in 1990. The multi-platinum album features Connick on piano & vocal, Russell Malone on guitar, Shannon Powell on drums, Benjamin Jonah Wolfe on double bass, and Branford Marsalis on saxophone. Joining the quartet is Connick's Big Band. Most of the tracks include an orchestral background.
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| Released | July 3, 1990 | |||
| Recorded | April 4, 5, and 22, 1990 | |||
| Studio | RCA, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz /Big Band | |||
| Length | 52:05 | |||
| Label | Sony/Columbia | |||
| Producer | Harry Connick Jr., Marc Shaiman, George Butler, Bobby Colomby | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    link |
| Entertainment Weekly | B− 7/13/90 |
Released in 1990, it topped the jazz charts in the same year. The album gave Connick a Grammy for Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male, and he performed the title track live on the Grammy telecast in 1991. "Recipe for Love" also became one of Connick's biggest hits, peaking at #32 in the UK Singles Chart on re-release (the original release had only peaked at #86).
The album was released the same day as his trio instrumental album Lofty's Roach Souffle, and his home video debut entitled Singin' & Swingin'.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "We Are in Love" | Harry Connick, Jr. | 2:40 |
| 2. | "Only 'Cause I Don't Have You" | Harry Connick, Jr.; Ramsey McLean | 4:22 |
| 3. | "Recipe for Love" | Harry Connick, Jr. | 2:34 |
| 4. | "Drifting" | Marc Shaiman | 5:14 |
| 5. | "Forever, for Now" | Harry Connick, Jr.; Ramsey McLean | 4:20 |
| 6. | "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" | Eric Maschwitz; Manning Sherwin | 5:09 |
| 7. | "Heavenly" | Harry Connick, Jr.; Ramsey McLean | 1:59 |
| 8. | "Just a Boy" | Harry Connick, Jr.; Ramsey McLean | 6:05 |
| 9. | "I've Got a Great Idea" | Harry Connick, Jr. | 4:21 |
| 10. | "I'll Dream of You Again" | Harry Connick, Jr. | 3:33 |
| 11. | "It's All Right with Me" | Cole Porter | 4:53 |
| 12. | "Buried in Blue" | Harry Connick, Jr.; Ramsey McLean | 6:55 |
| Total length: | 52:05 | ||
Recorded at Evergreen Radford Studio, North Hollywood, California on March 7–9 & 12–15, 1990 and RCA Studio B, New York, New York on April 19 & 23 and May 1, 1990.
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Canada (Music Canada)[1] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
| Japan (RIAJ)[2] | Gold | 100,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[3] | Gold | 100,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[4] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
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