Oh, My NOLA

{{Infobox album

| name = Oh, My NOLA

| type = Album

| artist = Harry Connick Jr.

| cover = ohmynola.jpg

| alt = A photo of the artist sat cross-legged in front of a dark window.

| released = January 30, 2007

| recorded = June 19–22, 2006

| studio =

| genre = Big band

| length = {{Track listing total length|3:36|3:56|3:24|5:01|3:40|4:13|4:12|4:32|2:38|3:58|4:43|4:57|3:47|3:31|4:25|5:33}}

| label = Sony/Columbia (U.S.)

| producer = Tracey Freeman

| prev_title = Chanson du Vieux Carre

| prev_year = 2007

| next_title = What a Night! A Christmas Album

| next_year = 2008

| misc =

{{Singles

| name = Oh, My NOLA

| type = studio

| single1 = All These People

| single1date = August 29, 2006

}}

}}

{{album ratings|noprose=yes

| rev1 = Allmusic

| rev1Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r860445|tab=review|first=Matt|last=Collar|access-date=February 9, 2012}}

| rev2 = JazzTimes

| rev2Score = Favorable{{cite web|url=http://jazztimes.com/articles/18313-oh-my-nola-harry-connick-jr|title=Jazz Reviews: Oh, My NolaHarry Connick Jr.|first=Christopher|last=Loudon|date=January–February 2007|publisher=JazzTimes|access-date=February 9, 2012}}

| rev3 = Post-Gazette

| rev3Score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07032/758407-42.stm|title=For the Record|first=Nate|last=Guidry|date=February 1, 2007|publisher=PG Publishing|access-date=February 9, 2012}}

| rev4 = Slant Magazine

| rev4Score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/harry-connick-jr-oh-my-nola/1032|title=Harry Connick Jr.: Oh, My Nola {{!}} Music Review|first=Preston|last=Jones|date=January 24, 2007|publisher=Slant Magazine|access-date=February 9, 2012}}

}}

Oh, My NOLA is an album from Harry Connick Jr. with his big band. The album was released in 2007, and contains well-known songs associated with New Orleans, as well as 4 new songs composed by Connick, who sings and plays the piano, conducts, arranges and orchestrates the album.

A portion of the royalties of Oh, My NOLA will be donated to Musicians' Village in New Orleans. He was honored with a "Strength and Spirit Award" from Redbook magazine in October 2006, for contributing proceeds from various music sales, and for his work on the Musicians' Village.

The album was released at the same day as his big band instrumental album Chanson du Vieux Carre.

The album debuted at number one on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums, and at number 11 on the Billboard 200, with 44,000 copies sold.{{Cite web|url=http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=entertainmentNews&storyID=2007-02-08T004056Z_01_N07458261_RTRUKOC_0_US-SALES.xml&WTmodLoc=NewsHome-C3-entertainmentNews-2|title=Norah Jones leads US pop charts|website=Today.reuters.com|access-date=January 30, 2025}}

A concert tour, the My New Orleans Tour, started on February 23, 2007 in North America, went on to Europe, and continued to Asia and Australia in 2008.

Track listing

  1. "Working In The Coal Mine" (Allen Toussaint) – 3:36
  2. "Won't You Come Home, Bill Bailey?" (Hughie Cannon) – 3:56
  3. "Something You Got" (Chris Kenner) – 3:24
  4. "Let Them Talk" (Sonny Thompson){{cite web|url=https://www.lyrics.com/lyric/23365247/Hugh+Laurie/Let+Them+Talk |title=Hugh Laurie – Let Them Talk Lyrics |website=Lyrics.com |date=1959-06-11 |access-date=2022-08-04}} – 5:01
  5. "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)" (Hank Williams) – 3:40
  6. "Careless Love" (Martin Kaelin, Mac Rebennack) – 4:13
  7. "All These People" (Harry Connick Jr.) – 4:12 – featuring Kim Burrell
  8. "Yes We Can Can" (Allen Toussaint) – 4:32
  9. "Someday" (Dave Bartholomew, Pearl King) – 2:38
  10. "Oh, My NOLA" (Connick) – 3:58
  11. "Elijah Rock" (traditional) – 4:43
  12. "Sheik Of Araby" (Harry Smith, Francis Wheeler, Ted Snyder) – 4:57
  13. "Lazy Bones" (Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer) – 3:47
  14. "We Make A Lot Of Love" (Connick) – 3:31
  15. "Hello Dolly" (Jerry Herman) – 4:25
  16. "Do Dat Thing" (Connick) – 5:33

:* Total length: 66:06

=Bonus tracks=

  • Borders: "Just Come Home"
  • Wal-Mart: "Take Her To The Mardi Gras" (Connick)
  • Japan release: "Just Come Home", "Take Her To The Mardi Gras"[http://www.hmv.co.jp/product/detail/2520008 Harry Connick Jr – Oh, My NOLA], hmv.co.jp

Charts

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style="text-align:center;"|Chart

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! style="text-align:center;"|Peak
position

align="left"|Billboard 200 (U.S.)

| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="5"|Billboard

| style="text-align:center;"|11

align="left"|Billboard Top Jazz Albums (U.S.)[{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=harry connick, jr.|chart=all}} U.S. Album Charts]

| style="text-align:center;"|1

align="left"|Billboard Top Digital Album (U.S.)

| style="text-align:center;"|7

align="left"|Billboard Top Comprehensive Albums (U.S.)

| style="text-align:center;"|11

align="left"|Billboard Top Internet Albums (U.S.)

| style="text-align:center;"|10

align="left"|Australian Album Chart

|align="left"|ARIA Charts{{cite web|url=https://imgur.com/a/ID9IxD6 | title=Harry Connick Jr ARIA chart history (1988 to 2024)|publisher=ARIA|via=Imgur.com|access-date=February 2, 2025}} N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.

| style="text-align:center;"|165

align="left"|Canadian Album Chart{{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20041226005640/http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Charts/ALBUMS.html Canadian Album Chart]}}

|align="left"|Nielsen SoundScan

| style="text-align:center;"|100

align="left"|Dutch Album Chart{{cite web|url=http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Harry+Connick+Jr%2E&titel=My+New+Orleans&cat=a |title=Harry Connick Jr. - My New Orleans|website=Dutchcharts.nl|access-date=January 30, 2025}}

|align="left"|

| style="text-align:center;"|57

align="left"|French Album Chart{{cite web|url=http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Harry+Connick+Jr%2E&titel=My+New+Orleans&cat=a|title=HARRY CONNICK JR. - MY NEW ORLEANS (ALBUM)|website=Lescharts.com\access-date=January 30, 2025}}

|align="left"|SNEP/IFOP

| style="text-align:center;"|93

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