![]() ![]() was born Joseph Harry Fowler Connick, Jr. Connick’s music encompasses jazz, some of it very much in the style of the crooners of the 1940s and early 1950s, funk and blues.Ĭonnick, Jr. (born September 11, 1967) is an American singer, pianist, composer, actor, and humanitarian. MAKE SOMEONE HAPPY PERFORMED BY JIMMY DURANTEĦ.Joseph Harry Fowler Connick, Jr. ![]() STAND BY YOUR MAN PERFORMED BY TAMMY WYNETTEĥ. A WINK AND A SMILE PERFORMED BY HARRY CONNICK JR.ģ. BYE BYE BLACKBIRD PERFORMED BY JOE COCKERĢ. BACK IN THE SADDLE AGAIN PERFORMED BY GENE AUTRYġ. IN THE WEE SMALL HOURS OF THE MORNING PERFORMED BY CARLY SIMONĦ. A KISS TO BUILD A DREAM ON PERFORMED BY LOUIS ARMSTRONGĤ. AS TIME GOES BY PERFORMED BY JIMMY DURANTEĢ. ![]() Just in time for Christmas, too…maybe this release will spark (or re-kindle) some holiday romances of its own!ĪTTN: Shipping charge for 4 discs appliedġ. ![]() release of the soundtrack to Sleepless in Seattle on LP, we at Real Gone Music have tried to capture some of that “stardust” with a blue vinyl edition limited to 1000 copies. But such fantasies are what movies are made for, especially romantic comedies, and for this first-ever U.S. The music was so powerful, in fact, and so integrated with the screenplay that it helped gloss over the incredibility of the film’s premise, which, as you might recall, had Meg Ryan falling in love with Tom Hanks, a stranger she had never met, merely from hearing him being interviewed on a radio talk show on Christmas Eve. Indeed, the film re-introduced a whole new generation to the unique charms of Jimmy Durante with his renditions of “As Time Goes By” and “Make Someone Happy” over the opening and closing credits, respectively, resulting in a boomlet of enthusiasm for the work of the ol’ Schnozzola. With artists old (Louis Armstrong, Nat “King” Cole, Gene Autry), new (Celine Dion, Harry Connick, Jr.) and somewhere in between (Carly Simon, Joe Cocker, Tammy Wynette), the movie’s array of songs (many chosen by Ephron herself) appealed to hearts of every vintage and tastes of every stripe, and the tunes themselves represented the best that the Brill Building and Nashville had to offer. One of the great trio of romantic comedies starring Meg Ryan that were written and/or directed by the late Nora Ephron (When Harry Met Sally and You’ve Got Mail being the other two), 1993’s Sleepless in Seattle was arguably the most romantic movie of its generation, and its soundtrack was a big reason why. (or Re-Kindle) Some Holiday Romance of Its Own! The Plot Hinged on Meg Ryan Falling in Love with Tom Hanks After Hearing Him on a Christmas Eve Radio Talk Show.Maybe This Release Will Spark The Movie’s Array of Songs Appealed to Hearts of Every Vintage and Tastes of Every Stripeįeatured Artists Old (Louis Armstrong, Nat “King” Cole, Gene Autry), New (Celine Dion, Harry Connick, Jr.) and Somewhere in Between (Carly Simon, Joe Cocker, Tammy Wynette)Īlso Singlehandedly Launched a Revival of Interest in Jimmy Durante, Whose “As Time Goes By” and “Make Someone Happy” Were Featured over the Beginning and End Credits, Respectively Its Soundtrack, Which Ephron Helped Put Together, Was a Big Reason Why the Movie Was So Effective and Such a Big Hit Meg Ryan, Sleepless in Seattle Is Perhaps the Most Romantic Movie of Its Generation One of the Trio of Classic Romantic Comedies Written/ Directed by the Late Nora Ephron and Starring ![]()
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