Blue Light, Red Light Explained

Blue Light, Red Light
Type:	Album
Artist:	Harry Connick Jr.
Cover:	HCjr Blue Light, Red Light.jpg
Released:	September 23, 1991
Recorded:	June 27–28 July 2–4 and 14, 1991
Studio:	BMG Studio A (New York City)
Genre:	Big Band
Length:	58:44
Label:	Sony/Columbia
Producer:	Tracey Freeman
Prev Title:	Lofty's Roach Souffle
Prev Year:	1990
Next Title:	25
Next Year:	1992

Blue Light, Red Light, a big band album by American artist Harry Connick Jr., released in 1991. The multi-platinum album features Connick's vocals and piano, accompanied by his 14-piece big band.

Connick wrote the music, with Ramsey McLean writing most of the lyrics, (except for track #4 "Jill", #5 "He Is They Are", #10 "She Belongs To Me", and #12 "Just Kiss Me", with both music and lyrics by Harry Connick Jr.).

Track listing

1. "Blue Light, Red Light (Someone's There)" (Harry Connick Jr, Ramsey McLean) – 3:31
2. "A Blessing And A Curse" (Connick, McLean) – 3:06
3. "You Didn't Know Me When" (Connick, McLean) – 3:13
4. "Jill" (Connick) – 6:13
5. "He Is They Are" (Connick) – 4:15
6. "With Imagination (I'll Get There)" (Connick, McLean) – 5:01
7. "If I Could Give You More" (Connick, McLean) – 4:49
8. "The Last Payday" (Connick, McLean) – 7:16
9. "It's Time" (Connick, McLean) – 6:38
10. "She Belongs To Me" (Connick) – 3:57
11. "Sonny Cried" (Connick, McLean) – 5:46
12. "Just Kiss Me" (Connick) – 4:53

Promo Track listing

1. "blue light, red light - 3:30
2. "sonny cried - 5:44

Musicians

• • • Harry Connick Jr. - Piano, vocals Brad Leali - Alto Sax Will Campbell - Alto Sax
  • Jerry Weldon - Tenor Sax Ned Goold - Tenor Sax
    • • David Schumacher - Bari Sax, Bass Clarinet, Flute Louis Ford - Clarinet Mark Mullins - Trombone Craig Klein - Trombone
      • Lucien Barbarin - Trombone, Sousaphone Joe Barati - Bass Trombone Roger Ingram - Trumpet Dan Miller - Trumpet
• Leroy Jones - Trumpet
• Jeremy Davenport - Trumpet
  • • Russell Malone - Guitar Benjamin Jonah Wolfe - Bass Shannon Powell - drums
• Tracey Freeman - Producer
• Gregg Rubin - Engineer/ Mixer

Billboard Album Chart

• 1991 Blue Light, Red Light debuted at No. 1 on the jazz chart
• 1992 Blue Light, Red Light had its peak position at The Billboard 200 as No. 17 on February 29.

Awards and nominations

• 1992 Grammy Award nomination: Best Traditional Pop Performance -- Blue Light, Red Light
• 1992 Grammy Award nomination: Best Instrumental Arrangement w/ Vocals -- "Blue Light, Red Light (Someone's There)"
• 1992 Soul Train Music Award nomination: Best Jazz Album

External links

• "You Didn't Know Me When", Music video at aol.com