Songs I Heard

Background

Harry Connick, Jr. transforms songs from classic childhood films into big band songs. He called the album "a fun record, but it's definitely for adults."

In a 2003 interview, Connick compared getting children to appreciate music with getting them to appreciate broccoli. "If you give a kid fast food every day, that's all they'll be open to," said Connick. "If you give them broccoli, they may not like it, but they'll know it is out there and be open to it. You have to expose kids to music – jazz, classical music, rock and roll – and they'll be open."

Track listing

1. "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" (Richard M. Sherman) – 4:29 (from Mary Poppins)
2. "The Lonely Goatherd" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers) – 3:20 (from The Sound of Music)
3. "Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead" (Harold Arlen, E.Y. "Yip" Harburg) – 2:07 (from The Wizard of Oz)
4. "Maybe" (Martin Charnin, Charles Strouse) – 3:49 (from Annie)
5. "Pure Imagination"/"Candy Man" (Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley) – 4:21 (from Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory)
6. "Golden Ticket"/"I Want It Now" (Bricusse, Newley) – 3:50 (from Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory)
7. "Oompa Loompa" (Bricusse, Newley) – 3:46 (from Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory)
8. "A Spoonful of Sugar" (M. Sherman) – 5:14 (from Mary Poppins)
9. "Stay Awake" (M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman) – 2:41 (from Mary Poppins)
10. "Something Was Missing" (Charnin, Strouse) – 4:16 (from Annie)
11. "You're Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile" (Charnin, Strouse) – 2:57 (from Annie)
12. "Over The Rainbow" (Arlen, Harburg) – 4:15 (from The Wizard of Oz)
13. "The Jitterbug" (Arlen, Harburg) – 3:40 (from The Wizard of Oz)
14. "Merry Old Land of Oz" (Arlen, Harburg) – 2:51 (from The Wizard of Oz)
15. "Edelweiss" (Rodgers, Hammerstein) – 2:27 (from The Sound of Music)
16. "Do-Re-Mi" (Rodgers, Hammerstein) – 4:15 (from The Sound of Music)

Musicians

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