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Star Turtle

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Released
  
July 2, 1996

Length
  
65:41

Producer
  
Tracey Freeman

Genre
  
Funk

Label
  
Sony/Columbia

Recorded
  
Power Station, Studio A, NYC Sony Music Studios, Studio D, NYC

Star Turtle is a funk album by Harry Connick Jr., released in 1996. Received a Gold Album Certification July 8, 2004. A funk album which actually has more genres than funk alone. Star Turtle also has pop, Mardi Gras rhythms, ballads and rock.

Contents

"City Beneath the Sea" (track #14), describes unique New Orleans street scenes, and features a brief but notable piano solo.

"Hear Me in the Harmony", track #3, became an MTV hit. The song is a tribute to James Booker.

Four of the tracks, namely the four "Star Turtle" tracks, tell a tale of a giant space turtle coming to New Orleans, looking for music salvation. He is given a tour through the city and samples the musical diversity, visiting a funk club, a jazz club, and a street parade. These four tracks ("Star Turtle 1", 2, 3 & 4) are special; the first one is a wild arrangement of drums, horns, guitars and overdubbed, whispery voices. Connick plays every instrument and is the voice of every word heard on the four pieces.

Track listing

  1. "Star Turtle" – 4:35
  2. "How Do Y'all Know" – 4:55
  3. "Hear Me in the Harmony" – 4:46
  4. "Reason to Believe" – 4:50
  5. "Just Like Me" – 4:46
  6. "Star Turtle 2" – 2:27
  7. "Little Farley" – 6:05
  8. "Eyes of the Seeker" – 4:51
  9. "Nobody Like You to Me" – 3:43
  10. "Boozehound" – 5:14
  11. "Star Turtle 3" – 2:10
  12. "Never Young" – 5:26
  13. "Mind on the Matter" – 4:09 – sung by Tony Hall (the bassist)
  14. "City Beneath the Sea – 5:59
  15. "Star Turtle 4" – 1:45

The CD includes a CD-ROM multimedia presentation.

Target Bonus tracks

  • "Voodoo Mama" – 7:12

    • Musicians

  • Harry Connick Jr. – vocals, Piano, Fender Rhodes, Electric & Acoustic Bass, drums, Electric & Acoustic guitars, Tuba, Trombone, Tenor, Trumpet, Congas, Clarinet, B3, Mini Moog, Bass Drum
  • Jonathan DuBose Jr. – Guitar, Rhythm Guitar
  • Lucien Barbarin – Trombone, percussion, Cymbal
  • Tony Hall – Bass, Rhythm Guitar, vocals
  • Raymond Weber – drums
  • Ned Goold – Tenor Sax (track #2, #4, #12)
  • Jerry Weldon – Tenor Sax (track #13)
  • Dave Schumacher – Baritone Sax (track #2, #4, #12, #13)
  • Jeremy Davenport – Trumpet (track #4, #12)
  • Dan Miller – Trumpet (track #2, #13)
  • Mark Mullins – Trombone (track #4, #12)
  • Tracey Freeman – Producer
  • Gregg Rubin – Recording & Mix Engineer

    • References

    Star Turtle Wikipedia
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