Blue Light, Red Light

Blue Light, Red Light
Studio album by
Harry Connick Jr.
ReleasedSeptember 23, 1991
RecordedJune 27–28
July 2–4 and 14, 1991
StudioBMG Studio A (New York City)
GenreBig Band
Length58:44
LabelSony/Columbia
ProducerTracey Freeman
Harry Connick Jr. chronology
Lofty's Roach Souffle
(1990) 		Blue Light, Red Light
(1991) 		25
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

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

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

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[2] Gold 35,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[3] Platinum 100,000^
France (SNEP)[4] Gold 100,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[5] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[6] 2× Platinum 2,000,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "Blue Light, Red Light Review by Scott Yanow". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Wild About Harry" (PDF). Billboard. November 5, 1994. p. 54. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
  3. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Harry Connick Jr – Blue Light, Red Light". Music Canada. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
  4. ^ "French album certifications – Harry Connick Jr – Blue Light Red Light" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
  5. ^ "British album certifications – Harry Connick Jr – Blue Light, Red Light". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
  6. ^ "American album certifications – Harry Connick Jr – Blue Light, Red Light". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 9, 2019.