| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    link |
| Entertainment Weekly | B- 7/13/90 |
We Are in Love is an album by American artist Harry Connick Jr., released in 1990. The multi-platinum album features Connick on piano & vocal, Russell Malone on guitar, Shannon Powell on drums, Benjamin Jonah Wolfe on double bass, and Branford Marsalis on saxophone. Joining the quartet is Connick's Big Band. Most of the tracks include an orchestral background.
Released in 1990, it topped the jazz charts in the same year. The album gave Connick a Grammy for Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male, and he performed the title track live on the Grammy telecast in 1991. "Recipe for Love" also became one of Connick's biggest hits, peaking at #32 in the UK Singles Chart on re-release (the original release had only peaked at #86).
The album was released the same day as his trio instrumental album Lofty's Roach Souffle, and his home video debut entitled Singin' & Swingin'.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Harry Connick, Jr., unless otherwise noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "We Are in Love" | 2:40 | |
| 2. | "Only 'Cause I Don't Have You" | Harry Connick, Jr.; Ramsey McLean | 4:22 |
| 3. | "Recipe for Love" | 2:34 | |
| 4. | "Drifting" | Marc Shaiman | 5:14 |
| 5. | "Forever, for Now" | Harry Connick, Jr.; Ramsey McLean | 4:20 |
| 6. | "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" | Eric Maschwitz; Manning Sherwin | 5:09 |
| 7. | "Heavenly" | Harry Connick, Jr.; Ramsey McLean | 1:59 |
| 8. | "Just a Boy" | Harry Connick, Jr.; Ramsey McLean | 6:05 |
| 9. | "I've Got a Great Idea" | 4:21 | |
| 10. | "I'll Dream of You Again" | 3:33 | |
| 11. | "It's All Right with Me" | Cole Porter | 4:53 |
| 12. | "Buried in Blue" | Harry Connick, Jr.; Ramsey McLean | 6:55 |
| Total length: | 52:05 | ||
Recorded at Evergreen Radford Studio, North Hollywood, California on March 7–9 & 12–15, 1990 and RCA Studio B, New York, New York on April 19 & 23 and May 1, 1990.
Musicians
- Harry Connick Jr. – Piano, vocals
- Branford Marsalis – Tenor Sax, Soprano Sax
- Russell Malone – Guitar
- Benjamin Jonah Wolfe – Bass
- Shannon Powell – drums
Cheers episode
Connick guest starred as Russell Boyd, in the season 10 episode of Cheers, "A Diminished Rebecca with a Suspended Cliff". Smitten by Rebecca (Kirstie Alley), Russell begins composing special songs for her. Sitting at the piano, he sings "I'll Dream of You Again", from this album.
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Canada (Music Canada)[1] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
| Japan (RIAJ)[2] | Gold | 100,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[3] | Gold | 100,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[4] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000^ |
| ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
External links
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – Harry Connick Jr – We Are in Love". Music Canada. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
- ^ "Japanese album certifications – Harry Connick Jr – We Are in Love" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved February 27, 2020. Select 1993年12月 on the drop-down menu
- ^ "British album certifications – Harry Connick Jr – We Are in Love". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved October 9, 2019. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type We Are in Love in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
- ^ "American album certifications – Harry Connick Jr – We Are in Love". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 9, 2019. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.