Blue Light, Red Light

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title: "Blue Light, Red Light" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1991-albums", "harry-connick-jr.-albums", "columbia-records-albums"] topic_path: "arts/music" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Light,_Red_Light" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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Field	Value
name	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
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| name = Blue Light, Red Light | type = Album | artist = Harry Connick Jr. | cover = HCjr Blue Light, Red Light.jpg | alt = | released = September 23, 1991 | recorded = June 27–28 July 2–4 and 14, 1991 | venue = | 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 | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1Score = 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 magazine|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

Certifications

References

References

1. "Blue Light, Red Light Review by Scott Yanow".
2. (November 5, 1994). "Wild About Harry". Billboard.

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