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Star Turtle is an album by Harry Connick Jr., released in 1996, receiving a Gold Album Certification July 8, 2004. It is primarily a funk album, but also features pop, Mardi Gras rhythms, ballads and rock.

Star Turtle may also refer to Great A'Tuin.

Star Turtle
Studio album by Harry Connick Jr.
Released	July 2, 1996
Recorded	Power Station, Studio A, NYC Sony Music Studios, Studio D, NYC
Genre	Funk, Psychedelic Pop
Length	65:41
Label	Sony/Columbia
Producer	Tracey Freeman
Harry Connick Jr. chronology
She (1994) Star Turtle (1996) To See You (1997)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Q	(9/96, p. 110)

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

"Hear Me in the Harmony" 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

All music and lyrics composed by Harry Connick Jr.

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
• Jonathan DuBose Jr. – Guitar, vocals
• Howard Kaplan – Keyboards
• Lucien Barbarin – Trombone
• Tony Hall – Bass, vocals
• Louis Ford – Clarinet
• Raymond Weber – drums, percussion
• Ned Goold – Tenor Saxophone
• Jerry Weldon – Tenor Saxophone
• Dave Schumacher – Baritone Saxophone
• Jeremy Davenport – Trumpet
• Dan Miller – Trumpet
• John Allred – Trombone, Tuba
• Mark Mullins – Trombone
• Tracey Freeman – Producer
• Gregg Rubin – Recording & Mix Engineer

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for Star Turtle

Chart (1996)	Peak
Australian Albums (ARIA)[1]	16
French Albums (SNEP)[2]	38
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[3]	18
US Billboard 200[4]	38

Year-end charts

1996 year-end chart performance for Star Turtle

Chart (1996)	Rank
Australian Albums (ARIA)[5]	100

Certifications and sales

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[6]	Gold	500,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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