Star Turtle may also refer to Great A'Tuin. 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. "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. "Star Turtle" – 4:35 "How Do Y'all Know" – 4:55 "Hear Me in the Harmony" – 4:46 "Reason to Believe" – 4:50 "Just Like Me" – 4:46 "Star Turtle 2" – 2:27 "Little Farley" – 6:05 "Eyes of the Seeker" – 4:51 "Nobody Like You to Me" – 3:43 "Boozehound" – 5:14 "Star Turtle 3" – 2:10 "Never Young" – 5:26 "Mind on the Matter" – 4:09 – sung by Tony Hall (the bassist) "City Beneath the Sea" – 5:59 "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 Year-end charts Certifications and sales References External links 1996 albums Blues rock albums by American artists Jazz fusion albums by American artists Harry Connick Jr. albums