Jesse Harris - If You Believed in Me [CD]

Format: CD 
Catalogue No.: ARTR0015CD
Barcode: 5400863192495
Release Date: 07 Nov 2025
Genre: Jazz

 ‘If You Believed In Me’ began with an unexpected offer: “If you ever need an orchestra…” Jesse Harris’s friend and arranger Maycon Ananias had extra recording time with an Estonian orchestra and invited Harris to send a song.
 That first experiment, ‘Dolores’, sparked something new. Though Harris - a Grammy winner and longtime collaborator of Norah Jones, Willie Nelson, and Cat Power - had released over twenty albums, he had never recorded with an orchestra.
 Inspired, Harris wrote more songs in five weeks, crafting intricate compositions designed for symphonic arrangement.
 Recorded between New York, Rio, and Tallinn, the album features guest appearances from Norah Jones, Brazilian guitarist Guilherme Monteiro, Jake Sherman and Marine Quéméré of Nouvelle Vague.
 With lush, expressive arrangements, the album explores themes of memory, longing and imagined possibilities - the ‘what ifs’ at the heart of every dreamer.
 It’s orchestral pop full of warmth, melancholy and quiet surprises - all sparked by one simple invitation.

Tracklisting
Dolores
If You Believed in Me
There's a Real World
I'm Not Sure
Like a Leaf
Whoever Said
Having a Ball (feat. Norah Jones)
Nobody Else Knew, But We Knew (feat. Jake Sherman)
Rose du Ciel (feat. Marine Quéméré)
Where's Your Shadow