RIAA Gold Album Award for Harry Connick Jr. album She. Released on July 12, 1994, it was certified Gold by the RIAA for 500,000 copies sold later that year on Sept. 9, 1994.
Connick took his music in a more jazz funk direction with this album, which produced the Billboard Hot 100 #67 hit "(I Could Only) Whisper Your Name". The track was also featured on the soundtrack of The Mask starring Jim Carrey. The album reached #16 on the Top 200 Albums tally and also charted in Australia, New Zealand and the UK. By early 1995 the album was certified Platinum by the RIAA for one million copies sold.*
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA Gold Album award
- In Excellent condition
- First presentation award made in 1994
- Presented to recording studio/mastering facility
- All original
- Known as a RIAA "R hologram" award, they were made from 1990-97
- Award measures approx. 13" x 17”
- Great collectors item for any Harry Connick Jr. fan
- FREE insured shipping to continental U.S.
- International shipping available
Detailed Item Description: This RIAA Gold Album award was manufactured in 1994, making it approx. 31 years old. It is presented to The Hit Factory®, the recording studio in New York City, along with studio owner the late Ed Germano, who owned the facility since 1975.
This award is in Excellent condition with very minor mars on the plexiglass and frame. It is all original with Ill Eagle Enterprises manufacturer sticker. The numbered sticker on the back of the award is an inventory number from the recording studio.
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*RIAA sales data source: RIAA.com
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