Editing Harry Connick Jr. (section)

=== Mid-1990s: funk ===
In 1994, Connick decided to branch out. He released ''[[She (Harry Connick Jr. album)|She]]'', an album of New Orleans [[funk]] that also went platinum. In addition, he released a song called "(I Could Only) Whisper Your Name" for the soundtrack of ''[[The Mask (1994 film)|The Mask]]'', starring [[Jim Carrey]], which is his most successful single in the United States to date.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.masterworksbroadway.com/artist/harry-connick-jr/|title=Harry Connick, Jr. {{!}} The Official Masterworks Broadway Site|newspaper=The Official Masterworks Broadway Site|language=en-US|access-date=2017-01-25}}</ref>

Connick took his funk music on a tour of the United Kingdom in 1994, an effort that did not please some of his fans, who were expecting a jazz crooner. Connick also went on a tour of the [[People's Republic of China]] in 1995, playing at the Shanghai Center Theatre. The performance was televised live in China for what became known as the Shanghai [[Gumbo]] special. In his third film ''[[Copycat (1995 film)|Copycat]]'' (1995), Connick played a serial killer who terrorizes a psychiatrist (played by [[Sigourney Weaver]]). The following year, he released his second funk album, ''[[Star Turtle]]'', which did not sell as well as previous albums, although it did reach No. 38 on the charts. However, he appeared in the most successful movie of 1996,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=independenceday.htm |title=Independence Day (1996) |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=May 26, 2010}}</ref> ''[[Independence Day (1996 film)|Independence Day]]'', with [[Will Smith]] and [[Jeff Goldblum]].