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  • Artist: Norah Jones
  • Rating: StarStarStarStar
  • Release Date: February 26, 2002
  • Type: Lyrics are included with the album
  • Genre: Rock

Review

Norah Jones' debut on Blue Note is a mellow, acoustic pop affair with soul and country overtones, immaculately produced by the great Arif Mardin. (It's pretty much an open secret that the 22-year-old vocalist and pianist is the daughter of Ravi Shankar.) Jones is not quite a jazz singer, but she is joined by some highly regarded jazz talent: guitarists Adam Levy, Adam Rogers, Tony Scherr, Bill Frisell, and Kevin Breit; drummers Brian Blade, Dan Rieser, and Kenny Wollesen; organist Sam Yahel; accordionist Rob Burger; and violinist Jenny Scheinman. Her regular guitarist and bassist, Jesse Harris and Lee Alexander, respectively, play on every track and also serve as the chief songwriters. Both have a gift for melody, simple yet elegant progressions, and evocative lyrics. (Harris made an intriguing guest appearance on Seamus Blake's Stranger Things Have Happened.) Jones, for her part, wrote the title track and the pretty but slightly restless "Nightingale." She also includes convincing readings of Hank Williams' "Cold Cold Heart," J.D. Loudermilk's "Turn Me On," and Hoagy Carmichael's "The Nearness of You." There's a touch of Rickie Lee Jones in Jones' voice, a touch of Bonnie Raitt in the arrangements; her youth and her piano skills could lead one to call her an Alicia Keys for grown-ups. While the mood of this record stagnates after a few songs, it does give a strong indication of Jones' alluring talents. ~ David R. Adler, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Don't Know Why (Lyrics) Jesse Harris Norah Jones (3:06)
Seven Years Lee Alexander Norah Jones (2:25)
Cold, Cold Heart Hank Williams Norah Jones (3:38)
Feelin' the Same Way Lee Alexander Norah Jones (2:57)
Come Away With Me (Lyrics) Norah Jones, Jesse Harris Norah Jones (3:18)
Shoot the Moon (Lyrics) Jesse Harris Norah Jones (3:56)
Turn Me On (Lyrics) John D. Loudermilk Norah Jones (2:34)
Lonestar Lee Alexander Norah Jones (3:06)
I've Got to See You Again (Lyrics) Jesse Harris Norah Jones (4:13)
Painter Song Lee Alexander, J.C. Hopkins Norah Jones (2:42)
One Flight Down (Lyrics) Jesse Harris Norah Jones (3:05)
Nightingale (Lyrics) Norah Jones Norah Jones (4:12)
The Long Day Is Over Jesse Harris, Norah Jones Norah Jones (2:44)
The Nearness of You Ned Washington, Hoagy Carmichael Norah Jones (3:07)

Credits

Sam Yahel (Organ (Hammond)), Jesse Harris (Guitar (Electric)), Rob Burger (Organ (Pump)), Jessica Novod (Art Direction), Joanne Savio (Photography), Craig Street (Producer), Eden White (Production Coordination), Kenny Wollesen (Drums), Kevin Breit (Guitar), Rob Burger (Accordion), Lee Alexander (Bass), Jesse Harris (Guitar (Acoustic)), Jay Newland (Remixing), Norah Jones (Vocals), Norah Jones (Wurlitzer), Todd Parker (Mixing Assistant), Ted Jensen (Mastering), David Swope (Assistant), Arif Mardin (String Arrangements), Brian Blade (Percussion), Eli Wolf (A&R), Adam Levy (Guitar (Electric)), Gordon Jee (Creative Director), Brandon Mason (Assistant Engineer), Jay Newland (Mixing), Mark Wilder (Mastering), Brian Blade (Drums), Tony Scherr (Guitar (Acoustic)), Norah Jones (Piano (Electric)), Zach Hochkeppel (Product Manager), Jay Newland (Producer), Jesse Harris & the Ferdinandos (Guitar (Acoustic)), Shell White (Production Coordination), Norah Jones (Producer), Kevin Breit (Guitar (Electric)), Jessica Novod (Design), Kevin Breit (National Steel Guitar), Mark Birkey (Assistant Engineer), Jenny Scheinman (Violin), Dick Kondas (Assistant Engineer), Arif Mardin (Mixing), Jay Newland (Engineer), Todd Parker (Assistant Engineer), Bruce Lundvall (A&R), Arif Mardin (Producer), Husky Huskolds (Engineer), Chris Cofoni (A&R), Bill Frisell (Guitar (Electric)), Jesse Harris & the Ferdinandos (Guitar (Electric)), Dan Rieser (Drums), Adam Rogers (Guitar), Brian Bacchus (A&R), Adam Levy (Guitar (Acoustic)), Norah Jones (Piano), Kevin Breit (Guitar (Acoustic)), Tony Scherr (Slide Guitar)
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Come Away with Me
Studio album by Norah Jones
Released February 26, 2002
Recorded 2001
Sorcerer Sound
(New York City)
Allaire Studios
(Shokan, New York)
Genre Contemporary jazz, vocal jazz
Length 45:03
Label Blue Note
7243 5 82067 2 2
Producer Norah Jones, Arif Mardin, Jay Newland, Craig Street
Professional reviews
Norah Jones chronology
Come Away with Me
(2002)		 Feels like Home
(2004)
Singles from Come Away with Me
  1. "Don't Know Why"
    Released: July, 2002
  2. "Feelin' the Same Way"
    Released: 2002
  3. "Come Away with Me"
    Released: 2003
  4. "Turn Me On"
    Released: 2003
  5. "Nightingale"
    Released: 2003 [promo]

Come Away with Me is the debut album of pianist and singer Norah Jones, released February 26, 2002 on Blue Note Records.[1] Recording sessions for the album took place at New York City's Sorcerer Sound Studio and Shokan's Allaire Studios in 2001.[2] Although genre classification has been disputed, Jones' mellow style and playing on Come Away with Me is recognized as contemporary jazz.[1]

The album's critical and commercial success was a breakthrough for Jones in 2002, as it reached the top of the Billboard 200 chart and several jazz charts. The album also topped many critics' "albums of the year" lists and gathered major music awards in the process,[3] including six Grammy Awards.[4] Following initial sales, Come Away with Me was certified diamond by the RIAA on February 15, 2005 having sold over 10 million copies in its first three years of release and this album has shipped over 20 million copies worldwide and it nevertheless became Jones's best-selling album, the tenth best-selling album of the 2000s, and was also the most successful Jazz album of all time, beating Kind of Blue by Miles Davis.[5] This album has been released with the Copy Control protection system in some regions.

Contents

Reception

Critical response

Come Away with Me received universal acclaim from most music critics, based on an aggregate score of 82/100 from Metacritic.[6] The album received 3.5 out of 4 stars from both the Chicago Sun-Times and the Los Angeles Times.[7][8] The genre of Come Away with Me was the subject of much debate, especially within the vocal jazz community. Many artists held that because Norah Jones made few changes to the original melody and rhythm of the covered tracks, such as "Turn Me On" and "The Nearness of You", that the album did not qualify as jazz, which entailed some degree of interpretation and improvisation. Still, the presence of accomplished jazz musicians Bill Frisell, Adam Rogers, Brian Blade, and Sam Yahel, as well as the complex and sophisticated jazz-influenced compositions of Jesse Harris, gave the album an overall jazz feel.[1] Critics have viewed the music of Come Away with Me as a blend of vocal jazz and acoustic pop with soul and country music overtones.[1]

Commercial performance

Despite genre classification disputes over the album, Come Away with Me's unique combination of jazz, folk, and soul, as well as Jones's fresh voice, caught the attention of consumers and critics alike. The album sold approximately 22.5 million copies worldwide and won five awards at the Grammy Awards of 2003, including "Record of the Year", "Album of the Year", and "Song of the Year" for "Don't Know Why".[9] Although she was happy about her success, Jones felt bad about sweeping the Grammy Awards. In an interview for 60 Minutes, Jones told Katie Couric:

I felt like I went to somebody else's birthday party and I ate all their cake. Without anybody else getting a piece. That's how I felt.[4]
—Norah Jones

Upon initial release on February 26, 2002, Come Away with Me had a slow progression up the charts. However, it eventually gained a platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America on August 22, 2002.[5] It went on to sell over ten million copies over the next year, and on February 15, 2005, was certified as a diamond record by the RIAA.[5] Other issues of the album, including a Canadian bonus DVD version, followed in response to the album's initial success.[10]

Polyphonic HMI's "Hit Song Science" software predicted the album's success months before its release, contradicting skeptical executives.[11]

Track listing

# Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Don't Know Why"   Jesse Harris 3:06
2. "Seven Years"   Lee Alexander 2:25
3. "Cold, Cold Heart"   Hank Williams 3:38
4. "Feelin' the Same Way"   Alexander 2:55
5. "Come Away with Me"   Norah Jones 3:18
6. "Shoot the Moon"   Harris 3:57
7. "Turn Me On"   John D. Loudermilk 2:33
8. "Lonestar"   Alexander 3:05
9. "I've Got to See You Again"   Harris 4:13
10. "Painter Song"   Alexander, J. C. Hopkins 2:41
11. "One Flight Down"   Harris 3:03
12. "Nightingale"   Jones 4:11
13. "The Long Day Is Over"   Jones, Harris 2:44
14. "The Nearness of You"   Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington 3:09

Personnel

Musicians

Name Instrument
Norah Jones piano, electric piano, vocals, wurlitzer
Lee Alexander bass
Brian Blade percussion, drums
Kevin Breit acoustic guitar, electric guitar, National steel guitar
Rob Burger accordion, pump organ
Bill Frisell electric guitar
Jesse Harris acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Adam Levy acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Joseph Quevedo drums
Adam Rogers guitar
Jenny Scheinman violin
Tony Scherr acoustic guitar, slide guitar
Kenny Wollesen percussion
Sam Yahel hammond organ

Additional personnel

Producers Norah Jones, Arif Mardin, Jay Newland, Craig Street
Engineers S. Husky Höskulds, Jay Newland
Assistant engineers Mark Birkey, Dick Kondas, Brandon Mason, Todd Parker
Mixing Arif Mardin, Jay Newland
Mixing assistant Todd Parker
Remixing Jay Newland
Mastering Ted Jensen, Mark Wilder
A&R Brian Bacchus, Chris Cofoni, Bruce Lundvall, Eliott Wolf
Assistant David Swope
Production coordination Eden White, Shell White
Product manager Zach Hochkeppel
Creative director Gordon Jee
String arrangements Arif Mardin
Art direction Jessica Novod
Design Jessica Novod
Photography Joanne Savio

Chart history

Album

Chart (2002) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers 5
U.S. Billboard 200 1
U.S. Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums 1
U.S. Billboard Top Internet Albums 1
Canada Top 100 Albums 1
Chart (2003) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums 3
Australian ARIA Albums Chart 1
UK Albums Chart 1
Chart (2004) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz 1

Singles

Year Single Chart Peak
position
2002 "Come Away with Me" Canadian Singles Chart 2
2003 Adult Top 40 21
2002 "Don't Know Why" Adult Contemporary 4
U.S. Billboard Adult Top 40 8
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 30
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream 32
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Tracks 21
2003 U.S. Billboard Top 40 Adult Recurrents 1
2004 "Turn Me On" Canadian Singles Chart 10

Certifications

Chart Certification Sales Weeks
U.S. RIAA[12] Diamond 10,515,000+[13]
Europe IFPI[14] 7x platinum 7,000,000+
United Kingdom BPI[15] 7x platinum 2,432,714
France IFPI[16] 2x diamond 1,627,800+ 106
Canada CRIA[17] Diamond 1,000,000
Germany IFPI[18] 2x platinum 600,000+
Australia ARIA[19] 10x platinum 700,000+ 106
Brazil ABPD[20] Platinum 250,000+
Netherlands NVPI/Megacharts[21] 3x platinum 240,000+ 104
Argentina CAPIF[22] 5x platinum 200,000+
New Zealand RIANZ[23] 11x platinum 165,000+ 94
Denmark GPF[24] 3x platinum 90,000+ 115
Switzerland Media Control Charts[25] 2x platinum 80,000+ 132
Sweden GPF[26] Platinum 60,000+ 106
Austria Media Control Charts/IFPI[27] 2x platinum 60,000+ 101
Mexico Amprofon[28] Gold 50,000+

Awards

Grammy Awards

Year Winner Category
2003 Come Away with Me Album of the Year
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
Best Pop Vocal Album
"Don't Know Why" Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
Record of the Year
Song of the Year
Norah Jones Best New Artist

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "allmusic {{{ Come Away With Me > Overview }}}". All Media Guide, LLC.. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:qkjn7i23g74r. Retrieved 2008-08-06. 
  2. ^ Tower.com - Come Away With Me
  3. ^ Acclaimedmusic.net - Come Away With Me
  4. ^ a b "The Humility Of Norah Jones, She Says Her Dominance At The Grammys Made Her Feel Bad". CBS Interactive Inc.. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/02/08/60minutes/main2449673.shtml. Retrieved 2008-08-06. 
  5. ^ a b c "RIAA Searchable Database". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS. Retrieved 2008-08-06. 
  6. ^ Come Away with Me (2002): Reviews. Metacritic. Retrieved on 2009-07-18.
  7. ^ Wisser, Emerick Jeff. "Review: Come Away with Me". Chicago Sun-Times: 15. March 31, 2002.
  8. ^ Hilburn, Robert. Review: Come Away with Me. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved on 2009-07-18.
  9. ^ "allmusic {{{ Come Away With Me > Charts & Awards }}}". All Media Guide, LLC.. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:kbftxql0ldhe~T30. Retrieved 2008-08-06. 
  10. ^ allmusic ((( Come Away with Me [Canada Bonus DVD > Overview )))]
  11. ^ Studio 360 commentary. 01-10-2004. Accessed on: 19-03-2009.
  12. ^ RIAA - Gold & Platinum - August 09, 2008
  13. ^ Chart Watch Extra: The Top 20 New Acts Of The 2000s
  14. ^ IFPI Platinum Europe Awards - Q1 2008
  15. ^ Platinum Awards Content
  16. ^ Musique sur Disque en France (SNEP) : Top 50, telechargement legal, droit d'auteur…
  17. ^ CRIA Gold & Platinum certifications for January 2007. Retrieved July 25, 2007.
  18. ^ Bundesverband Musikindustrie: Gold/Platin-Datenbank
  19. ^ ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2004 Albums
  20. ^ ABPD | Associação Brasileira de Produtores de Disco
  21. ^ NVPI, de branchevereniging van de entertainmentindustrie - Goud/Platina Muziek
  22. ^ CAPIF ::: Representando a la Industra Argentina de la Música :::
  23. ^ RIANZ - Chart #1389 Sunday 21 December 2003 - Top 50 Albums Chart
  24. ^ IFPI Danmark - IFPI.dk
  25. ^ Norah Jones - Come Away With Me - swisscharts.com
  26. ^ IFPI Platinum Europe Awards - 2004
  27. ^ IFPI Austria - Verband der Österreichischen Musikwirtschaft
  28. ^ [1]

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