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Come Away With Me

Norah Jones

2002

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Come Away With Me
Album Summary

Come Away with Me is the debut studio album by American recording artist Norah Jones, released on February 26, 2002, by Blue Note Records. Recording sessions took place at Sorcerer Sound Studio in New York City and Allaire Studios in Shokan, New York.Come Away with Me peaked at number one on the US Billboard 200, and received Grammy Awards for Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album. It was later certified Diamond by the RIAA on February 15, 2005, for shipments of over ten million copies in the United States, and has sold over 27 million copies worldwide as of 2016, making it one of the best-selling albums of all time.In April 2022, Blue Note released a 20th anniversary expanded edition of Come Away with Me, with demos from the First Sessions EP, previously unreleased demos, and outtakes.

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Rating

3.39

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15070

Genres

  • Jazz
  • Pop

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Jan 29 2022
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2

I appear to have wandered into a Starbucks.

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Jul 12 2022
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"Come Away With Me" is just not what I desire when I seek out music. Everything is pleasant and agreeable, and it's the competent performances that carry the disc rather than any clever tricks or notable new songs/arrangements from Norah Jones & her team (although Jones' own contributions, as few as they are, were marginally above batting average compared to the rest of the tracklist's assortment of tried-and-true standards and quasi-modern traditional cuts). This album's wide success is certainly some sort of cultural barometer of its time of release, but I can't fully speak as to why it attained the reach and absurd sales numbers that it had. I'm trying real hard not to call this a Starbucks promoted CD of amiable light clap-alongs for enjoyment while waiting in line for your coffee, but I'm fairly confident there is some significant vis-a-vis going on between Norah Jones and this particular manner of minimal commitment music consumption. If you find there's nothing wrong with "just average" or have a stronger appetite for garden variety Vocal Jazz, then you may get more from this than I did. I just prefer when something consciously made to be middle-of-the-road has more bumps and snaking patterns than this ultimately does.

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Mar 13 2022
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This was fucking huge when it came out, like there had never been a singer songwriter before. It's chuffing boring.

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Feb 11 2022
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5

I used to be very harsh about this album and say it was boring middle of the road rubbish but now I’m old I can appreciate that it’s actually really nice and relaxing.

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Feb 19 2022
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Really silky voice, gorgeous instrumentation, at one point during the title track I saw the moon, big and gold, on my walk, and had a bit of a moment. Speaking of Glastonbury, I imagined lying in the sun early on a Sunday afternoon, as these sweet sounds floated over me from the Pyramid Stage, and it was pleasant. But, yeah, pleasant, sweet, silky, but nothing that really hit me for six. As the album went on I started thinking more about my potential scoring system than the music, which wasn't a good sign. I then started thinking the album was mostly parts that sound like music from The Sims, with parts that would fit the background to a middle class garden party. If I was planning to hand out 3s like social media references to Big Jet TV, then I would to this, but instead it gets a...

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Mar 13 2022
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2

Like being stuck on a slow moving train next to a Toby jug full of warm urine that has learned how to sing

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Oct 14 2020
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5

Interesting blend of jazz and pop that feels like a pioneer for modern songwriting. Steady, yet provocative.

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Feb 14 2023
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I’m in such a good mood after the Eagles lost the Super Bowl last night that not even the AOR/Starbucks-pop of Norah Jones can bring me down.

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Jan 03 2022
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5

Fantastic. I'd forgotten how good this is. Intimate and soulful. Brilliant.

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Mar 20 2024
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3

Singer/songwriter meets jazz piano for nice chill background songs

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Nov 21 2024
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2

I'm not saying that Norah Jones is personally responsible for the existence of the $5 cup of coffee but this album has a lot to answer for when you think about how many overpriced lattes have been served in countless mediocre cafes while it has been gently lilting in the background. My favorite aspect of this album is the opportunity it gave me to look up the definition of anodyne to ensure I would be using it properly to describe it.

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Apr 16 2022
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Starbucks created her in a test tube.

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Oct 27 2022
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4

Gorgeous voice. Album is platform for showcasing it. Instruments are just an afterthought. Slow melodies, light piano makes for a lullaby, soothing type of sound throughout. Standouts are "Don't Know Why" and "Come Away With Me"

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Feb 17 2022
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4

This album is perfect from the second you hit play. She hits her stride on the jazzier tunes, but I can absolutely appreciate the low-key singer/songwriter tracks. Best album we have been given so far.

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Mar 13 2022
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Hauntingly beautiful...probably.

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May 11 2022
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5

This is the perfect album to listen to when it's pouring rain outside on a crisp fall afternoon while drinking tea. Feet propped on the settee and your faithful friend Nico is laying by your feet lounging as you are. You can never go wrong with Norah Jones.

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Dec 17 2021
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5

Love this album by Grapevine, TX-bred Norah Jones. She's a north Texas treasure. We went to the same middle school, but she went to a rival high school, but that's forgiven. Such an amazing voice and fantastic musicality. These are classic tunes and amazing that she was only 21 when this was recorded. Sounds like a veteran; a natural. Great listen and so happy this is on the list. Although, this album is not included in my 2018 version of the Book. Still happy to listen to it.

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Oct 31 2022
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I started off with the idea I'd hate the blandness of the songs, but I had to admit to myself that I actually enjoyed the relaxing vibe the songs bring. Her voice has a great range and the jazzy arrangements give that voice the right podium.

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Feb 09 2022
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2

Shame this came so soon after Coldplay. Another musical blancmange of nothingness... Again it gets a 2 because it wasn't bad enough for a 1 but this just goes to demonstrate the futility of rating things on a five star scale.

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Sep 29 2022
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5

I wish more music was like this music. Such a smooth yet balanced sound between jazz, blues, and acoustic. Listening to this, I feel like I'm personally sharing a cup of hot chocolate with Norah in a cozy café on a snowy winter's night. I almost took away a star for personal music tastes, but then I put it back because, honestly, I don't feel there's much in this arena of music that's coming out on top.

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Sep 19 2022
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5

This is the perfect late night headphones album. That voice! Lovely songs that slowly invite you to a place of peaceful joy.

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Sep 03 2022
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5

This one is a little subjective, as the title song was my wedding song. So it's a well loved album already. I love Norah Jones' voice, the lovely instrumentation, and the songs are all wonderful.

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Sep 03 2022
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5

It’s been a minute since I listened to this album from start to end, but I have done so many times in my life. This is also an album that I recommended to many along the way. It was a perfect soundtrack to my evening walk along the beach.

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Sep 03 2022
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5

Sweet, smooth, ooey-gooey mix of pop, jazz, folk, and country. Delicious!

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Aug 16 2022
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5

Sweet jazz, blues, pop fusion singing and instrument playing. Lots beautiful o guitar and piano solos and fills.

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Jun 27 2022
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5

Este disco es una joya: para empezar, la voz de Norah Jones ya es una garantía, pero encima tiene una calidad en la parte musical y en la instrumentación que ya quisieran muchos discos del estilo. Cortito y variado, que se va rápido. Quizá mi pequeño 'pero' sería que no hay una canción realmente movida, por lo que es un disco ideal para una mañana de domingo, pero no para otro momento.

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Jun 15 2022
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5

I don't think I properly appreciated this album when it came out. But now, 20 years later, I understand why Norah Jones was such a phenomenon. Listening to this album just feels so good. Like slipping into cool, clean sheets after a long day. Or like a glass of whiskey, a comfy chair, and a good book. It's such a comfortable listening experience without being boring in the least. I've got absolutely nothing negative to say about this album. What a treasure.

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Jun 08 2022
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5

Always a classic - I love the strange nostalgia of the early 2000s coffee shop vibe this album has.

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Apr 27 2022
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5

absolutely gorgeous voice and songs are so soulful. lovely album and singer/songwriter

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Mar 09 2022
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5

I love Norah Jones and I love this album. Her vocal performance is incredible and the music is so soothing.

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Mar 01 2022
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5

A comfy blanket of an album. It wraps you up and makes you feel at home/loved. Excellent work by Norah Jones. The soft piano on 'Come Away With Me' is enchanting and uplifts her voice and the song so much. 'Painter Song' also stands out as a wonderful song on this album. They're all wonderful!

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Dec 19 2021
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5

This was a great way to start off the list! Jones has very fine, detailed control over her voice; I really love how she’s able to demonstrate her range while not going overboard or getting too loud. She has a gentle, soothing voice that suits the material of her songs perfectly. It was entrancing; I like the light use of percussion, and how she wasn’t afraid to use a gentle touch when it came to the instruments to really let her voice shine through. Also, they were the perfect length. Overall, even though I usually don’t care for this type of music, I totally loved the album and will listen to this album and the rest of her music in the future.

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Mar 23 2024
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4

Talk about buttery smooth vibes! I dont typically seek out this type of music or Norah specifically, but I really enjoyed this album! Love her voice and her music!

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Mar 19 2024
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4

This is a great album. This is the album that pushed me into listening to more jazz which I now love to play while I'm knee deep into working. Such a silky smooth voice. Also, I named my daughter after her :)

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Mar 26 2024
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3

Favorite Tracks: Don’t Know Why Come Away With Me Turn Me On

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Feb 01 2022
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3

This is a fine album. Nice easy to like songs with jazzy arrangements. Perfect background music for a dinner party with friends. 3 🌟

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Jan 29 2024
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If this album was a Pokémon, it would be of normal type.

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Apr 05 2022
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Fahrstuhlmusik. Gut gemacht, aber doch Fahrstuhlmusik.

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Dec 21 2021
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I want to tank its gpa or whatever dude. i didnt listen to it but nobody really liked it so a lower number is more comical

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Dec 09 2024
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5

De simon seit immer norah jones isch mega guet aber me chas nöd lng lose, mol luege. Uuh da kennt mer jo, huere schön. Han vergesse dass sie so singt, scho iconic stimm

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Dec 09 2024
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aso mol luege was am ravi shankar sini tochter si druff het. ha no nie norah jones glost aber alli schwärmed immer "es isch ebe scho mega guet". und ich will nöd e norah jones person werde. aber scheisse. erste song meeega schön mega cooli klaviersache sie singt super halt huere ruhig aber suuper guet gschriebe und sie (i glaub isch sie) spielt hammer tasty klavier. seven years meeega geili steel gitarre und denn no e hammer bridge. scheisse bin ich e norah jones person? ich hass mich. cold cold heart mega geili bassline. super schön. ich ha s gfühl das isch so musig wo alli musiker:inne würed mache wenns chönted. so effektivi songs mit so wenig mittel so tasty. aber s chas halt niemer, oder fast niemer. ich check wiemers seicht cha finde aber feelin' the same way jetz het trieb geg füre. come away with me chli lamsamer. aber funktioniert immerno. shoot the moon guuet. turn me on seeehr guet. sehr oldschool soul. orgle. lonestar isch au wieder so eine wo de sam cooke scho het chöne singe aber s tönt au alles soo warm und nöch. uhuere schös gitarresolo. ive got to see you again seehr moll und sochli kubanische rhythmus? i like. moler song seehr cheesy "my brush would take me there" meh i dunno norer desch bitz cringe norer. ich lieb de gitarrebueb bi the long day is over au wieder sooo schöne tone mit vibrato dings. ah dasmol ischs de kevin breit (ersch easy breit.) dasch e füfi.

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Dec 09 2024
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hahaha iwie hett ich mier au en evanescence verschnitt chönne vorstelle aber nei, es isch im winter am cheminée hocke und tee trinke core a hetmi jz au no nüt umghaue idem sinn aber fuck isches schön come away eith me isch fantastisch POAAAHH the long day is over uuuhuere schön he musses nomal lose wenni mi.meh chan achte aber isch scho zwüscheme 4 und 5i

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Nov 20 2024
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5

One of the best albums of all time. I've listened to it hundreds of times and it got me through so many rough patches in life.

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Nov 19 2024
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5

i melt into this one. Pure relaxation

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Nov 18 2024
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5

6 out 5. Would listen to this anytime!

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Nov 18 2024
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5

Not enough stars to rate this album!

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Nov 14 2024
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5

One of the greatest stress-relieving albums of all time. Just perfect.

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Nov 12 2024
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5

I understand all the Starbucks references in the reviews, accompanied by 2 star ratings. I also understand all the 5 star ratings. I'm giving her 5 stars for doing something this good at age 22.

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Nov 07 2024
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5

It's strange listening to this on November 6, 2024, the day that orange, deranged, monstrous criminal won a sickening second term as US president. This didn't fit the mood at all, but that didn't take away from how fantastic this album is. I was already familiar with "Don't Know Why" and "Turn Me On", two tracks I absolutely love, so I was really excited to listen to this. This album is intimate, soulful, and gorgeous. Norah Jones' voice is soothing and smooth, and this was an excellent listen, despite the circumstances.

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Nov 05 2024
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5

This one has the first dance song from my wedding, so probably need to give it 5 stars. Every song on this one is solid.

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Nov 04 2024
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5

Norah Jones manages to keep a very consistent cozy vibe throughout this record without being repetitive. Her soothing vocals combined with the soft tone of the instrumentals make this a perfect winter/rainy day listen. No songs really worth skipping on this album for me. Notable Tracks: - Don't Know Why - Seven Years - Feelin' The Same Way - Come Away With Me - Turn Me On - Lonestar - Nightingale - The Long Day Is Over 9.5/10

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Nov 04 2024
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5

Loved it. Her voice is soothing like maple syrup.

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Oct 28 2024
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5

#73 - grew up with this! Also didn't know she was the daughter of Ravi Shankar!

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Oct 22 2024
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A classic album one of the best of the 2000s

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Oct 21 2024
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5

Easy listen. Really like this one! 5/5

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Oct 19 2024
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5

Okay, now this is my jam. Way to start the morning. I'm confident now because of this album. This album sounds like a great cup of coffee, and I dont even drink coffee hahaha. She also looks lovely! I wanna date her.

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Oct 17 2024
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5

Great album. Pairs well with other jazz classics on the list like Dave Brubeck - Time Out and Miles Davis - Kind of Blue

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Oct 14 2024
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Love my girl Norah! Fee up listening to her because she was one of my mons favorites. Fav song: come away with me- a classic Least fav: nightingale Fav lyric: don’t know why I didn’t cum :(

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Oct 09 2024
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5

I love this album, but I cant really listen to it as much as I used to because we had it play so often during clinic when I was going through college.

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Oct 09 2024
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5

Never thought I’d reach that age where this sounds right, but alas I have reached that age. Well sung and recorded. Kind of forget sometimes that there’s actually singer songwriters who can you know. Sing and wrote songs. Without a bunch of over-production. First came to Norah through her great renditions of Black Hole Sun and the Beatles’ I’ve got a Feeling. Nice to spend some time with her originals as well.

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Oct 02 2024
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This is a perfect album that holds so much personal meaning for me.

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Oct 01 2024
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5

Incredible voice. Just a pleasantly relaxing album.

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Oct 01 2024
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5

It's not easy to combine jazz and standards and country and make it sound so good. Norah Jones's debut was sublime.

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Oct 01 2024
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5

The last great mainstream jazz album? A great mainstream jazz album? She’s good. She can carry a tune and invest it with all the things you need. That some of the tunes are a little dull is certainly more a product of the time than any failing on her behalf. But she has a monster group of musicians and that she diverts from textbook jazz is also a strong mark in her favour. Worth a listen. 4.5

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Oct 01 2024
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5

Put on the big speakers. Its a sound stage album. Its clarity playful light and breezy jazziness and soul and somehow a unququeness that just got too unquiquitous and worn out... now Ive ignored it for a decade I can hear it again , and Wow yeah, what it does. it does well. The soother. Not the albums fault it was overplayed or had mass appeal. I beleive I have the HD version somewhere. perfect for lsitenign to the vibrations between vibrations, and losing time.

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Sep 23 2024
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5

Probably the most soothing album we’ve had so far. Nora Jones’ voice comes over you like a wave and you just kinda float off with the smooth jazz backing, the experience is unmatched. I am very familiar with this album and getting to come back to it is always a treat. Even with this album being two decades old, it still holds up. I’ll accept that the length might be a drawback and that it’s not something you’d play all the time, but that only brings me down to a four and a half and I’m gonna round up.

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Sep 19 2024
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5

Her voice is so smooth and relaxing. Great album, really enjoyed it.

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Sep 18 2024
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5

This one was amazing, a course on how to play more by playing less, lovingly minimalistic... No hits, so no individual song stays with you but you'll remember the overall feeling of the record...

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Sep 17 2024
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5

So smooth. so easy to listen to. I could listen to her all night and all day. Great album and a great voice. she is spectacular!

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Sep 16 2024
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5

Akkora öt csillag, mint a ház, full vibe!

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Sep 16 2024
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5

nagyon sok ötöst adtam mostanában, szóval próbáltam szigorú lenni, de ez nagyon régi szerelem, gyönyörűszép még mindig, és pont esős őszi délutánokra való

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Sep 15 2024
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5

The love of your life is the closing act at your local jazz club

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Sep 03 2024
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5

Relaxing and smooth. I really enjoyed this one.

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Aug 30 2024
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5

Actually really freaking spectacular, love smooth jazz

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Aug 27 2024
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5

Was an instant classic when it debuted and has aged beautifully.

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Aug 20 2024
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5

I think I've only ever heard one Norah Jones song in my life before this, but this was really good! Her voice is just so soothing and smooth, and the whole album was really nice listening.

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Aug 19 2024
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5

Amazing album to listen on a rainy day

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Aug 12 2024
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5

I used to listen to this album soo much. Five stars simply for all the good memories

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Aug 09 2024
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5

Chill, easy dinner party vibe, lovely voice

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