Come Away With Me

I appear to have wandered into a Starbucks.

"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.

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

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.

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...

Music for baby making!

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.

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

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

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

Singer/songwriter meets jazz piano for nice chill background songs

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.

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.

Starbucks created her in a test tube.

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"

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.

Hauntingly beautiful...probably.

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.

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.

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.

Fahrstuhlmusik. Gut gemacht, aber doch Fahrstuhlmusik.

Going through a really rough time right now in life and this album came at just the right time, feels like everything is gonna work out somehow after hearing this

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

Love it!

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

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

A classic!

Alltaf jafn yndisleg.

Cool

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

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!

10

Incredible. A classic.

Veldig bra album!

za krótka

Come away with me my dear

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.

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!

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 :)

This takes me back to my karaoke hosting days. Many of these songs were requested. This is pleasant music to the ears. Not something I ever sit around and listen to, unless I'm hosting trivia, of course, in which case I'm being paid to listen to it while drinking myself into oblivion. This is good music for that situation. The album is ok, and she has a great voice, but it doesn't move me. I'm giving this a 3.

The definition of a 3/5. It’s what I deem lounge music. It’s nice for the background (especially this one). I don’t see this genre ever getting more than a 3 for me. This is as good as it gets.

Really nice voice

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

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

I guess there is a cultural significance but to me it sounds like run at the mill easy listening smooth jazz. Nothing wrong with it but otherwise not amazing.

The album is easy to listen to. Norah Jones's voice is awesome and sweet. But the whole album is very one note. There are different styles of songs, but they are all played in the soft crooner style song at a similar tempo resulting in an album with a few shining stars in a miasma of sameness. I enjoy the songs, but other than the ones that are popular enough to get radio/advertisement play, the album is just meh. I couldn't finish the album.

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

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

Perfectly produced

Purely subjective, but this was the vibe I needed today. Ask me tomorrow and you might get a different answer. This album is beautiful and cool.

Una delicia de disco!

Love it, but takes me back to a weird time

Relax and enjoy

A lot of reviews here shitting on Norah Jones for being nothing more than corporate coffeehouse background music. Hey man, I love coffee (and owning Starbucks stock)! More so, I love chill vibes, and NJ delivers that. Her voice is so calming and clear. For the last twenty years, if I’ve wanted to turn off the noise, NJ has been a go-to. Her debut is one of her best albums too. I really enjoyed revisiting this, even though I just listened through her discography again a month or so ago.

Off the charts

Great songs, perfect for the bath after finishing a long run.

She has such a smooth and jazzy voice. Could have used maybe a little variety, but overall a great listen. Would listen to it again for sure.

She's got a wonderful voice, absolutely beautiful accompaniment, very nice and cozy feel to this. Great album from top to bottom I really loved this.

Was great then, and it still is.

Fantastic album, great song choices and performances.

Between a four and a five

Lovely relaxing music remimding me of being young :))

smooth jazzy-pop and a great voice

I remember Bill Maher calling this album something like “music to sleep with your trophy wife to” I loved the whole album then and I love it now.

I know it's supposed to be saccharine coffee shop music but I really love the intimate tone and casual feel of this record. Kind of reminds me of Dusty Springfield.

Wow what a voice! She could - as they say ‘make a living singing the menu’. I could listen a good long time.

Extremely poppy jazz. The production quality is insane. Not the kind of thing I bop to, but this is an undeniably good record. 5/5

Really enjoyed this

don’t listen but I need

wow. this was my favourite so far. such a great voice and awesome warm jazzy piano. great

This album is a peaceful Saturday morning watching the rain from your porch.

A beautiful album that has stood the test of time and radio overplay

Beautiful

It's been a long time since I listened to this start to finish and I didn't know how much I had missed it

great voice, nice listen

I remember seeing Norah jones at Glastonbury - it was a lovely sunny day, I was lying in the grass, listening to these songs and was completely smitten. The album takes me back, great stuff

I have such a soft spot for Norah Jones of that era (Come Away With Me, Feels Like Home). My then-girlfriend and I were at a park, sun was shining. We were young and in love. She gave me one of her earbuds and played Sunrise to me. I think of that moment whenever I hear the song and I think of that song whenever I hear Norah Jones. Happy memory!

5/5

Beautiful

Loved

this is my mood for 2025

Don't Know Why reminds me of sitting on my parents porch in West Texas sipping wine and watching the sun retreat. It's family. Warm. Comforting. She can really take you to another world. An incredible voice...like a bedtime story.

Norah I love you

Oh I know this one, it sounds like home, my mom’s favorite singer and artist ♥️

Lovely album, great musical content

The perfect album to have in the background to chill out or cook to. I spun it a few times to get more acquainted with the tracks because Norah Jones is new to me and is critically acclaimed (especially for this album). Favorites: If I were A Painter, Seven Years, Nightingale I didn’t dislike any tracks, but some weren’t as unique as others. I loved Norahs country like vocals (raspy and twangy). 4.5 stars, rounding up

Timeless. Great album for a Sunday morning lie in. Mellow easy listening jazzy piano songs.

Such a well-imagined and beautifully executed collection of songs that pulls you into a world better than the one you live in.

Love Norah jones

What a voice. Really dig this.

Beautiful album. Her voice is like an instrument in its own right. And recorded so well. An old fashioned, listen to it all the way through type of album. Perfection.

This album was so so so good. It was amazing. I loved it so much and now I want to listen to more of Norah Jones's stuff. This is not an album I would listen to on my own normally and now I am so happy I checked it out. Loved it so much. The instrumentation, her voice, the writing, the lyrics...all great. A few songs felt redundant but otherwise near perfect. Actual rating...a 4.5. Liked Songs: "Don't Know Why" , "Seven Years" , Feelin' The Same Way" , "Shoot The Moon" , "I've Got To See You Again" , "One Flight Down" , "Nightingale" , "The Long Day Is Over"

Vibey. Almost a jam band at points. A few really poignant songs