Come Away With Me

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What an amazing voice here. I feel like she has some songs that I would recognize but they weren’t on this album.

Minor trivia, she is Ravi Shankar’s estranged daughter. They played the holy shit out of this record when it came out so I came to dislike it. However it is really a pretty great album.

Norah Jones has a beautiful voice... but man was I bored with this album. Just not a genre I enjoy.

Very pleasant music and relaxing

Fave song: Don't know why, Lonestar is also pretty good, I've got to see you again is also good.

She’s a great singer and the album is smooth and jazzy. Not my flavor but I respect it

This is an incredibly pleasant sounding record. Norah Jones has a very impressive and soothing voice, and the music is very warm and easy to listen to. Ultimately the album lacks variety though and I found myself counting down the songs by about the half way point. Honestly this album felt much longer than it's ~45 minute run time.

I mean the nostalgia hits for this album for sure. It was so big when it came out like it was pop royalty album drop big. As others have mentioned, it was playing in every cafe and bookstore you cared to walk into. Now, almost 25 years after it originally came out, I appreciate the distinct sound. You know exactly who and what you're listening to. Smooth, gentle, silky, calm. So few albums that I hear with the ease of this one. I was trying to think of something to criticize, but I think it's the perfect pop piano jazz.

неплохой вокал, инструменты приятные

So intimate and sweet, what a lovely silky voice. I can admit this is fairly one-note but I'm so taken by her voice and the lower plucky guitar bits on this album that I don't mind.

Музыка для лифтов. Но хорошая

Rustgevend om te luisteren, maar eentonig

Leuker dan verwacht! Toffe rustige vibes

chill

als je even je leven wilt resetten is dit echt het perfecte album

приятная красивая музыка, не совсем мое, 3,5 с завышением по доброте душевной

Люблю ее

Таки весьма приятная музыка

все таки не моя музыка, хоть и звучит от общего приятно - 3

This is a great album, Norah’s voice has always been amazing and the soft tender sounds always make me feel better.

I don't mind this too much. I always thought Norah had a voice like honey, and if she sang the phone book it would sound amazing. I don't seek this out, but don't blatantly hate it.

Inoffensive but dull. There's really not much going on here

Easily my favourite of all the easy listening stuff so far. Sweet.

Love the voice. Love the lyrics. It's mellow but that's ok by me today.

Beautiful but boring background ballads bereft of bops. B-

Smooth, but not really my style.

I remember how huge this album was at the time. It did well because it's boring unoffensive adult contemporary music... The album deserves to be here because it did so well in sales, but it's also unremarkable.

Pleasant enough.

I love the jazzy blues vibe of this and applaud the fact that she did Hank Williams good on Cold Cold Heart.

I've listened to this a million times and it will always be a 5 star album for me. Every single song is good, no duds, just beautiful singing and great arrangements.

boring, middle of the road, starbuck's music from the '00s.

Якось я ніколи не слухав альбом пані Джоунз. Дійсно приємна музика, класний звук, сильний вокал. Проте мені трохи заходить у лаунж та фоновий прикол.

3.5 Завжди любив цей альбом, якийсь він комфортний і затишний. Асоціюється в мене з гарними часами.

First song is good. The rest is forgettable.

I was surprised how light this album was. Really short. Whatever you know it it’s beautiful and all that.

She is so hotel... uh!

All sounds fairly similar. Listened at work and it flew by. Nothing remarkable but I think it would be hard to find any real distain towards this album. Review: 10/10 background music - 6/10 active listen Fave songs: Lonestar, Painter Song

All of the songs sounded pretty much the same, so there's not really any need for a song-by-song. All of them did remind of a peaceful afternoon with my lover. And all of them were really good. 6,6/10

Most relaxing album I’ve heard in a long time. Almost sent me to sleep in the office.

Decent voice and ok music. I’d probably pass on this one next time though. 2.5/5

Pleasant. Bit same-y after a while

This albums fine but I do not understand how it's one of the best selling of all time?

It's a vibe, but I have nothing to really say beyond that. It all kinda sounds the same: easy listening--nothing stuck out to me. Her voice is nice and the instruments are liquid smooth--which is very satisfying to hear. But I can't imagine myself listening to this all too often. I can't really distinguish any of the songs from each other--which isn't the marker of a bad album but it's something I dislike in trying to get to know a new artist because if I can't pick out a few distinct melodies from an album is it really worth listening on repeat until I /do/ find one? Sometimes smooth listening is too smooth. This is like Fiona Apple if she was put through a sander: absolutely no grit or rough edges. Turn Me On was the only time I really paid attention because she was louder I guess, but it was still the same smooth vibe. I'm writing this in the middle of the album because I can't imagine it gets interesting in the last half, right (if it does then its just poor distribution :/). I'm bored. I'm not having a bad time per se but like...can't wait to switch to something more exciting once this album is over. I think all these song end the same way, or maybe I'm so bored I'm hallucinating. Nothing sounds bad but nothing sounds incredible. Free me. If it was just a little more interesting I'd be so invested. Can confirm it does not get any more interesting.

A great album! Very vibe-y, chill and reminded me of toy story in a weird way, it evoked a nostalgic feeling in me from the start. Would listen to it again, some songs blurred together a little bit but still one of my instant favorites.

Really liked this

"Don't Know Why" is a great classic I haven't heard in a while. Overall, just a nice calm album to have on in the background while working.

Very calm and nice for a relaxing time but I would never choose to listen to this album again. Just not for me.

Pleasant, not revolutionary. 3.5 rounded up

This album comforts your soul

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Acoustic pop and soul Come away with me

Stupidly beautiful. Frankly I do not care if it's a little one-note or a little too mellow -- and actually, fuck you, I don't think that at all. Norah Jones has wrapped me in a vanilla-scented heated blanket and all I can hope is that she adopts me soon. This album legitimately lowers my heart rate. Gorgeous.

Absolutely love this album!

Pretty good chill jazz singer vibes. Dont know why I didnt Call song had lots of radio play

What a great debut. Very accomplished.

Segunda canción, en cualquier momento me pego un tiro.

don’t know why: this is the biggest song from the record? that's crazy. was this played everywhere in 2002? i would think so, because that's the only way she won so big at the grammy’s. not a bad song at all, but eh, slightly underwhelmed. seven years: easily one of my favourite songs from the album, it also reminds me of another song and i LOVE IT! "she'll sing a song to anyone that comes along." cold cold heart: always fascinated when artistes use a cover of a song in their album. i like this cover, and i will always like this song, "the more I learn to care for you. the more we drift apart..." past trauma is real and really shapes our experiences in love and life. feelin’ the same way: ooh, interesting intro! i like that it is a quick intro. i like it, but not something that stands out. i see why people would listen to this as background music. but i like the lyrics, will help when i doubt myself. come away with me: i'd probably dance to this in the kitchen with a hypothetical lover. "come away with me on a bus, come away where they can't tempt us with their lies." easily one of my favourite songs from the record, but i still think a lot of it sounds the same. shoot the moon: "the summer days are gone too soon, you shoot the moon and miss completely, and now you're left to face the gloom" beauutiful lyrics by jesse harris, definitely a song i will listen to in september/october to get over the blues. a nice melodic, breezy, comfy song. turn me on: damn, that "like a flower" was v cool, but not my kinda song. i don't dance, but if i would ever need music to dance in the living room to with a potential lover, this would be on there! lonestar: "i would give anything for you to shine down on me." yes! i’ve got to see you again: LOVELY! haunting and absolutely riveting. i love the amy winehouse-yness of this song. there’s desperation and a breathiness that makes it feel like a hug. “i could almost go there, just to watch you be seen.” DAMN. painter song: i definitely like the second half of the album more, and all of these songs much more than don’t know why. so comforting, and the piano before “and i…” is awesome. “i’d climb inside the skies to be with you.” one flight down: not a bad song at all, but it reminds me of elevator music/bookstore music? and that’s usually a good thing, but i might not listen to this as much. love the instrumentals though! nightingale: cute song. i still think it’s wonderful how somebody so young made such a mature sounding album-absolutely commendable! the drum beat after “nightingale” around the 1 minute is v cool, and nice lyrics also. will listen again, for sure. the long day is over: different vibe to the intro. the kind of song i would listen to before bed, when my back is hurting and my body is breaking. i am not sure if i like the even breathier backing vocals though. not my favourite. the nearness of you: not my jam. again, there’s nothing wrong with it, but lacks the oomph factor for me + i like jazzy piano, but then there’s not much else? probably won’t listen to this again/won’t remember. overall: not the kind of music i usually listen to it, but i still understand the appeal. it's genuinely remarkable to have a 22-23 year old produce something like this! i love the jazzy piano and the clear inspiration drawn from nina simone, miles davis, billie holiday etc. maybe, when i am in my 40s, i will come to appreciate this more, especially over dinner parties.

I enjoyed the songs!

Typa music that makes you wanna wear a scarf and sip coffee

Sleepy music

This is a good album to sip milk to.

This is a great album. When it first released, it was impossible to walk into a coffee shop or gallery without it being on high rotation. Super easygoing. Awesome dad too, Ravi Shankar!!

I'm a little surprised at the hard time reviewers are giving this album - as if Norah planned for her music to be played in coffee shops, just to piss you off? I remember when this album came out and it was absolutely everywhere! A huge commercial success and unlike anything else that was in the mainstream or overproduced hiphop pop slop of the time - an incredibly listenable album with real musicians playing instruments beautifully, and what a voice - soft and sultry and smokey. It’s not that I’m a massive fan of this music, or huge Norah Jones fan, but you have to take your hat off to Norah and her team for the breakthrough this debut was. I also can’t help but think how well she handled fame, by taking a step back and prioritising her life and her family - It didn’t swallow her up like another notable jazz fusion singer of a similar time. 4 stars for the music, but an extra star because I admire her grit to do her own thing. Good on her.

Beautiful voice, maybe the album as a whole is little one dimensional.

In the wake of ‘Songbird’ by Eva Cassidy, there came a plethora of soothing female vocalists who sold a large number of CDs. Already a product of Indian music royalty (daughter of Ravi Shankar), this debut album by Norah Jones sold 22 million and is an elegant and calming mixture of jazz, folk and country. She has a credibility few can match in her ouvre.

Smooth, sultry, smoky, sensual. A true female crooner. Norah Jones creates beautiful mood music.

Beautiful voice, and a fairly good collection of tunes. For what it is, it's quite good.

Background music that all merges into one. Not very exciting.

Caught me in a good spot. Just finished my lab report so feeling good. Her voice is really good and it’s just quite a vibe honestly. Good laundry folding tunes

I like Norah jones, I like feelin the same way, don’t know why, and come away with me

I have a natural aversion to albums that are mostly not originals/written by the artist. Sadly, even Ravi Shankar's daughter is not immune to this aversion. That said, I did enjoy this album. The tracks Nightingale and Shoot The Moon particularly spoke to me. Even if the instrumentation is a little more sparse than I tend to prefer, the lush production makes up for it. Her vocals are GORGEOUS and I only wish the songs/instrumentation were up to that impossible standard. While I am unlikely to revisit this a tonne, I will be playing this over dinner with Ariel with GREAT regularity. Standout Tracks: Seven Years, Cold Cold Heart, Shoot The Moon, Nightingale Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Beautiful soft album focusing on unique elongated vocals. Not a lot of variation to a first time listeners ear holes though. Pleasant nonetheless

A lovely way to commute on a beautiful morning

Lovely album, not quite my bag but good.

Just a delight of an album. Reminds me of growing up with my mom, who would play this album a lot. Sweet vibes.

El álbum de las romcoms, el soundtrack de las protagonistas.

This was a very soothing album.

Maybe not the most innovative or unique but 5 stars because really enjoy the album

Sappy, watered-down jazz, that’s been repackaged with a folksy-country sound for bland mainstream audiences.

Norah has a great voice and Come Away With Me and Don't Know Why are great songs, but overall this is a 3 for me. The album would definitely benefit from being a few songs shorter and outside of the two hit singles the rest of the songs on the album sound incredibly similar. As many others have mentioned this album feels tailor made to be played on repeat in a coffee shop.

Ah man, this was just beautiful today, amongst all of the other chaos and challenge, this was serenely settling.

Listened to it on a hot summers day.. didnt quite seem to make sense. Probably would have added one more star if it would have been shitty weather outside.

I remember when this came out. It wasn’t really the kind of music I was into at the time, but I remember hearing it and thinking, “That’s pretty good.” Now that I’m older and my taste in music has matured, I can say with confidence this is a wonderful album. She has a beautiful voice, the music is beautiful, and together they create an album that feels warm and effortless. It has the perfect pacing and atmosphere for a lazy spring Sunday spent around the house with the wife.

light, breathy, jazzy. OK I suppose but not what I'd normally listen to. An interesting voice though

Feels like yesterday

This is just a beautiful melodic album. Norah Jones’s voice is so rich and soft and the tracks bring this and her piano playing firmly to the fore. Come Away With Me and Dont Know Why are obvious standouts but the rest holds its own. Painter Song feels like a Parisian bistro on a warm summer’s day. The Long Day is Over sounds like the end of a night in a good jazz club.

There is no doubt that Norah Jones has a beautiful voice, nor that this album is lovely to listen to on an evening sat in the garden with a glass of wine in the middle of a heatwave. But it was just background music. I didn’t find myself actively listening, or wanting to listen to it particularly. I passingly acknowledged that I knew the two hits off the album, but the rest just passed me by.

Such a gorgeous voice. It might just be that I listened to this at 5am because I couldn't sleep, despite being sleepy, but it completely felt like the right album for the right moment. It was such a gentle, relaxing listen. I knew a few of the singles but nothing else and I enjoyed it all. Not sure it's something I'd regularly listen to, but it was perfectly pleasant while it happened. 3/5

Nice enough but a bit too MOR for me. Turn Me On was a very good track.

Não ouvi

Consistently beautiful and tender and so on. I worry I'll lose interest on a relisten but the songs feel varied enough that this may not be the case. Another album where I had to stop adding highlights, which was a pleasant surprise from one I had never heard of. Highlights: "Don't Know Why", "Feelin’ The Same Way", "Lonestar"

It's very soothing and mellow. But beyond the opener, it's all a bit bland and formulaic. I don't really know why it was such a hit, but it was everywhere briefly. Picks : Don't know why

She has a good voice, but not dynamic enough for me

Really liked the jazz and soul of this album.

Great singer, perfect fancy restaurant background music, but too slow for me to actively listen to.

It’s alright I suppose Only listened to about half of it. Is probably fine background music. Remember it being massive when it came out but having no interest in it. Now I’m 40 I can vaguely see the appeal, but hardly something I’ll listen on repeat. Favourite track: they kind of all sound the same

A bit too laid back and nondescript for my liking

Nancy Myers-ass music for coastal grandma vibes. Pair with a nice Pinot Grigio and a 5000sf summer cottage at Newport.

I didn’t realize Starbucks helped make this list.

Get old half way through.

Beautiful😊Nice and smooth, great for reading📖Thank you 💙💙💙💙

The comparison to Muzak is appropriate. This album is for people that don't actively listen to music. Pop americana/jazz/blues. Pleasant, uninteresting voice. I was done listening half way through.

I really don’t like this kind of chamber pop jazz whatever, and especially I really don’t like this kind of showy vocal in combination with that pop jazz whatever. But I will admit production wise it’s fine.

Absolute goliath of an album. so close to a no skip album

pleasant enough background music

not great

Great album

Det e jo et veldig veldig fint album sjøl om æ sikkert ikke har hørt på det på minst femten år. Men det står sæ og det hold sæ og det e vel verdt en inkludering på en sånn her liste, heldigvis.

Pleasant enough but completely and utterly inoffensive. The definition of a high 5 or low 6/10.

I’m sick so I’m grateful that this was actually very pleasant to listen to. Nothing super special to write home about (how did this get so popular?!) but it was pleasant.

It's hilarious that reviewers on this site will complain about an album for sounding like "Starbucks music", then turn around and give 5 stars to Boomer Bar Rock Album #43. This is a lovely listen, and while it might not be a mindblowing experience on its own, it does stand out from the usual 1001 fare. Smooth and jazzy instrumentation beautifully complements Norah Jones' singing, which itself brings all ranges of emotion. I enjoyed it a lot! Standouts: Don't Know Why • Turn Me On • Lonestar • I've Got To See You Again • Nightingale

Hmm. This is one of those albums like Bat Out of Hell that is completely inexplicably one of the best selling albums of all time. I imagine that must have been a run on it by bookstores. Not much to enjoy here for me. Turn Me On was great and she seemed to have a little life in her but other than a few other points of interest, most of this passed by me without comment.

Featured on every British 00s romcom. So pleasing though

Early 2000s contemporary jazz wasn't high on my list of expectations for this list This definitely faded into the background on the first pass. I gave a couple of songs a second listen because it was a pleasing enough background. A second listen definitely clarified my feelings more. Some of the songs, the title track being a good example, have this character almost like acoustic pop which I just don't fuck with The more lounge singer stuff like "Cold Cold Heart" and "I've Got To See You Again" by comparison I really liked, and I think makes up more of the album Lots to like, a bit to be ambivalent about, which leaves me feeling conflicted. I think 3.5 rounds to 4 here

Really quite surprised how much i liked this one. Wasn't expecting it tbh. Pretty good instrumentation and vocal melodies. Reminds me alot of John Mayers more mellow stuff. Wasn't blown away but enjoyed listening.

MAKING MY RETURN TO 1001 ALBUMS BECAUSE THIS ALBUM IS SO SICKENING TO ME... when i couldn't sleep as a child, i would go to my parents' room and they'd let me stay for a bit, then eventually they'd have to go back to sleep, so my mum would tuck me into bed and put on norah jones' "come away with me" on my CD player. as soon as she left i always felt so alone and i would cry though the album until i eventually fell asleep - especially, there's one song that goes like "just a little girl with nothing wrong, and she's all alone" and that one would always make me cry extra hard it clearly did help me sleep because the start album is way more familiar to me than the end of it i've tried to listen to this album as an adult hoping that it might be relaxing but every time it makes me so sad i feel sick. idrk how to rate it so it's getting a 4/5 because of its significance to me and the fact it's an amazing album but i'm removing 1 star because I actually can't listen to it

Quelqu'un sait pourquoi elle est jamais venue? Un inoffensif 2.49 étoiles

This is nothing bothering, I really felt like I entered a restaurant or a cafeteria and this was in the background. It sounds a bit like royalty free music for photo collages. But there is nothing bad about it. It was just boring.

Muy bonito

Great voice, great instrumentation, fantastic recording. I have a soft spot for female jazz vocals, so this does land within my taste profile. I haven't ever listen to this album, but I have heard a couple of cuts. I never went back for the whole thing until now. I don't see myself coming back to this very often, but this does have a rainy day, staring out the window vibe, so maybe as an accompaniment to that activity? Kind of wild she's Ravi Shankar's daughter. Never would have known unless I read her parents names on Wikipedia. Maybe that says something about her; that she wasn't riding coattails to get where she is. Or maybe it says something about people's awareness of Ravi Shankar, or perhaps that his coattails weren't big enough to ride? Not sure. See you on the next rainy day, Norah Jones ⭐⭐⭐.49999999999

clearly a talented singer, and great poetry, but not really doing enough musically for me. feels like a lot of default choices

No wonder I only heard of the first one

A really pretty and very relaxing album, very diverse without being very whiplashy. Norah Jones has a lovely voice too. Will definitely be revisiting in future, could possibly have been a bit shorter but overall very good

First Listen: Already familiar with Don't Know Why. I love how the song trots along, with Norah's vocals sitting perfect in the mix. Her voice is full, but floats through the track. I love the guitar harmonics in Seven Years. I really like Feelin' The Same Way. Has that sort of car ride song vibe that I really enjoy. The layers of guitars, piano, and percussion create a super warm track. Wasn't loving Lonestar but those harmonies at the end are gorgeous. There was another song earlier that had some real nice harmonies on it as well. I've Got To See You Again has a nice Latin flair to it. A little bit moodier cut, I think Norah sells being horny way better on this compared to Turn Me On. Love the violin. Painter Song has a nice autumn feel to it. The guitar intro was a nice quiet before the full band came in, and I loved the inclusion of accordion. The Nearness of You is a beautiful closer. OVERALL: Norah has the same sort of effect Adele has for me, where I'm never not going to enjoy her music. Her voice is warm and inviting, and the musicians on these songs are obviously all very talented. I don't think musical boundaries were pushed, or any massive risks were taken, but I also don't think that's necessary when Norah's formula of 'good voice, good music, good song', works so consistently for her and the audience. 7/10 T3: Feelin' The Same Way, Painter Song, The Nearness of You

Beautiful voice and nice lazy vibe. However this is just background music. I can see why it was popular but it's hardly earth shattering. Does it deserve a place on this list. Probably not

Norah Jones - Come Away With Me 4.5/5 Favorite song: Turn Me On Least Favorite Song: Nightingale

This is microwaved, bland Amy Winehouse, absolutely no soul in the music whatsoever. Music this boring belongs in coffee shops and department stores and nowhere else. [finger to earpiece] I’m being told this sold 27 MILLION copies! And it won Album of the Year at the 2003 Grammys! HOW?! Guess this just shows the power of stupid people in large groups. [earpiece again] Oh, it seems the other nominees that year were Nelly, Eminem, and the Dixie Chicks, so that makes sense, they were never giving that award to Slim Shady or a country album. Should have given it to Nelly, ‘Hot in Herre’ and ‘Air Force Ones’ are a million times more iconic than this weak lounge singer bullshit. Lowest 2/5 possible.

You know, I understand why Norah Jones has such a grip on adult contemporary radio. It's not edgy enough to really be biting. It's very jazzy. It's laid back. Hell, everyone recognizes *Don't Know Why*. The problem is that it makes me want to fall asleep in whatever context it's played. *Cold, Cold Heart* can't really decide if it wants to be a torch song or a jazz ballad. In its shifting back and forth, it's a little frustrating. I can cheerfully report that Track 7, *Turn Me On*, lends itself to the grand guignol of sexual similes at a level that even Steel Panther would be proud of. For that alone, I have to appreciate it. If this comes on at the local wine mom's gathering and you turn to your companion and say, "Hey, I think this song is about sex," everyone will simply look at you and nod. Some things are inarguable and obvious. Look, I'm not entirely dead inside. I get the appeal of a hot brunette murmuring sexy, taut songs of longing and appeal. Truly, I get it, but I don't want it necessarily. This album is so monotonal that you wouldn't even have to clean your brush once while painting it. There is a strange side effect of Norah Jones' slow, sultry singing on every track, and it's that anything shorter than five minutes long essentially has two verses and a bridge, and it's gone. These are songs that could literally be written on a napkin because there's just not that many words in them. It's not for me, is what I'm saying.

nothing against norah or this style of jazz, i did like this, but as a lot of the reviews before mine have said this is coffee shop music. not that that alone should count against it but i did feel that this album never quite got anywhere

I was hoping I'd like this a bit more and there is certainly a distinct time and place where this hits but I do find everything about it just kind of ....... fine. But that's OK! IT"S GOOD!!!

Very pleasant old school sound. Breezy listen.

Beautiful voice, completely unexpected. this album blew me away at how similar each song was whilst still maintaining a feeling of novelty for each song.

Tasteful, super competent musicianship; easygoing and charming arrangements; rock solid choice of standards and covers; her voice is just right, like mama bear's porridge. Is there such thing as apex-level pleasantness and agreeability? Exponentially acceptable.

Velvety and deep tones, but there is something a little bit one-note about the album.

finest record, finest vocal, finest songs ever

Muy bueno también chill hay una versión extendida que no escuché

This is easy-listening Sunday music. Almost like it's meant for a world that doesn't exist currently - loose and relaxed.

Well... It's not totally awful, just wildly bland. Nothing hits on here. It's like background music in an upscale coffee shop. The kind of place that will try to sell you a $13 latte. No thanks.

J'aime beaucoup, cela s'apparente pour moi à du miel

Parfois folk parfois jazzy mais globalement boring, je n’ai malheureusement pas accroché

Absolutely smashed that 5 star rating before even listening for the day. I've know this album so so long its hard to imagine my days before it. Its actually a really fun story from my childhood, I had a really quick ear to classical, cabaret and jazz music. From age 5 I knew I like this sound and somewhere around '04 or '05 I got a chance to listen to this for the first time. I go through phases with it, usually in the fall (2025 she released Autumn Jones, a really nice redition of her best autumn vibey songs). But this hailed from the lag end of the global village coffee house era of design and aesthetic. Where CD dominated music and its so damn devine. If its not your speed just yet, just wait. When you get some tenderness in your heart you'll appreciate it.

This album sucked on 2002 and it still sucks in 2026

Holy shit so good

Boring but unique

This will grow on me. It's a sweet album. Once I got past the tracks I was familiar with when it came out, I was able to listen, and there were some engaging, more expressive things there.

It's ok.

It’s logical that this (debut) album is on the list since it is the third highest selling album of the century. The music is blues-based with a touch of country, and is reminiscent of female singers of the 1950s. The wispy singing gets to be boring for me after a few songs, so the album drags towards the end. 3.5 stars.

Nooooooooooooooooooo. One of my most hated albums of all time!!!! So overplayed and overawarded and aggressively BORING!!! I saw the cover pop up and my heart rate skyrocketed with rage, which is ironic given the BPM of the tracks. Someone should make a Norah Jones x Macy Gray mashup so I can concentrate my annoyance more efficiently. Blues-pop? Country-soul? What are we doing? What's going on? It feels like music for people who don't really like music. (however, did you know she's ravi shankar's daughter??)

something susan heffley would force the family to listen to on a road trip

Not what I typically listen to but very enjoyable

Lacks complexity besides her nice voice

Grocery store music with plucky guitars. Second half drags. Once that accordion started I had a fight or flight reaction.

When I first started listening to this album, I thought for sure I would be giving it a 1 or 2 rating. Putting it back on again first thing in the morning, I'm finding it very peaceful and relaxing. Does it feel like I'm in a Hallmark movie? Yes. Do I like that this sounds like an egotistical, manipulative, user girl I knew back in the day who sang like this? No. Do I like this country/jazz fusion? Maybe... Her voice is really pretty and the instruments are too. It's like listening to Christmas music, but it's not actually Christmas music. I think I like it.

I liked it 👍

Not one, but TWO songs on the “Maid in Manhattan” soundtrack?? Yup, that’s what really makes this album a classic in my humble opinion.

Linda voz, canciones aburridas.

Super pleasant and listenable with terrific production and great performance by Norah and her band. That said, it's a bit lightweight and unambitious in its approach. Nice enough, but not something I'd call a great artistic statement.

The definition of "easy listening", sounds like something you'd hear playing on loop at a JC Pennys. Objectively good music, just a little too easy and low energy in my opinion. No songs really stand out from the rest, if you like one song you'd likely like all of them. It does remind me of a female version of John Mayer's vocals and music style, minus Mayer's guitar skills. overall decent, but I will probably not seek this one out again

Depressingly dull.

Loving that there is a deep, potent and evil connection that people have with this and Starbucks

Liked this, not in exciting way but in a it’s nice kind of way.

It's giving tinkerbell soundtrack. Liked a few but also not rlly my style of music but I can imagine listening to this on a nice slow Sunday morning

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This album surprised me. I remember when Norah Jones debuted and hearing "Don't Know Why" a lot. But besides that song, she kind of just faded away and I didn't know too much about her. Based off the one song I did know I almost expected it to get similar to Adele: gorgeous voice but boring. But the album was not like that. It was really lovely. The songs are similar in style, but I was engaged the whole time. I enjoy jazz, so I loved the fusion of jazz with pop/blues/etc.

Love this album so much.

Just kind of bland easy listening music. Neither jazzy enough or rock enough to really hit for me.

Beautiful album, chill vibes and great vocals. Definitely worth a listen. 3 trending towards 4.

aburridito la verdad

beautiful

Aso relaxing and chill

not a bad album to wake up to

3.5, really nice

Nice enough voice but passionless and lacking in any real conviction. Leaves me cold. The kind of music you might want playing in the background when you're in an overpriced restaurant, but then again...maybe it'll add to the annoyance. Nah, I'm not buying this. Almost a 1 but I'll be generous...

I find it comforting and pleasant. Sure, I associate it with Starbucks, but who cares. I liked "I've Got To See You Again", and don't think I had heard it before. Some of the other non-hits may as well have not been there.

good

Pretty easy listening but an excellent voice and good music

Sensual, chill, heartfelt. This album is 45 minutes of acoustic pop at is near finest.

Not quite bubble gum pop, and signified the alternative artsy person of the time. Much of the album is very melancholic but I've got to give a special shout-out to Don't Kny Why. That song is awesome

So peaceful and sweet.

Just an amazing voice. Nor surprising with her lineage. Anyone that can do THAT to Hank Williams is ok in my book.

Meh. But pleasant meh.

Spare me....

Not really my thing but she's got a lovely voice and it's really easy to work to

Enjoyable and well performed if abit samey

Ideal music for an easy Sunday morning.

a VERY relaxing lobotomy.

It was very cool! My cortisol level was below the ground

Increíble, peca un pelin de repetitivo pero 100% entra en favoritos

A modern classic

Not for me, what is a lazy Sunday anyway

Listening to this is like being swept away by a dream. What a voice! The SPACE and air and breath in this record is so refreshing. I was so happy to listen to this today!

convencida de que para disfrutar norah jones hay que tener 30 años de edad mínimo

What a delight, to have this be the album I’m “stuck” with this weekend. I overlooked her and I feel like a fool for doing so.

Pretty chill album, I really dig her vocals, though in all honesty I'd rather be listening to Back to Black 😥

Muy bonito y tal, pero tampoco me ha impactado demasiado. Me lo voy a quedar cerquita, porque a veces apetece algo así ligero y simple, con una voz hermosa

bizarrely racist top reviews for this one

Um? Oh no. I found out Whitney Houston’s debut isn’t on the list but this is? Wtf? I mean Norah can sing, I guess, there’s some production value here, good choices, I guess it deserves a 2 for the session musicians. But did I need to hear this? Boolean rating: HARD NO

Might not be my favourite genre, but the quality of this album just shines out. Lovely.

Soft and nice, but bland.

Outstanding voice. Great album.

Come on now. Nepo baby slop.

Not my kind of music but I still enjoyed it quite a bit

Beautiful music.

While I can't say for sure whether Norah Jones was doing something remarkable or otherwise for the time, I am sure that this is a lovely collection of vocal jazz songs with really delicate arrangements. On the rare occasion that this crosses into what one might describe as the "upbeat" this becomes almost groovy, but that does nothing to disturb the carefully put together vibe, here! I'm sure there's a lot of other albums just like this one, but I'm just as sure that number would be much much lower had the people who made those other records not heard this. 4*

Good

i mean come on

Amazing listen.

Coffee shop background bullshit

Masterpiece, So many Bossa Nova Vibes

She’s got a great jazz-pop voice (right in the sweet spot b/w sweet and sultry), and this makes for lovely dinner-party background music, but it is a little placid. Check out Norah and Billie Joe duetting on folk songs instead! 3.5 stars

Ah, the soothing voice of Norah Jones is always a gift, but especially on a day when I probably am too tired to process anything else.

Oh my god. It's like if background music was recognized as a legitimate genre. It's so goddamn boring. It's so sanitized. How is this 15 songs and not a single one of them does anything interesting? It's insane. And I've seen people that love this album sing its praises, but it's almost always in the context of doing something else! Oh it's good for a dinner party, it's good for painting or crocheting, or for a pleasant drive on a sunny day. What kind of album is it if people seem to enjoy it the most when they're not listening, and it's just filling space? I'm so sorry Norah Jones, I have the utmost respect for you. But I just. Can't. Vibe.

It's hard to divorce this from what it ultimately became - the soundtrack to every Starbucks on the planet - but when this came out it was lovely, chill accessible light jazz that was great to throw on in the background. Nothing groundbreaking, but like Jack Johnson and Coldplay, there's little here that will upset anyone. It's extremely palatable without being controversial or boundary pushing. The only reason it bears mentioning is Jones' voice, which is unique and compelling - I only wish the music was a little less middle of the road.

This is from a world that no longer exists. Where everybody lives in beautiful Tuscan homes with jars of pickled vegetables as decor. Where you meet the love of your life at some random local coffee shop with "global village" art covering the walls. A more optimistic world. Favorite track: Don't Know Why

Not something I'd seek out but it was pleasant

Calm, relaxing, and the soft melodies of the acoustic guitar gives it the rural town in autumn feeling I love.

A warm summer evening

Fille d’un celebre joueur de sitar, son style melange soul, funk et folk, avec une voix super mélodieuse et tres douce, super calme et apaisant a entendre. 20 millions d’albums pour ce premier album, et 5 grammies. J’ai vraiment adoré, super belle découverte

Oude vrouwen wijn neuk muziek

this album is controversial because it reflects the peace and calmness of the elders while the youth labels it as "boring", older souls see it as relaxing to enjoy listening you have to free yourself from the daily rush

-ehh not my cup of tea -aggressively nothing. felt a lot longer than 45 mins.

Um bom vinho e Norah. Conhecia apenas a primeira faixa, onde me veio memórias calmas e antigas, nunca cheguei a me perguntar sobre todas as músicas de onde vinha essa, e fico feliz por ter chegado o momento de ter finalmente escutado. Esse álbum me trouxe uma paz e energia maravilhosa, o que pra época que foi lançado não era tão aparente pois era a Era onde os Rocks e Pops estavam em ascensão, não imaginando que um álbum “calmo demais” vendesse tanto (spoiler: vendeu mais de 27 milhões de cópias!!). Tem uma pegada Jazz mas não se baseia apenas nisso, tendo uma mistura que demorei um pouco pra decifrar mas que no fim, percebi que ela junto de seu estilo e voz, trouxe uma mistura minimalista e envolvente, onde a gente mergulha e se sente abraçado pela letra e melodia. Aproveitar que citei as letras, eu gostei MUITO! Pois junto da vibe “minimalista” que citei da composição do som, que por trás esconde uma potência enorme (e que me trouxe a sensação de música de restaurante, sabe?) ela vem com a potência vocal (sem autotune!!!!!) que complementa tudo de uma forma calma e segura. Gostei muito do álbum todo, pois escutar em conjunto da um toque a mais! Mas minhas faixas preferidas foram “Don’t Know Why” (como assim essa música é uma DEMO?!?!? Essa mulher é incrível), “Feeling The Same Way”, “Lonestar” e “Seven Years”. Não é de se impressionar que esse disco ganhou 8 grammys em uma noite, pois sua qualidade sonora é de se admirar cada segundo, Come Away With Me é um álbum potente mas sem se escancarar, é singelo e bem desenvolvido, provavelmente escutarei mais vezes!

Truly beautiful but started a music trend of folk girlies. It’s so fucking good tho

Quintessential lounge music…

nice

It was a relaxing, easy-listening album. Although I thought her voice was kind of breathy, she makes it work with the songs she chose for this album.

Just not my jam. I recognize she has a good voice but I just don’t dig it.

nah man not for me

i could cry. shes incredible

Chill mais un peu boring

m'emmerde

I was familiar with the first song on this album, it was a pleasure to listen to the whole thing. Warm, slow and nostalgic

Not really my jam

Somehow familiar

i mean cmon

'Driving in the car with your mom'-core music. Don't Know Why is an absolute banger.

beautiful

I understand why its here after seeing how succesfull it is but i dont understand why it did that amazingly. Its ok dont get me wrong but its quite limited imo. Might do it for you if its your things but found it restricting

If this was playing live in a cafe I'd really like it. However, the slower numbers are not very interesting to me, although they arent bad

It's soft, cozy and comfortable. Perfect for a glass of wine with your partner on the couch. It has soul and emotion, but it doesn't try to force them upon you.

NO ES MI ESTILO

Is this an early-2000s "starbucks album"? It sure is. But it's also lovely.

I really really like the vibes in this. Sounds like sitting in the sun with a light breeze. Favorites: Cold Cold Heart Come Away With Me The Nearness of You

This definitely does evoke drinking red wine in a bar in the and I’m wearing a really thin sparkly scarf and I work at a local newspaper - it pays well obviously it’s 2004 or something - and I’m on a date with a handsome man also wearing a thin scarf (stripy) and we’re having a nice indulgent laugh about something. This is bland early 00s bar music and also I was a child then so this is all fiction and if I was a an adult during those times I still wouldn’t like this music sorry Norah, I’d be seeing broadcast live.

Really bland sorry, not for me at all. Relaxing, I guess? Norah Jones was a psy-op.

Reminds me of high school! Such a unique sound at the time, but an old sound at the same time.

I hurt myself today. Not like Johnny Cash or Trent Reznor, but in an emotional way, by checking how many "death metal" albums will appear on this list. The answer is zero. ZERO. About 5 albums are marked as death metal and none of them actually fit that label. Slayer's Reign in Blood was formative in terms of riffs, but vocally is Thrash Metal. Don't get me wrong, I'm beyond ecstatic that Napalm Death's "Scum" is here and Sepultura's "Arise" is a baffling inclusion albeit a welcome listen but we’re sorely lacking here. In the face of this painful news, please allow me to briefly summarize at least three more death metal albums that are essential listens as they either altered music entirely by simply existing, or greatly influenced a highly influential genre. POSSESSED - SEVEN CHURCHES - Arguably the first commercial death metal release, which was a trailblazer in both the aesthetic and sound of the burgeoning genre. MORBID ANGEL - ALTARS OF MADNESS - Pure sonic mayhem and a crash course in the raw punk energy of early American death metal. I believe this record to be as important as some of the formative hardcore punk releases and it should be required listening for the curious music fan. DEATH - HUMAN - This is a layup. Even insufferable dorks who don't like death metal can appreciate this record. Aggressive metallic drive with an updated 90's production and a slant towards the progressive takes this into "must-hear" territory. I hate to harp on late era Death, but between Human and Symbolic, these records do have a large following outside of the metallic echo chamber. Instead we have every David Bowie album, most Bruce Springsteen albums and this. An overblown, saccharine, pseudo-jazz record churned out by a soulless studio to appeal to moms who fantasize about divorce and that guy they met during spring break in college. There is a world beyond agreeable ballads. Get out of your bubble. 0 HIGHLIGHTS: In my hair, yelling at the manager of this Swiss Chalet

Nice album, liked her back then. Timeless music, laid back and somehow soothing and relaxing, just at the brink of boring.

Very chill. Norah Jones has a lovely voice, but I think I'd have to be in a very particular mood to enjoy this album without getting a little bored. It's nice in small doses, but just got a bit boring after a while

6/10 some good songs some songs r just sound

Norah Jones has some great vocals and most of her songs are pleasant to listen to. A good album.

Really smooth and good. Nice for a long road trip today in the background

Listening to this album is like wrapping yourself in a towel or blanket straight from the dryer. Beautiful voice, beautiful playing and beautiful sound. 5 stars

A nice little album with a jazzy, classy, mellow sound, it was a decent listen. I think due to the album’s mood and similar sounding songs it can make the listen a little bit boring in parts. Still good music and I would definitely listen to individual songs again, but I don’t know about the whole album, it just didn’t inspire me lots to push this into a higher category above 3. Nevertheless, I still think this is a nice album and worthy of a good 3 stars, I would be interested to see what else she has to offer.

GREAT

Lovely background music for a shopping centre, safe, bland and nothing to get anyone excited

Relaxing dinner music. Liked this.

Very pleasant. I imagine this would be playing in the background at Dignitas while you have your last cocktail.

Mid as hell. 1 good song though

Beautiful but boring. Every single track sounds the same.

A sort of 21st century folk (i think)

I get the comments about cafe shop music cos it was exactly that when the album came out. Good though

Pretty perfect for what it does right? Vocal jazz, adult contemporary whatever - you can definitely do it wrong and Norah Jones does it right

So, i listened to this while doing groceries and weirdly, it fit perfectly. This is perfectly decent, inoffensive background music. It’s pleasant enough to listen to but nothing really stands out.

Great voice. Not really my type of music.

Very talented but I'm not a big fan

Heard a lot of songs I hadn’t heard before and was very soothing to the soul

a very quiet, kinda jazzy acoustic pop album. it feels like the kind of music that would be performed live at an upscale café, listening to the quiet music play as you sip coffee and stare out the window. this is a very soft, very relaxing album. i know that certain songs from this album are popular on platforms like tiktok for accurately conveying the "2000s tuscan mother" aesthetic. and i agree wholeheartedly. i feel like a mother in the 2000s. perhaps my own mother, years younger and living life casually. making food, watching soaps and taking it easy. it's such a specific sound.

Wha can I say, Norah Jones voice is just a calming experience. Melancholic and at the same time nostalgic.

Beautiful album of covers in Norah's lovely voice.

Kinda wholly uninteresting

Aburrido, la mina canta muy bien, las canciones también suenan muy bien, pero no me generó nada la verdad, cada canción que pasaba se me hacía igual que la otra, hay una que me gustó pero hasta ahí.

I never would have considered listening to this album of my own accord. Norah Jones’ music always seemed to be music for your mother, so I never got curious. This is actually a really good album, very chilled out, good background music. Maybe mum was onto something afterall

It sounds great, but it all sounds the same.

An album that finally lives up to this books expectations. Feelin’ the same should have been the album’s A track easily. I’ve got to see you again, probably the weakest and feels like an insert movie. Overall pretty good album.

Really good album with some classics. Thoroughly enjoyed

Solid album. Nice sounds and a great voice. Not as many really great songs as I thought there might be but overall very good.

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Al inicio tenía un potencial para ser un completo no skip, pero de la mitad al final decayó un poco. Aún así, me gustó bastante y es un soplo de aire fresco para mí que ya estaba bastante harto de escuchar rock todos los días.

This album was The Big News when it came out, and I was intrigued...so, dear reader, I bought it. Wondrously crafted, impeccably smooth, slightly country-ish and perfect for late night conversations with your beloved. But, like an over-retouched photograph of a past-it film actress, it's more about the craft of the musicians, engineers, producers, knob-twiddlers and sound-tweakers than the craft of Nora herself. TwentyFour years on...yup. Still think the same.

I’m surprised but a couple things. First off, I’m genuinely shocked Norah Jones is from Brooklyn and not somewhere in England. Secondly, I’m surprised I didn’t hate this. I recalled the album cover from my teenage years, I always saw it by the 5 disk CD player in the living room, scattered with The Tragically Hip, Van Morrison, Eagles but I didn’t recognize any tracks aside from the opener. It’s entirely possible that I don’t recall the tracks because it’s fairly unremarkable. The soft jazz and Jones’ vocals blend fairly well and it’s not bad, it’s a good background dinner album I suppose. I didn’t hate it, it’s just not my thing. 3 stars

girly pop vibes, slow and steady with a groove - best listened to cycling home on a summer evening or making girl dinner at home!

The rating system for this project does not account for my mood while listening. I listen to all of these during my first hour on the job, and this particular hour I am tired after a bad night's sleep. This is an album to be listened to with a glass of wine while watching the sunset. Perhaps I'd like it more on a different day. 3 stars.

norah my love this was very sweet, no big complaints, just not quite a 4

Very nice but a bit slow for my taste

Norah Jones is one of those artists that continues to make interesting music despite coming hot right out of the gate. But she seems like a musician's musician; the kind of artist who gets together with others for the simple act of making music without an agenda. This is a great debut album but it's success put too high of expectations on follow up projects. She and this whole album deserve more than a Starbucks audience.

Solide pour une belle soirée pour terminer un week end

Saved? ✅ Would listen again? ✅ Would recommend to anyone? ✅ Would buy on Vinyl? ✅

I remember people going crazy over this album when it came out. It’s fine I guess.

The music isn’t bad, but it’s boring. So are the lyrics.

Lovvvvvv her

One of the most unremarkable albums so far. It’s the definition of elevator music. It’s not bad at all, but there’s not much to say about it. It checks all the boxes of inoffensive, bluesy pop with some soul elements, making it more of a background listen than anything else. In fact, I didn’t even notice when the album ended and had already listened to a few more songs on shuffle without realizing much of a difference. It left me with no real emotion. I can't even say I actively disliked it. It felt like sitting in a piano bar, talking to someone while a band plays in the background. You occasionally nod along, but never really engage, and forget it on the way home. The album cover does scream early 2000s, which is kind of cool. I liked "Come Away With Me".

Aaah, Norah. Such a nice, relaxing album. Great voice, subtle, jazzy piano and a chill vibe. Some might write it off as dull, but at times this is just what you need to decompress.

Norah Jones = female John Mayer

Correcto

Le son des années 2000s qui a bercé mon enfance. Agréable, réconfortant mais pas transcendant non plus.

sounds like lounge music

Love this album, every song is so good!

Sometimes her whisper-singing gets a little tiresome but her music seemed to reinvigorate vocal jazz standards in the culturally barren wastland that was the 2000s.