Come Away With Me

Pretty sleepy supermarket music

Solid 3. She has a good voice and i like the minimal production. easy listen. doesnt touch eva cassidy though

😍

It was relaxing?

Great as background work music

It's all very lovely but not very exciting to me.

Apparently Norah Jones called this her moody little album. It's an apt description. In addition to being moody it's also gentle and sometimes lovely, but occasionally a little boring. Favorites: Shoot the Moon, I've Got to See You Again

A lovely album. Not enormous range, but everything is pleasant on its own terms. Would happily return to this any time.

I was so excited to revisit this album. My mother played a few songs off of it fairly often when I was a child, and I forgot just how much I loved it. Norah Jones has such a lovely, soft voice. I appreciate her talent and songs even more now as an adult. Her songs are very soothing with beautiful, emotional lyrics. This is an all acoustic album, which made it all the more impressive that it kept my focus from first song to last. There's no theatrics, no exciting instruments. Just a beautiful woman with a beautiful voice singing along to the acoustic guitar and every second of it is perfection. I would listen to this album regardless of my mood and not skip a single song.

dobry

Great stuff, really mellow jazz without getting busy.

This is a beautiful, soulful album. When this was released, I remember being so blown away by her beautiful voice and stunning arrangements. She has continued making great albums through the years and she just keeps getting better.

Norah Jones always makes me thing of that iconic scene from Girls. Fave song: Don't Know Why

c: shoot the moon

smooth music with a laid back vibe. norah jones has a gorgeous voice and it’s no wonder that this was such a huge debut album, eventually selling over 27 million copies worldwide. highlights: “don’t know why” “come away with me” “turn me on”

Takes me back to when this came out, listening to it with the wife. Perfect rainy day album.

I vaguely remember this when it came out, but definitely slipped by me. It's kind of odd, some of the music is pretty heavily influenced by country/western, but since her voice doesn't get into the whiny/nasally range of most of that, it worked well. Makes me understand I don't dislike country as a style of music, I just dislike the whiny noises the people that 'sing' it create.

Ahh yes the goody two shoes Fiona Apple. That’s what I’m thinking of. You could take every one of these songs, throw some Christmas words in each one and bingo bango you have yourself a Christmas album. Due to that, it confuses my ears and my brain. It’s spring right now and this chick has me thinking that I’m going to freeze my ass off when I go outside. Not my thing here. To sum it up, it’s Christmas, McDonald’s, boring, sunshine, slow, piano driven music. She plays it safe on every song. It’s not worth your time.

Pov caminas solo por nothing hill Turn me on, muy bueno

A few standouts, but an album that felt like it should've been 15-20 shorter. 5/10

Heerlijk album! Als ik dit album hoor ben ik terug in de 12e klas: de ervaringen van Findhorn en een hele gebalanceerde, harmonieuze en positieve mindset die ik hieraan overhield.

voce molto bella. Canzoni rilassanti. Per ora non c'è nessuna canzone che mi abbia particolarmente colpito, però piacevole da ascoltare.

Fucking beatyfull. Reminds me of diner with my parents when i was young, before they got divorced. Makes me feel all kinds of happiness, sadness and nostalgia. For me personally, truly a work of art. 5/5

3,5

parabéns a nepo baby

Its very smooth and a bit boring.

3 stars

So relaxing

People who don't care about music also need a soundtrack for their dinner parties, and that's okay

So gentle. So wonderfully a mood.

Relaxing

Very nice. I would have probably have skipped this normally, but having just listened to the complexity of “The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady”, I felt in the mood for something a bit laid back. And it’s only 45 minutes long. This practically screams “laid back coffee shop vibes”. It shrieks, “chilled out bar cocktails”. It hollers, “Rom com Christmas coziness”. I didn’t mind it. It’s missing the sadness or anger or bitterness that it would need to really resonate with me. I guess that’s a psychological fault of mine. I’ll stick to Aimee Mann. But this was very nice. It’s probably a 3.5. But i’ll give it a three because I doubt I’ll ever listen to it again.

A nice and chilled album, classic early 2000s

Not really my cup of tea, but if i were in the right mood I think I would enjoy some of this.

Exactly what u expect. Slow xmassy jazz

This is very pretty, and it sounds great on my stereo system. A discovery of late, I didn't like it so much when it was released.

This is the kind of album that’s perfect for a rainy day in a cafe, a beautiful sunny day in the park feeling the breeze while sitting under a tree, an easy listening day drive, a night alone for dinner, a romantic jazz night in. You name it and the album fits. It’s romantic, easy listening, relaxing, soothing and soft. The album makes me feel like I’m in a dreamland of milk and honey. Sweet and soft. Norah Jones’ soft, soothing voice hits all the notes in a perfectly beautiful way where it doesn’t feel over the top, it’s just the right amount. Her lyrics tell stories through each song. The songwriting is excellent and the instrumentals that work alongside her are perfectly collaborative with her vocals. “Painter Song” really resonated with me as I myself always wish I could paint my dreams, my wishes, my memories. It’s such a simple thought and feeling and yet she makes it so special and beautiful. Then there’s “Turn Me On” she takes a more soulful approach and somehow still makes it soft, but sexy. I really enjoyed how she carried throughout the album. Learning that Norah Jones is the daughter of the late Ravi Shankar surprised me, (though my parents thought it was old news), but I didn’t know that. It made sense since she looked racially ambiguous to me. Couldn’t help but want to learn more about her, her background, and her artistry. Couldn’t find much about her which I appreciated as well. Added to her allure and mystery. Overall, I found this album to be a beautiful vocal jazz album. I was pleasantly surprised when I was assigned this album by the generator because I was already familiar with many of the songs from this album and was so happy to get right into it. Perfect album in my opinion! Standout Tracks: “Don’t Know Why”, “Cold Cold Heart”, “Come Away With Me”, “Turn Me On”, “Lonestar”, “Painter Song”, “One Flight Down”, “Nightingale”, and “The Nearness of You”

Epitome of cafe music to me. Definitely felt very early to mid 2000s. It's has pleasant songs, but this album/style isn't my thing.

This is the kind of soft, bland lounge jazz that people who aren't really terribly interested in music buy.

Smooth, pretty and like pancakes: all exciting at first, and then you’re fuckin sick of it! (Hedberg) She has a very limited range. I’ll say the non-hit songs are more interesting, but still: just give me some Aretha or Etta. Hell, give me Sade.

You know you're in for some easy listening when Norah Jones comes on. Still wildly impressive that this was her debut album. Sold like hotcakes and Jones sounded like she was ready for the moment too. That's a jazz vocalist right there. It's coffee shop jazz at its core (which apparently is a criticism based on most of the reviews...) with hints of folk & country, making this an easy and enjoyable listen. Maybe it doesn't have quite the reach and versatility that many were expecting, but it's safe/easy and that's fine. I've always been fond of the smash single "Don't Know Why", but Jones's covers of "Cold Cold Heart" and "Turn Me On" were also notable.

im literally so sorry norah im not doing all this

Norah Jones has a nice voice. This album is well-produced. Also, my call is important and I am number 37 in the queue.

Lovely voice

Unreal rainy day music

Not for me.

I could listen to this album all day. I love Norah’s voice and her music is very calming and beautiful to me. Her songs capture the raw and emotional feeling of falling and being in love with someone. I would definitely listen to this album again and recommend it to others!

sehr nice vibe so chli sad style. aber sehr soothing. would listen again. sochli joni mitchell style

Aggressively nice

Familiar favourite

One of the most beautiful albums out there. Like smooth caramel, a cozy blanket. Her debut, an absolute classic.

One of the soundtracks of my childhood, spent many a Friday evening listening to this parental favorite. It's a bit too slow for my liking at times, and I felt there were some missed opportunities for harmonization. Hard to find many other faults though! Listened to: at 5MW. Favorite tracks: Seven Years, Shoot the Moon, Lonestar

soulsito bien fresco. mellow para estudiar.

I really have and had a soft spot for Norah Jones. This album is great and mellow with all the right ups and downs.

I thought it was going to be less interesting, but I realized I feel this genre, and I like it, though songs like *Don’t Know Why* and the title track were far overused when this album came out. *Cold, Cold Heart* is one of my favourites now. The style is a bit like Hugh Laurie’s first album, and I like that too. Downside: from track 5, it starts getting a bit boring. Still, *I’ve Got to See You Again* is a masterpiece — and not just because of the violin.

Calming music and a nice voice. Nothing too deep but can suit the right mood.

Really bored me unfortunately.

Hellll yeah!! You know that’s right!! Already excited to hear the rest of the album (as in, the songs I haven’t heard yet), and to revisit some absolute gems that I’ve already loved for so long!! Let’s go! Let’s get into this!! :) So far—one One Flight Down now—I’d give it a solid 4 stars. I think it does what it set out to do very well.

Up and down

The devil on my shoulder must love coffee shop vibes because why else would I be giving this trash 4 stars

Pivoted from an eye-rolling "ugh, not this shit" 2 to a "nice, but not for me" 3 as I kept having to give Jones & Co. credit for their chops and admit that most of my immediate ire was more about the sort of open mic denizens who LOVE saying shit like "let's slow it down a little" (when they're already singing at a crawl!!) and not so much Norah herself. also, I just learned she's Ravi Shankar's nepo baby?? (I know from peeking that at least one of Shankar's LPs is on the list, which has got me wondering how many pairs of parent and child have at least one record each on the list).

Super relaxing

This is a very pretty sounding album. Every song is decent. I really liked a few songs. It's not particularly interesting to me tho, and definitely not groundbreaking. it's great for what it is. It has beautiful vocals and instrumentals.

The beginning of Starbucks Pop . Good voice, partly great songs, but all washed away in what feels like "sell me for tea".

Folk-ish vibes, it's nice and relaxing.

ich mochte die musik von norah jones schon immer. ruhige balladen mit einer exzellenten stimme.

Starke Sing/Songwriterin, easy anzuhören, gefällt.

Good music, but reminds me too much of being in a Starbucks in 2003.

Hell yeah Norah Jones, love her Christmas Album too

Ehhh, it’s fine. Perfectly good, mellow, coffee shop music. 2.5 ⭐️ rounding up because I like coffee ☕️

Why does this album feel so long? I didn't notice what time I started this album, so when every song ended, I was like "ok, it's finally over" She has a great voice and I get the vibe.....just a bit of a snoozer to me. 2.5 stars - rounding down because I listened on a warm, sunny Friday. If it was a rainy Wednesday, I'd probably round up.

I don't know, it was fine. It just wasn't really what I wanted to be listening to this morning. I could see listening to this some other time though. As an aside, more than once (at least three), Spotify has gone from whatever the day's album is to ...Like Clockwork-era QOTSA and it's not even that much of a stretch. It happened today and it happened with Radiohead. Stop calling me out on albums I do like being kind of similar to albums I don't!

One of my wife’s favorites. I’m not crazy about it, but I’ve heard it enough that I don’t mind listening to it. I’ll say the higher end of 3 stars, but not quite enough to round up to 4.

Bland, soft pop. Guh.

Norah Jones has a fantastic voice, I would just prefer she used it more like Billie Holliday as opposed to her diluted, dishwater almost jazz, almost well lots of things. This album is not for me.

Great, really lovely. Chilled as fuck

wedding song on this album

It's much of a muchness with whatever soft, smooth, frictionless music people who don't care about music listen to. The instrumentation is quite good, but the vocals and lyrics really piss me off with how bland, mannered and impersonal they are.

Between sleep-inducing and depression-inducing, but without much soul

Yeah, so this is pleasant and entirely unmemorable. There is nothing outstanding here. Not the vocals, not the songs not the instrumentation. Bland and inoffensive. Really don’t get why this blew up so much at the time. 2.5

Perfectly produced

Nora jones has a gorgeous voice but every song on this album sounds the same.

Soothing. Recognized the first song. Did not finish.

Beautiful sleepy crooner jazz. This is the perfect album when I just need to relax and not do anything productive. 4/5

Norah Jones almost cannot be topped in termsnof a warm, comforting delivery and sound. She could sing any song from any genre and you would feel better after hearing it.

My ex had Norah jones as his side girl's ring tone and I just can't listen to her without getting mad again. It's not Norah's fault he's a scumbag, but it is his fault I can't listen to Norah Jones without getting angry.

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.

This album is peak Gilmore Girls vibes. Norah Jones has a beautiful voice and a knack for lyricism, and I think she’s a very talented artist. I did however find myself getting a little bored by halfway through this record, like the songs were all blending together into one gelatinous mass. It’s not a bad record, musically it’s really well done, and the production is fine, but I think it suffers from an overarching sameness. I actually struggle to rate this album, 2 seems too low, 3 seems too high, but I think 2 seems further away from the truth than 3. 3*

It feels like this album was absolutely everywhere for several years after it first came out, but i had never listened to it front to back. Norah Jones is one of those like, classic coffee shop artists. Like back when Starbucks used to sell CDs of the music they played because everyone was like wow, this cool relaxing artsy mix of singer songwriters is so novel and exciting. What a time. Anyway. This is a pretty album but it’s also… kinda monotonous and gets a bit boring after, i dunno, 5 or 6 songs. Which is a shame because the music doesn’t stop being good, but i had definitely lost focus by the second half. I was going to listen to it again to give it a fairer shot, but honestly i think i get it. Also, i always think it’s funny when an artist is known for being a singer/songwriter and, well, writing their own songs, but their most famous song is written by someone else. Such is the case with “Don’t Know Why”, which is far and away the best song on this album imo.

There are a couple decent songs but the jazz style songs simply bore me. 3 stars or C-.

Like, really lovely and stuff. I feel it's very much of the early 2000's which ushered in these kinds of female vocals. Anyway, I think it's just not for me. I think it's popularity at the time has done it a disservice in that it sounds like i'm watching a naff 2000's romcom whereby this is the soundtrack, or in a cafe, or something.

Una delicia de disco!

Love it, but takes me back to a weird time

Pretty nice and chill album, compared to some of the weird ones that we've had on here. I enjoyed having this in the background, it had a "live performance at a restaurant" vibe where the music is nice and chill but you're mainly focusing on doing other things. This was released in 2002 but it has a much earlier vibe.

-it was very chill background music -no complaints

Relax and enjoy

really nice, enjoyed more than i thought I would

She has a very pretty voice, but this album was just a little too slow for me. I'm sure I would enjoy it more if I was trying to be calm. I need music that energizes me when I work though or else my ADHD takes over lol I have for sure heard don't know why before

I love Norah Jones's voice. The winners here are huge; some of the others are a little more "meh."

хуй знает, девочка красивая и негатива к ней нет, но что-то как-то не встал пипидончик

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.

Dentist office music

not really interested at all. don’t even think i listened to it all

Off the charts

I normally despise singer songwriters unless they come from a punk or emo background. This is more jazz infused and it works. She's got a great voice for this style. Nothing too special here other than the production and the accessibility.

The definitive Coffee House chill-out album and certainly not without its charms, but there is an overwhelming sameness here that makes the whole album blend into a pile of pleasant mush. Jones has a beautiful voice with terrific texture though, and there are a few tracks here I'd happily listen to again. But ultimately this winds up being boring and doesn't reward much from re-listening.

To where?

Lovely voice. Soft jazz. Play it in the waiting room

Okay, what is wrong with my reprieve album radar? I made the scientifically-backed, Nobel Peace Prize-winning claim that I, on average, get recommended an album which is easy to listen to once every 20 albums. However, I am now getting them once every... 10 albums. That's not as bad as I thought. I have so many albums in my backlog that it feels like these albums are way more common than they actually are. Nice album. I can't really ask for more than that when I'm contractually obligated to hear over 1000 of these doohickeys. This is also the only reprieve album to date that is reprieving to write about, as I don't have much to say about it. It's more of the same with every track and that same is fortunately pretty good. "Don't Know Why" is the only exception to the norm, as that track edges into very good territory. Norah Jones' voice is silky smooth and is paired well with those wonderfully intimate, longing instrumentals. I'm curious to see why this album is in the book - let's see. Sold well. Blend of Folk and Jazz. That's all you need sometimes. I won't knock the inclusion. I have about 20 minutes left on this baby, so I'm going to take it easy it the tub. Yes, I occasionally write these reviews while I'm taking a bath. The 1001 albums book describes this album as a "beautiful bubblebath of an album", so you're the weird one, actually.

Come Away With Me by Norah Jones feels like falling into love for the first time…soft, a little shy, but full of hope. It’s got that cozy, late-night vibe where everything’s quiet except your thoughts and that person you’re thinking about. There’s this sense of maybe this could be something real running through it. Notable standouts: Don’t know why, Come away with me, Shoot the Moon, One Fight Down and The Nearness of You.

Album feels like the final plea of hope and commitment between old lovers. Delicate guitar riffs and piano capture the eternity that passes when you’re trying to find the right words to say goodbye. Standouts: don’t know why, cold cold heart, come away with me, shoot the moon, turn me on, the long day is over

Do people actually listen to this pap? I mean listen. Not just put it on and ignore it because there is nothing worth listening to. It might be slightly more interesting than the street noise outside, but that's it. And people pay to listen to it? Lots of people? I worry for the human race.

Very boring, Starbucks album

So pleasant it becomes unpleasant

Fairly breezy poppy jazzy stuff, I remember this feeling like a slow burning yet ubiquitous album when it came out, it would eventually sell millions upon millions of copies and win Grammys for Album of the Year and Record of the Year so of course there has to be some weird retroactive backlash... I mean, it's not going to set the world on fire, but for 45 minutes Norah does take you away.

The perfect voice for an album as tender and romantic as this one. The standout songs for me were Don’t Know Why, Come Away With Me, Turn Me On, and Painter Song. I wish there was a bit more variety and range in the songs, but it’s a solid album overall.

There is a very specific subgenre of music that involves solo female vocalists featured in vibe albums. Now I'm normally a rock & roll kinda guy, but there's something about albums like this that just hits the spot with me. I just vibe to it. 5 stars.

I have no idea what makes this an essential album. It was wildly successfull at release, but I'd put money on the success was build on the album being great as background music. Everything is competently performed and put together, but nothing interesting hoppens.

Relaxing and pleasant but boring, low 4

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.

lovely. very chill. love the vibes

One of my favorite finds when it came out.

Not for me. Music to hear.

Kind of a nothingburger, just run-of-the-mill singer/songwriter to play in corporate cafes. Title track was the only one of note.

Okay. 4/5

3/5 fine

If you love Norah’s voice on this one but want something a little more engaging, try her 2011 release Little Broken Hearts with Danger Mouse on production. While it can still have that dreamy vibe there’s a little more of a beat centric approach. Still I do love this album for its vocal performance and subtle musicality that results from musicians knowing how to do what’s right for the song and not their ego.

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.

Musical Xanex. Dentist office music. Decent singing. Very breathy.

Norah has a good voice, but when I hear this music it makes me feel like falling asleep. All the songs to me kind of had the same sleepy feel. In fact one of these songs is on my kid's playlist to help them fall asleep.

Really nice album, great background music to listen too.

I really liked the production and arrangement. I wasn’t a huge fan of the songwriting, but that wasn’t bad by any means. Definitely better than I expected. Choosing a favorite track is difficult because the tracks mostly sound pretty similar. Favorite Track: I’ve Got to See You Again

sweet

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.

Good to hear this again.

Pleasant enough, but nothing outstanding

Nice and relaxing. Simpsons: No

Was quite easy to listen to and was a good length but nothing really grabbed me so I won't be going back for another listen

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

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

Calming and relaxing music. Pretty good, just not really my thing. Still, I'll give it 4/5

she has a beautiful voice and this is beautiful music

Not bad, but it's not really my thing. I get a bit of a low-rent Amy Winehouse vibe from her voice. It is aggressively boring.

This album is too long by 15 mins/4 songs for what it is. I cannot really come up with a fav song as they are all the same sounding. This album isn't for me and wasn't made for me which I accept. However it's endurance 23y after leaves me paranoid there is some conspiracy afoot against me specifically. What is being said to ppl I can't hear? If this album is someone's fav then they have given up or never tried. And tsk-tsking critics who feel the same way but hate being on the "wrong side" of history, vis-à-vis the popularity of this album, can pound sand.

I was disappointed when this popped up because I was sure I don't like Norah Jones. Do I know any Norah Jones songs? I do not. Not sure why I had the feeling that I dislike her. Maybe in my head I'm conflating her with Lana Del Rey, whom I also don't like and also can not name a single song. Anyway, first impressions are mixed, she has an amazing voice. The songs are approaching a sound that I would like, but then there's this weird undercurrent of country music that just pops in. Like a slide guitar, or a certain twang that just makes me start to squirm. For example, Come With Me, which is apparently her big hit, starts out with sort of a standard, smoky, jazz lounge sound, but then there's a guitar solo about halfway through that sounds like it could be on a Conway Twitty album. Have I ever heard a Conrad Twitty song? I have not, but that's not the point. Focus. The point is that I don't *hate* this album, but it's too close to country music for me to like it. Three stars because I like her voice.

Super smooth and silky. Great easy listening

reminds me of my mom

Fine like Summer wine.

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.

Great nice soothing voice and relaxing album

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.

fantastic voice. great relaxing vie-piano & guitar are great accompaniment to her vocals. 4.5 stars

The perfect voice for an album as tender and romantic as this one. The standout songs for me were Don’t Know Why, Come Away With Me, Turn Me On, and Painter Song. I wish there was a bit more variety and range in the songs, but it’s a solid album overall.

Didn't feel much listening to this. It isn't bad or offensive in anyway. Just doesn't do anything for me.

Diana gave this a 5

Música de novela né?! Coisa boa!! Piano e voz feminina é algo que eu gosto. Gostei de Don't Know Why, Cold Cold Heart, Come Away With Me, Turn Me On e I've Got To See You Again.

My dog won't settle and it's 4am on a Saturday. I brought him down stairs for a chance to go outside, then some water. I find something on my phone to read and wait for my dog to fall asleep while my eyes burn from lack of sleep. There is a storm brewing outside but it's still far off. This record feels like that feeling. It wants to be a classy version of the end of a night of gambling. But it's just a tired Saturday morning with a sick dog.

A classic - not no skip though

Very good album, a bit outside of what I normally listen to

Pleasant smooth listening but didn’t leave much of an impression.

Very torch song-y. Her vocals worked for me, very effective for this style. Of course the "hit" comes first. But frankly, the other songs stood on their own for me. They were pretty much of the same quality. Nice jazzy change of pace for me. Dug it a lot. Top tracks: "Come Away With Me," "The Nearness Of You," "I've Got To See You Again," "Lonestar," "DOn't Know Why"

So, new jazz? Same as the old jazz in that it doesn't quite speak to me. Still, this is a slick album. Very jazz bar feel - slow and groovy. I very much remember when this album came out but I did not know Norah Jones was Ravi Shankar's daughter. Very cool. Her voice is very good and she sings with a nice tempo; varies it from song to song. The band that accompanies her is very good too, but I really enjoyed the jazzy piano. And that is Jones herself. So kudos. I was never a big fan of the two big hits, the title song and Don't Know Why. I much prefer Seven Years, Shoot the Moon, One Flight Down, Nightingale, and The Long Day is Over. So also kudos to Jesse Harris and Lee Alexander, her bandmates who wrote those songs except for the last two, which Jones composed (with Harris on the last one). Solid album.

The first song on the album is called "Don't Know Why"...well, I Don't Know Why this is in the 1001. Sounds like a mix between stuff my parents used to listen to in the 50s and a bit of country here and there, but came out in 2002. I know this album was really popular, but it's so unoriginal it's almost shocking. That said, it's not like it sounds bad, it's just so run of the mill I don't quite know how it was so huge. Go figure. Couple of songs that caught my attention: Cold Cold Heart, Come Away With Me, The Long Day is Over.

1. uuhy - 1.5 2. zeven - 1.5 3. cold - 1.5 4. feeling - 1 5. come - 1.5 6. moon - 1 7. turn - 1.5 8. lone - 1 9. again - 1.5 10. painter - 1.5 11. flight - 1 12. night - 1.5 13. over - 1.5 14. you - 1.5

Great voice, jazzy vibes, hopeful and easy listening. Nothing shocking here, nothing offensive. Don't let the ties to Starbucks influence your opinion of poor Norah. She's doing her best and it's pretty great.

Boredom is a necessary condition of adulthood. Not the skittish boredom of hyperactive childhood, or the “I’ve got nothing on” boredom of one’s teenage years – a boredom freighted with anxious-joyous anticipation – but actual, brain-numbing boredom that threatens to form an ocean of apathy so vast that you can’t hope to ever be rescued from it. Bored as you may be, it’s your duty, as an adult, though, to get on with it. You’re invited to find in the tedium rhythm, in the dull a purpose. You’re reminded that if it didn’t feel like work you wouldn’t need to pay someone to do it. You’re alienated from your labour, of course you are, but that’s the cost of living. Get on with it. If that attitude of corporate ascetic were to be transformed into aesthetic, this record would likely be the result. This is the soundtrack to the hump days of your life; a bland and anodyne tour of an uninteresting series of emotions. It’s the musical equivalent of an anonymous message scrawled into a card passed around the office. While no one knows who said that mildly pleasant thing, it doesn’t stoke anywhere near enough intrigue to merit a follow up. And so I fail to finish this album, and experience that as an act of defiance. My fate might mean being bored awfully often, but I can still say “no” sometimes. Good for me.

quite uninteresting

Good album, beautiful voice, great lyrics and simply a goid all around. Not my type of music and though songs were too similar and the album a bit too long.

She’s got a great voice but this isn’t for me - or perhaps today I just wasn’t in the mood for it?

Красиво поёт

Was great then, and it still is.

This is fine and she is incredibly talented, but I have a hard time getting through an album of this type of music.

Not my cup of tea.

Favorite Track: Come Away With Me

Don't know why is such a lovely song, but everything else on this album is very forgettable

Beklediğim hit cikmadi, hayal kirikligi :(

Fantastic album, great song choices and performances.

Very beautiful and obviously got a stunning voice. Do find it getting a bit dull at times but pretty certain that’s a me problem and my lyrical ineptitude.

Nice soft jazzy vocal album.

Interesting

Between a four and a five

The album itself is a bit boring. But damn her voice.

Timeless feel. Smoky vocals. I'd like to have her in my living room singing at a party. The extended deluxe album has some good cuts.

This is fine. I want to know what confluence of perfect storm events led to this selling 26m records.

Lovely and chilled but very much the same throughout

alright

This is a fine album. It certainly is not masterpiece, but it's pleasant nonetheless. But make no mistake, this isn't "Jazz". This is standard late-90's/early-00's singer-songwriter stuff with hints of Jazz. While there's nothing wrong with that, a clear distinction must be made. Also, I've never been to a Starbucks so I never had the opportunity to hear it in its natural setting, or get sick of it. Key tracks: Don't Know Why Come Away With Me

Really good singing and playing here just not my usual music genre.

she’s alright

Едва ли не идеальный альбом для семейного прослушивания. Очень ярких песен вроде бы нет, но вся пластинка целиком создаёт неповторимое ощущение спокойного уюта и тихого семейного счастья. 8,5 из 10.

Klinkt goed maar gewoon best saai

A gentle beautiful tjing

A very good debut album. 20+ years on, the songs sound like standards. Lacks the variety that NJ gains with each passing entry into her discography.

Lovely relaxing music remimding me of being young :))

What will be the case for many artists on this list, this is my introduction to Norah Jones. Her voice is so great to me it will be what carries the score to what it is. I enjoyed my time with this album and look forward to exploring her music further. Favorite Song: Don't Know Why / Turn Me On

Doing a vocal jazz album (I know it's not exactly a jazz album) is a tall task. You don't have to just be a good singer you have to be captivating. Nothing less. Otherwise, you have a perfectly agreeable vocal jazz album. This is especially true when we're talking about covers. This is a truly bizarre sentence, but, unfortunately, Norah Jones is a good singer. I'm Really only like two degrees of Kevin Bacon away from Amy. But boy do those two Bacons count. The album tries to trick you into thinking its more than it is by mixing genres, but it fails to be outstanding in either melding or execution of a singular sound. It's like fireworks. You had my attention for a little, but once we're on minute 27 you gotta show me more. Someone very well may be along for the ride for the whole 40 min show, but that ain't my ass. I've seen fireworks before. No shade to Norah. She made an enjoyable album, which is better than most. However, I'm supposed to be putting this shit up against absolute bangers. Rating: 6.85 Favorite Song: Come Away with Me

8.5/10 A terrific album. Norah is one of the greats of this genre. I teetered between 8.5/9 but ultimately didn’t have enough of a cohesive feel to get me to a 9. Favorite Song: don’t know why

every song sounds like Don't Know Why

An old favorite. A real singer, singing real songs, and accompanied by real musicians. What's not to love?

Nothing says "hanging out in Starbucks in the early 00s" quite like this album.

This album feels soft, sultry, bluesy, nostalgic. 2002 was still riding the Lilith Fair train with female powerhouse singer/songwriters. I loved it then, but it’s not something I’d pick to put on. Very pleasant rainy day listen.

smooth jazzy-pop and a great voice

Boring, bland.

I remember this fondly when she debuted with it. Sultry voice, jazz-country piano, solid backup band, cool dad, beautiful. And it holds up - nothing groundbreaking, but worth a listen now and then. 3.5 -> 4.

Beautiful album that reminds me of the optimism of my mid 20s and the early 2000s. Beautiful voice and an album I still revisit.

Like does anyone really, like reaaaallly need to hear this before they die?

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.

Falls firmly in the 'nice background music' category. Mellow and warm sound, would be good in a fancy restaurant or lounge bar.

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.

Very 2000s, Malaysians on this app will be reminded of songs played in Kaison in the mid 2010s. Chilled stuff tho, good background music for reading/working but I wouldn't jump at listening to it again.

Eh, too slow, bit samey, just not for me.

Fave Songs: - Feelin' The Same Way - Shoot The Moon - Lonestar - I've Got To See You Again (best song) - One Flight Down - Nightingale Honourable Mentions - Turn Me On (her voice is so groovy) A very chill and soft opening. A refreshing change where we finally have a female artist and we're back in the millennium! What a new and interesting artist to add to my list. Sonically, the album is very lovely and easy to listen to. I do feel like im on the spring of 2000s, as the sun begins to set perhaps at the aftermath of a barbecue. The acoustic chords were familiar but also new. I'm not a slow song enthusiast by any means but I enjoyed this album. Norah's voice is just wonderful, sets your body lighter. I don't think I'd listen to the album again unless I was feeling sad because it feels like upbringing. Some tracks wasnt anything to wrote home about i feel, a lot of the songs individually could have been swapped and rearranged. I'd give it a 3.5 but it'll be a low 4 as I'd listen to it again but the fave songs really stood out the most to me.

Well that was pretty damn great. I didn't listen to the Super Deluxe Edition because it's like 3 times longer and I cba. Personal favourites were Don't Know Why, Feelin' the Same Way, and Turn Me On. I liked probably 10/14 so I think I'll be generous and give it a 4/5

Enjoyable but a bit boring

Another album with music for cafe. That's it.

Another album featuring a very strong vocalist with subdued music supporting their vocals. I've heard a few of these songs before, but hearing the full album was definitely enjoyable. She's definitely got a strong voice, but I felt that the album lost steam as it neared the end, and I felt it could have likely had a few songs cut to make it a much better overall package.

I found that her voice was basically the same in every song. I think if I heard a few of her songs at a time, I'd be okay with it, but the slow pace mixed with the same tone of vocals for every song just made me want to move on to something else.

Из того, что удалось послушать нравится всё, нежненькая, как Dido.

I like her voice

I’ve never listened to this one before. The sleepy jazz thing is just not me. Still isn’t. Might not even get to the end of this one before it puts me to slee…zzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Banger

Beautiful voice. I think this album tries to be jazz and fails. Which is all good to me because I really don't like jazz. Although I hear hints of country which I don't like either. This is the kind of album I need to listen several times to digest it. I'm finding it kinda bland. I'm not hearing here anything that blows my mind. But I'm trying to figure out why this is one of the Best selling albums of all time.

Hella pleasant and listenable. A bit more jazzy could've made it a little better but actually a very timeless and classic debut. 7/10

Love Norah Jones. Probably listened to this too many times ages ago, but I still like it and it holds up.

Love Norah. Makes me wanna sip a martini in a smoky bar. I like this album but I think she's only gotten better and more experimental overtime.

A modern classic. One of the golden voices of contemporary jazz. Don't Know Why and Come Away With Me are pure delights to listen to.

The Good: Norah Jones inviting you to go somewhere with her! The Bad: Once you get there, you find out that she didn’t invite you for that… The Ugly: Having to find your way home… Ahhh, Norah, what a treasure. From the same alma matter where I got my education… When the single of this album hit, I really liked it… then, one evening, I was invited to my brother’s house for dinner, and he had this album on as back ground music, and I found out that, though I do appreciate the effort, I find listening to the entire album near torture… Sadly, this means that I can’t give this album a higher rating than a 2* However, I do like 1 too many songs on this album… so I will just pretend like I appreciate torture, bumping the score to a 3*

Got this romantic album on Valentine’s Day. Maybe not a coincidence? Very pretty, low key. I would have liked some grit, which is really not present. There’s nothing really to object to, which I guess is what I object to!

Heard of her but never heard her music. It sounds like something they'd play as background music at a cafe which in general is not good. But I'm single on Valentine's Day so this jazzy sad music works for me today. Still, not something I'd listen to often really 2/5

++*: Don't Know Why ++: Cold Cold Heart, Feelin' the Same Way, Turn Me On, Painter Song +: Seven Years, Shoot the Moon, I've Got to See You Again, One Flight Down, The Nearness of You +-: Come Away with Me, Lodestar, Nightingale, The Long Day Is Over 7,0/10

Not a super intentional listen but a cool rock album. Nothing really hooked me personally but I think I get the appeal. Like spiders and vinegaroons. Solid rhythm guitar playing throughout. 3

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

Everything about this is pretty and smooth. It's soothing and melodic and it's a nice thing to listen to. Obviously talented, but this is not something that I am all that interested in.

Simple, elegant, not quiet but at the same time not energetic. Very long album, many short tracks

This is putting me to sleep, not my jam

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

Good music to play during work

mixed feelings. looking at the tracks individually they’re very smooth and easy on the ear. in full the stripped back production gets a little monotonous and the songs kind of start to blend into one another. also feel like norah’s delivery on most tracks are a little emotionless. there are occasional high points that warm me up to the project, but in full im not blown away

I have tried to listen to this album a number of times over the years, but never made it past a few tracks until today. And had to take a number of timeouts to manage a couple of times. And.. It’s alright i guess, just so middle of the road, a little soporific, a bit dull, somewhat trite, repetitive, and in the end overall feel its just underlying boring. I don’t understand the love, the justification for millions of album sales, millions of listens on streaming. People with more experience in social and cultural trend analysis can tackle that conundrum. It’s well made, but that’s part of the problem too, it sounds so corporate, done by committee, by the numbers ending up being so Muzak, bland, inoffensive, innocuous, insipid - perhaps some partial reason for the mass appeal. It’s the poster child for background music, it is on but just don’t pay it too much attention. Because when I do Nothing stands out, the 1st track is ok and probably the reason I kept giving it a go, that is a nice enough sound with some nice melody, but then each song sounds like the last, nothing memorable to distinguish when it all is finished. It leans into that moody and (attempted) sultry shtick but sounds like the 20yr old she was, trying to channel her next 20 yrs of melancholy and future experiences?? Maybe she could rerecord now she has the life experience, but please don't. 3 Stars, was initially 2 but it isn’t shit and its actually not bad at what it does, but maintains the middle of the road throughout. There are much better albums of what this sort of tries to be. Many older than this list starting date, by people who brought more life and experience and moved it from that centre ground. I just want more from my music and I just don’t need or want to hear this, unless like many others have noted I'm in my corporate line awaiting my bland corporate product. Let the millions listen, I don’t and won’t be.

pretty good.

I actually really enjoyed this. It was super mellow and made great background music (definitely felt like I was sitting in a coffee shop while at work). Honestly I preferred this to the couple of Adele albums I've generated so far.

It's ok. Mostly agreeable, easy listening. Just kinda plain. I'll admit, it grew on me the longer I listened to it....then I got bored again.

It’s a nice little album, but Norah’s voice is a bit too subdued for my liking, and all songs are pretty similar

Princess Diaries <3 Helt ok, ikke dritbra, men likte viben

Ikke min vibe

Really enjoyed this

I love Norah Jones.

You know, I liked this once. I don’t dislike it now but golly, it’s so anonymous

Nice

Her voice is amazing, but the music on this album isn't great. Good overall.

I had this album. I don’t understand how I listened to it so much. It is dreadfully tedious.

I didn't have particularly strong feelings about it, but I found some parts pleasant.

Really nice voice

At least it's not country, but I couldn't listen to more than 2 songs.

It does feel a bit soulless, it does feel a bit like if it was created in a lab, but it's pretty good at what it does. But can it be anything but background music?

don’t listen but I need

Nice enough, a little bit dreary really. No offense, but it just felt like the same track on repeat. It would be a useful aid if you have insomnia or something like that.

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

Cozy

Objectively, it's a really good album, good variety and songwriting. But it's not my style at all. Wouldn't listen again, but I can see why people like her.

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

6/10

Meh

honestly pretty boring. some cool jazzy stuff happening here and there but nothing super special overall

Beautiful

Longtime favorite.

6/10. Modern Jazz. I would listen to this while having a steak dinner on a date. I like it🤷🏼‍♂️

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

Very pleasant, smooth blues-pop album from the early 00s (which was quite a big hit back then). It's the perfect coffee house background music. It's not something I would actively search for to listen, but still it is a consistent and well made album that I enjoyed.

Not entirely my thing but I enjoyed it for what it was. Norah is a great signer and the guitar added a nice accompaniment. Felt like if one of the dixie chicks went solo. not bad but not gonna be a stand out

great voice, nice listen

This is a very well-made, well-performed album. Norah has a lovely voice, very soothing and relaxing. But at the end of the day, the album as a whole is very bland. I appreciate her talent, but the comparisons to Starbucks soundtracks do feel accurate.

Norah Jones is marvelous to listen to. She has a great, smooth and sultry voice, and her music has a nostalgic vibe that draws you in and makes you feel like you've been listening to her for years. I can't name a single song, but I am happy to listen again and again.

Definitely Starbucks music, and this is very relaxing if nothing else. Jones has a great voice and the performers play very competently. Easy listening doesn’t mean bad.

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!

Classic smooth sounds. Great voice, but I find it a little bland for me. Too safe.

In one ear out the other. Dreamgirl clears

Boring, pleasant, she was in Ted.

Immediately pissed me off but ngl i would put this on if i was entertaining a shorty 😭🤣😌

Voice is beautiful but not my cup of tea. Early 2000’s coffee house vibe. Songs sound too similar to me.

like a warm cup of coffee at panera bread in 2004

Very pleasant music to put on in the background and half listen to. Dragged on a bit, could've used some variety

Nope

The term world music denotes a homogenuous, universalist style that freely incorporates elements of different traditions and results in an output that can't be equated with any one or two styles, any particular region, any musical heritage. It is just music of the world, nowhere more specific than that, to be listened to by people, that's as precise as it gets. Americana is much the same and, on Come Away with Me, the jazz is barely distinguishable from the folk and the country is much the same as the blues. In terms of perspective and delivery, there is no difference between a Hoagy Carmichael song from the 30s, a country song from the 60s, or Jones's turn-of-the-millennium pop. It is all buffed into the same smooth recognisable shape, with only the brief Joplinesque growl at the top of Turn Me On giving a sense of what was worked away. I don't know if Americana is meant only to be listened to by Americans or people who experience the world as if it was America, but even the accordions on Painter Song sound Cajun when they should evoke the Left Bank. 2 McVities sells the digestive biscuit in a packet of about 15. But Mr McVitie, like all civilised people, expects that you will consume them 2 or 3 at a time with a cup of tea. So were you to eat the entire packet in one sitting and then complain that it was only a poor meal you would be unjust. Norah Jones’ debut album has 14 tracks. But it is plain to me that when the third track ‘Cold, Cold Heart’ ends with a fade out that evokes the image of the band tip-toeing out of the room so as not to disturb the slumber into which you have just fallen, a civilised portion of Norah Jones has been duly dispensed. No one involved expects you to give these 14 tracks your full attention in one sitting. Indeed, Norah and the band satirise the whole idea of a listener making it all the way to the end of the album by signing off with a track called ‘The Long Day is Over’ and then, chuckling to themselves, playing one more song. In the course of 27 million copies sold there has been a trust between this album’s creators and its consumers - Norah Jones gets the prosperity and career security a very gifted musician may well be entitled to, and the listener nods off or at least stops attending after 3 tracks, content that they can now tell their friends that they ‘listen to Jazz’. This trust has been violated by the inclusion of ‘Come Away With Me’ in the ‘1001 albums…’ project. So the fault here is not Norah’s - it is the fault of the compilers of the list. This is why, after awarding this album the one star of which its music is naturally deserving, I am adding another star in protest; According to the packet: 55% flour, 16% wholemeal wheat flour, ‘raising agents’, and the rest is sugar and ‘partially inverted sugar syrup’. …shame on those who would serve up an entire plateful of this stuff and call it a meal. 2/5

A solid performance. Some really good stuff, but I’m always left wondering if she had enough life experience to back up that sound. Anyway, plenty nice!

Very good, not her best album.

5/5

Calm, nice for the background

Muy agradables canciones en un gran debut.

Beautiful romantic album

Kind of like a musical lowest common denominator. It certainly qualifies as music.

Nice album. Great voice, very mellow. Played a couple times so m just be good.

# Album Name: Come away with me # Artist: Norah Jones # Rating: 4/5 # Comments: Low 4 for me. Norah has a wondeful voice. Theres 3 great tracks and 11 OK tracks on this album. Its quite a mellow listen. Rather nice. But not great. # Top Tunes: Come away with me / Dont know why / Turn on me # Would I listen to it again? Yes

Oh gosh. This boy bought this for me before I ran him off for liking me. He ended up being a decent human being, and I was sorry I had run him off. I had just turned 18.

Chill

Way too mellow for me. Kind of rough to get through

I must say that I like Norah Jones' voice, it has that soft feel to it that harmonizes well with her style of music. That said, this album didn't convince me, I mean it has some songs that I like but really listening to the almost 45 minutes that this album lasts I find it monotonous and predictable with the passing of each song. Definitely, if I were to put any of these songs on a random list it wouldn't be bad. But, staying listening to this album is like being with someone and having to constantly push them to wake up or at least change their behavior. I don't expect him to make a jazzy jump to an African dub either, but at least try to make a balance in the songs to generate a different movement that is not all ultra mega dependent to a certain harmony that eventually makes listening to the music become a tedium or give in to background music.