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Norah Jones: Come away with Me

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Label: Capitol Records
Released: 2002.02.26
Time:
 45:03
Category: Jazz
Producer(s): Arif Mardin
Rating: *********. (9/10)
Media type: CD
Web address: www.norahjones.com
Appears with:
Purchase date: 1998
Price in €: 1,00



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[1] Don't Know Why (J.Harris) - 3:06
[2] Seven Years (L.Alexander) - 2:25
[3] Cold, Cold Heart (H.Williams) - 3:38
[4] Feelin' the Same Way (L.Alexander) - 2:57
[5] Come Away With Me (N.Jones) - 3:18
[6] Shoot the Moon (J.Harris) - 3:56
[7] Turn Me On (J.D.Loudermilk) - 2:34
[8] Lonestar (L.Alexander) - 3:06
[9] I've Got to See You Again (J.Harris) - 4:13
[10] Painter Song (L.Alexander/J.C.Hopkins) - 2:42
[11] One Flight Down (J.Harris) - 3:05
[12] Nightingale (N.Jones) - 4:12
[13] The Long Day Is Over (J.Harris/N.Jones) - 2:44
[14] The Nearness of You (H.Carmichael/N.Washington) - 3:07

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NORAH JONES - vocals, piano

LEE ALEXANDER - bass (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13)
JESSE HARRIS - guitar (1,5,6,9,11,12,13)
BRIAN BLADE - drums (2,4,6,8,9,12)
DAN REISER - drums (1,5,7,11)
KENNY WOLLESON - drums (13)
ROB BURGER - pump organ, accordian (8,10)
ADAM LEVY - guitar (3,5,6,8,9,10,11,12)
KEVIN BREIT - guitar (2,4,13)
BILL FRISELL - guitar (13)
ADAM ROGERS - guitar (7)
TONY SCHERR - slide, acoustic guitar (8)
SAM YAHEL - organ (6,7,11)
JENNY SCHEINMAN - violin (9,11)
ARIF MARDIN - string arrangement (11)

ARIF MARDIN - Producer, String Arrangements, Mixing
JAY NEWLAND - Producer, Engineer, Remixing, Mixing
CRAIG STREET - Producer
HUSKY HUSKOLDS - Engineer
TED JENSEN - Mastering
MARK WILDER - Mastering
TODD PARKER - Assistant Engineer, Mixing Assistant
DAVID SWOPE - Assistant
BRANDON MASON - Assistant Engineer
DICK KONDAS - Assistant Engineer
MARK BIRKEY - Assistant Engineer
EDEN WHITE - Production Coordination
SHELL WHITE - Production Coordination
ZACH HOCHKEPPEL - Product Manager
JESSICA NOVOD - Art Direction, Design
GORDON JEE - Creative Director
JOANNE SAVIO - Photography
CHRIS COFONI - A&R
BRIAN BACCHUS - A&R
ELIOTT WOLF - A&R
BRUCE LUNDVALL - A&R

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2003 CD Blue Note 41747
2003 CS Blue Note 32088
2002 LP Classic Compact Disc 5004
2002 CD Blue Note 32088



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

David R. Adler - All-Music Guide, © 1992 - 2003 AEC One Stop Group, Inc.



It is not just the timbre of Norah Jones's voice that is mature beyond her 22 years. Her assured phrasing and precise time are more often found in older singers as well. She is instantly recognizable, blending intimations of Billie Holiday and Nina Simone without sounding like anyone but herself. Anyway you slice it, she is a singer to be reckoned with. Her readings of the Hank Williams classic, "Cold Cold Heart" and Hoagy Carmichael's "The Nearness of You" alone are worth the price of the CD. Jones's own material, while not bad, pales a bit next to masterpieces such as these. They might have fared better had she and producer Arif Mardin opted for some livelier arrangements, taking better advantage of brilliant sidemen such as Bill Frisell, Kevin Breit, and Brian Blade; or if the tunes had simply been given less laconic performances. Jones has all the tools; what will come with experience, and some careful listening to artists like J.J. Cale and Shirley Horn, is the knack of remaining low-key without being sleepy-sometimes less is not, in fact, more.

Michael Ross - Amazon.com



Es liegt nicht nur an dem Timbre in ihrer Stimme, dass Norah Jones reifer erscheint als ihre 22 Jahre es vermuten lassen. Ihre sichere Phrasierung und ihr präzises Gespür für das Timing sind sonst ebenfalls eher bei älteren Sängerinnen zu finden. Sie ist sofort unverkennbar, sie verbindet Anlehnungen an Billie Holiday und Nina Simone, klingt aber letztlich nur nach sich selbst. Ganz gleich, wie man es betrachtet, sie ist eine Sängerin, mit der zu rechnen sein wird. Allein schon für ihre Darbietung des Hank-Williams-Klassikers "Cold Cold Heart" und Hoagy Carmichaels "The Nearness Of You" lohnt sich der Preis dieser CD. Ihre eigenen Stücke verblassen ein wenig im direkten Vergleich zu solchen Meisterwerken. Sie und ihr Produzent Arif Mardin hätten sich besser für einige lebendigere Arrangements entschieden und die brillanten Begleitmusiker Bill Frisell, Kevin Breit und Brian Blade entsprechend eingesetzt. Es wäre auch hilfreich gewesen, wenn die Melodien nicht ganz so gleichgültig interpretiert worden wären. Jones hat alle Mittel zu ihrer Verfügung: Mit ein wenig mehr Erfahrung und nach intensivem Anhören von Künstlern wie J. J. Cale und Shirley Horn, wird sie das Talent entwickeln, gedämpft zu bleiben, ohne schläfrig zu wirken. Manchmal ist weniger also doch nicht mehr.

Michael Ross - Amazon.de



Although her debut, Come Away with Me, comes from the famed jazz label Blue Note, 22-year-old Norah Jones works at a crossroads of styles: She's partly pop, partly soul, and, yes, partly jazz. In a way, she's the younger sister of artists such as Cassandra Wilson, Holly Cole, and Madeleine Peyroux, singers who bring a jazz sensibility to pop melodies, and vice versa. Produced by the legendary Arif Mardin -- who worked with Aretha Franklin, Dusty Springfield, and Laura Nyro -- Come Away with Me has an easygoing sophistication that belies Jones's age. A native of Texas, where she grew up studying jazz piano and voice, Jones ended up in New York, and recently she contributed vocals to Charlie Hunter's Songs from the Analog Playground, covering songs by Bryan Ferry and Nick Drake. On her own, Jones presents an understated confidence, both in her light and melodic piano playing and in her seductive and sensual voice. In a feat of alchemy, she transforms Hank Williams's honky-tonk classic "Cold Cold Heart" into a smoky ballad with a walking bass line. "Don't Know Why," written by her bass player, Jesse Harris, is a lovely folk-tinged melody that Jones sings slightly behind the beat. The melancholy "The Long Day Is Over," which Jones wrote with Harris, features shimmering guitar work from Bill Frisell. It adds up to an impressive debut, and Come Away with Me is an invitation that's hard to resist.

Steve Klinge - Barnes and Noble



Finds elements of country, soul, jazz, blues, folk, and pop coalescing into one gorgeous whole.

Billboard



Singer and pianist Norah Jones begins her debut with a confessional tale called "Don't Know Why," a little shrug of a song about the call she couldn't make to a lover and the ensuing missed hookup. She sings as though this one ordinary incident has unraveled her world -- she sounds weary and tense, puzzled by a sudden lack of bravery, haunted by what could have been, overcome with regret. Jones takes her sweet time illuminating these emotional ripples, and the restraint makes that track -- and all of Come Away With Me -- a quietly captivating triumph of torch song. Her voice might be set to permanent smolder, but the Dallas-born singer, whose father is Ravi Shankar, doesn't act like your typical cabaret diva: She understands the desolate hurt of Hank Williams ("Cold Cold Heart" is one of the album's most effective covers) and the gloomy melancholy of Billie Holiday, knows her way around the late-night moans of Memphis soul and the veiled desire of tango ("I've Got to See You Again" echoes the dance's slithering sensuality). Yet for all this gathering of handed-down wisdom, and all the distinct shades of blue that color her interpretations, Jones rarely sounds like a slick purveyor of saloon heartbreak. She sings in an earthy growl that can send chills, or a conspiratorial whisper that suggests she's sharing sworn secrets, or a weary sigh that exudes the kind of quiet, easygoing intimacy that doesn't come around in songs too much anymore.

TOM MOON - March 28, 2002
RS 892 - © Copyright 2004 RollingStone.com
 

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DON'T KNOW WHY

I waited 'til I saw the sun
I don't know why I didn't come
I left you by the house of fun
I don't know why I didn't come
I don't know why I didn't come

When I saw the break of day
I wished that I could fly away
Instead of kneeling in the sand
Catching teardrops in my hand

My heart is drenched in wine
But you'll be on my mind
Forever

Out across the endless sea
I would die in ecstacy
But I'll be a bag of bones
Driving down the road alone

My heart is drenched in wine
But you'll be on my mind
Forever

Something has to make you run
I don't know why I didn't come
I feel as empty as a drum
I don't know why I didn't come
I don't know why I didn't come
I don't know why I didn't come


SEVEN YEARS

Spinning, laughing, dancing to
her favorite song
A little girl with nothing wrong
Is all alone

Eyes wide open
Always hoping for the sun
And she'll sing her song to anyone
that comes along

Fragile as a leaf in autumn
Just fallin' to the ground
Without a sound

Crooked little smile on her face
Tells a tale of grace
That's all her own

Spinning, laughing, dancing to
her favorite song
A little girl with nothing wrong
And she's all alone


COLD COLD HEART

I tried so hard, my dear, to show
that you're my every dream
Yet you're afraid each thing I do
Is just some evil scheme

A memory from your lonesome past
keeps us so far apart
Why can't I free your doubtful mind
and melt your cold, cold heart?

Another love, before my time,
made your heart sad an' blue,
and so my heart is paying now
for things I didn't do

In anger, unkind words are said
that make the teardrops start
Why can't I free your doubtful mind
And melt your cold, cold heart?

There was a time when I believed
that you belonged to me
but now I know your heart is shackled
to a memory

The more I learn to care for you
the more we drift apart
Why can't I free your doubtful mind
and melt your cold, cold heart?


FEELIN' THE SAME WAY

The sun just slipped its note below my door
And I can't hide beneath my sheets
I've read the words before so now I know
The time has come again for me

And I'm feelin' the same way all over again
Feelin' the same way all over again
Singin' the same lines all over again
No matter how much I pretend

Another day that I can't find my head
My feet don't look they're my own
I'll try and find the floor below to stand
And I hope I reach it once again

And I'm feelin' the same way all over again
Feelin' the same way all over again
Singin' the same lines all over again
No matter how much I pretend

So many times I wonder where I've gone
And how I found my way back in
I'll look around awhile for something lost
Maybe I'll find it in the end

And I'm feelin' the same way all over again
Feelin' the same way all over again
Singin' the same lines all over again
No matter how much I pretend


COME AWAY WITH ME

Come away with me in the night
Come away with me
And I will write you a song

Come away with me on a bus
Come away with me where they can't tempt us
With their lies

I want to walk with you
On a cloudy day
In fields where the yellow grass grows
knee kigh
So won't you try to come

Come away with me and we'll kiss
On a mountain top
Come away with me
And I'll never stop loving you

And I want to wake up with the rain
Falling on a tin roof
While I'm safe there in your arms
So all I ask is for you
To come away with me in the night
Come away with me


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
The empty room that once smelled sweetly
Of all the flowers you plucked if only
You knew the reason
Why you had to each be lonely
Was it just the season?

Now the fall is here again
You can't begin to give in
It's all over

When the snows come rolling through
You're rolling too with some new lover
Will you think of times you've told me
That you knew the reason
Why we had to each be lonely
It was just the season


TURN ME ON

Like a flower
Waiting to bloom
Like a lightbulb
In a dark room
I'm just sitting here waiting for you
To come on home and turn me on

Like the desert waiting for the rain
Like a school kid waiting for the spring
Im just sitting here waiting for you
To come on home and turn me on

My poor heart
It's been so dark
Since you've been gone
After all you're the one who turns me off
You're the only one who can turn me back on

My hi-fi is waiting for a new tune
My glass is waiting for some fresh ice cubes
I'm just sitting here waiting for you
To come on home and turn me on 


LONESTAR

Lonestar where are you out tonight?
This feeling I'm trying to fight
It's dark and I think that I would
give anything
For you to shine down on me

How far you are I just don't know
The distance I'm willing to go
I pick up a stone that I cast to the sky
Hoping for some kind of sign


I'VE GOT TO SEE YOU AGAIN

Lines on your face don't bother me
Down in my chair when you dance over me
I can't help myself
I've got to see you again

Late in the night when I'm all alone
And I look at the clock and I know you're not home
I can't help myself
I've got to see you again
I could almost go there
Just to watch you be seen
I could almost go there
Just to live in a dream

But no I won't go for any of those things
To not touch your skin is not why I sing
I can't help myself
I've got to see you again

I could almost go there
Just to watch you be seen
I could almost go there
Just to live in a dream

No I won't go to share you with them
But oh even though I know where
you've been
I can't help myself
I've got to see you again


PAINTER SONG

If I were a painter
I would paint my reverie
If that's the only way for you to be with me

We'd be there together
Just like we used to be
Underneath the swirling skies for all to see

And I'm dreaming of a place
Where I could see your face
And I think my brush would take me there
But only ...

If I were a painter
And could paint a memory
I'd climb inside the swirling skies to be with you
I'd climb inside the skies to be with you


ONE FLIGHT DOWN

One flight down
There's a song on low
And your mind just picked up on the sound
Now you know you're wrong
Because it drifts like smoke
And it's been there playing all along
Now you know
Now you know

The reeds and brass have been weaving
Leading into a single note

In this place
Where your arms unfold
Here at last you see your ancient face
Now you know
Now you know

The cadence rolls in broken
Plays it over and then goes

One flight down
There's a song on low
And it's been there playing all along
Now you know
Now you know


NIGHTINGALE

Nightingale
Sing us a song
Of a love that once belonged
Nightingale
Tell me your tale
Was your journey far too long?

Does it seem like I'm looking for an answer
To a question I can't ask
I don't know which way the feather falls
Or if I should blow it to the left

All the voices that are spinnin' around me
Trying to tell me what to say
Can I fly right behind you
And you can take me away


THE LONG DAY IS OVER

Feeling tired
By the fire
The long day is over

The wind is gone
Asleep at dawn
The embers burn on

With no reprise
The sun will rise
The long day is over


THE NEARNESS OF YOU

It's not the pale moon that excites me
That thrills and delights me, oh no
It's just the nearness of you

It isn't your sweet conversation
That brings this sensation, oh no
It's just the nearness of you

When you're in my arms and I feel you so close to me
All my wildest dreams come true

I need no soft lights to enchant me
If you'll only grant me the right
To hold you ever so tight
And to feel in the night the nearness of you

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