Norah Jones, Come Away With Me
Norah JonesCOME AWAY
WITH ME.
Norah Jones's debut sounds relaxed and intimate, but its credits reveal a carefully assembled New York studio record drawing from jazz, country, folk and singer-songwriter traditions.
Album artwork shown for commentary and historical reference. Image source: Cover Art Archive / MusicBrainz.
SEVEN THINGS
WORTH KNOWING.
Recording stories, personnel, physical details and numbers worth keeping with the record.
Come Away With Me was released on February 26, 2002 and contains 14 tracks.
Jay Newland is credited as producer, recording engineer and mixer, with Arif Mardin receiving additional production and mixing credit.
Recording locations include Allaire Studios and Sorcerer Sound, with mixing work also done at Sear Sound.
Jesse Harris wrote "Don't Know Why" and also contributes guitar to the album.
Bassist Lee Alexander and drummer Dan Rieser are among the recurring session musicians.
The album includes "Don't Know Why," "Come Away With Me" and "Turn Me On."
Come Away With Me won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year.
WHY THIS
ALBUM MATTERS.
Come Away With Me became enormous without sounding enormous, using close vocals, small arrangements and understated playing instead of the louder production trends surrounding it in 2002.
THE
NUMBERS.
TRACKS
The debut contains fourteen songs.
RELEASE
The album arrived on February 26, 2002.
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
The project won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year.
THE
PHYSICAL OBJECT.
The blue-toned portrait is as restrained as the music, giving the package a quiet visual identity that became instantly recognizable as the album spread far beyond the jazz audience.
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