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Come Away with Me is the debut album of pianist and singer Norah Jones, released by Blue Note Records on February 26, 2002.[1] Recording sessions for the album took place at New York City's Sorcerer Sound Studio and Shokan's Allaire Studios in 2001.[2]

The album's critical and commercial success was a breakthrough for Jones in 2002, as it reached the top of the Billboard 200 chart and several jazz charts. The album also topped many critics' "albums of the year" lists and gathered major music awards in the process,[3] including eight Grammy Awards.[4] Following initial sales, Come Away with Me was certified diamond by the RIAA on February 15, 2005 after having shipped over 10 million copies in its first three years of release.[5] It has sold more than 26 million copies worldwide as of April 2012.[6]

Composition

"Don't Know Why"
A sample of "Don't Know Why"
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Come Away with Me is a mellow, acoustic pop album with soul and country overtones.[1] It also incorporates blues, jazz,[7] and folk styles. Bobby Dodd of All About Jazz writes that, although the album features jazz standards, jazz purists and academics "may deny [Jones] jazz credibility for her folk infusion".[8] Jones' guitarist Jesse Harris and bassist Lee Alexander wrote most of the album's songs, which feature simple melodies and progressions.[1]

Commercial performance

In the US, Come Away with Me debuted at No. 139 on the Billboard 200 before climbing to No. 1 in January 2003, almost a year after its release.[9] In total the album has appeared on the Billboard 200 164 weeks.[10] It was certified platinum from the Recording Industry Association of America on August 22, 2002.[5] It went on to sell over ten million copies over the next year, and on February 15, 2005, was certified as a diamond record by the RIAA.[5] As of March 2016, the album has sold 11.1 million copies, making it the eleventh best-selling album of the Nielsen SoundScan era in the US.[11] The album sold approximately 26 million copies worldwide.[6]

In Germany, though the album debuted at just No. 37, it nevertheless stayed for a total of 141 weeks on the official German Albums Chart and it managed to reach No. 2 in its 37th week on that chart, where it stayed for 4 weeks. In the end, Come Away with Me sold 750,000 copies, reaching 5× gold, being her most successful album in that country and one of the longest-staying albums on the German Albums Chart.[12][13]

Polyphonic HMI's "Hit Song Science" software predicted the album's success months before its release, contradicting skeptical executives.[14]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic82/100[15]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Chicago Sun-Times[16]
Down Beat[17]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[18]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[19]
The Guardian[20]
Los Angeles Times[21]
Rolling Stone[22]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[23]
Vibe3.5/5[24]

Come Away with Me received acclaim from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 82 out of 100, which indicates "universal acclaim" based on 9 reviews.[15]

The album received 3.5 out of 4 stars from both the Chicago Sun-Times and the Los Angeles Times reviews.[21][16] AllMusic's David R. Adler wrote that "while the mood of this record stagnates after a few songs, it does give a strong indication of Jones' alluring talents."[1] Robert Christgau of The Village Voice cited it as "the most unjazz album [Blue Note] has ever released" and criticized that "Jones's voice dominates the record" because "her main writers are pretty anonymous", although he found it to be a "sincere" and "exemplary biz success story in which the good guys win."[25] In his Consumer Guide, Christgau picked out her cover version of Hank Williams' "Cold, Cold Heart" as a "choice cut",((choice cut)),[26] calling it "a good song on an album that isn't worth your time or money".[27]

The A.V. Club gave it a favorable review and called the album "A showcase for Jones' remarkable voice, the disc captures a singer whose rare instinct for interpretation always serves the song, rather than working against it."[28] E! Online gave it an A and stated: "Gorgeous and intimate, the 14 songs on her debut disc ache with romantic maturity and a smart, slow-jam sexiness that belies the fact that, at 22, Jones is hardly older than Britney Spears."[15] Kludge included it on their list of best albums of 2002.[29]

Accolades

The album won eight awards (Jones won five of the awards) at the Grammy Awards of 2003, including Album of the Year, as well as Record of the Year and Song of the Year for "Don't Know Why".[30] Although she was happy about her success, Jones felt bad about sweeping the Grammy Awards. In an interview for 60 Minutes, Jones told Katie Couric:

I felt like I went to somebody else's birthday party and I ate all their cake. Without anybody else getting a piece. That's how I felt.[4]

— Norah Jones

Rolling Stone ranked Come Away with Me at number 54 on its list of the 100 Best Albums of the Decade.[31]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Don't Know Why"Jesse Harris3:06
2."Seven Years"Lee Alexander2:25
3."Cold Cold Heart"Hank Williams3:38
4."Feelin' the Same Way"Alexander2:55
5."Come Away with Me"Norah Jones3:18
6."Shoot the Moon"Harris3:57
7."Turn Me On"John D. Loudermilk2:33
8."Lonestar"Alexander3:05
9."I've Got to See You Again"Harris4:13
10."Painter Song"
2:41
11."One Flight Down"Harris3:03
12."Nightingale"Jones4:11
13."The Long Day Is Over"
  • Jones
  • Harris
2:44
14."The Nearness of You"
3:09
Total length:44:58

Bonus tracks

Japan bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
15."What Am I to You?"Jones2:42
Limited edition bonus disc[32]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Ruler of My Heart" (featuring Dirty Dozen Brass Band)Irma Thomas3:00
2."Cold, Cold Heart" (Live)Williams4:40
3."I'll Be Your Baby Tonight"Bob Dylan3:18
4."Peace"Horace Silver3:49
5."Come Away with Me" (music video) 3:19
iTunes LP deluxe version[33]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
15."I'll Be Your Baby Tonight"Bob Dylan3:20
16."Something Is Calling You" (original demo version)Harris3:33
17."Peace"Horace Silver3:52
18."Don't Know Why" (music video) 3:11
19."Come Away with Me" (music video) 3:19

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[46] 2× Platinum 80,000^
Australia (ARIA)[47] 11× Platinum 770,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[48] 2× Platinum 60,000*
Belgium (BEA)[49] 2× Platinum 100,000*
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[50] Platinum 125,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[51] Diamond 1,000,000^
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[52] 3× Platinum 150,000^
France (SNEP)[54] Diamond 1,776,000[53]*
Germany (BVMI)[55] 5× Gold 750,000^
Greece (IFPI Greece)[57] Gold 10,000[56]^
Italy (FIMI)[58] Gold 50,000*
Japan (RIAJ)[59] 2× Platinum 500,000^
Mexico (AMPROFON)[60] Gold 75,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[61] 3× Platinum 240,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[62] 11× Platinum 165,000^
Poland (ZPAV)[63] 2× Platinum 80,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[64] Platinum 100,000^
Sweden (GLF)[65] Platinum 60,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[66] 3× Platinum 120,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[68] 8× Platinum 2,556,651[67]
United States (RIAA)[69] Diamond 11,100,000[11]
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[70] 7× Platinum 7,000,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Awards

Grammy Awards

Year Winner Category
2003 Come Away with Me Album of the Year
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
Best Pop Vocal Album
"Don't Know Why" Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
Record of the Year
Song of the Year
Norah Jones Best New Artist

See also

References

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Preceded by Billboard 200 number-one album
January 19 – February 8, 2003
March 9–15, 2003 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
8 Mile Soundtrack by various artists
 Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album
February 10 – March 30, 2003
May 12–25, 2003 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Billboard Top Jazz Albums number-one albums
March 30, 2002 – November 29, 2003
January 17–31, 2004
April 10 – May 8, 2004
August 14 – November 6, 2004 		Succeeded by
Harry for the Holidays by Harry Connick, Jr.
Only You by Harry Connick, Jr.
The Girl in the Other Room by Diana Krall
When I Fall in Love by Chris Botti
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