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List Price: $28.98 | | Label: EMI Japan
Salesrank: 822045
Released: June 11, 2008 |
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| Used Price: $40.06 |
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| Media: Audio CD |
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Come Away with Me Track Listing:
1. Don't Know Why
2. Seven Years
3. Cold, Cold Heart
4. Feelin' the Same Way
5. Come Away With Me
6. Shoot the Moon
7. Turn Me On
8. Lonestar
9. I've Got to See You Again
10. Painter Song
11. One Flight Down
12. Nightingale
13. Long Day Is Over
14. Nearness of You
Editorial Review:
Norah Jones Photos (by Danny Clinch)
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Description of Come Away with Me:
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 shades of Billie Holiday and Nina Simone without sounding like anyone but herself. Any way 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 such masterpieces. 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 sounding sleepy--sometimes less is not, in fact, more. --Michael Ross
Come Away with Me Reviews:
Excellent condition 
2009-12-21 - The CD was in EXCELLENT condition. No scratches on the CD and even the case and insert were in great shape. Delivery was prompt and I would order from the same place over and over again
Silky and Sultry
2009-11-03 - Norah Jones has the smoothest voice in the world. What a pleasure for the ears!
"Come Away With Me" stays with you from the moment you first hear it.
A must-have CD!
The Smoothest, Most Relaxing Folk Jazz You'll Ever Hear
2009-10-14 - I LOVE this album. Norah Jones is extremely talented and strikes the perfect balance between jazz, folk and acoustic pop. This particular album is mostly jazz, so those of you who enjoy the smooth and relaxing side of things will be on cloud nine. Also be sure to pick up any of Chris Botti's or Melody Gardot's stuff.
Soothing and Sweet
2009-10-09 - The title of my review says it all, and represents the quality of music on this CD. Also the Lyrics written for the music are far beyond her young tender years of experience walking top side on the face of this earth .. Therefore hats off for ALL of the musicians that made this music possible.
Greatheart - Rockville, MD
easy stuff 
2009-09-30 - Norah Jones is the daughter of Pandit Ravi Shankar and was raised in Texas. One magnificent sitar player and one country and western type. It shows. She's a pianist and there's nothing pretentious here -- her piano backed up by a guitar and a rather routine rhythm section. Her voice is a little breathless and uncaring about being spot on the note. She's a vernacular singer. The range is easy and the tempo moderate and relaxes. Easy to listen to. I don't mean that it's a poor performance in any way. God knows that it's light years ahead of the seven-layered tracks of most pop singers. And the arrangements are sometimes exquisite. You may have heard Hank Williams sing "Your Cold Cold Heart" a thousand times but you've never heard it done like this.
It's hard to classify the album. "Easy Listening" might do it, but it's got jazz and country-and-western overtones. The easiest listening, if you want to think it in those terms, is the last track. It's easy listening alright, but Willy Nelson would have tackled it with impunity.
Summary? Not bad. What happened to Norah Jones anyway?
