Come Away with Me

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Come Away with Me
Studio album by Norah Jones
Released	February 26, 2002
Recorded	Sorcerer Sound, New York City and Allaire Studios, Shokan, 2001
Genre	Jazz fusion
Length	45:03
Label	Blue Note
Producer	Norah Jones, Arif Mardin, Jay Newland, Craig Street
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Rolling Stone link
Norah Jones chronology
First Sessions (2001) Come Away with Me (2002) Feels like Home (2004)
Singles from Come Away with Me
"Don't Know Why" Released: July, 2002 "Feelin' the Same Way" Released: 2002 "Come Away with Me" Released: 2003

Come Away with Me is the debut album by pianist and singer Norah Jones, released in 2002 (see 2002 in music).

This album's unique combination of jazz, folk, and soul, as well as Jones's fresh voice, caught the attention of consumers and critics alike. Come Away with Me sold approximately twenty million copies worldwide and won five awards at the Grammy Awards of 2003, including "Record of the Year", "Album of the Year", and "Song of the Year" for "Don't Know Why". Although Norah was happy about her success, she told reporters in a "60 Minutes" interview: "I felt like I went to another person's party and ate all of the Birthday cake". The album was released on 26 February 2002, and had a slow rise up the charts, eventually gaining a Platinum certification from the RIAA on 22 August 2002. It went on to sell over seven million copies over the next year, and on 15 February 2005, was certified Diamond by the RIAA.

The genre of this CD is often the subject of debate, especially within the vocal jazz community. Many artists hold that because Jones made few changes to the original melody and rhythm of the covered tracks such as "Turn Me On" and "The Nearness of You" that this album does not qualify as jazz, which entails some degree of interpretation/improvisation. Still, the presence of accomplished jazz musicians Bill Frisell, Adam Rogers, Brian Blade, and Sam Yahel, as well as the sophisticated jazz-influenced compositions of Jesse Harris, give the album a jazz feel.

This album has been released with the Copy Control protection system in some regions.

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 Deluxe version (CD and DVD) 2 Personnel 3 Production 4 Charts 4.1 Album 4.2 Certifications 4.3 Singles 5 Awards 6 References

[edit] Track listing

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

[edit] Deluxe version (CD and DVD)

1. "Cold, Cold Heart"
2. "Nightingale"
3. "One Flight Down"
4. "Seven Years"
5. "Feelin' the Same Way"
6. "Comes Love"
7. "Something Is Calling You"
8. "Come Away with Me"
9. "What Am I to You?"
10. "Painter Song"
11. "Lonestar"
12. "I've Got to See You Again"
13. "Bessie Smith"
14. "Don't Know Why"
15. "Tennessee Waltz" (Encore)
16. "Come Away with Me" [Music Video]

[edit] Personnel

Name	Instrument
Norah Jones	piano, electric piano, vocals, Wurlitzer
Lee Alexander	bass
Brian Blade	percussion, drums
Kevin Breit	acoustic guitar, electric guitar, National steel guitar
Rob Burger	accordion, pump organ
Bill Frisell	electric guitar
Jesse Harris	acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Adam Levy	acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Dan Rieser	drums
Adam Rogers	guitar
Jenny Scheinman	violin
Tony Scherr	acoustic guitar, slide guitar
Kenny Wollesen	drums
Sam Yahel	Hammond organ

[edit] Production

Producers	Norah Jones, Arif Mardin, Jay Newland, Craig Street
Engineers	Husky Huskolds, Jay Newland
Assistant engineers	Mark Birkey, Dick Kondas, Brandon Mason, Todd Parker
Mixing	Arif Mardin, Jay Newland
Mixing assistant	Todd Parker
Remixing	Jay Newland
Mastering	Ted Jensen, Mark Wilder
A&R	Brian Bacchus, Chris Cofoni, Bruce Lundvall, Eliott Wolf
Assistant	David Swope
Production coordination	Eden White, Shell White
Product manager	Zach Hochkeppel
Creative director	Gordon Jee
String arrangements	Arif Mardin
Art direction	Jessica Novod
Design	Jessica Novod
Photography	Joanne Savio

[edit] Charts

[edit] Album

Chart (2002)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers	5
U.S. Billboard 200	1
U.S. Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums	1
U.S. Billboard Top Internet Albums	1
Canada Top 100 Albums	1
Chart (2003)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums	3
Australian ARIA Albums Chart	1
Chart (2004)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz	1

[edit] Certifications

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Chart	Certification	Sales	Weeks
U.S. RIAA	Diamond[1]	10,300,000+
Europe IFPI	7x platinum	7,000,000+[2]
United Kingdom BPI	7x platinum	2,370,000+[3]
France IFPI	2x diamond	1,627,800+	106
Canada CRIA	Diamond[4]	1,000,000
Germany IFPI	2x platinum	600,000+
Australia ARIA	9x platinum	630,000+	106
Brazil ABPD[5]	Platinum	250,000+
Netherlands NVPI/Megacharts	3x platinum	240,000+	104
Argentina CAPIF[6]	5x platinum	200,000+
New Zealand RIANZ	11x platinum	165,000+	94
Denmark GPF	3x platinum	90,000+	115
Switzerland Media Control	2x platinum	80,000+	132
Poland OLiS	2x platinum	80,000+	65
Belgium IFPI	2x platinum	60,000+	109
Sweden GPF	Platinum	60,000+	106
Austria Media Control/IFPI	2x platinum	60,000+	101
Mexico Amprofon[7]	Gold	50,000+
United World Chart Media Traffic	9x platinum	30,000,000+[8]

[edit] Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Peak position
2002	"Come Away with Me"	Canadian Singles Chart	2
2003		Adult Top 40	21
2002	"Don't Know Why"	Adult Contemporary	4
		U.S. Billboard Adult Top 40	8
		U.S. Billboard Hot 100	30
		U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream	32
		U.S. Billboard Top 40 Tracks	21
2003		U.S. Billboard Top 40 Adult Recurrents	1
2004	"Turn Me On"	Canadian Singles Chart	10

[edit] Awards

Grammy Awards

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

[edit] References

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Preceded by 8 Mile Soundtrack by Various Artists	Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album February 10, 2003 - March 30, 2003 May 12, 2003 - May 25, 2003	Succeeded by Innocent Eyes by Delta Goodrem

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