This song opened the album, the one that introduced the world to the star. It’s not something we really see in music anymore, each song was as strong as the next, and the highest charting single was ‘Don’t Know Why’, which hit the 40 spot on a few charts. Something that makes this album special is the idea that there was no breakout single. The demo was then retooled, and some demos were reused and brought onto Come Away with Me. This release featured songs we now know as ‘Don’t Know Why’ and ‘Seven Years’.Īfter delivering the finished demo to Blue Note, Jones was told it wasn’t good, and it strayed too far from what makes her special. In what feels like a story taken from a movie, after playing a gig, Norah was approached by a label executive from EMI, who set up an interview with her and Blue Note Records, a major player in the worldwide jazz scene, their pedigree of artists spans decades, including jazz greats like Thelonious Monk, Dexter Gordon, and many more.Īfter playing a two-track demo to the label, Jones was subsequently signed on to a deal, where she, and a few artists she had been hitting the live scene with came up with a demo album called Allaire. Read all the latest features, columns and more here.īack in early 2002, Aussies were enjoying music like ‘Not Pretty Enough’ by Kasey Chambers, Diorama by Silverchair, and ‘Born to Try’ by Delta Goodrem, as Norah Jones’ debut came out of nowhere.īack in late 2001 and early 2002, a 22-year-old Norah Jones had just moved to the musical mecca of New York after living in Texas for a number of years where she was studying the world of jazz piano.įalling into the New York jazz scene was no hard feat being one of the only cities in the world to have daily gigs, jazz clubs, and a variety of groups for like minded people.
It’s now been 20 years since the genre-bending jazz vocalist released her chart-topping debut album, and it’s still living on all these years later, with a 20 th anniversary edition on its way. There’s almost no question that Norah Jones is one of a kind, her euphoric and angelic voice coupled with virtuosic piano skills meld together for an album that brings you in, holds you tight, and never lets you go. Words by Benjamin Lamb A track-by-track break down of Norah Jones' rise from local to global with Come Away With Me, and how she brought jazz abck to the mainstream
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