It’s all over television and the press: Norah Jones (daughter of Ravi Shankar, for those “in the know”) is THE new star. I am sure you will have heard/seen the ad for her debut album and you might now be a little intrigued. WHO IS THIS GIRL? Well, at just 23, she is no stranger to performing. She played her first gig on her 16th birthday at her local coffeehouse. While still in high school, she won awards for her composition and vocal skills. She then studied jazz piano at the University of North Texas. Back then she used to perform with a band called “Laszlo”. Afterwards she began singing with a band called ...  Read the complete review

This is the debut album from America singer/songwriter, Norah Jones, the daughter of the legendary Ravi Shankar. This easy listening album sold 10 million copies and was part of a wave of easy listening music including Katie Melua and Michael Buble. This is a wonderfully relaxed album, encapsulated by the awesome 'Come away with me', this is such a chilled out song, it is perfectly set in tone and texture, Norah Jones voice mixes folk, jazz and country and her lyrics recall lazy days by the beach. Don't know why, is another beautiful song which was the first real breakthrough for Jones on this multiple Grammy award winning album, Cold, ...  Read the complete review

Norah Jones' debut album Come Away With Me was released in 2002 (10 years ago, wow!). I bought it a few years later when it was on special offer. It is currently available for just under £5 on Amazon. The music here is country-blues with jazz influences, atmospheric and soulful. This is an album for those days when you want to be quiet and reflective. It's gentle and what I would describe as 'easy listening' (I don't know if this music would officially fall into this category, but that's how I see it!). Norah has a lovely, rich, expressive voice, which is unique and instantly recognisable, and which should rightly belong to someone twice her age. The songs are ...  Read the complete review

Norah Jones' album 'Come away with me' was the first album I bought my husband when we first got together so I am completely biased and cannot write an objective review. Please have that in mind when you read this! This album was released in 2002 and has lost none of its charm since then. STYLE Very jazz like. Norah Jones has a husky mellow voice. She also plays the piano on the album. There is a great background beat to the tracks on this album HIGHLIGHTED TRACKS 1. Don't Know Why This is the best known track on the album. It is excellent. VERY VERY jazzy. The lyrics are interesting and not too repetitive. Her ...  Read the complete review

This is a good album for anyone with a love of female vocalists with subdues backing tracks and bare production, which is this, but in no way is that a bad thing. This was the first of Norah Jones' albums, but was the second i owned, as i hae previously had and enjoyed her second outing. But this is a bit different, instead comprising of quite a few covers of songs and a few gems of originals that really are the main points on interest on this album. The main highlights on offer are of course the title track, which is a nice piece with whispering vocals that makes this both beautiful and harrowing. The first track Don't Know why is also a highlight, following ...  Read the complete review