What a refreshing album to have appeared in the charts. When my sister lent me the album to listen to I thought it was a relatively un-known artist who she'd had the good fortune to discover. But then I walked into my local music shop and there it was sitting at number 12 in the charts!

Norah Jones has a wonderfully mellow voice, and the songs that she has chosen for the album really do it justice. There is a mixture of old songs and new, which all blend together to create an album which you never want to end. The arrangements fit the songs perfectly, no sign of over-production here - it is lovely to just hear her singing with a piano accompaniment. The noted on the album describe her music as a mixture of jazz, country and pop. I would agree with this, although the country and pop influences are very subtle, and I will personally be adding her album to my jazz collection.

I find it hard to believe this is her debut album, but am very much looking forward to hearing more from her and her musicians in the future.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Captured the public imagination, 27 Oct 2004

By	Peter Durward Harris "Pete the music fan" (Leicester England) - See all my reviews (#1 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

Exactly why this particular album became a huge international success while other, equally brilliant, albums sell only in small quantities will remain one of life's mysteries. Maybe it is the blend of jazz and pop with a little country thrown into the mix although there is nothing new about this - it happened throughout the 1940's. Listen to Jo Stafford, Dinah Shore, Margaret Whiting or the Dinning sisters, to name just a few singers who did just that. Of course, most people these days are unfamiliar with the music of these wonderful ladies. So young people think that Norah represents something new while older listeners see Norah as a revivalist of their kind of music.

The music is kept simple. Norah sings and plays piano, supported by guitars, bass and drums with some tracks featuring extra instruments such as organ, accordion or strings. . The songs are mainly originals written by Norah or her musicians though there are three oldies. Cold cold heart (Hank Williams) certainly sounds different from any previous version I've heard and it's brilliant. The nearness of you (a Glenn Miller classic written by Hoagy Carmichael) features Norah singing and playing piano without other musicians - lovely. Turn me on is a John D Loudermilk song that I've never heard before (and I've heard several songs that he's written) but it's great so wherever Norah found this, it was an inspired choice.

The album overall is very relaxing, dominated by ballads. This makes it ideal for a romantic evening but also leaves it open to criticism that all songs sound the same by people who don't appreciate it. I love this album and if even a fraction of Norah's fans are encouraged to explore jazz vocal music or 1940's pop music further after hearing this album, even better.

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