March 2, 2002
COME AWAY WITH ME
By MIKE ROSS

COME AWAY WITH ME
Norah Jones
(EMI)

A dead-on cross between Diana Krall and Emmylou Harris is one way to describe this. Maybe a little Billie Holiday, too.

The singer doesn't write most of the songs on this mellow folk-jazz-pop offering, so she can't be held responsible for lines like "Like a flower waiting to bloom, like a light bulb in a dark room, I'm just sitting here waiting for you to turn me on." Geez, turn yourself on, sister. She sure sings it beautifully, though. Almost makes co-dependence sound like a good idea.

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. The Long Day Is Over
  • 14. The Nearness Of You