During 2018, Norah Jones concentrated her creative endeavors on a series of digital singles that found the singer/songwriter stretching herself stylistically.
Usually, she pushed herself by teaming with new, unexpected collaborators, including Wilco's Jeff Tweedy -- a tactic that guaranteed a variety of sounds and songs, a practice put into sharp relief by the 2019 release of Begin Again.
This brief LP collects the seven songs recorded for this project -- all but one released beforehand -- and while they're a disparate batch, they nevertheless cohere thanks to their elegant, elastic experimentation.
Jones plays with presentation more than form -- arrangements run from the spooky austerity of "A Song with No Name" to "Uh Oh," an effervescent number that's deceptively dense -- but that's enough to give Begin Again an elusive charm.
Every track seems to hint at a grander version than what was delivered, but the loose ends and modest scale are alluring, since they appear to offer an insight into how this fiercely imaginative, quietly fearless singer/songwriter challenges herself.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | My Heart Is FullThomas Bartlett, Norah Jones | Norah Jones | Play | 03:06 | 7 MB | 14 MB |
| 2 | Begin AgainEmily Fiskio, Norah Jones | Norah Jones | Play | 03:49 | 8 MB | 20 MB |
| 3 | It Was YouNorah Jones | Norah Jones | Play | 05:30 | 12 MB | 27 MB |
| 4 | A Song With No NameNorah Jones, Jeff Tweedy | Norah Jones | Play | 04:03 | 9 MB | 17 MB |
| 5 | Uh OhThomas Bartlett, Norah Jones | Norah Jones | Play | 03:37 | 8 MB | 17 MB |
| 6 | WintertimeNorah Jones, Jeff Tweedy | Norah Jones | Play | 03:48 | 8 MB | 17 MB |
| 7 | Just a Little BitBrian Blade, Norah Jones, Sarah Oda, Christopher Thomas | Norah Jones | Play | 05:02 | 11 MB | 23 MB |
| 28 mins | 66 MB | |||||
| 28 mins | 138 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Bartlett | Composer, Drum Programming, Engineer, Keyboards, Piano, Producer, Synthesizer |
| 2 | Brian Blade | Composer, Drums |
| 3 | Brandon Bost | Mixing Engineer |
| 4 | Patrick Dillett | Engineer, Mixing |
| 5 | Tom Elmhirst | Mixing |
| 6 | Emily Fiskio | Composer |
| 7 | Chris Gehringer | Mastering |
| 8 | Mark Greenberg | Assistant, Assistant Engineer |
| 9 | Dave Guy | Trumpet |
| 10 | Frank Harkins | Art Direction, Design |
| 11 | Norah Jones | Celeste, Composer, Drums, Fender Rhodes, Guitar (Acoustic), Organ, Piano, Primary Artist, Producer, Vocals |
| 12 | Jens Jungkurth | Engineer |
| 13 | Clay Patrick McBride | Photography |
| 14 | Leon Michels | Sax (Tenor) |
| 15 | Genevieve Nelson | Assistant Engineer |
| 16 | Sarah Oda | Composer |
| 17 | Will Quinnell | Mastering Assistant |
| 18 | Pete Remm | Organ (Hammond) |
| 19 | Tom Schick | Engineer, Mixing |
| 20 | Homer Steinweiss | Horn Engineer |
| 21 | Andy Taub | Engineer |
| 22 | Christopher Thomas | Bass, Composer |
| 23 | Jeff Tweedy | Bass, Composer, Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Producer |
| 24 | Spencer Tweedy | Drums |
| 25 | James Yost | Assistant, Assistant Engineer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |