It may be far too obvious to even mention that Norah Jones' follow-up to her 18-million-unit-selling, eight-Grammy-winning, genre-bending, super-smash album Come Away with Me has perhaps a bit too much to live up to.
But that's probably the biggest conundrum for Jones: having to follow up the phenomenal success of an album that was never designed to be so hugely popular in the first place.
Come Away with Me was a little album by an unknown pianist/vocalist who attempted to mix jazz, country, and folk in an acoustic setting -- who knew? Feels Like Home could be seen as "Come Away with Me Again" if not for that fact that it's actually better.
Smartly following the template forged by Jones and producer Arif Mardin, there is the intimate single "Sunrise," some reworked cover tunes, some interesting originals, and one ostensible jazz standard.
These are all good things, for also like its predecessor, Feels Like Home is a soft and amiable album that frames Jones' soft-focus Aretha Franklin voice with a group of songs that are as classy as they are quiet.
Granted, not unlike the dippy albeit catchy hit "Don't Know Why," they often portend deep thoughts but come off in the end more like heartfelt daydreams.
Of course, Jones could sing the phone book and make it sound deep, and that's what's going to keep listeners coming back.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Those Sweet WordsLee Alexander, Richard Julian | Norah Jones | Play | 03:22 | 7 MB | 18 MB |
| 2 | Carnival TownLee Alexander, Norah Jones | Norah Jones | Play | 03:12 | 7 MB | 16 MB |
| 3 | In the MorningAdam Levy | Norah Jones | Play | 04:07 | 9 MB | 22 MB |
| 4 | Be Here to Love MeTownes Van Zandt | Norah Jones | Play | 03:28 | 7 MB | 19 MB |
| 5 | Creepin' InLee Alexander | Norah Jones | Play | 03:03 | 7 MB | 17 MB |
| 6 | ToesLee Alexander, Norah Jones | Norah Jones | Play | 03:46 | 8 MB | 21 MB |
| 7 | Humble MeKevin Breit | Norah Jones | Play | 04:36 | 10 MB | 22 MB |
| 8 | Above GroundAndrew Borger, Daru Oda | Norah Jones | Play | 03:43 | 8 MB | 20 MB |
| 9 | The Long Way HomeKathleen Brennan, Tom Waits | Norah Jones | Play | 03:13 | 7 MB | 15 MB |
| 10 | The Prettiest ThingLee Alexander, Norah Jones, Richard Julian | Norah Jones | Play | 03:51 | 8 MB | 20 MB |
| 11 | Don't Miss You at AllDuke Ellington, Norah Jones | Norah Jones | Play | 03:06 | 7 MB | 13 MB |
| 12 | What Am I To You | Norah Jones | Play | 03:30 | 8 MB | 19 MB |
| 43 mins | 98 MB | |||||
| 43 mins | 229 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee Alexander | Bass, Bass (Acoustic), Bass (Electric), Composer, Lap Steel Guitar |
| 2 | Brian Blade | Drums, Guest Artist |
| 3 | Andrew Borger | Box, Composer, Drums, Drums (Snare) |
| 4 | Kevin Breit | Banjolin, Composer, Foot Percussion, Foot Stomping, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Guitar (Resonator), Vocals (Background) |
| 5 | Kathleen Brennan | Composer |
| 6 | Rob Burger | Guest Artist, Pump Organ |
| 7 | Chris Cofoni | A&R |
| 8 | Matthew Cullen | Assistant Engineer |
| 9 | Duke Ellington | Composer |
| 10 | David Gold | Viola |
| 11 | The Handsome Band | Accompaniment |
| 12 | Jesse Harris | Guest Artist |
| 13 | Jesse Harris & the Ferdinandos | Guitar (Acoustic) |
| 14 | Levon Helm | Drums, Guest Artist |
| 15 | Zach Hochkeppel | Product Manager |
| 16 | Garth Hudson | Accordion, Guest Artist, Organ (Hammond) |
| 17 | Gordon H. Jee | Creative Director |
| 18 | Norah Jones | Composer, Engineer, Lyricist, Mixing, Piano, Piano (Electric), Primary Artist, Producer, Pump Organ, Vocals, Wurlitzer |
| 19 | Richard Julian | Composer |
| 20 | Dick Kondas | Assistant Engineer |
| 21 | Adam Levy | Composer, Guitar (Electric) |
| 22 | Arif Mardin | Producer, String Arrangements |
| 23 | Steve Mazur | Assistant Engineer |
| 24 | Clay Patrick McBride | Photography |
| 25 | Jay Newland | Engineer, Mixing |
| 26 | Daru Oda | Composer, Flute, Vocals (Background) |
| 27 | Dolly Parton | Guest Artist, Vocals |
| 28 | Gene Paul | Mastering |
| 29 | Jamie Polaski | Assistant, Mastering Assistant |
| 30 | Jane Scarpantoni | Cello |
| 31 | Tony Scherr | Guest Artist, Guitar (Electric) |
| 32 | Aya Takemura | Assistant Engineer |
| 33 | Townes Van Zandt | Composer |
| 34 | Tom Waits | Composer |
| 35 | Eli Wolf | A&R |
| 36 | Burton Yount | Design Production Assistant |
| 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). |