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There's a seductive quality to the simple yet sophisticated and intimate ambience Jones creates with this music.
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A showcase for Jones' remarkable voice, the disc captures a singer whose rare instinct for interpretation always serves the song, rather than working against it.
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Her readings of the Hank Williams classic, "Cold Cold Heart" and Hoagy Carmichael's "The Nearness of You" alone are worth the price of the CD.
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She has created a complete, original style that straddles multiple musical genres.
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Gorgeous and intimate, the 14 songs on her debut disc ache with romantic maturity and a smart, slow-jam sexiness that belies the fact that, at 22, Jones is hardly older than Britney.
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Inevitably, it all starts to grow a little samey.
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Her voice is supple and precise, her touch on piano lovely.
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While the mood of this record stagnates after a few songs, it does give a strong indication of Jones' alluring talents.
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She sings in an earthy growl that can send chills, or a conspiratorial whisper that suggests she's sharing sworn secrets, or a weary sigh that exudes the kind of quiet, easygoing intimacy that doesn't come around in songs too much anymore.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 63 out of 76
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Mixed: 3 out of 76
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Negative: 10 out of 76
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KyleS.Jul 29, 2004
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May 20, 2022
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Nov 20, 2021Great first album from Norah jones love her voice and styles. Don’t know why is a classic