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Norah Jones – Come Away With Me (2002) 05/13/25

A quiet masterpiece for audiophile souls

When Come Away With Me was released in 2002, it was a gentle revolution. No blazing volume, no bombastic effects—just intimacy, restraint, and a voice that carries everything with a touch of jazz and folk.
Norah Jones' debut album won eight Grammys, including Album of the Year, and became a milestone for sensitive listeners worldwide.


Significance for music history

At a time when pop music was becoming louder, denser and brighter, Come Away With Me focused on the opposite: reduction, space and authenticity.
Norah Jones brought the sound of real instruments back to the radio – and into the living rooms of all those who wanted to let music breathe again.
This album opened doors for a new generation of singer-songwriters and has lost none of its impact to this day.


Audiophile significance & pressings

Sonically, this album is a dream for audiophiles:

extremely clean production, warm mids, velvety highs, clear gradation of the instruments

The 200g Classic Records pressing and reissues on Blue Note in particular show the full potential of the recording.
With the Resonance Tamer Norah Jones' voice seems even more stable in the room, the grand piano gets more body, the double bass sounds deeper and more defined.
The quiet pauses between the lines are suddenly not only audible, but almost tangible.


Conclusion

Come Away With Me is not a speaker test album – it is a music test album.
If a setup can convey emotion, it will prove what it can do here.
A must for anyone who wants to not just hear music, but feel it.