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First Sessions by Norah Jones
First Sessions is an EP by Norah Jones, released in 2001. 3 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 35 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Come Away with Me”, on 19 lists with a best position of #13.
First Sessions, Norah Jones' debut EP, came out on May 30, 2001, as a limited run of about 10,000 copies sold through her website and at shows. It was the first thing she released after signing to Blue Note: A&R man Brian Bacchus paired her with seasoned engineer Jay Newland in October 2000 to demo nine or so songs, and six of them made up this sampler while the rest were held back for the album to come.
It's jazz at heart, hushed and unhurried, a voice like warm smoke over arrangements that barely raise their pulse, and "Don't Know Why" is already a quiet heartbreaker. Most of these songs went on to Come Away with Me in reworked form under producer Arif Mardin, the album that blended jazz with country, blues, folk and pop and won her five Grammys. The original versions resurfaced on its 20th anniversary reissue in 2022.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from First Sessions on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Come Away with Me | 19 | #13 | – | 2004–2026 | |
| 2 | Don't Know Why | 13 | #1 | 1 | 2002–2025 | |
| 3 | Turn Me On | 3 | #230 | – | 2009–2022 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.