Her debut album Come Away with Me was released in 2002 and sold 26 million copies worldwide. It won 5 Grammy Awards in 2003. This album was produced by Arif Mardin.
Her second album, Feels Like Home, with folk tendency, is the highest-selling album in the history of Blue Note Records with over a million copies sold within the first week. Norah Jones was listed among the most influential people of 2004 by the Time Magazine.
On January 30, 2007 Norah Jones released her third album, Not Too Late - a collection of 13 original songs, itunes includes a bonus live track of the song Sinkin' Soon. This was the most pre-ordered album of all time on Amazon.com.
Her fourth studio album, The Fall, was released on November 17, 2009.
Her fifth studio album ...Little Broken Hearts was released on May 1, 2012 and she collaborated with Danger Mouse for its production. The Happy Pills Songfacts reports that the album was recorded at Danger Mouse's Los Angeles studio during the fall of 2011. The record was co-written by Jones and Danger Mouse, with the pair handling the majority of the instrumentals. Jones teamed up with the producer after she contributed vocals to his Rome project with Daniele Luppi.
The daughter of Beatles-influencing sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar, Jones doesn't closely follow any particular genre, rather she brings her unique jazzy flavor to songs with roots in country, folk, Americana, and modern light jazz, pop and rock.
Cold Cold Heart
Norah Jones Lyrics
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That you're my every dream
Yet you're afraid each thing I do
Is just some evil scheme
A memory from your lonesome past
Keeps us so far apart
Why can't I free your doubtful mindAnd melt your cold, cold heart
Another love before my time
Made your heart sad an' blue
And so my heart is paying now
For things, I didn't do
In anger, unkind words are said
That make the teardrops start
Why can't I free your doubtful mind
And melt your cold, cold heart
There was a time when I believed
That you belonged to me
But now I know your heart is shackled
To a memory
The more I learn to care for you
The more we drift apart
Why can't I free your doubtful mind
And melt your cold, cold heart, ah, ah
In Norah Jones's song Cold Cold Heart, the singer sings about her struggles to gain the trust of her lover. The lyrics paint a picture of a relationship that is torn apart by the past. The singer laments that she has tried so hard to show her love and commitment to her lover, but he always doubts her intentions. She believes that this mistrust stems from a memory of a past lover who hurt him, and now he is afraid to let go of the past and open up to her.
The singer is frustrated and saddened by the fact that her love is not enough to melt his "cold, cold heart." She is paying for the mistakes of his past lover, even though she has not committed any wrongs. This angers her, and she longs for him to open up to her and trust her fully. The lyrics indicate that the more she tries to care for him, the more they drift apart.
Line by Line Meaning
I've tried so hard my dear to show
That you're my every dream
Yet you're afraid each thing I do
Is just some evil scheme
I have made many efforts to express my affection for you, to let you know that you are the one I dream of, but, unfortunately, you appear to associate all of my actions with malicious intentions.
A memory from your lonesome past
Keeps us so far apart
Why can't I free your doubtful mind
And melt your cold, cold heart
It is evident that an unfortunate event from your past is causing a discord in our relationship. I am unable to alleviate your skepticism that stems from this past event and eradicate the distance it is causing between us.
Another love before my time
Made your heart sad an' blue
And so my heart is paying now
For things, I didn't do
Your prior romantic relationship has affected you so severely that I am now enduring the consequences of your pain, even though I had no part to play in that relationship.
In anger, unkind words are said
That make the teardrops start
Why can't I free your doubtful mind
And melt your cold, cold heart
When emotions run high in our disagreements, you say things that cause you and I both to feel emotional pain. I wish to remove the skepticism and emotional distance that is responsible for the cruel things you say and the tears that follow.
There was a time when I believed
That you belonged to me
But now I know your heart is shackled
To a memory
I once believed that you and I shared a special bond that marked us as each other's chosen partner. However, now it's clear that a memory holds a stronger bond with you than I possibly could.
The more I learn to care for you
The more we drift apart
Why can't I free your doubtful mind
And melt your cold, cold heart, ah, ah
As I become more enamored with you, we seem to be growing further apart. I yearn to relieve you of your pessimism so that our one-time love may be rekindled and your heart, presently cold, may be free of its burden.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Royalty Network
Written by: Hank Williams, Sr.
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on I Turned Your Picture to the Wall
Down by the Riverside - Noah Wall - Lyrics
I’m gonna lay down my heavy load,
Down by the riverside,
Oh yeah
Down by the riverside, down by the riverside
I’m gonna lay down my heavy load,
Down by the riverside,
I’m gonna study war no more
I ain’t a gonna study war no more,
I ain’t a gonna study war no more
I ain’t a gonna study war no more,
No I ain’t a gonna study war no more
I ain’t a gonna study war no more,
I ain’t a gonna study war no more
I’m gonna put on my long white robe,
Down by the riverside
Oh yeah
Down by the riverside, down by the riverside
I’m gonna put on my long white robe,
Down by the riverside
I’m gonna study war no more
I ain’t a gonna study war no more,
I ain’t a gonna study war no more
I ain’t a gonna study war no more,
I ain’t a gonna study war no more
I ain’t a gonna study war no more,
I ain’t a gonna study war no more
Musical Interlude
Well, I’m gonna lay down my sword and shield,
Down by the riverside
Down by the riverside, down by the riverside
I’m gonna lay down my sword and shield,
Down by the riverside
I’m gonna study war no more
I ain’t a gonna study war no more,
I ain’t a gonna study war no more
I ain’t a gonna study war no more,
I ain’t a gonna study war no more
I ain’t a gonna study war no more,
Anonymous
on The Nearness of You
The Nearness Of You - Camille Thurman -Lyrics
Its not the pale moon that excites me
That thrills and delights me, oh no
Its just the nearness of you
It isn't your sweet conversation
That brings this sensation, oh no
Its just the nearness of you
When you're in my arms
And I feel you so close to me
All my wildest dreams do come true
I need no soft lights to enchant me
If you'll only grant me
The right to hold you ever so tight
And to feel in the night
The nearness of you
Saxophone Musical Interlude
I need no soft lights to enchant me
If you'll only grant me
The right to hold you ever so tight
And to feel in the night
The nearness, the nearness of you