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Not Too Late |  | Artist: Norah Jones
Label: Blue Note
Category: Music
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Rating:  26 reviews
Sales Rank: 1037
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 4.7 x 0.4
UPC: 094638724926
EAN: 0094638724926
ASIN: B000MG1ZEC
Release Date: January 29, 2007
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| Tracks:
| • | Wish I Could | | • | Sinkin' Soon | | • | Sun Doesn't Like You | | • | Until The End | | • | Not My Friend | | • | Thinking About You | | • | Broken | | • | My Dear Country | | • | Wake Me Up | | • | Be My Somebody | | • | Little Room | | • | Rosie's Lullaby | | • | Not Too Late |
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Though pundits predicted a change of direction for the third Norah Jones album, fans of earlier works will be pleased to learn that iNot Too Late/i maintains the chanteuse's subtle mantra of tasteful, insouciant songs tinged with jazz, folk, country and blues. The album differs in that the majority of tracks this time around were written by Norah herself (and long-term collaborator Lee Alexander); that said, musical support comes from her regular coterie (guitarist Jesse Harris, drummer Andy Borger and singer Daru Oda amongst others), as well as esteemed guests such as Kronos Quartet cellist Jeff Ziegler, Larry Goldings and singer-songwriter M Ward. Patient, simple ballads, calm jazz/folk chords and quiet instrumental embellishments are still what Norah does best and there are plenty here, enhanced of course by her timeless, honeyed vocals. With the notable exception of the idiosyncratic, politically-charged waltz "Sinkin' Soon" (featuring vocals from M. Ward), iNot Too Late/i lopes along with typical restraint and candour, making for another collection of soothing, weightless tunes. i--Paul Sullivan/i
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 Classic Norah February 4, 2007
Foggy Tewsday
28 out of 32 found this review helpful
Having fallen in love with Norah's first album (`Come Away With Me') as soon as I heard it, but feeling slightly less warm toward her second (`Feels Like Home'), I was a little worried that I may start to feel decidedly chilly toward this latest album. And I suppose it is music to chill to. It is probably true to say that `Not Too Late', while keeping stylistically close to its predecessors, is not so easy to get into. There are not too many tracks here that you would think will make it on to many radio stations' playlists, or that strike you as material for single release in the way that, say `Sunrise' or `Come Away With Me' did. Wait a minute, what am I thinking? In this age of downloads, singles may not matter too much anyway.
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br /`Not Too Late' can be regarded as unobtrusive background music, but it's actually a very intimate and intricate piece of work. Unobtrusive because the music is often deceptively one-paced and, admittedly, some tracks, notably `Thinking About You' and `Be My Somebody', would have benefitted from a punchier instrumental delivery. For the most part, the band delivers the goods beautifully complementing Norah's velvety voice.
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br /Lyrically, this is a wonderful album. The themes of friendship, love and betrayal in `Wish I Could', `Not My Friend' and `The Sun Doesn't Like You' are complemented by the world-weary cynicism of `My Dear Country', almost like a Randy Newman song. In fact, there are so many good songs here that there must be a queue of artists waiting to cover them. `Not My Friend' is almost tailor-made for Chris Smither in my opinion, and the country-tinged `Wake Me Up' and `Be My Somebody' will surely feature in other artists' repertoires.
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br /This may indeed be Norah's least accessible album, but that should not deter those who enjoyed her first two. There are no tracks that particularly stand head and shoulders above the others, but for my money, this is her most accomplished album so far.
Norah Jones' best album so far! April 17, 2007
jayhikkss
17 out of 21 found this review helpful
br /On her third album, Norah Jones - a favourite artist of both the critics and the public - makes it clear that she does not intend to cash in on her previous mega success by churning out ready made, radio friendly songs.
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br /The young chanteuse, whose delightful debut album mostly featured other people's songs, has developed into a first-class songwriter. Here, she wrote or co-wrote every song on the album. She moves away from being simply a crooner to present herself as a musician in quest of art for art's sake.
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br /She expands her stylistic range, mixing country music roots (with some steel-guitar and country-style waltzes) while keeping her easy jazz-influenced style that is so appealing.
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br /Lyrically, the songs are now more downbeat, including political comments criticizing the state of the world (and the people running it.) Love remains a major topic though, fluctuating between the regret of lost love and the celebration of its presence.
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br /The album under review is more laid-back than her previous recordings and the sound is mostly acoustic, including stand-up bass and, sometimes, some cellos. Only some light electric guitars and keyboards are audible here and there. With Norah Jones playing as much guitar as she plays piano, the guitars are more prevalent.
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br /After early producer Arif Mardin's passing, Jones recorded "Not Too Late" with her collaborator, bassist Lee Alexander. Norah Jones's music is now stripped to its core, which also contributes to the slight changes in the overall sound.
br /Sonically, the recording captures the intimacy of the music and enhances its laid-back feeling.
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br /On the first track, "I Wish I Could", cellos make their appearance along with Jesse Harris' acoustic guitar. "Sinkin' Soon", maybe the CD highlight, is like a cross between cabaret and the early Duke Ellington orchestra, with the banjo and the muted trombone. "My Dear Country" is the outright political song on the CD, expressing frustration at the result of an election while still celebrating what the country has to offer. On "Thinking about You" (a broken love song issued as a single), Norah Jones plays a Wurlitzer electric piano whilst the horn section brings echoes of Memphis soul. That lyrical theme continues on the countryish following track "Wake Me Up". "Little Room" is a positive, straight-out love song that evokes a country singer-songwriter's style. The CD ends with the title track, a wonderfully intimate-sounding piano ballad about trying to rebuild a relationship. It's another gem.
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br /Norah Jones' third album "Not Too Late" is, in my opinion, her best yet. Her vocals sound wonderfully relaxed throughout the album. This album has topped the US Billboard 100 album charts, just like her two previous outings so it is good too see that she can be more adventurous and remain commercially successful.
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br /Norah Jones has definitely not let stardom go to her head musically. She makes no artistic compromises on "Not Too Late", and has now grown to be an even more impressive artist.
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Recipe as before January 31, 2007
bugrit (North Yorks)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Most people reading this will be interested in knowing what is different about Norah Jones' latest offering and whether it maintains the high standards she has set previously.
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br /The answer to what has changed is a relieved 'Not much, if anything.' The album features the same delightful mix of slightly jazzy country blues that Norah has made her very own. It has a similar range of material to her previous albums, with the same superb arrangements and musicianship and, at the centre of all, there is that wonderful voice.
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br /On first hearing them, a couple of the tracks got an immediate 'Oh yeah, girl!' from me but they have been supplanted by new favourites. That is the usual way of things with a new Norah Jones album - it just gets better with every listen.
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br /So, is this album up to scratch? You betcha! She is right on song yet again so don't hesitate, buy it!
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Slow start but boy does it grow on you!!! February 1, 2007
H. R. Trippett (UK)
9 out of 11 found this review helpful
I rushed out to buy this album and thought it was a little slow at first. But after a couple of listens and time I found myself going back to it again and again. This must rival the first two albums.
Wonderful! February 25, 2007
David White (North Shields, UK)
10 out of 13 found this review helpful
Now I have to admit that I am not a great fan of female singers! I first heard this album whilst visiting a well-known book/record shop and was absolutely blown away by what I was hearing. Records don't come much better than this. The ingredients make for a truely wonderful recipe which for me stands up to some of the best records in my collection. I have since bought her previous two albums which are also very good but do not compare with this! Standout tracks...all of them! A perfect record!
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