2009 studio album by Norah Jones
The Fall Released November 11, 2009 (2009-11-11 ) Recorded 2008–2009 Studio
The Coop, New York City
Magic Shop , New York City
Sunset Sound , Hollywood, California
House of David, Nashville, Tennessee
Length 45 :49 Label Blue Note Producer Jacquire King
"Chasing Pirates " Released: October 13, 2009
"Young Blood " Released: February 16, 2010
"Stuck" Released: March 5, 2010 (UK)
"It's Gonna Be
" Released: April 2010
The Fall is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter Norah Jones , released on November 11, 2009, by Blue Note Records . The album debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 , selling 180,000 copies in its first week. As of August 2012, the album had sold over three million copies worldwide.[1]
Background and production
Before the album's release, Jones' website stated that she had taken a new direction, with new collaborators and producer Jacquire King . King hired songwriters Ryan Adams and Will Sheff , in addition to drummers Joey Waronker , James Gadson and Marco Giovino , keyboardist James Poyser , and guitarists Marc Ribot , Smokey Hormel , Lyle Workman , and Peter Atanasoff and bassists Frank Howard Swart and Dave Wilder. The album cover was taken by photographer Autumn de Wilde .[2]
Singles and promotion
The first single, "Chasing Pirates ", was released on October 13, 2009.
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"Stuck" was released as the second single on March 5, 2010, in the UK (digital download only).[4]
"It's Gonna Be" was released as the third single in North America in April 2010.[5] [6] It charted on the Billboard Triple A Chart and peaked on the airplay chart at No. 11 in April 2010. Jones performed the song on The Ellen DeGeneres Show .[7]
To promote the release of the album Jones appeared on:
Dancing with the Stars
– October 20, 2009
Later with Jools Holland
– November 3, 2009
Late Show with David Letterman – November 11, 2009
Good Morning America – November 16, 2009
The Colbert Report – November 18, 2009
The View
– November 23, 2009
France Inter live in Paris – December 7, 2009
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien – December 15, 2009
Jimmy Kimmel Live! – December 16, 2009
A Prairie Home Companion – December 19, 2009
Chelsea Lately – December 21, 2009
13 heures February 10, 2010
Skavlan February 12, 2010
Q TV April 2010
The Ellen DeGeneres Show – April 23, 2010
Good Morning America – June 11, 2010 (with Sarah McLachlan )[8]
The Ellen DeGeneres Show – June 25, 2010
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno – August 31, 2010
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson – September 10, 2010
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon – October 26, 2010
Reception
The Fall received generally positive reviews from music critics . At Metacritic , which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 73 out of 100, which indicates "generally favorable reviews" based on 22 reviews.[9]
Q also gave it four stars out of five and praised the album for its "copper-bottomed classics".
[9] musicOMH likewise gave it four stars out of five and said, "Less predictable was her now clear desire to take risks and step off the all-too-well-forged path of safe, agreeable background music. Instead, on The Fall Norah Jones chooses to defy categorization."
[23] Hot Press gave it a score of four out of five with the header: "Easy listening princess goes indie-goth."
[24] The Boston Globe gave it a favorable review and stated that Jones "seems liberated from the expectations of what her music is supposed to sound like, and the album is flush with fresh production ideas and a varied sonic palette."
[25]
Filter gave the album a score of 78% and stated that "unlike Not Too Late , Jones’ latest decision to ditch her keys for strings is a poor one. In a way, she has indeed found a different beat to groove to, and if anyone can play in a piano bar without a piano, it would certainly be Norah Jones."[26] Paste gave it a score of 7.6 out of 10 and stated that "Jones is clearly comfortable with where she’s arrived, and is ready to throw open the doors for a party."[27] Spin gave it a score of seven out of ten and said that the album "has been billed as Norah Jones' rock album. In fact, it's something even more surprising: a hot-blooded soul record from the queen of the even keel."[9] [28]
Other reviews are average or mixed: The Austin Chronicle gave the album three stars out of five and said it "offers many new sides to Jones while remaining comfortably close to the jazz diva many adore."[29] Yahoo! Music UK gave it six stars out of ten and stated that "If the hardcore fanbase feel a blanch coming on, this isn't all wilful eclecticism gone mad. [Jacquire] King's work is The Fall's unifying factor that keeps it cohesive."[30] Mojo gave it three stars out of five and said that "The wrong kind of sonic adventure undermines about half the songs."[9] The Guardian also gave it three stars out of five and stated that "Jones's cashmere voice sounds more polite than ever, creating an overriding impression of a nice girl keeping dirty company."[31] Under the Radar gave it five stars out of ten and called it "intelligent, tasteful, and well-executed music. But it ain't rock 'n' roll, not even a little, and damn Jones for trying to pretend that it is."[9]
Track listing
All tracks are written by
It's Gonna Be"
3:11 8. "You've Ruined Me" 2:45 9. "Back to Manhattan" 4:09 10. "Stuck" 5:15 11. "December" 3:05 12. "Tell Yer Mama" Jones Harris Richard Julian 3:25 13. "Man of the Hour" 2:56 Total length: 45:49
Japanese edition bonus tracks Title 14. "Her Red Shoes" 3:14 15. "Can't Stop" 4:02
Amazon MP3
bonus trackTitle 14. "Can't Stop" 4:02
Personnel
Norah Jones – vocals, piano (2, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13) , Wurlitzer electric piano
(1, 7) , acoustic guitar
(3, 4, 9) , electric guitar
(3–6, 8, 10, 12) ,
tack piano (9) ,
glockenspiel (6)
John Kirby – synthesizer (1–3, 10 strings) , tack piano (1) , piano (2, 10) , Casio (3)
James Poyser – Wurlitzer electric piano (1) , organ (8)
Matt Stanfield – programming (1, 11) , synthesizer (11)
(12)
Sam Cohen – electric guitar (1, 5, 9)
Smokey Hormel – electric guitar (1)
Peter Atanasoff – electric guitar (2, 7, 10)
Sasha Dobson – acoustic guitar (3)
Lyle Workman – acoustic guitar (4) , electric guitar (12)
Marc Ribot – electric guitar (8, 10) , banjo (10)
Jon Graboff – pedal steel guitar (9)
Frank Howard Swart – bass (1, 8)
Dave Wilder – bass (2, 3, 10)
Gus Seyffert – bass (4, 5, 9, 12)
Catherine Popper – bass (6)
Tony Scherr – bass (7)
Marco Giovino – drums (1, 8)
Robert Di Pietro – drums (1 additional, 6, 7)
Pete McNeal – drums (2, 3, 10)
Joey Waronker – drums (4, 12)
James Gadson – drums (9)
Will Sayles – percussion (2–4, 7)
Mike Martin – backing vocals (4)
On Live at The Living Room
Norah Jones – vocals, piano (2, 3, 6) , Wurlitzer electric piano (1) , electric guitar (4, 5)
Sasha Dobson – electric guitar (1–3) , acoustic guitar (4–6) , backing vocals
Smokey Hormel – electric guitar
Gus Seyffert – bass (exc. 6) , acoustic guitar (6) , backing vocals
Greg Wieczorek – drums (exc. 5)
Production
Jacquire King – producer, recording, mixing
Brad Bivens – additional recording
Brian Thorn, Morgan Stratton – recording assistants
Tom Schick – additional production (6, 9) , additional engineer (3, 6, 9, 11) , mixing (Live at The Living Room )
Jon Stinson – mixing assistant
Stephen Clemmer, Jimi Zhivago – recording engineer (Live at The Living Room )
Steven Ha – live sound mix (Live at The Living Room )
David Schoenwetter, Chris Allen – mixing assistants (Live at The Living Room )
Greg Calbi – mastering
Autumn de Wilde – photography
Gordon H. Jee – creative director
Frank Harkins – art direction, design
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Release history
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