Begin Again

by Norah Jones

Overview

During 2018, Norah Jones concentrated her creative endeavors on a series of digital singles that found the singer/songwriter stretching herself stylistically. Usually, she pushed herself by teaming with new, unexpected collaborators, including Wilco's Jeff Tweedy -- a tactic that guaranteed a variety of sounds and songs, a practice put into sharp relief by the 2019 release of Begin Again. This brief LP collects the seven songs recorded for this project -- all but one released beforehand -- and while they're a disparate batch, they nevertheless cohere thanks to their elegant, elastic experimentation. Jones plays with presentation more than form -- arrangements run from the spooky austerity of "A Song with No Name" to "Uh Oh," an effervescent number that's deceptively dense -- but that's enough to give Begin Again an elusive charm. Every track seems to hint at a grander version than what was delivered, but the loose ends and modest scale are alluring, since they appear to offer an insight into how this fiercely imaginative, quietly fearless singer/songwriter challenges herself. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	07/05/2024
Label:	Universal Japan
UPC:	4988031646052
Rank:	18190

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Norah Jones   Primary Artist,Drums,Organ,Piano,Vocals,Celeste,Fender Rhodes,Guitar (Acoustic)
Jeff Tweedy   Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric),Bass,Guitar
Pete Remm   Organ (Hammond)
Brian Blade   Drums
Thomas Bartlett   Piano,Keyboards,Synthesizer
Homer Steinweiss   Horn Engineer
Dave Guy   Trumpet
Leon Michels   Sax (Tenor)
Spencer Tweedy   Drums
Christopher Thomas   Bass

Technical Credits

James Yost   Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Jens Jungkurth   Engineer
Clay Patrick McBride   Photography
Brian Blade   Composer
Thomas Bartlett   Composer,Engineer,Producer,Drum Programming
Norah Jones   Composer,Producer
Tom Schick   Mixing,Engineer
Tom Elmhirst   Mixing
Brandon Bost   Mixing Engineer
Sarah Oda   Composer
Emily Fiskio   Composer
Genevieve Nelson   Assistant Engineer
Andy Taub   Engineer
Chris Gehringer   Mastering
Christopher Thomas   Composer
Will Quinnell   Mastering Assistant
Patrick Dillett   Mixing,Engineer
Mark Greenberg   Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Jeff Tweedy   Composer,Producer
Frank Harkins   Design,Art Direction