Capitol Records

Release Date: June 2nd 2023

Reviewed by: Joshua Andre

Norah Jones– Little Broken Hearts (Deluxe Edition) (Amazon mp3/iTunes)

Track Listing:

1. Good Morning
2. Say Goodbye
3. Little Broken Hearts
4. She’s 22
5. Take It Back
6. After The Fall
7. 4 Broken Hearts
8. Travelin’ On
9. Out On The Road
10. Happy Pills
11. Miriam
12. All A Dream
13. Killing Time
14. I Don’t Wanna Hear Another Sound
15. Out On The Road (Mondo Version)
16. Miriam (Peter Bjorn and John Remix)
17. Good Morning (David Andrew Sitek Remix)
18. She’s 22 (David Andrew Sitek Remix)
19. Take It Back (David Andrew Sitek Remix)
20. After The Fall (David Andrew Sitek Remix)’
21. Good Morning (Live At Austin City Limits TX / 2012)
22. Say Goodbye (Live At Austin City Limits TX / 2012)
23. Little Broken Hearts (Live At Austin City Limits TX / 2012)
24. She’s 22 (Live At Austin City Limits TX / 2012)
25. Take It Back (Live At Austin City Limits TX / 2012)
26. After The Fall (Live At Austin City Limits TX / 2012)
27. Out On The Road (Live At Austin City Limits TX / 2012)
28. Happy Pills (Live At Austin City Limits TX / 2012)
29. Miriam (Live At Austin City Limits TX / 2012)
30. All A Dream (Live At Austin City Limits TX / 2012)
31. Black (Live At Austin City Limits TX / 2012)

Singer/songwriter and pianist Norah Jones was one of the artists who sadly missed out on Jon’s and my blog series about influential artists. The jazz singer was always in and around the list of 100 names, and thus I have sort of semi-listened to her discography. Songs like “Don’t Know Why”, “Sunrise” and “Come Away With Me” in particular stand out in and amongst a pretty underrated and often overlooked discography; and though we tried to fit Norah in our blog series, we just couldn’t. Norah is an artist whom I have heard some songs, but would’ve liked to hear more, but hadn’t had the chance. Now, with last year being a year where Norah unveiled her deluxe edition of Little Broken Hearts; I reckon this is the perfect opportunity for me to listen to branch out and listen to some albums by artists whom I wouldn’t normally listen to in order to expand my musical palate. If you read our reviews lately though, I guess you can see that there’s a lot of album reviews from artists we don’t normally listen to, gloss over, and examine in great depth. Yet Norah’s deluxe edition album is one of the standouts and a must listen today or tomorrow, or even through this year!

I’m not really well versed at Norah’s music. But Little Broken Hearts (Deluxe Edition) is a artistic and musical masterpiece. There are indeed no skippable tracks here, with songs like “After The Fall”, “Travellin’ On”, “Say Goodbye”, “Out On The Road” and the title track being my standout favourites. The live tracks and remix tracks create a sense of exclusivity and honesty and vulnerability; while Norah reminds us how relevant she still is as a singer, songwriter, and performer. The genre of singer/songwriter and folk doesn’t come easy to me as a listener; but Norah’s effortless and sublime voice does help. My preferred genre is still pop and country and CCM. But good music is good music is good music. And Norah Jones’s deluxe edition album is such an album. you do not want to be sleeping on Little Broken Hearts (Deluxe Edition). And as such, there’s not much else to say. Except listen to this masterpiece, and be amazed at Norah’s prowess in the music industry. Well done Norah, I can’t wait to hear what’s in store for you next!

6 songs to listen to: After The Fall, Travellin’ On, Say Goodbye, Out On The Road, Little Broken Hearts, I Don’t Wanna Hear Another Sound

Score: 4.5/5

RIYL: Joni Mitchell, Rob Thomas, Alessia Cara, Dolly Parton, Kenny Rogers, Ray Charles, Guy Sebastian