Begin Again | ||||
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Released | April 12, 2019 | |||
Recorded | 2018–2019 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 28:53 | |||
Label | Blue Note | |||
Producer | Thomas Bartlett, Jeff Tweedy, Norah Jones | |||
Norah Jones chronology | ||||
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Begin Again is an extended play by American singer-songwriter Norah Jones, released through Blue Note Records on April 12, 2019. [1] The collection is a compilation of singles Jones recorded from 2018 to 2019, [2] and includes collaborations with Jeff Tweedy and Thomas Bartlett. [3] Jones planned to tour Australia and the US in support of the album, before the COVID-19 pandemic. [4]
Jones said of the EP that she wanted to record different things, in particular songs that were "quick and fun and easy and low-pressure", including collaborations with musicians that took no more than three days in the studio. [2] She did not want to plan ahead aside from voice memo ideas, but to "create in the moment". [5]
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 70/100 [6] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Begin Again has a score of 70 out of 100 from Metacritic based on 5 reviews. On the music blog Idolator Mike Wass calls the musicians involved in the album and the final outcome "eclectic", concluding that "the resulting songs are some of the most inventive of her career." [5] Gabriel Fine wrote in his album review for Consequence of Sound that "there is something thrillingly free about the songs on Begin Again. They resist simple categorization and are experimental in the sense that they embody an unabashed confluence of Jones’ many musical inspirations", and sees that "much of the propulsion on the record comes from Jones’ personnel, who she manages to brilliantly highlight without losing her creative reigns." [7]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "My Heart Is Full" | Norah Jones, Thomas Bartlett | Bartlett | 3:06 |
2. | "Begin Again" | Norah Jones, Emily Fiskio | Jones | 3:50 |
3. | "It Was You" | Jones | Jones | 5:30 |
4. | "A Song with No Name" | Jones, Jeff Tweedy | Tweedy | 4:03 |
5. | "Uh Oh" | Jones, Bartlett | Bartlett | 3:36 |
6. | "Wintertime" | Jones, Tweedy | Tweedy | 3:48 |
7. | "Just a Little Bit" | Jones, Sarah Oda, Brian Blade, Christopher Thomas | Jones | 5:02 |
Total length: | 28:53 |
Technical
Chart (2019) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA) [8] | 14 |
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [9] | 31 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [10] | 29 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [11] | 25 |
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI) [12] | 51 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [13] | 50 |
French Albums (SNEP) [14] | 42 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [15] | 35 |
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ) [16] | 34 |
Japan Hot Albums ( Billboard Japan ) [17] | 28 |
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [18] | 18 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [19] | 21 |
Polish Albums (ZPAV) [20] | 47 |
Scottish Albums (OCC) [21] | 50 |
South Korean Albums (Gaon) [22] | 84 |
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [23] | 30 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [24] | 11 |
US Billboard 200 [25] | 164 |
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