First Sessions (Norah Jones EP)

First Sessions
EP by Norah Jones
Released	2001
Recorded	October 8–9, 2000
Genre	Vocal jazz, pop jazz
Length	19:17
Label	Blue Note Records
Norah Jones chronology
First Sessions (2001) Come Away with Me (2002)
Singles from First Sessions
"Don't Know Why" Released: July 2002

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

	"Don't Know Why" Norah Jones's "Don't Know Why" from First Sessions and Come Away with Me
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First Sessions is an EP by singer Norah Jones, released in 2001. The EP was a limited release of approximately 10,000 copies which were available on Jones' website and at live shows.^[2]

Background

As the name suggests, First Sessions marked the first recordings made by Jones after being signed with Blue Note Records.^[2] Label A&R Brian Bacchus put the singer with experienced engineer Jay Newland to record demos of around nine songs. Six of these were chosen for the sampler release First Sessions, while the remainder were set aside for consideration for her debut album Come Away with Me.^[2] Ultimately, most of the songs featured here ended up on Come Away with Me.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Don't Know Why"	Jesse Harris	3:11
2.	"Come Away with Me"	Norah Jones	3:06
3.	"Something Is Calling You"	Jesse Harris	3:25
4.	"Turn Me On"	John D. Loudermilk	2:37
5.	"Lonestar"	Lee Alexander	3:07
6.	"Peace"	Horace Silver	3:51

Personnel

• Norah Jones - piano, vocals
• Lee Alexander - bass
• Jesse Harris - guitar
• Dan Reiser - drums
• Olivier Vieser - guitar
• Adam Rogers - guitar (track 4)
• Tony Scherr - acoustic and slide guitar (track 5)

Production

• Recording engineer and mix: Jay Newland

References

1. Allmusic review
2. "Interview with Brian Bacchus". HitQuarters. Sep 3, 2002. Retrieved April 10, 2011.