''Pick Me Up Off the Floor'' is the seventh

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by American singer-songwriter

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. The album was released on June 12, 2020, by

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. A departure from Jones'

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leanings of the past, ''Pick Me Up Off the Floor'' is a primarily a

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and

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record, with elements of

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, and hip hop.

Critical reception

''Pick Me Up Off the Floor'' received an average score of 83 out of 100 from 10 reviews on

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, indicating "universal acclaim." Lior Phillips from ''Variety'' praised the album saying "stretching its borders from stormcloud

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pop to lithe Motown, the album is tied together by Jones’ ineffable ability to convey big emotions with simplicity."

Commercial performance

''Pick Me Up Off the Floor'' debuted at number 87 on the US ''Billboard'' 200, with 10,100

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, according to

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. This became her first studio album to not reach the top ten.

Track listing

Personnel

* Norah Jones - vocals and piano (on all tracks),

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and

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(track 3), drums (6),

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(11) * Ayane Kozasa - viola (1) *

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- cello, string arrangement (1) *

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- drums (2–6, 9) * Pete Remm - Hammond B3 (2, 3), synthesizer and electric guitar (2) *

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- electric bass (2) * Christopher Thomas - upright bass (3, 4, 9) *

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and Sam Ashworth - backing vocals (3, 4, 9) *

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- shaker (3) * Dan Iead - pedal steel guitar (4, 10) *

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- tenor saxophone (5, 7) * Dave Guy - trumpet (5, 7) * Jesse Murphy - upright bass (5–7) * Nate Smith - drums (7) *

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- acoustic and electric guitar (8, 11), electric bass (8) *

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- drums (8) * Mazz Swift - violin and backing vocals (9) *

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- electric bass (10) * Dan Rieser and Josh Adams - drums (10) Technical * Norah Jones - production (except 8, 11) * Jeff Tweedy - production (8, 11) * Brandon Bost - recording at

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(1) * Andy Taub - recording at Brooklyn Recording, Brooklyn, New York (2, 5–7, 10) *

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- recording at Reservoir Studios, New York (3, 4, 9) * Matt Marinelli - additional recording at Rainbow Star,

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(2–4, 6, 9, 10), mixing (1, 2, 4) * Jake Owen - additional recording at Superlegal Studios, New York (3) *

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- horns recording at Diamond Mine Studios,

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(5, 7) * Jamie Landry - mixing at Flux Studios, New York (3–7, 9) * Tom Schick - recording and mixing at The Loft,

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(8, 11) * Mark Greenberg - engineer (8, 11) * Samuel Wahl - musical assistant at Brooklyn Recording, Brooklyn, NY (2, 5–7, 10, 11) * John Muller and Joey Wunsch - musical assistants (3–7, 9) * James Yost - musical assistant (3, 4, 9) *

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and Steve Fallone - mastering at

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* Frank Harkins - art direction, design * Diane Russo - photography

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

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