"Come Away with Me" is a song written, produced, and performed by American recording artist

Norah Jones Norah Jones (born Geethali Norah Jones Shankar; March 30, 1979) is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. She has won several awards for her music and as of 2012, has sold more than 50 million records worldwide. ''Billboard'' named her the ...

. The

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was released on September 30, 2002, as the third single from her debut studio album, '' Come Away with Me'' (2002). The song reached number 21 on the US '' Billboard''

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and number two in Canada. It also peaked at number five in Spain and number 80 in the United Kingdom. "Come Away with Me" was included on the soundtrack for the film ''

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'' (2002).

Music video

The music video of the song was directed by

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and shows Norah driving a car in a California desert. The video was released in 2003.

Track listings

Canadian and UK CD single # "Come Away with Me" – 3:18 # "Turn Me On" (live) – 5:08 # "

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" (live) – 4:39 * Both live tracks were recorded at the House of Blues, Chicago, on April 16, 2002 European CD single # "Come Away with Me" – 3:18 # " Feelin' the Same Way" – 2:55

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the UK CD single and the '' Come Away with Me'' album booklet. Studios * Recorded at Sorcerer Sound (New York City) * Mixed at Sear Sound (New York City) * Mastered at Sterling Sound (New York City) Personnel *

– writing, vocals, piano *

Jesse Harris Jesse Harris (born October 24, 1969) is an American singer-songwriter, producer, and guitarist. He has worked with Norah Jones, Melody Gardot, Madeleine Peyroux, Nikki Yanofsky, and Lizz Wright. Early life and education Harris and his twin si ...

– acoustic guitar *

Adam Levy Adam Levy is a jazz guitarist who was a member of Norah Jones's band. Career Levy was born in Encino, California. Two of his uncles and one cousin played guitar, and his mother briefly took lessons. His grandfather, George Wyle, worked for ' ...

– electric guitar * Lee Alexander – bass * Dan Rieser – drums *

Arif Mardin Arif Mardin (March 15, 1932 – June 25, 2006) was a Turkish-American music producer, who worked with hundreds of artists across many different styles of music, including jazz, rock, soul, disco and country. He worked at Atlantic Records for o ...

– production, mixing *

Jay Newland Jay Newland is an American music producer, engineer and mixer, perhaps best known for his work with Norah Jones on her 2002 debut album ''Come Away with Me'', one of the best-selling albums of all time, with 27 million units sold worldwide to dat ...

– engineering, mixing * Dick Kondas – assistant engineering *

Ted Jensen Ted Jensen (born September 19, 1954) is an American mastering engineer, known for having mastered many recordings, including the Eagles' ''Hotel California'', Green Day's '' American Idiot'' and Norah Jones' ''Come Away with Me''. Biography T ...

– mastering

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References

{{Authority control Norah Jones songs 2000s ballads 2002 songs 2003 singles Blue Note Records singles Parlophone singles Song recordings produced by Arif Mardin Songs written by Norah Jones