
Album · 2016
Day Breaks
by Norah Jones
Day Breaks is an album by Norah Jones, released in 2016 on Blue Note, with 16 tracks.
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- 64 min
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16 tracks · 64 min
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Day Breaks is the sixth solo studio album by American singer and songwriter Norah Jones, released on October 7, 2016, through Blue Note Records. The album, which features nine new songs and three covers, sees Jones return to a piano-driven sound as heard on releases early in her career. In November 2015 while on a brief US tour, Jones confirmed that she had finished "a big chunk" of recording for her sixth studio album and that it was "coming soon." On March 1, 2016, Jones announced on social media that she was almost finished with her new album. On August 5, 2016, Jones announced the October 7, 2016 release date and title for the album, Day Breaks. Jones composed the nine original songs from Day Breaks on piano, which is a return to her roots and the sound of her 2002 debut album, Come Away with Me. "This new album feels full circle because I'm going back to my early influences," says Jones. "After the first record, I drifted away from the piano a little bit. I still played it, but was more inspired to write on guitar. I really loved playing piano on this record." With the help of co-producer Eli Wolf, Jones enlisted renown jazz musicians such as drummer Brian Blade, organist Lo…