Pick Me Up Off the Floor
Studio album by
Norah Jones
ReleasedJune 12, 2020
Recorded2019
Studio
  • Big Purple Box (Brooklyn, New York)
  • Diamond Mine Studios (Queens, New York)
  • Electric Lady Studios (New York City)
  • Brooklyn Recording (Brooklyn, New York),
  • Reservoir Studios (New York City)
  • Rainbow Star (Brooklyn, New York)
  • The Loft (Chicago, Illinois)
Genre
Length45:25
LabelBlue Note
Producer
  • Norah Jones
  • Jeff Tweedy
Norah Jones chronology
Begin Again
(2019)		 Pick Me Up Off the Floor
(2020)		 I Dream of Christmas
(2021)
Norah Jones studio album chronology
Day Breaks
(2016)		 Pick Me Up Off the Floor
(2020)		 I Dream of Christmas
(2021)
Singles from Pick Me Up Off the Floor
  1. "I'm Alive"
    Released: March 13, 2020[1]
  2. "How I Weep"
    Released: April 14, 2020[2]
  3. "Tryin' to Keep It Together"
    Released: April 29, 2020[3]
  4. "Were You Watching?"
    Released: May 12, 2020[4]
  5. "Flame Twin"
    Released: July 7, 2020[5]

Pick Me Up Off the Floor is the seventh[6] studio album by American singer-songwriter Norah Jones. The album was released on June 12, 2020, by Blue Note Records.[7][8] A departure from Jones' lounge leanings of the past, Pick Me Up Off the Floor is a primarily a jazz pop and jazz folk record, with elements of orchestral pop, blues, gospel, soul, country, funk, and hip hop.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic83/100[9]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[10]
American Songwriter[11]
The Independent[12]
musicOMH[13]
The Observer[14]
The Telegraph[15]
Tom HullB+ ((1-star Honorable Mention))[16]

Pick Me Up Off the Floor received an average score of 83 out of 100 from 10 reviews on Metacritic, indicating "universal acclaim".[9]

Lior Phillips from Variety praised the album saying "stretching its borders from stormcloud blues to orchestral jazz pop to lithe Motown, the album is tied together by Jones' ineffable ability to convey big emotions with simplicity."[17]

Commercial performance

Pick Me Up Off the Floor debuted at number 87 on the US Billboard 200, with 10,100 album equivalent units,[18] according to Rolling Stone charts. This became her first studio album to not reach the top ten.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."How I Weep"Norah Jones4:42
2."Flame Twin"Jones3:21
3."Hurts to Be Alone"Jones3:25
4."Heartbroken, Day After"Jones4:12
5."Say No More"
  • Jones
  • Sarah Oda
4:58
6."This Life"Jones2:38
7."To Live"Jones4:28
8."I'm Alive"
4:16
9."Were You Watching?"
  • Jones
  • Emily Fiskio
5:16
10."Stumble on My Way"Jones3:53
11."Heaven Above"
  • Jones
  • Tweedy
4:15
Total length:45:25
Target bonus tracks[19]& Japanese edition (bonus tracks) [20]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Street Stranger"
  • Jones
  • Fiskio
4:43
13."Tryin' to Keep It Together"
  • Jones
  • Thomas Bartlett
4:00
Total length:54:11
Japanese edition bonus DVD[20][21]
No.TitleDirector(s)Length
1."I'm Alive" (music video)Mara Whitehead4:16
2."I'm Alive" (Japanese lyric video)Mieko Kawakami4:17
3."Flipside" (music video)Sam Kuhn3:50
4."Begin Again" (lyric video) 3:39
Total length:70:11
Deluxe Edition[22][23][24]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."I'll Be Gone" (Featuring Mavis Staples) 4:29
13."Tryin' to Keep It Together"
  • Jones
  • Thomas Bartlett
3:59
14."Light Wind Blowing - Live from Home 6/4/20" 3:04
15."Nightingale - Live from Home 5/28/20" 4:48
16."That's the Way the World Goes Round - Live from Home 4/9/20"
2:35
17."It's Gonna Be - Live from Home 6/11/20" 4:08
18."I Am Missing You - Live from Home 7/7/20"
5:06
19."To Live - Live from Home 6/22/20" 4:48
20."Hurts to Be Alone - Live from Home 6/12/20" 4:48
21."How Deep Is the Ocean - Live from Home 8/27/20"
3:37
22."Sinkin' Soon - Live from Home 7/16/20" 4:51
23."You Don't Know - Live from Home 7/16/20" 3:59
24."Patience - Live from Home 3/19/20"
5:39
25."I'm Alive - Live from Home 6/12/20" 4:33
26."Carnival Town - Live from Home 8/20/20" 4:15
27."Wake Me Up - Live from Home 4/23/20" 2:47
28."Tryin' to Keep It Together - Live from Home 5/7/20" 3:47
29."Begin Again - Live from Home 5/7/20" 3:43
30."For the Good Times - Live from Home 7/30/20"
4:36
Total length:120:04

Personnel

Technical

  • Norah Jones - production (except 8, 11)
  • Jeff Tweedy - production (8, 11)
  • Brandon Bost - recording at Electric Lady Studios, New York, NY (1)
  • Andy Taub - recording at Brooklyn Recording, Brooklyn, New York (2, 5–7, 10)
  • Patrick Dillett - recording at Reservoir Studios, New York (3, 4, 9)
  • Matt Marinelli - additional recording at Rainbow Star, Brooklyn, NY (2–4, 6, 9, 10), mixing (1, 2, 4)
  • Jake Owen - additional recording at Superlegal Studios, New York (3)
  • Homer Steinweiss - horns recording at Diamond Mine Studios, Columbus, OH (5, 7)
  • Jamie Landry - mixing at Flux Studios, New York (3–7, 9)
  • Tom Schick - recording and mixing at The Loft, Chicago, IL (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)
  • Greg Calbi and Steve Fallone - mastering at Sterling Sound, Edgewater, NJ
  • Frank Harkins - art direction, design
  • Diane Russo - photography

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart performance for Pick Me Up Off the Floor
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[25] 21
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[26] 2
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[27] 9
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[28] 7
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[29] 65
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[30] 38
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[31] 16
French Albums (SNEP)[32] 21
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[33] 6
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[34] 23
Italian Albums (FIMI)[35] 43
Japan Hot Albums (Billboard)[36] 11
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[37] 9
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[38] 31
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[39] 5
Scottish Albums (OCC)[40] 10
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[41] 1
UK Albums (OCC)[42] 47
US Billboard 200[43] 87
US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)[44] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2020) Position
Australian Jazz and Blues Albums (ARIA)[45] 4
Chart (2021) Position
Australian Jazz and Blues Albums (ARIA)[46] 48

References

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  2. ↑ "Norah Jones - How I Weep (Official Audio)". YouTube. Norah Jones. April 14, 2020. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Norah Jones - Tryin' To Keep It Together". YouTube. Norah Jones. April 29, 2020. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Norah Jones - Were You Watching? (Audio)". YouTube. Norah Jones. May 12, 2020. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Norah Jones - Flame Twin". YouTube. Norah Jones. July 7, 2020. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Norah Jones - Pick Me Up Off The Floor – Blue Note Records". Blue Note Records. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Pick Me Up Off the Floor by Norah Jones on Apple Music". Music.apple.com. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
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