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.
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Released | June 12, 2020 | |||
Recorded | 2019 | |||
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Length | 45:25 | |||
Label | Blue Note | |||
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Singles from Pick Me Up Off the Floor | ||||
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 83/100[9] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [10] |
American Songwriter | [11] |
The Independent | [12] |
musicOMH | [13] |
The Observer | [14] |
The Telegraph | [15] |
Tom Hull | B+ ( )[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]
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.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "How I Weep" | Norah Jones | 4:42 |
2. | "Flame Twin" | Jones | 3:21 |
3. | "Hurts to Be Alone" | Jones | 3:25 |
4. | "Heartbroken, Day After" | Jones | 4:12 |
5. | "Say No More" |
| 4:58 |
6. | "This Life" | Jones | 2:38 |
7. | "To Live" | Jones | 4:28 |
8. | "I'm Alive" |
| 4:16 |
9. | "Were You Watching?" |
| 5:16 |
10. | "Stumble on My Way" | Jones | 3:53 |
11. | "Heaven Above" |
| 4:15 |
Total length: | 45:25 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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12. | "Street Stranger" |
| 4:43 |
13. | "Tryin' to Keep It Together" |
| 4:00 |
Total length: | 54:11 |
No. | Title | Director(s) | Length |
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1. | "I'm Alive" (music video) | Mara Whitehead | 4:16 |
2. | "I'm Alive" (Japanese lyric video) | Mieko Kawakami | 4:17 |
3. | "Flipside" (music video) | Sam Kuhn | 3:50 |
4. | "Begin Again" (lyric video) | 3:39 | |
Total length: | 70:11 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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12. | "I'll Be Gone" (Featuring Mavis Staples) | 4:29 | |
13. | "Tryin' to Keep It Together" |
| 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 |
Technical
Chart (2020) | Peak position |
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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 |
Chart (2020) | Position |
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Australian Jazz and Blues Albums (ARIA)[45] | 4 |
Chart (2021) | Position |
Australian Jazz and Blues Albums (ARIA)[46] | 48 |