Pick Me Up Off the Floor
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{{Infobox album
| name = Pick Me Up Off the Floor
| type = Studio
| artist = Norah Jones
| cover = Norah Jones Pick Me Up Off the Floor.jpg
| alt =
| released = June 12, 2020
| recorded = 2019
| venue =
| 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 =
| length = 45:25
| label = Blue Note
| producer =
- Norah Jones
- Jeff Tweedy
| prev_title = Begin Again
| prev_year = 2019
| next_title = I Dream of Christmas
| next_year = 2021
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Norah Jones studio album
| type = studio
| prev_title = Day Breaks
| prev_year = 2016
| title = Pick Me Up Off the Floor
| year = 2020
| next_title = I Dream of Christmas
| next_year = 2021
}}{{Singles
| name = Pick Me Up Off the Floor
| type = studio
| single1 = I'm Alive
| single1date = March 13, 2020{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hjv2mxOiej4|title=Norah Jones - I'm Alive|date=March 13, 2020|publisher=Norah Jones|website=YouTube|access-date=July 20, 2020}}
| single2 = How I Weep
| single2date = April 14, 2020{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HO8yy1Nj2lY|title=Norah Jones - How I Weep (Official Audio)|date=April 14, 2020|publisher=Norah Jones|website=YouTube|access-date=July 20, 2020}}
| single3 = Tryin' to Keep It Together
| single3date = April 29, 2020{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjl9gNwHGLk|title=Norah Jones - Tryin' To Keep It Together|date=April 29, 2020|publisher=Norah Jones|website=YouTube|access-date=July 20, 2020}}
| single4 = Were You Watching?
| single4date = May 12, 2020{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hs0sxsBcS64|title=Norah Jones - Were You Watching? (Audio)|date=May 12, 2020|publisher=Norah Jones|website=YouTube|access-date=July 20, 2020}}
| single5 = Flame Twin
| single5date = July 7, 2020{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N93FocsBQ_w|title=Norah Jones - Flame Twin|date=July 7, 2020|publisher=Norah Jones|website=YouTube|access-date=July 20, 2020}}
}}
}}
Pick Me Up Off the Floor is the seventh{{cite web|url=https://store.bluenote.com/products/norah-jones-pick-me-up-off-the-floor-1 |title=Norah Jones - Pick Me Up Off The Floor – Blue Note Records |publisher=Blue Note Records |date= |access-date=2020-07-11}} studio album by American singer-songwriter Norah Jones. The album was released on June 12, 2020, by Blue Note Records.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/pick-me-up-off-the-floor/1500509397 |title=Pick Me Up Off the Floor by Norah Jones on Apple Music |publisher=Music.apple.com |date= |access-date=2020-06-16}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/norah-jones-new-album-jeff-tweedy-966645/ |title=Norah Jones Preps New LP, Shares 'I'm Alive' With Jeff Tweedy |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=2020-03-13 |access-date=2020-06-16}} 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
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|author=Stephen Thomas Erlewine |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/pick-me-up-off-the-floor-mw0003360325 |title=Pick Me Up Off the Floor - Norah Jones |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=2020-06-16}}
| rev2 = American Songwriter
| rev2score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|last=Horowitz |first=Hal |url=https://americansongwriter.com/norah-jones-pick-me-up-off-the-floor-album-review/ |title=Norah Jones' Musical Leftovers Become Her New Main Course |website=American Songwriter |date=2020-06-09 |access-date=2020-06-16}}
| rev3 = The Independent
| rev3score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|first=Roisin |last=O'Connor |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/norah-jones-review-pick-me-up-off-the-floor-a9500721.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220526/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/norah-jones-review-pick-me-up-off-the-floor-a9500721.html |archive-date=May 26, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Norah Jones review, Pick Me Up Off the Floor: One of the most intriguing records she's released in years |work=The Independent |date=2020-05-07 |access-date=2020-06-16}}
| rev4 = musicOMH
| rev4score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|last=Johnson |first=Steven |url=https://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/norah-jones-pick-me-up-off-the-floor |title=Norah Jones – Pick Me Up Off The Floor |website=musicOMH |date=2020-06-11 |access-date=2020-06-16}}
| rev5 = The Observer
| rev6 = The Telegraph
| rev7 = Tom Hull
| rev7Score = B+ ({{Rating-Christgau|hm1}}){{cite web|last=Hull|first=Tom|author-link=Tom Hull (critic)|date=n.d.|url=http://tomhull.com/ocston/blog/archives/2857-Music-Week.html|title=Music Week|website=Tom Hull – on the Web|access-date=June 20, 2020}}
|noprose=yes
}}
Pick Me Up Off the Floor received an average score of 83 out of 100 from 10 reviews on Metacritic, indicating "universal acclaim".
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."{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/music/album-reviews/norah-jones-album-review-pick-me-up-off-the-floor-1234632486/|title=Nora Jones: Pick Me Up Off of the Floor|last=Phillips|first=Lior|date=June 12, 2020|access-date=July 19, 2020}}
Commercial performance
Pick Me Up Off the Floor debuted at number 87 on the US Billboard 200, with 10,100 album equivalent units,{{cite web|title=Top 200 Popular Albums|website=Rolling Stone Music Charts|date=2020-06-12|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/charts/albums/2020-06-12/|access-date=2022-05-05}} according to Rolling Stone charts. This became her first studio album to not reach the top ten.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| total_length = 45:25
| title1 = How I Weep
| writer1 = Norah Jones
| length1 = 4:42
| title2 = Flame Twin
| writer2 = Jones
| length2 = 3:21
| title3 = Hurts to Be Alone
| writer3 = Jones
| length3 = 3:25
| title4 = Heartbroken, Day After
| writer4 = Jones
| length4 = 4:12
| title5 = Say No More
| writer5 = {{hlist|Jones|Sarah Oda}}
| length5 = 4:58
| title6 = This Life
| writer6 = Jones
| length6 = 2:38
| title7 = To Live
| writer7 = Jones
| length7 = 4:28
| title8 = I'm Alive
| writer8 = {{hlist|Jones|Jeff Tweedy}}
| length8 = 4:16
| title9 = Were You Watching?
| writer9 = {{hlist|Jones|Emily Fiskio}}
| length9 = 5:16
| title10 = Stumble on My Way
| writer10 = Jones
| length10 = 3:53
| title11 = Heaven Above
| writer11 = {{hlist|Jones|Tweedy}}
| length11 = 4:15
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Target bonus tracks{{cite web|url=https://www.target.com/p/norah-jones-pick-me-up-off-the-floor-target-exclusive-cd/-/A-79695972 |title=Norah Jones - Pick Me Up Off The Floor (Target Exclusive, CD) |publisher=Target.com |date= |access-date=2020-06-16}}& Japanese edition (bonus tracks) {{cite web|url=https://norahjones.jp/disco/uccq-9571/ |title=ピック・ミー・アップ・オフ・ザ・フロア|publisher=Universal Music Japan|access-date=August 23, 2020|language=ja}}
| total_length = 54:11
| title12 = Street Stranger
| writer12 = {{hlist|Jones|Fiskio}}
| length12 = 4:43
| title13 = Tryin' to Keep It Together
| writer13 = {{hlist|Jones|Thomas Bartlett}}
| length13 = 4:00
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Japanese edition bonus DVD{{cite web|url=https://norahjones.jp/disco/uccq-9571/ |title=ピック・ミー・アップ・オフ・ザ・フロア|publisher=Universal Music Japan|access-date=August 23, 2020|language=ja}}{{cite web|url=https://tower.jp/item/5032202/|publisher=Tower Records.com|access-date=23 August 2020|title=Norah Jones/ピック・ミー・アップ・オフ・ザ・フロア [SHM-CD+DVD]<初回限定盤> }}
| extra_column = Director(s)
| total_length = 70:11
| title1 = I'm Alive
| note1 = music video
| extra1 = Mara Whitehead
| length1 = 4:16
| title2 = I'm Alive
| note2 = Japanese lyric video
| extra2 = Mieko Kawakami
| length2 = 4:17
| title3 = Flipside
| note3 = music video
| extra3 = Sam Kuhn
| length3 = 3:50
| title4 = Begin Again
| note4 = lyric video
| extra4 =
| length4 = 3:39
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Deluxe Edition{{cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/6Qlru4pwL5Xf6zp0syH6RU |title=Spotify - Pick Me Up Off The Floor (Deluxe Edition)|date=June 12, 2020 |publisher=Capitol Records, LLC|access-date=September 15, 2021|language=en}}{{cite web|url=https://tidal.com/browse/album/158044615 |title=Pick Me Up Off The Floor (Deluxe Edition) by Norah Jones on TIDAL|publisher=Capitol Records, LLC|access-date=September 15, 2021|language=en}}{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/en/album/pick-me-up-off-the-floor-deluxe-edition/1534605301 |title=Pick Me Up Off The Floor (Deluxe Edition) by Norah Jones on Apple Music|publisher=Capitol Records, LLC|access-date=September 15, 2021|language=en}}
| extra_column = Director(s)
| total_length = 120:04
| title12 = I'll Be Gone
| note12 = Featuring Mavis Staples
| length12 = 4:29
| title13 = Tryin' to Keep It Together
| writer13 = {{hlist|Jones|Thomas Bartlett}}
| length13 = 3:59
| title14 = Light Wind Blowing - Live from Home 6/4/20
| length14 = 3:04
| title15 = Nightingale - Live from Home 5/28/20
| length15 = 4:48
| title16 = That's the Way the World Goes Round - Live from Home 4/9/20
| writer16 = {{hlist|John Prine}}
| length16 = 2:35
| title17 = It's Gonna Be - Live from Home 6/11/20
| length17 = 4:08
| title18 = I Am Missing You - Live from Home 7/7/20
| writer18 = {{hlist|Ravi Shankar}}
| length18 = 5:06
| title19 = To Live - Live from Home 6/22/20
| length19 = 4:48
| title20 = Hurts to Be Alone - Live from Home 6/12/20
| length20 = 4:48
| title21 = How Deep Is the Ocean - Live from Home 8/27/20
| writer21 = {{hlist|Irving Berlin}}
| length21 = 3:37
| title22 = Sinkin' Soon - Live from Home 7/16/20
| length22 = 4:51
| title23 = You Don't Know - Live from Home 7/16/20
| length23 = 3:59
| title24 = Patience - Live from Home 3/19/20
| writer24 = {{hlist|Guns N' Roses}}
| length24 = 5:39
| title25 = I'm Alive - Live from Home 6/12/20
| length25 = 4:33
| title26 = Carnival Town - Live from Home 8/20/20
| length26 = 4:15
| title27 = Wake Me Up - Live from Home 4/23/20
| length27 = 2:47
| title28 = Tryin' to Keep It Together - Live from Home 5/7/20
| length28 = 3:47
| title29 = Begin Again - Live from Home 5/7/20
| length29 = 3:43
| title30 = For the Good Times - Live from Home 7/30/20
| writer30 = {{hlist|Kris Kristofferson}}
| length30 = 4:36
}}
Personnel
- Norah Jones - vocals and piano (on all tracks), Wurlitzer electric piano and Hammond B3 organ (track 3), drums (6), celesta (11)
- Ayane Kozasa - viola (1)
- Paul Wiancko - cello, string arrangement (1)
- Brian Blade - drums (2–6, 9)
- Pete Remm - Hammond B3 (2, 3), synthesizer and electric guitar (2)
- John Patitucci - electric bass (2)
- Christopher Thomas - upright bass (3, 4, 9)
- Ruby Amanfu and Sam Ashworth - backing vocals (3, 4, 9)
- Mauro Refosco - shaker (3)
- Dan Iead - pedal steel guitar (4, 10)
- Leon Michels - tenor saxophone (5, 7)
- Dave Guy - trumpet (5, 7)
- Jesse Murphy - upright bass (5–7)
- Nate Smith - drums (7)
- Jeff Tweedy - acoustic and electric guitar (8, 11), electric bass (8)
- Spencer Tweedy - drums (8)
- Mazz Swift - violin and backing vocals (9)
- Josh Lattanzi - 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 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=
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|+Chart performance for Pick Me Up Off the Floor |
scope="col"| Chart (2020)
! scope="col"| Peak |
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{{album chart|Australia|21|artist=Norah Jones|album=Pick Me Up Off the Floor|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 27, 2020}} |
{{album chart|Austria|2|artist=Norah Jones|album=Pick Me Up Off the Floor|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 25, 2020}} |
{{album chart|Flanders|9|artist=Norah Jones|album=Pick Me Up Off the Floor|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 19, 2020}} |
{{album chart|Wallonia|7|artist=Norah Jones|album=Pick Me Up Off the Floor|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 19, 2020}} |
{{album chart|BillboardCanada|65|artist=Norah Jones|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 23, 2020}} |
{{album chart|Czech|38|date=202025|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 22, 2020}} |
{{album chart|Netherlands|16|artist=Norah Jones|album=Pick Me Up Off the Floor|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 19, 2020}} |
{{album chart|France|21|artist=Norah Jones|album=Pick Me Up Off the Floor|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 27, 2020}} |
{{album chart|Germany4|6|id=405145|artist=Norah Jones|album=Pick Me Up Off the Floor|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 19, 2020}} |
{{album chart|Hungary|23|year=2020|week=25|artist=Norah Jones|album=Pick Me Up Off the Floor|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 26, 2020}} |
{{album chart|Italy|43|artist=Norah Jones|album=Pick Me Up Off the Floor|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 27, 2020}} |
scope="row"| Japan Hot Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot_albums&year=2020&month=06&day=22|title=Japan Hot Albums|magazine=Billboard|date=June 22, 2020|access-date=August 23, 2020|language=Japanese}}
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{{album chart|Oricon|9|M|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/287861/products/1355318/1/|title=Norah Jones|publisher=Oricon|rowheader=true|accessdate=August 23, 2020}} |
{{album chart|Poland|31|id=1293|rowheader=true|accessdate=July 2, 2020}} |
{{album chart|Portugal|5|artist=Norah Jones|album=Pick Me Up Off the Floor|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 27, 2020}} |
{{album chart|Scotland|10|date=20200619|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 19, 2020}} |
{{album chart|Switzerland|1|artist=Norah Jones|album=Pick Me Up Off the Floor|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 24, 2020}} |
{{album chart|UK2|47|date=20200619|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 19, 2020}} |
{{album chart|Billboard200|87|artist=Norah Jones|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 23, 2020}} |
{{album chart|BillboardJazz|1|artist=Norah Jones|rowheader=true|accessdate=May 18, 2022}} |
= Year-end charts =
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! scope="col"| Chart (2020) ! scope="col"| Position |
scope="row"| Australian Jazz and Blues Albums (ARIA){{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2020/jazz-blues-albums-chart|title= ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Jazz and Blues Albums 2020|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association |accessdate=15 January 2021}}
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scope="col"| Chart (2021)
! scope="col"| Position |
scope="row"| Australian Jazz and Blues Albums (ARIA){{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2021/jazz-blues-albums-chart|title= ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Jazz and Blues Albums 2021|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association |accessdate=15 January 2021}}
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