The sophomore effort from the Grammy winner is a bit of a disappointment. With all the hype surrounding last year's win, everyone in the industry and fans were expecting a great deal from this CD.
 
It has a lot of strong elements. The melodies on all the tracks at listen are more developed and prominent on this CD. Jone's voice seems even stronger on the CD as compared to the first.
 
However, there is a more light-hearted feel to this CD. The mystique of the brooding, soulful jazz genre is missing from this CD. Although Jone's displays a wider range of singing and lyrically laden track choices, the CD has few musical highlights. Pretty much all the tracks all in some way remotely sound the same. There are no peeks and valleys that help keep the listeners interest. Although the music as a whole is good and well produced. There is little to hold the interest.
 
For those who love Norah Jones, you'll probably love this CD. For those maybe just familiar with the releases off her first CD ONLY, you might be a bit disappointed with the lack of variety on this CD. I would give it a 2 star rating.