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A decade ago, Norah Jones defied expectations with her 5th studio album Little Broken Hearts, a striking collaboration with the producer Danger Mouse that arrived 10 years after her debut Come Away With Me prompting SPIN to call it ldquothe second essential record of Norah Jonesrsquo career.rdquo On June 2, Blue Note Records will release the expanded 31track Little Broken Hearts Deluxe Edition curated by Jones and Eli Wolf which includes rare bonus tracks, alternate versions, and remixes, as well as a previously unreleased live version of the album that was recorded for Austin City Limits in 2012. The Deluxe Edition is available for preorder now as a 3LP set, 2CD set, and digital download. Listen to ldquoKilling Time,rdquo a bonus track that is available digitally for the first time today.ldquo10 years later, these are still some of my favorite songs in my catalogue to play live, no matter the instrumentation or arrangement, they just feel special,rdquo says Jones. ldquoAnd the way this album sounds makes my ears so happy. Im incredibly thankful to Danger Mouse for letting me explore with him and opening up my world to a new way of doing things that continues to inspire and influence me.rdquoNorah Jones and Danger Mouse aka Brian Burton first worked together when the producer called upon her to contribute vocals to his acclaimed 2011 album ROME. It was Jonesrsquo singular voice that caught Burtonrsquos attention as he began to conceptualize his homage to classic Italian film score music. He already had Jack White in mind for the male role, and he and his collaborator Daniele Luppi realized that Jonesrsquo voice would give the project the perfect balance it needed. Jones contributed three standout songs to ROME including ldquoBlackrdquo a live version of which is included on this set and their connection proved deep enough that they decided to collaborate again on Jonesrsquo next studio album.In a first for her, Jones arrived to the studio emptyhanded ndash no tunes, no arrangements, just a few ideas in a notebook. The songs were all built from the ground up with Jones and Burton sharing all the songwriting credits and performing the majority of the instrumental parts Jones on piano, keyboards, bass, and guitar, and Burton contributing drums, bass, guitar, keyboards, and string arrangements. The process was a complete change for Jones, but once they started it didnrsquot take long for her to warm to the challenges of creating on the fly using whatever resources she and Burton had between them. Later, they brought in a bandmdashincluding drummer Joey Waronker, bassist Gus Seyffert, and guitarist Blake Millsmdashto bolster many of the tracks.
