The Fall is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter Norah Jones, released November 17, 2009 on Blue Note Records.

Background and production

Jones' official website has stated that she "has taken a new direction on the The Fall, experimenting with different sounds and a new set of collaborators, including Jacquire King, a noted producer and engineer who has worked with Kings of Leon, Tom Waits, and Modest Mouse among others. Jones enlisted several songwriting collaborators, including Ryan Adams and Okkervil River’s Will Sheff, as well as her frequent partner Jesse Harris. King also helped Jones put together a new group of musicians to perform on the album, including drummers Joey Waronker (Beck, R.E.M.) and James Gadson (Bill Withers), keyboardist James Poyser (Erykah Badu, Al Green), and guitarists Marc Ribot (Tom Waits, Elvis Costello), Smokey Hormel (Johnny Cash, Joe Strummer)", Lyle Workman, (Bourgois Tagg, film composer for Superbad), and Peter Atanasoff (Rickie Lee Jones, Tito and Tarantula). Jones has also revealed the cover artwork for the album, which features a portrait by photographer Autumn de Wilde.

Release and promotion

The first single, "Chasing Pirates," was released on October 13, 2009.

To promote the release of the album Jones will appear on:

• Dancing with the Stars - October 20, 2009
• Later with Jools Holland — November 3, 2009
• Late Show with David Letterman — November 11, 2009
• Good Morning America — November 16, 2009
• The Colbert Report — November 18, 2009
• The View — November 23, 2009
• The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien — December 15, 2009
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! — December 16, 2009
• A Prairie Home Companion — December 19, 2009

Track listing

Release dates

Country	Date	Label(s)	Format
Japan	November 11, 2009	EMI	CD 180-gram vinyl Digital download
Germany	November 13, 2009
The Netherlands	November 13, 2009	Blue Note
United Kingdom	November 16, 2009	EMI
France
United States	November 17, 2009	Blue Note
Brazil	November 30, 2009	EMI

Charts

Chart (2009)	Peak Position
Austrian Albums Chart	3
Australian Albums Chart	17
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)	3
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)	1
Canadian Albums Chart	3
Czech Albums Chart	10
Dutch Albums Chart	8
European Top 100 Albums	3
Finnish Albums Chart	21
French Albums Chart	5
German Albums Chart	3
Irish Albums Chart	20
Italian Albums Chart	17
Japan Albums Chart	6
New Zealand Albums Chart	10
Norwegian Albums Chart	14
Spanish Albums Chart	15
Swedish Albums Chart	2
Swiss Albums Chart	1
UK Albums Chart	24
U.S. Billboard 200	3
U.S. Top Rock Albums	2
U.S. Top Digital Albums	3

Certifications

Country	Providers	Certification	Sales or Shipments
Australia	ARIA
Canada	CRIA		15,000
Japan	RIAJ		32,000+
New Zealand	RIANZ	Gold	7,500
United Kingdom	BPI
United States	RIAA		285,876

References

1. New CD: The Fall at NorahJones.com, 11 September 2009
2. Australian Charts
3. Czech Albums Chart - The Fall Chartrun
4. European Top 100
5. Suomen virallinen lista
6. PROMUSICAE
7. UK Albums Chart by BBC
8. Billboard Rock Albums

External links

• The Fall at Metacritic
• Norah Jones official website