North

Jazz · 2003 · 16 tracks

North

A stark, piano-led cycle of torch songs. Stripping away the rock snarl for hushed chamber jazz, it captures the quiet gravity of heartbreak and new hope.

Elvis puts down the guitar and picks up a glass of scotch for a night of beautiful, heartbreaking piano jazz.

A hushed, deeply intimate journey through the wreckage of a breakup into the fragile light of a new beginning.

North · vs · Elvis Costello

Sparse Bare+4.0σ

The production is built around sparse bare than this artist usually allows.

Tracklist · 16 Tracks

01

You Left Me in the Dark

3:26

02

Someone Took the Words Away

4:35

03

When Did I Stop Dreaming?

5:23

04

You Turned to Me

2:32

05

Fallen

3:12

06

When It Sings

3:58

07

Still

2:28

08

Let Me Tell You About Her

4:23

09

Can You Be True?

3:46

10

When Green Eyes Turn Blue

4:18

11

I’m in the Mood Again

2:36

12

Impatience

5:04

13

Too Blue

2:50

14

North

3:06

15

Still

2:44

16

Fallen

3:08

Moments Worth Waiting For

The stark opening piano chords of track 1 that immediately signal a departure from his rock persona.

The way his voice cracks with restrained tenderness on the word 'Still' during the title track.

The lush but mournful woodwind entry on 'Someone Took the Words Away' that feels like a classic torch song.

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Please Leave Your Light On

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Nostalgia

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Night Songs II

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But Beautiful: Standards: Volume I

But Beautiful: Standards: Volume I

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Love Is Calling Me

Love Is Calling Me

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Angel Eyes

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Reflections of Rosemary

Reflections of Rosemary

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Ballads

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Resting on the Beach

Resting on the Beach

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