Norah Jones' 'Little Broken Hearts' Debuts at #2 on Billboard 200; Fall Tour Dates Announced

Norah Jones' fifth album, the Danger Mouse-produced Little Broken Hearts debuted at #2 on Billboard's Top 200 chart, also landing at #1 on the Top Internet Albums and Current Rock Albums charts following it's May 1st release.  Selling over 110,000 units across all formats in the U.S. during it's first week out, Little Broken Hearts has been earning RAVE reviews, some of the BEST reviews, in fact, of her entire career!  FANTASTIC! Way to go Norah. It's great to see an artist with this sort of longevity, especially given how different the album is musically, from all of her past releases.  SPIN Magazine even went as far as to call Little Broken Hearts "the second essential record of Norah Jones' career."  Now, that's quite the endorsement!

Outside of the U.S., Little Broken Hearts has been doing quite well, making the Top 5 in 14 countries including Australia, Canada, Denmark, Germany and the UK, as well as six #1 debuts in Austria, Belgium, France, Japan, Switzerland and Taiwan.  Having previously announced a string of tour dates this Spring and summer, Jones recently added new dates for the Fall, with tickets going on sale starting yesterday (Friday, May 11th).  The 12-date run will launch from Minneapolis on October 7th and will cover the Midwest, and Texas before concluding with a concert at the Mahalia Jackson Theatre in New Orleans on October 23rd.  Check out a full list of tour dates BELOW.

Blue Note Records marked the release of Jones' new album by reissuing her entire catalog (Come Away With Me, Feels Like Home, Not Too Late, The Fall and Little Broken Hearts) in an array of higher fidelity editions.  All five albums have been specifically Mastered for iTunes, insuring increased audio fidelity.  Blue Note and EMI will mark their new relationship with high-definition specialist HDTracks by issuing all five titles in multiple digital formats delivering CD quality resolution or better. In addition, audiophile specialist Analogue Productions will release all five albums in limited edition 200 gram vinyl and SACD editions, bundling the entire catalog plus a bonus album of rarities in LP and SACD box sets.

Little Broken Hearts is available for download everywhere (iTunes US/iTunes UK) right now, as his lead single "Happy Pills."  Check out the "Happy Pills" video BELOW and go check out Norah Jones on tour in a city near you!

Tour Dates:

May 25 – Olympia Theater – Paris, France
May 26 – Alte Opera – Frankfurt, Germany
May 28 – Carre Theater – Amsterdam, Netherlands
June 1 – Royal Festival Hall – London, United Kingdom
June 2 – Royal Festival Hall – London, United Kingdom
June 20 – Murat Theater – Indianapolis, Indiana

June 22 – Mud Island Amphitheater – Memphis, Tennessee
June 23 – Fox Theater – Atlanta, Georgia
June 24 – Ryman Auditorium – Nashville, Tennessee
June 27 – Wolf Trap – Vienna, Virginia
June 28 – Mann Center – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
June 29 – Kodak Hall – Rochester, New York
July 1 – Bank of America Pavilion – Boston, Massachusetts
July 2 – Oakdale Theatre – Wallingford, Connecticut
July 3 – Central Park SummerStage - New York, New York
July 6 – Massey Hall – Toronto, Ontario
July 7 – Montreal Jazz Festival – Montreal, Quebec
July 14 – Lucca Festival – Lucca, Italy
July 16 – Neumunster Abbey – Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
July 17 – Stadtpark – Hamburg, Germany
July 19 – Dalhalla – Rattvik, Sweden
July 20 – Moldejazz Festival – Molde, Norway
July 22 – Pori Jazz Fest – Pori, Finland
August 7 – Santa Barbara Bowl – Santa Barbara, California
August 10 – Hollywood Bowl – Los Angeles, California
August 11 – Outside Lands Festival – San Francisco, CA
August 12 – Harvey’s Outdoor Arena – Lake Tahoe, Nevada
August 15 – Les Schwab Amphitheater – Bend, Oregon
August 17 – Edgefield Winery – Portland, Oregon
August 18 – Marymoor Amphitheater – Seattle, Washington
August 21 – Red Butte Garden – Salt Lake City, Utah
August 23 – Red Rocks – Denver, Colorado

JUST ADDED

October 7 – Orpheum Theatre – Minneapolis, MN **ON SALE NOW
October 8 – Riverside Theater – Milwaukee, WI **ON SALE NOW
October 9 – Chicago Theater – Chicago, IL **ON SALE Saturday, 5/12 at noon
October 11 – Civic Center – Des Moines, IA **ON SALE Friday, 5/18 at 10am
October 12 – Orpheum Theatre – Omaha, NE ** ON SALE Friday, 5/18 at 10am
October 13 – Midland Theatre – Kansas City, MO ** ON SALE Friday, 5/18 at 10am
October 15 – Peabody Opera House – St. Louis, MO ** ON SALE Friday, 5/18 at 10am
October 16 – Brady Theatre – Tulsa, OK ** ON SALE Friday, 5/18 at 10am
October 20 – Bayou Music Center – Houston, TX ** ON SALE Friday, 5/18 at 10am
October 22 – McFarlin Auditorium – Dallas, TX ** ON SALE Friday, 5/18 at 10am
October 23 – Mahalia Jackson Theatre – New Orleans, LA ** ON SALE Friday, 5/18 at 10am


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