Don't Know Why

"Don't Know Why"
"Don't Know Why"
Single by Norah Jones
from the album Come Away with Me
B-side	"Lonestar"; "Peace"; "Cold Cold Heart"; "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight"; "Crazy" (live);
Released	January 28, 2002
Studio	Sorcerer Sound (New York City); Allaire (Shokan, New York);
Genre	Jazz pop;
Length	3:06
Label	Blue Note
Songwriter(s)	Jesse Harris
Producer(s)	Norah Jones; Arif Mardin; Jay Newland;
Norah Jones singles chronology
Alternative cover
	Cover art for "Don't Know Why" / "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight"
Audio sample
	file; help;
Music video
	"Don't Know Why" on YouTube

"Don't Know Why" is a song written and composed by Jesse Harris that originally appeared on his 1999 album, Jesse Harris & the Ferdinandos. A cover of the song was the debut single of American singer Norah Jones from her debut studio album, Come Away with Me (2002).

Jones' version of "Don't Know Why" was released on January 28, 2002, peaked at number 30 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and was a critical success, winning three Grammy Awards in 2003 for Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. "Don't Know Why" was also successful abroad, reaching number five in Australia, number six in Croatia, and number 24 in New Zealand. The song was ranked number 459 in Blender magazine's "500 Greatest Songs Since You Were Born".^[2]

Jones' piano-playing has been compared to that of Floyd Cramer, having a "style and grace, a musical maturity not found in many keyboard players today."^[3]^[4]^[5]

^ Mason, Stewart. "Norah Jones – Don't Know Why". AllMusic. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
^ "The 500 Greatest Songs Since You Were Born: 51-100 Article on Blender :: The Ultimate Guide to Music and More". March 6, 2009. Archived from the original on March 6, 2009. Retrieved July 27, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ "'Norah Jones' Articles at know your music". know your music.
^ "Come Away With Me Has Never Sounded Better". Analog Planet. January 17, 2003.
^ "Who's Floyd Cramer?". Magnolia Banner News. November 28, 2017.

[1] Mason, Stewart. "Norah Jones – Don't Know Why". AllMusic. Retrieved October 24, 2021.

[2] "The 500 Greatest Songs Since You Were Born: 51-100 Article on Blender :: The Ultimate Guide to Music and More". March 6, 2009. Archived from the original on March 6, 2009. Retrieved July 27, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[3] "'Norah Jones' Articles at know your music". know your music.

[4] "Come Away With Me Has Never Sounded Better". Analog Planet. January 17, 2003.

[5] "Who's Floyd Cramer?". Magnolia Banner News. November 28, 2017.

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