Talk about getting Scrooged! The music industry can hardly contain its evil desire to pack as many releases into a six-week window and yet this is the album that has been pushed until next year? The world can wait for new Gwen Stefani records! Norah Jones' next album might well bring peace in our lifetime. Blue Note, let my people go! Be a trendsetter! Everyone moves release dates backward. Move Norah's forward and do humanity a favor.

The irony in all of this is the album's title. Are you ready for this? Not Too Late. That is just a big bowl of wrong. It kind of hurts my feelings. 

Okay, I have gotten carried away. I can admit it.  

So, in addition to a release date of January 30, here is what we know about Not Too Late: it is 13 tracks, all of which were written or co-written by Jones. The album was co-produced by Jones and her bass player (and boyfriend) Lee Alexander. Collaborators, both new and old, include: Adam Levy, Jesse Harris, Kevin Breit, and Robbie McIntosh, drummer Andy Borger, and singer Daru Oda. Other album guests include singer M. Ward, organist Larry Goldings, and Kronos Quartet cellist Jeffrey Zeigler.

Not Too Late Tracklisting:

1. Wish I Could
2. Sinkin' Soon
3. The Sun Doesn't Like You          
4. Until The End                            
5. Not My Friend                           
6. Thinkin’ About You                    
7. Broken                                                 
8. My Dear Country                       
9. Wake Me Up                            
10. Be My Somebody                     
11. Little Room
12. Rosie's Lullaby                         
13. Not Too Late

The Christmas album does not exist (yet) and we still have a three-month wait for Not Too Late. As crushing as that is, we are going to have to hang in there together. My suggestion? Queue up these gems from her first two records while we wait for her third and keep your fingers crossed for that Christmas album!

Come Away With Me:

• "Don't Know Why" – The song that started it all for her. Sometimes a song can be a hit and years later no one remembers why. "Don't Know Why" should have been an even bigger hit. 
• "Seven Years" – Devastating. I manage to use that word often and sparingly at the same time. Four years later and this song kills me every single time.
• "Feelin' the Same Way" – Not a burner, by any means, but a little more uptempo than the first two. I like the way this one shuffles along.
• "Come Away With Me" – Gorgeous, is what this one is. This one is gorgeous even without the personal connection I have to it.  Okay – since you asked: this song was played at my brother's wedding reception and as it was playing, he danced with his stepdaughter while his wife danced with her son, his stepson. I think what is best about it is how it happened so naturally. There was no contrivance. It just... happened. Most people at the reception had the good sense to get off the dance floor and let the four of them have that moment. There were a couple tools who did not. Idiots.
• "I've Got to See You Again" – This song smolders. Great, great song.