Being at the top can be hard.

With her debut album “Come Away With Me,” Norah Jones sold eight million copies and won eight Grammys. Beating that record won’t prove easy.

Her 13-track second album “Feels Like Home” doesn’t feel fussy like many other artists’ sophomore efforts. However, it lacks a certain spark.

-Jones fills the album with too many pleasant but unremarkable tracks. Although signed onto jazz label Blue Note Records, she replaces some of the jazzy piano familiars from “Come Away With Me” with folky guitar.

Her style takes a country or bluegrass route on some of the songs. Jones duets with Dolly Parton on “Creepin’ In.” Parton’s strong voice shows just how wispy and breathy Jones’ voice really can be.

Later in the album, Jones covers a Tom Waits song, “The Long Way Home,” and sings a beautiful rendition of Duke Ellington’s “Don’t Miss You At All” (originally titled “Melancholia”). She also includes a fair amount of her own material, of which some is good and some is bland.

The good ones include the simple “Sunrise” and “What Am I to You?” which Jones penned on her own.

Because Jones provides relief from the over-produced female vocalists who dominate the airwaves today, she deserves credit for releasing mellow, heartfelt songs, but the music too often fades into the background.

While not a sign of a sophomore slump, “Feels Like Home” may signify a slight stoop of the shoulders.