Pieces of You

Artist: Jewel
Label: Wea Japan
Category: Music

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Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1
EAN: 4988029236043
ASIN: B000006ZZU

Release Date: 1998-06-30

Pieces of You

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Tracks:

Who Will Save Your Soul
Pieces of You
Little Sister
Foolish Games
Near You Always
Painters
Morning Song
Adrian
I'm Sensitive
You Were Meant for Me
Don't
Daddy
Angel Standing By
Amen
Emily [*]
Foolish Games [Radio Edit][Edit][*]

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Jewel's debut album, Pieces of You, reveals a special voice--strong and focused on both the whispery verses and the hooky choruses. The recording also exposes an unfortunate tendency to present trite, hackneyed sentiments as if they were oracular visions from a young prophet to a jaded world. For the most part, Jewel sings to her own acoustic guitar accompaniment, but she has a lot more in common with, say, the Indigo Girls or Lisa Loeb than with Judy Collins or Nanci Griffith. Despite her soft soprano and pretty melodies, her songs have an iconoclastic edge which make her more of an unplugged alternative rocker than a folkie. Her songs too often betray their origins as written verse in their hard-to-sing meters, unmusical phrasing, and diary-like pronouncements. Nonetheless, a few numbers, such as "Morning Song" and "You Were Meant for Me," show a spark of humor about romance, and hint that Jewel may yet write songs worthy of her remarkable voice. --Geoffrey Himes

Album Description

Japanese reissue of her multi-platinum debut smash with new artwork and two bonus tracks, comprised of her contributionsto the soundtracks of two recent film's: 'Emily' from 'The Crossing Guard' and 'Foolish Games' (Radio Edit) from 'Batman And Robin'. 16 tracks in all, also including the smash hits 'Who Will Save Your Soul' & 'You Were Meant For Me'. 1997 Atlantic release.

Album Details

Japanese Reissue Containing Two Exclusive Bonus Tracks (Emily, You Were Meant for Me) and New Artwork.

Customer Reviews:

Excellent.......2007-05-18

Jewel's voice and simple songs portray a beautiful innocence. This is and always will be one of my favorite albums.
The only track I sometimes skip over is Adrian but the others make up for it.

Suits me just Fine.......2007-03-28

The Sandman©
It may be hackneyed, as the formally educated Mr. Geoffrey Himes infers, but unadulterated emotions coming from an innocence void of "Sophisticated Structure" can be as or more effective in touching a commonality we've all felt but failed to express and left buried deep within, far below the surface where they can not do the most good. Music, poetry, art of any kind is about emotional expression (bringing it out in the open; to uncover, liberate, enjoy, and heal) - if one puts a formula to it, a certain spontaneity is lost. Who cares if it fits into an exact genre. "Listen" to the "Magic" of the content, free yourself to the "Moment", of what it is, not what it isn't. Her "Unmusical Phrasing" coerces one to disallow conventional patterns of thought; break out of vernacular entrapment, exonerate that iconoclast spirit we all harbor in secret, but fear wearing less judgment befalls with a vengeance. If you're dissatisfied, write your own. Mr. Himes critique is more hackneyed then Jewell's lyrics. There are computer programs that can "Formula Critique" what he wrote. Try to touch others with pure emotion as she does; it's not as easy as it looks. There's no subject under the sun that hasn't been written about in some way. It's "Variation" of interpretation that provides a new way at looking at archaic "Oracular Obsolescence", and that interpretation is personal and unique. What Jewell does is a total package. Remove one aspect and the flavor changes, the impulsive magic is lost. Listen to the innocence of a child if you crave a method to our madness. They can tell you ALL you need to know, never having attended your institutions of higher learning, jaded with intellectual "Vocabulary"...

Maybe that garbage can Jewell was rummaging through for a discarded Pizza crust was in your back yard? Trade places with her. Discover the disparate emotions you'll experience when your lofty level of intellectual needs is replaced with a primary survival skill. You'll discover a level of learning you had no idea could exist. Jewell was right. You hit bottom at the top. Maybe it's a question of perspective? She possesses an uncanny ability of "Phrase". It's a gift. You can't acquire it. Like charisma, You either have it or you don't.

Jewell's mortar flows with a melded elixir fit for a child's delighted squeal seeing a frog jump into a pond, disappearing below the surface; a wanderer seeking the comfort of falling asleep to the melodic snore of a road dusty hobo; enigmatic curiosity of finding her place in the intricate balance of desire and need; tempered with a pestle of discovery that only a misstep now and again, will allude clarification.

If I had Jewell's talent... I'd gladly shoulder the critics lack of the same. But like they, all I can do is listen, wish, and lament...

a revelation.......2007-02-10

Jewel's debut album struck a chord for the sheer non-ordinary quality of her voice. Even if the lyrics sometimes seem a bit overwrought and over-wise, the sound is convincing, especially when taken from a young artist just making her breakout.

I can still remember where I was when I first hear 'Foolish Games' (Hwy 101 northbound between Santa Rosa and San Francisco). It still rates as one of Jewel's finest ballads. I bought the CD that very day.

This was a voice that arguably sprang straight from the small club to the recording studio, with the lingering aroma of its former venue still clinging to it. The spare orchestration lends itself to this conclusion as does the occasional live recording in the CD. Jewel has since grown beyond this, a good thing on balance but not without its residual regrets.

Jewel has gone on to bigger things. It is difficult to include that they've been better than this debut, which in its moment was a revelation.

promising.......2007-02-08

Not her best, some pieces are just plain excruciating, like the horrendously long soap opera piece entitled 'adrian,' but others are really enjoyable. Thankfully, Jewel has developed her strong points and left most of her less endearing naivite by the way.

This is pure garbage........2007-02-06

I wouldn't be surprised if this was the worst CD in my collection. For some odd reason I thought it would be a good idea to get my first Jewel CD and this one should be it. I don't understand how anyone could sit through this whole CD because it's boring, pointless and a big waste of time. Not to mention 13 or so bucks down the drain.

Who Will Save Your Soul and You Were Meant For Me are this CDs best tracks. Foolish Games isn't bad either. But sadly, it wasn't enough to save us from the other tracks' suckage.

The worst part is that almost all of the songs sound the same.

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