Product Details
- Artist: Jewel
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- Binding: Audio CD
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- EAN: 0843930000760
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- Format: Enhanced
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- Label: Valory Music Co.
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- Manufacturer: Valory Music Co.
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- Number of Discs: 1
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- Product Group: Music
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- Publisher: Valory Music Co.
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- Release Date: 2008-06-03
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- Studio: Valory Music Co.
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- Title: Perfectly Clear
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- UPC: 843930000760
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Product Description: It comes as no surprise that Jewel, an acclaimed American singer, songwriter, actress, poet, painter, philanthropist and daughter to an Alaskan cowboy singer-songwriter, finds herself in the embrace of country music for the release of her seventh career album, Perfectly Clear. Nashville Connections Jewel's personal odyssey, partly chronicled on one of the best selling debut albums of all time, the twelve-time platinum Pieces of You, comes full circle with her forthcoming country album, Perfectly Clear, the debut release on newly launched Nashville-based independent label The Valory Music Co. Jewel is set apart her whole career for not only singing, but writing all her songs, and this album is no exception. "I've been writing country songs my whole career; some of the songs on this record date back to when I was 18 years old. I've been hanging on to them until now. They were meant for a record like this one." The record's first single "Stronger Woman" is a powerful and positive message that resonates with women of any age. Perfectly Clear is produced by Jewel and John Rich of Big and Rich fame. "Jewel is probably one of the greatest American singer-songwriters we have. It is such an honor to work with anyone of that caliber of talent," Rich says. Jewel has spent a lot of time in Nashville over the last few years, and has naturally been drawn to and accepted by the Nashville music community. "If I were discovered today, there is no doubt that I would be signed as a country artist. Songs like "You Were Meant For Me" would have been a country hit today, and not a pop hit as it was in the 90s. The genres have changed more than I feel I have," says Jewel.
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Customer Reviews
Amazing Album
I bought this album after hearing one song by here called 'Good Day'. After I heard this cd I had to by more! I a love the first 4 the most! This proves just as Randy Jackson would say "If you can sing you can sing anything" and she really can!
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So Tired!
I'm so tired of people calling artists "sell-outs" when they cross genres. If an artist isn't versatile they're not really an artist, they've just learned a few chord progressions to get them by. It's so boring to hear people come out with the same cd over and over with different words. Good job Jewel for being a true musician and appreciating all kinds of music.
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One of the best Jewel's jewel.
Perfecly clear can sound sell-out because of the change of style and also of the trend that put several artist recording country songs to diversificate target and also, in some case, trying to get back to mainstream. Jewel was demonstrating her country inclination since so long. Pieces of you and Spirit offer folk notes, while This way plays with country and modern-country rhythms. 0304 was a different step and I like it but it is completely different of anything she did up to now. Goodbye recollects the folk/indie/country spirit and introduce the listener to a new atmosphere, which is extended through this new album.
Perfectly clear is much better than Goodbye because she was a little more free to write, compose and record. I really recommend you to purchase this album (digital or physical) and try this new experience. A good type is start the album with I do instead of Strong woman, and then go back to first track and let the whole album being played.
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songs you continue to hum to yourself
Very impressive, makes you jolt up the volume to hear the good words and background country instruments like the ukulele and banjo. The words are great and my favourites are Stronger Woman, Rosey and Mick, and Everything Reminds Me of You. Anyone But You is a very moving song; imagine yourself in a small-town country bar dancing to this slow ballad about a lover you still have a strong longing for. Enjoy.
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not feeling it
I have always been a fan of Jewel's but I am really having a hard time with this CD. I just don't "feel" it. I think there are only 3 songs I kinda like on the CD. I usually feel confident buying her music but after this I will definetly be listening to samples beforehand from now on...
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