Sweet and Wild [Deluxe Edition] [2 CD]

Jewel | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 8, 2010)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: VALORY
• ASIN: B003HG5WMU
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (38 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,170 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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About the Artist

Jewel is an acclaimed American singer, songwriter, actress, poet, painter, philanthropist and daughter to an Alaskan cowboy singer-songwriter.

From the remote ranch of her Alaskan youth to the triumph of international stardom, the three-time Grammy nominee, hailed by the New York Times as a "songwriter bursting with talents" has enjoyed career longevity rare among her generation of artists. Whether alone with her guitar or fronting a band of ace musicians, Jewel has always been a charismatic live performer, earning the respect of other singer-songwriters such as Merle Haggard, Bob Dylan and Neil Young, who, not only invited her to open their shows, but mentored her in the early phases of her career. Her singular style and beauty continuously land her on the covers of such diverse magazines as Time, People, Entertainment Weekly, Vanity Fair, In Style, Glamour and Seventeen. Stuff listed her among its '102 Sexiest Women in the World' while Blender went further, crowning her 'rock's sexiest poet. `

After a tremendous amount of success as a singer-songwriter and over 27 million albums sold, Jewel returned to her roots with the release of her debut country album Perfectly Clear in June 2008, which garnered her a spot at #1 on the Billboard country album charts. Perfectly Clear was the debut release on the Nashville-based independent label The Valory Music Co.

Shortly after Perfectly Clear, Jewel debuted her first-ever independent release, Lullaby, in a partnership with Fisher-Price® and Somerset Entertainment. Lullaby was produced by Jewel and recorded at her home studio in Stephenville, TX. The 15-track album features 10 self-penned songs and a few standards including beautiful renditions of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" and "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star." The acoustic record is reminiscent of Jewel's twelve-time platinum album Pieces of You.

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. She has hosted the country reality show "Nashville Star" and she has made a number of appearances at Muzik Mafia events. She co-wrote and sings with new artist Jason Michael Carroll on "No Good In Goodbye" which appeared on his debut album, Waitin' In The Country (Arista Nashville). She was also invited to sing with Merle Haggard, a long time hero of hers, on his album of #1's.

Product Description

Jewel is maintaining her country roots as she returns to the format with her sophomore follow-up album, Sweet and Wild. The album, written and produced by Jewel, will be released on June 11th. The first single, "Stay Here Forever," has been embraced by critics and the video is a success on CMT and GAC.

"The theme of this album is finding what's true about you and your life, and defending it and valuing it above all else," said Jewel. "My newest country album will share so many of my personal feelings of love and happiness that I have written into the songs," said Jewel, who married her longtime boyfriend Ty Murray in the summer of 2008. Jewel will also embark on a tour sponsored by Country Financial to support Sweet and Wild.

Also near and dear to Jewel's heart is her charitable initiative, Project Cleanwater, which she continues to support, unwaveringly. Jewel founded Project Clean Water in 1997. Having experienced homelessness as a teenager, Jewel became ill and couldn't afford to buy the bottled water she needed for her sick kidneys. She then realized it was difficult to obtain clean water in the United States, and discovered it was a huge problem globally. She has been relentless in her efforts to bring safe water to those in need and create awareness of clean water shortages around the world.

Project Clean Water has recently partnered with Virgin Unite and the Voss Foundation to create the "Give A Drop" campaign. Donations of $5.00 can be made by texting the message "DROP" to phone number 85944. Money raised through text donations will benefit the partnership, which is currently working in Pel in the Dogon region of Mali, where 40 water retention structures were recently completed. This spring, work will also begin to help rural villages in southeast Ethiopia expand their access to clean water.

Jewel currently lives on a working ranch in Stephenville, Texas with her husband, World Champion bull-riding superstar, Ty Murray.

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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Jewel Sweet and Wild deluxe edition will please new and old Jewel fans!, June 8, 2010

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Porfie Medina "Porfie Jr. Medina" (Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sweet and Wild [Deluxe Edition] [2 CD] (Audio CD)

Jewels new album Sweet and Wild is another beautiful album from this one of a kind voice. I have been listening to Jewels music since 1995 when her first album Pieces of You was released. I have followed her on this amazing journey as I watch and listen to her grow as a artist. Now days Jewel is known as a country artist, but to me and many others (who followed her from the start) she is still Jewel with no labels like coutry, folk, or pop associated with her. Her music has always been more than just those labels. Her music crosses so many different styles its not fair to label her music. Sweet and Wild is a more personal album and is about love and happiness as Jewel herself says. The whole album is great, but the stand out tracks are Fading, What You Are, Satisfied, No More Heartaches, Bad As It Gets, and Stay Here Forever. This deluxe edition will please those early Jewel fans because it has a second CD which has the entire album in Acoustic (titled Sweet and Mild) just like old school Pieces of You Jewel. Both versions are beautiful, but the acoustic version gives a whole new life to the music. I highly suggest getting this amazing and beautiful album from this amazing artist known as Jewel.

Track Listing
Disc: 1

1. No Good In Goodbye
2. I Love You Forever
3. Fading
4. What You Are
5. As Bad As It Gets
6. Summer Home In Your Arms
7. Stay Here Forever
8. No More Heart Aches
9. One True Thing
10. Ten
11. Satisfied


Disc: 2 (deluxe edition only)

1. No Good In Goodbye (Acoustic)
2. I Love You Forever (Acoustic)
3. Fading (Acoustic)
4. What You Are (Acoustic)
5. As Bad As It Gets (Acoustic)
6. Summer Home In Your Arms (Acoustic)
7. Stay Here Forever (Acoustic)
8. No More Heart Aches (Acoustic)
9. One True Thing (Acoustic)
10. Ten (Acoustic)
11. Satisfied (Acoustic)

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good album; make sure you get the deluxe version, June 12, 2010

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Matthew Buckley-Golder "amazon_womble" (Toronto, ON Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sweet and Wild [Deluxe Edition] [2 CD] (Audio CD)

I like Jewel as a singer/songwriter more than whatever genre she decides to focus on, so the country aspect doesn't sway me very much either way. Her material is still strong and the songs are well put together. She has always had a style that is compatible with country, anyway, so it's not a big divergence. Also, while the album is country-themed, not all of the songs sound "country".

So, this is a good album. Not my favourite (which is probably "This Way"), but good.

I have wished for awhile that she'd go back to a more barebones sound and lose some of the band complexity, and while she doesn't do that on the mainstream album, she does fulfill that wish with the deluxe version. I normally avoid deluxe versions, but this one is very much worth picking up -- the 2nd CD contains acoustic versions of the album tracks and, personally, I prefer many of them to the full-band backed ones on the main album. Some of these acoustic versions are outstanding -- "I Love You Forever", in particular.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Jewel Returns, June 9, 2010

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K. Suttles "Music fan" (SC, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sweet and Wild [Deluxe Edition] [2 CD] (Audio CD)

This is Jewel's second album since she swapped genre's (to an extent) from mainstream to country. An her seventh original studio album all together. As a whole I have to admit that I have enjoyed her evolved country style more so with this record than the previous. Sweet and Wild is a rather enjoyable listen for fans and newcomers alike.

The real gem here however for long time fans is the bonus disc affectionately titled Sweet and Mild. Which is the entire album broken down into an acoustic set. Which is very reminiscent of her very first studio album.