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Track Listings
| 1. Who Will Save Your Soul |
| 2. Pieces Of You |
| 3. Little Sister |
| 4. Foolish Games |
| 5. Near You Always |
| 6. Painters |
| 7. Morning Song |
| 8. Adrian |
| 9. I'm Sensitive |
| 10. You Were Meant For Me |
| 11. Don't |
| 12. Daddy |
| 13. Angel Standing By |
| 14. Amen |
Product Description
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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.
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Doesnt Really Flow,
By firefairyangel (Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Pieces of You (Audio CD)
As another reveiwer stated in a reveiw of Michelle William's "Heart to Yours", we can't give albums higher ratings just because of their subjet matter. It has to be a good album to begin with. After reading all of the stellar reviews about Jewel's albums, I listened to this one and I was not really impressed. Jewel has a decent enough voice and her material is a lot different from most other singers. However, to me this is an album that you'd really have to concentrate on while listening to. Every song has a meaning but they sound more like poems that were put to music so they do not flow very well. Most artists who have messages in every one of their songs vary the style to keep the listeners interst. Jewel, however, keeps a pretty similar style throughout the album. The songs are not that bad but it is hard to distinguish one from the others. THe only track I really did not like was "Pieces of You" because Jewel talks about wanting to kill someone because they are Jewish. That offends me since it is the only religion mentioned in the song along with "ugly girls", "pretty girls" and "...". I have nothing against what Jewel was trying to say in this song. In fact, it is very true. However, I think she should have not mentioned any religions in this song since none of the other stereotypes mentioned were religious. As I mentioned, I agree with Jewel's message but there were other ways she could have conveyed this. Other reveiwers (I shall not mention names, however, out of respect for other people's opinions) have misinterpreted what I mentioned in this review. They have said I did not understand what Jewel was trying to say. Jewel's message is clear but her choice of stereotypes to use in this song could have been better. Overall, a slightly below average album since it has very few songs that capture the listeners attention and because of the unecessary religious references in one song.
3.0 out of 5 stars
The radio was right for once,
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This review is from: Pieces of You (Audio CD)
Typically I hate the singles format that radio follows, since the best songs are invariably NOT the ones that wind up on the air, and it disrupts the flow of the album format. However, in the case of Jewel's "Pieces of You" the three best songs, by far, are the ones you've probably heard over and over on the airwaves."Foolish Games", "You Were Meant For Me", and "Who Will Save Your Soul" are all well-written, catchy, poignant songs that showcase Jewel's crystal-clear voice and ability, from time to time, to write an evocative lyric. They are late-adolescent poems of failed love and compassion for humanity, and they are brought to life by Jewel's expressive delivery. A lyric like "Excuse me 'cause I've mistaken you for somebody else, somebody who gave a damn, somebody more like myself" could come off as trite were it not for Jewel's passionate rendering of the lines, which make it sound as if her soul is spilling out into the microphone. However, the rest of the album consists of failed attempts to repeat this formula. The sing-songy "Morning Song" comes closest to hitting the high of the singles, but it is a little too insubstantial to be a real hit and is best memorized and sung to someone you love on a lazy Sunday rather than listened to repeatedly. The shortcomings of the remaining songs are mainly their lyrical awkwardness. Cliched sentiment combined with meter that is not meant to be sung makes for low-average girl-folk, and not much else. Save your money and buy the singles, or wait for Jewel's greatest-hits album. At this rate after four or five more albums she should have one CD of decent material.
2.0 out of 5 stars
Good attempt...,
By Isabel (New York City, New York United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Pieces of You (Audio CD)
This album is all right - I do not rave about it, but I do not hate it. Some of the songs are new and refreshing, especially after so much machine sounding pop songs. These songs include "Foolish Games," "Little Sister" and "Who Will Save Your Soul." But her voice kind of annoys me ... it changes from a terrible brassy to a bothersome whisper at the weirdest times. Honestly, I don't think this album is worth it ... if you want folk rock, you're better off with Joni Mitchell.
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