Pieces of You

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Pieces of You
Pieces of You cover
Studio album by Jewel
Released February 28, 1995
Recorded 1994
Genre Adult contemporary, Rock, folk
Length 58:31
Label East West
Producer Ben Keith
Professional reviews
Jewel chronology
Pieces of You
(1995)		 Spirit
(1998)

Pieces of You is the debut album by singer/songwriter Jewel, released in 1995 (see 1995 in music). Though it made little impact initially, "Who Will Save Your Soul" eventually received airplay and the album sold over 12 million copies in the USA, making it one of the best selling debut albums ever. It was produced by Ben Keith, who also produced works for artists such as Neil Young and Patsy Cline. Other hits include "Foolish Games" and "You Were Meant for Me" as well as the UK single "Morning Song."

Contents

[edit] Track listing

All songs by Jewel, except where noted

# Title Writers Length
U.S. edition
1. "Who Will Save Your Soul" Jewel Kilcher 4:00
2. "Pieces Of You" Kilcher 4:15
3. "Little Sister" Kilcher 2:29
4. "Foolish Games" Kilcher 5:39
5. "Near You Always" Kilcher 3:08
6. "Painters" Kilcher 6:43
7. "Morning Song" Kilcher 3:35
8. "Adrian" Jewel Kilcher, Steve Poltz 7:02
9. "I'm Sensitive" Kilcher 2:54
10. "You Were Meant for Me" Kilcher, Poltz 4:13
11. "Don't" Kilcher 3:34
12. "Daddy" Kilcher 3:49
13. "Angel Standing By" Kilcher 2:38
14. "Amen" Kilcher 4:32
bonus track for some countries
15. "Foolish Games (Radio Edit)" Kilcher
# Title Writers

New Zealand Bonus Disc / US Vinyl Bonus Tracks
1. "Emily" Jewel Kilcher
2. "Rocker Girl" Kilcher
3. "Cold Song" Kilcher
4. "Angel Needs a Ride" Kilcher


[edit] Charts

[edit] Album

Chart (1995) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Heatseekers[1] 4
Chart (1996) Peak
position
Australian ARIA Albums Chart 5
Austria Album Chart[2] 30
Belgium Ultratop Album Chart (Flanders)[2] 49
France Album Chart[2] 69
Netherlands Album Chart[2] 12
New Zealand Albums Chart[3] 1
Norway Album Chart[2] 5
Sweden Album Chart[2] 20
UK Albums Chart[4] 82
U.S. Billboard 200[1] 4
Chart Certification Sales
Australia ARIA 6× Platinum[5] 420,000+
Netherlands NVPI Platinum[6] 100,000
New Zealand RIANZ 5× Platinum 75,000
Norway IFPI Gold 20,000
United States RIAA 12× Platinum 11,960,000

[edit] Singles

Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
1996 "Who Will Save Your Soul" Adult Contemporary 29
1996 "Who Will Save Your Soul" Adult Top 40 5
1996 "Who Will Save Your Soul" Modern Rock Tracks 14
1996 "Who Will Save Your Soul" The Billboard Hot 100 11
1996 "Who Will Save Your Soul" Top 40 Adult Recurrents 3
1996 "Who Will Save Your Soul" Top 40 Mainstream 3
1997 "You Were Meant for Me" Adult Contemporary 13
1997 "You Were Meant for Me" Modern Rock Tracks 26
1997 "You Were Meant for Me" Top 40 Adult Recurrents 1
1997 "You Were Meant for Me" The Billboard Hot 100 2 (2 weeks)
1997 "You Were Meant for Me" The Billboard Hot 100 Airplay 1 (9 weeks)
1996 "You Were Meant for Me" Adult Top 40 1
1996 "You Were Meant for Me" Top 40 Mainstream 1
1997 "You Were Meant For Me" UK Singles chart 32
1997 "Foolish Games" Adult Contemporary 3
1997 "Foolish Games" Adult Top 40 5
1997 "Foolish Games" Top 40 Adult Recurrents 9
1997 "Foolish Games" Rhythmic Top 40 18
1997 "Foolish Games" Top 40 Mainstream 12
1997 "Foolish Games" The Billboard Hot 100 Airplay 1 (3 Weeks)
1997 "Foolish Games" The Billboard Hot 100 7

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Production

  • Producer: Ben Keith
  • Engineers: Tim Mulligan, John Nowland
  • Assistant engineers: John Dixon, John Mausmann
  • Mixing: Gene Eichelberger, Tim Mulligan, John Nowland
  • Mastering: Tim Mulligan
  • A&R: Jenny Price
  • Production coordination: Gena Maria Rankin
  • Digital editing: Tim Mulligan
  • Arrangers: Charlotte Caffey, Jewel
  • Art direction: John Codling
  • Photography: Hugh Hales-Tooke

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b "Jewel - Artist Chart History". All Music Guide. Retrieved December 15, 2007.
  2. ^ a b c d e f [1] Retrieved January 11, 2008.
  3. ^ "Jewel - New Zealand Chart Positions". charts.org.nz. Retrieved December 15, 2007.
  4. ^ "Chart log Candy J. – JX". zobbel.de. Retrieved December 15, 2007.
  5. ^ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2001 Albums". ARIA. Retrieved December 15, 2007.
  6. ^ NVPI, de branchevereniging van de entertainmentindustrie - Homepage


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Jewel
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"Who Will Save Your Soul" · "You Were Meant for Me" · "Foolish Games" · "Morning Song" · "Hands" · "Down So Long" · "Jupiter (Swallow the Moon)" · "What's Simple Is True" · "Life Uncommon" · "Standing Still" · "Break Me" · "This Way" · "Serve the Ego" · "Intuition" · "Stand" · "2 Become 1" · "Goodbye Alice in Wonderland" · "Again and Again" · "Good Day" · "Stephenville, TX" · "Quest for Love" · "Stronger Woman" · "I Do"
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