Goodbye Alice in Wonderland

Goodbye Alice in Wonderland
Studio album by Jewel
Released May 2, 2006
Recorded El Dorado Studios, Burbank, California and Ocean Way Studios, Hollywood, California
Genre Pop, pop-rock, folk, folk rock
Length 54:36
Label Atlantic/Warner Bros.
Producer Rob Cavallo, Jewel
Jewel chronology
0304
(2003)		 Goodbye Alice in Wonderland
(2006)		 Perfectly Clear
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Billboard (Favorable) [2]
Blender [3]
The Guardian [4]
Maxim [5]
Now Magazine [6]
The Observer [7]
Paste (?) [8]
Rolling Stone [9]
Slant [10]

Goodbye Alice in Wonderland is the fifth album by singer-songwriter Jewel, released in 2006 by Atlantic Records Group. The album marks a return to her musical roots after 0304, and trying to write an autobiographical album like she did with Pieces of You. The album was written in the form of a novel with each track representing a chapter.[11] Although the first official single was "Again & Again", the title track "Goodbye Alice in Wonderland" debuted a month earlier on her website as an Internet exclusive. The second single, "Good Day" was released to radio in late June, 2006. The next single is "Stephenville, TX". A video for it can be seen on Yahoo! Launch.

The album made its debut at #8 on the Billboard 200, with sales of 82,000 copies its first week, and became Jewel's fifth top 10 album in the United States. However, after only 12 weeks the album slid out of the Billboard 200. The album reappeared one week later after heavy promotion on various talk shows. It has sold 377,000 copies in the U.S. as of June 2010.[12] Jewel stated she had plans to re-release the album, but her record company would not let her. However, they did allow her to release two singles in 2007. The first single was "Stephenville, TX", which was considered a commercial failure.

Contents

Final record with Atlantic

Jewel opted not to renew her contract with Atlantic Records at the end of 2006, and because of this it became official that Goodbye Alice in Wonderland would be her final studio album of new material with them.

Track listing

  1. "Again and Again" (J. Kilcher/J. Shanks) – 3:57
  2. "Long Slow Slide" (J. Kilcher) – 3:48
  3. "Goodbye Alice in Wonderland" (J. Kilcher) – 5:55
  4. "Good Day" (J. Kilcher/G. Wells/K. DioGuardi) – 3:46
  5. "Satellite" (J.Kilcher) – 5:05
  6. "Only One Too" (J. Kilcher/J. Shanks) – 3:04
  7. "Words Get in the Way" (J. Kilcher) – 3:58
  8. "Drive to You" (J. Kilcher/L. Mendez) – 4:14
  9. "Last Dance Rodeo" (J. Kilcher) – 6:16
  10. "Fragile Heart" (J. Kilcher/A. Bell) – 3:21 (new version; previously on 0304)
  11. "Stephenville, TX" (J. Kilcher) – 3:56
  12. "Where You Are" (J. Kilcher) – 3:28
  13. "1000 Miles Away" (J. Kilcher) – 3:48
Bonus tracks
  1. "Satellite" (live acoustic version) – available with iTunes pre-order
  2. "1000 Miles Away" (live acoustic version) – available on UK iTunes when full album is purchased
International bonus tracks
  1. "A Long Slow Slide" (acoustic version)
  2. "Foolish Games" (live)

Two-disc set

A two-disc set of the album was released by Target Corporation which included a DVD.

DVD track listing:

  1. The Making of the "Again and Again" Video
  2. The Making of the Album
  3. "Goodbye Alice in Wonderland" video

Charts

Album

Chart (2006) Peak
position
Billboard 200 (U.S.) 8
Australian ARIA Albums Chart 17
Top Canadian Albums 17
Dutch Mega Albums Chart 33
Japan Oricon Albums Chart 74
Italian Albums Chart 94
New Zealand RIANZ Albums Chart 36
Swedish Albums Chart[13] 42
Swiss Albums Chart[14] 34
UK Albums Chart[15] 114

Singles

Year Single Chart Peak position
2006 "Again and Again" Adult Top 40 #16
2006 "Again and Again" Billboard Hot 100 #80
2006 "Again and Again" Pop 100 #61
2006 "Again and Again" Hot Digital Songs #53
2006 "Again and Again" Adult Contemporary #37
2006 "Again and Again" Australian Singles Chart #38
2006 "Good Day" Adult Top 40 #30
2007 "Only One Too" U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play #12
2007 "Only One Too" Adult Top 40 #34

References

  1. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r827964
  2. ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/reviews/album_review_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002424837
  3. ^ http://www.blender.com/guide/reviews.aspx?id=3944
  4. ^ http://arts.guardian.co.uk/filmandmusic/story/0,,1777991,00.html
  5. ^ http://www.maximonline.com/entertainment/reviews.aspx?p_id=11816
  6. ^ http://www.nowtoronto.com/issues/2006-05-11/music_discs3.php
  7. ^ http://observer.guardian.co.uk/omm/reviews/story/0,,1778246,00.html
  8. ^ http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2006/05/jewel-goodbye-alice-in-wonderland.html
  9. ^ http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/jewel/albums/album/9999594/review/9961292/goodbye_alice_in_wonderland
  10. ^ http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/music_review.asp?ID=830
  11. ^ Booklet Goodbye Alice in Wonderland, page 17
  12. ^ http://www.billboard.com/#/column/chartbeat/ask-billboard-jewel-ciara-ricky-martin-1004099225.story?tag=hpfeed
  13. ^ swedishcharts.com - Jewel - Goodbye Alice In Wonderland
  14. ^ Jewel - Goodbye Alice In Wonderland - hitparade.ch
  15. ^ "Chart Log UK". Zobbel.de. Retrieved 24 June 2009.
Jewel
Studio albums
Pieces of You · Spirit · This Way · 0304 · Goodbye Alice in Wonderland · Perfectly Clear · Lullaby · Sweet and Wild
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