Joy: A Holiday Collection

Joy: A Holiday Collection
Studio album (Christmas) by Jewel
Released November 2, 1999
Recorded June - September 1999
Genre Carols & Christmas Songs
Length 44:31
Label Atlantic
Producer Arif Mardin, Joe Mardin
Jewel chronology

Spirit
(1998)		 Joy: A Holiday Collection
(1999)		 This Way
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic [1]
Chicago Tribune (mixed)[2]
Entertainment Weekly C+[3]

Joy: A Holiday Collection is a Christmas and third studio album by singer/songwriter Jewel, released in 1999.[4][5] The radio-only single "Joy to the World" was released in November the same year.[6] Described as "an unashamed classicist Christmas album, featuring all of the usual carols delivered with strings and choirs",[7] the album received platinum certifications in December 1999,[8] and has sold 1,121,000 copies as of October 2013.[9]

Track listing

  1. "Joy to the World" (Mason, Watts) – 3:05[10]
  2. "O Holy Night" (Adam, Dwight) – 3:44
  3. "Silent Night" (Gruber, Mohr) – 3:07
  4. "Winter Wonderland" (Bernard, Smith) – 3:39
  5. "O Little Town of Bethlehem" (Brooks, Redner) – 3:11
  6. "Ave Maria" (Bach, Gounod) – 3:44
  7. "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" (Mendelssohn, Wesley) – 3:21
  8. "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" (Marks) – 1:53
  9. "Face of Love" (Kilcher) – 3:27
  10. "Medley: Go Tell It on the Mountain/Life Uncommon/From a Distance" (Gold, Kilcher) – 6:31
  11. "I Wonder as I Wander" (Niles) – 1:58
  12. "Gloria" (Kilcher) – 2:38
  13. "Hands" [Christmas version] (Kilcher, Leonard) – 4:13
  14. "Life Uncommon (Live)" [Australian and Japanese Bonus Track]

Personnel

Production

Chart performance

Chart (1999-2000) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[12] 32
US Top Holiday Albums (Billboard)[13] 2
US Top Catalog Albums (Billboard)[14] 5
Billboard Top Internet Albums[1] 7

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Joy: A Holiday Collection - Jewel : Awards". AllMusic. 1999-11-02. Retrieved 2013-03-28.
  2. ↑ Kot, Greg; Reich, Howard; von Rhein, John; Hurst, Jack; Royko, David (1999-12-12). "Holiday CDs". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2013-05-13.
  3. ↑ Willman, Chris (1999-12-10). "Christmas Music Roundup". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2013-05-13.
  4. ↑ "Jewel - Official Website :: Alan". Jeweljk.com. Retrieved 2013-03-28.
  5. ↑ "Joy: A Holiday Collection by Jewel". MTV. 1999-11-02. Retrieved 2013-03-28.
  6. ↑
  7. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/#icLHvhIbxG3u2gi0.99
  8. ↑ "Gold & Platinum Searchable Database - March 28, 2013". RIAA. Retrieved 2013-03-28.
  9. ↑ Paul Grein (October 29, 2013). "Chart Watch Extra: What Will Be This Year’s Top Christmas Album?". Chart Watch (Yahoo).
  10. ↑ "BARNES & NOBLE | Joy: A Holiday Collection by Atlantic, Jewel". Barnesandnoble.com. 2013-01-29. Retrieved 2013-03-28.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Jewel - Joy: A Holiday Collection (CD, Album) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2013-03-28.
  12. ↑ "Jewel Album & Song Chart History" Billboard 200 for Jewel.
  13. ↑ "Jewel Album & Song Chart History". Billboard Top Holiday Albums for Jewel. Prometheus Global Media.
  14. ↑ "Jewel Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Top Catalog Albums for Jewel.