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Released
  
February 28, 1995

Length
  
58:31

Pieces of You (1995)
  
Spirit (1998)

Release date
  
28 February 1995

Recorded
  
1994

Producer
  
Ben Keith

Artist
  
Jewel

Label
  
Atlantic Records

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Genres
  
Pop music, Rock music, Folk music, Pop rock, Adult contemporary music

Nominations
  
American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Album

Similar
  
Jewel albums, Rock music albums

Pieces of You is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Jewel, released on February 28, 1995 by Atlantic Recordings. The album was produced by Ben Keith, who has also produced works for artists such as Neil Young and Patsy Cline.

Contents

Though it made little impact initially, the single "Who Will Save Your Soul" eventually received airplay and the album peaked at #4 on Billboard 200 almost exactly two years after its release. Other hits included were "Foolish Games" and "You Were Meant for Me" as well as the UK single "Morning Song".

After two years, the album was re-released featuring the re-recorded versions of "You Were Meant for Me" and "Foolish Games". Despite a somewhat mixed critical response, the album is listed as one of the "Definitive 200" by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

As of 2010, the album had sold 7.3 million copies in US. Worldwide, the album sold 15.4 million copies. . It was certified 12x Platinum for shipments of 12 million copies in the U.S., making it one of the best selling debut albums of all time.

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Personnel

  • Jewel Kilcher - guitar, vocals
  • Robbie Buchanan - piano
  • Oscar Butterworth - drums
  • Charlotte Caffey - piano
  • Tim Drummond - bass
  • Mark Howard - bass
  • Craig Young - bass
  • Spooner Oldham - keyboards
  • Kristin Wilkinson - strings
  • Production personnel

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

    1Who Will Save Your Soul4:02
    2Pieces of You
    3Little Sister2:31

    References

    Pieces of You Wikipedia