Spirit Album 25 Anniversary Re-release

[Jessica]

Coming at the end of the year! So far, all I know is there will be a remastered version of the album Spirit with Little Bird deleted because we all hate Nedra and she's on the song. I haven't seen a concise answer on what, if any, bonus tracks will be involved.

[jewelwiki]

I'm kinda excited for this! I don't think I realized it would be by the end of the year! I would be surprised if it gets the same treatment as POY 25th anniversary. I can predict a few of the bonus tracks:

Jupiter (Remix edit)
What's Simple Is True (Banjo edit from Ride with the Devil)
Who Will Save Your Soul and You Were Meant for Me (from 2 Meter Sessions, Netherlands) - taken from Hands single
Fat Boy – live from Shepherd's Bush Empire, Down So Long single
Deep Water – Live (from Jupiter single)
Life Uncommon – Live from Sessions at West 54th
Maybe Innocence Maintained from Bits and Baubles / Rocks the Rockies
Down – Woodstock '99 (Best of Unedited)
Amen – Olympia Theatre, Dublin Ireland (Best of Unedited)
Fat Boy / Absence of Fear (Best of Unedited DVD)

What else we predicting?

[Jessica]

I feel like the glut of Angelfood is between POY and Spirit. They have the entirety of JewelStock to pick through plus the rejected album.

I remember hearing/reading that Can't Take My Soul was properly recorded for the rejected album, but then also rejected. That would be a cool one to trot out. I was p bummed it didn't make the POY cut considering it was on Jewel's very first demo.

[Javo]

Can't wait for this one, I hope we get surprised positively.

[Jessica]

Track list for the re-release: https://platenzaak.nl/products/spirit-deluxe-2cd

DISC 1

1   Deep Water
2   What's Simple Is True
3   Hands
4   Kiss The Flame
5   Down So Long
6   Innocence Maintained
7   Jupiter
8   Fat Boy
9   Enter From The East
10   Barcelona
11   Life Uncommon
12   Do You
13   Absence Of Fear
14   This Little Bird
15   Hands
16   Down So Long
17   Jupiter (Swallow The Moon)
18   What's Simple Is True
19   You Were Meant For Me
20   Who Will Save Your Soul


DISC 2

1   Down So Long
2   What's Simple Is True
3   Foolish Games
4   Do You
5   Who Will Save Your Soul
6   Innocence Maintained
7   Fat Boy
8   Deep Water
9   Enter From The East
10   The Sue Lee Song
11   Hands
12   Songs Of Freedom
13   Last Dance Rodeo
14   Wandering
15   Gloria
16   Barcelona
17   Down
18   Beeswax Operetta

[Jessica]

19   You Were Meant For Me
20   Who Will Save Your Soul

just can't help it!

[Jessica]

The big official press release is out!!

Today, singer-songwriter and mental health pioneer, Jewel, celebrates the 25th anniversary of her multi-platinum sophomore album, Spirit, with expanded and remastered reissues of the 1998 release, via Craft Recordings. Arriving November 17th on 2-CD and digital platforms, the deluxe album features the GRAMMY®-nominated singer-songwriter’s Top 10 US hit “Hands,” fan favorites “Down So Long” and “Jupiter (Swallow the Moon),” plus 23 bonus tracks, including eight previously unreleased demos and outtakes, rare live performances from the era, alternate takes, remixes and much more. Additionally, the original 13-track album will be reissued as a 2-LP set, marking Spirit’s first availability on vinyl since 1998. In addition to the black pressing, the 2-LP set will also be available on blue swirl vinyl exclusively via Jewel’s store.

In the mid-late ’90s, singer-songwriter Jewel captured the hearts and souls of a generation with her engaging vocals, folk-pop melodies and introspective lyrics. Raised in Homer, AK, the mononymous artist (born Jewel Kilcher) moved to San Diego to pursue her musical dreams. Living out of her van as she struggled to make ends meet, Jewel built a loyal following in local coffee shops and clubs and soon attracted the attention of industry tastemakers, including legendary songsmiths like Bob Dylan (who brought the young artist on tour as a supporting act) and Neil Young, as well as execs at Atlantic Records, who released her debut, Pieces of You, in 1995. Over the next two years, the album—which featured such era-defining hits as “Who Will Save Your Soul,” “Foolish Games” and “You Were Meant For Me”—gained momentum, eventually selling over 12 million copies and becoming one of the highest-selling debuts of all time.

Jewel began recording her eagerly anticipated follow-up in 1998 (a year which found the artist performing the National Anthem at Super Bowl XXXII and publishing a New York Times bestselling book of poetry, among other accomplishments). Expectations were high as the artist entered the studio with producer Patrick Leonard (known best for his extensive credits with Madonna, as well as projects with Carly Simon, Pink Floyd and Bryan Ferry, among many others). Jewel certainly did not disappoint, as she served up an inviting collection of reflective, vivid songs that were far beyond her 24 years.

Setting the tone for the album is opener “Deep Water,” which offers a hopeful message that love conquers all, even when life gets tough. Similarly, lead single “Hands” is based upon a desperate moment in the artist’s youth when she considered shoplifting. Instead, she decided to put her hands to better use and start writing songs. The uplifting song speaks to the power of seemingly small decisions. “Life Uncommon,” meanwhile, reminds listeners to be brave and stand up to the forces that tie them down. Spirit also features several love songs, including the playful “Jupiter” and the sweet “What’s Simple Is True.” Other highlights include the single “Down So Long,” written when the artist was just 18, as well as the haunting “Barcelona,” which features the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Flea on bass guitar.

Upon its release in November 1998, Spirit was an instant bestseller, debuting at No.3 in the US, where it was certified 4x Platinum. The album also peaked at No.2 in Canada and No.5 in Australia. The hit single “Hands,” landed at No.6 on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped the Canadian pop charts.

The album was also acclaimed by critics, including Rolling Stone, which declared Spirit “musical comfort food.” Entertainment Weekly praised, “The way Jewel’s voice dips from a mountain-stream soprano to a vulnerable lower octave in the chorus demonstrates what a stronger, more confident singer she’s become,” while Music Week hailed “Hands” as “a delicious, softly-sung number, showcasing this talented Alaskan’s songwriting skills.”

25 years later, this special reissue of Spirit offers a deeper look into Jewel’s creative process through a trove of bonus material. Among the eight previously unreleased tracks are demos for “Last Dance Rodeo” (which later appeared on 2006’s Goodbye Alice in Wonderland), “Gloria” (off 1999’s Joy) and “The Sue Lee Song”; outtakes and alternate versions of “Hands,” “Songs of Freedom” and “Jupiter”; plus live recordings like “Down,” captured at Woodstock ’99. The album’s expanded content also offers highlights from a 1999 concert at Spain’s Colegio Oficial de Medicos de Madrid, plus rare live performances only available as single B-sides, including “You Were Meant for Me” and “Who Will Save Your Soul” (both culled from the Dutch program 2 Meter Sessions in 1996).

Speaking to the 25th anniversary of Spirit, Jewel says: “My sophomore album, Spirit, is 25! I still cherish this album and sing many of these songs during my shows, so I’m glad my fans can pick up new copies and hear some unreleased tracks, outtakes, and live recordings. I also get to share this with my son now - it's incredibly special to tell him stories about what was happening in my life and the world during this time. Whether you heard Spirit back then or are just discovering it now, I appreciate you listening.”

In the years since releasing Spirit, Jewel has continued to inspire through her music, words and voice. During her nearly three-decade-long career, she has released 13 studio albums (six of which were in the Billboard 200 Top 10), published five books (including her 2015 New York Times best-selling memoir, Never Broken – Songs Are Only Half the Story), and earned 26 nominations for such awards as the GRAMMYs, American Music Awards, MTV Awards, VH1 Awards, Billboard Music Awards, and Country Music Awards, winning eight times. Jewel has also dedicated herself to pioneering change in the mental health space, offering mental health tools and resources to those who need it through her Inspiring Children Foundation and Inner.world, a new virtual mental health platform.

In 2021, Jewel captured the ears of a new generation when she won the sixth season of Fox’s hit competition TV series, The Masked Singer. Later that year, she appeared on The Masked Singer Christmas Singalong, where she performed “Hands” with her then-10-year-old son, Kase. Most recently, Jewel released Freewheelin’ Woman—her first studio album in seven years. Produced with Butch Walker, the 2022 LP earned acclaim from the likes of American Songwriter, Spin and AllMusic.

Tracklists for all three formats:

Spirit (25th Anniversary Edition) (2-CD):
Disc 1:
1. Deep Water
2. What’s Simple Is True
3. Hands
4. Kiss The Flame
5. Down So Long
6. Innocence Maintained
7. Jupiter
8. Fat Boy
9. Enter From The East
10. Barcelona
11. Life Uncommon
12. Do You
13. Absence Of Fear
14. This Little Bird
15. Hands (Single Remix)
16. Down So Long (Single Remix)
17. Jupiter (Swallow The Moon) (Single - Alternate Version)
18. What’s Simple Is True (Soundtrack Version)
19. You Were Meant For Me (Live 2 Meter Sessions At VARA Studio, Netherlands – October 16, 1996)
20. Who Will Save Your Soul (Live 2 Meter Sessions At VARA Studio, Netherlands – October 16, 1996)

Disc 2:
1. Down So Long (Live At Colegio Oficial de Medicos de Madrid, Spain – February 11th 1999)
2. What’s Simple Is True (Live At Colegio Oficial de Medicos de Madrid, Spain – February 11th 1999)
3. Foolish Games (Live At Colegio Oficial de Medicos de Madrid, Spain – February 11th 1999)
4. Do You (Live At Colegio Oficial de Medicos de Madrid, Spain – February 11th 1999)
5. Who Will Save Your Soul (Live At Colegio Oficial de Medicos de Madrid, Spain – February 11th 1999)
6. Innocence Maintained (Live At Wheeler Opera House, Aspen, CO – January 22, 1999)
7. Fat Boy (Live At Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London, UK – November 14, 1997)
8. Deep Water (Live At Fox FM Studios, Melbourne, Australia – February 25, 1999)
9. Enter From The East (Solo Acoustic Outtake)
10. The Sue Lee Song (Demo)*
11. Hands (Studio Outtake)*
12. Songs Of Freedom (Studio Outtake)*
13. Last Dance Rodeo (Home Boombox Demo)*
14. Wandering (Demo)*
15. Gloria (Demo)*
16. Barcelona (Live At Reunion Arena, Dallas, TX – July 9, 1999)*
17. Down (Live At Woodstock ’99, Rome, NY, July 25, 1999)
18. Beeswax Operetta (Studio Outtake)*
*previously unreleased

Spirit (25th Anniversary Edition) (Digital):
1. Deep Water
2. What’s Simple Is True
3. Hands
4. Kiss The Flame
5. Down So Long
6. Innocence Maintained
7. Jupiter
8. Fat Boy
9. Enter From The East
10. Barcelona
11. Life Uncommon
12. Do You
13. Absence Of Fear
14. This Little Bird
15. Hands (Single Remix)
16. Down So Long (Single Remix)
17. Jupiter (Swallow The Moon) (Single - Alternate Version)
18. What’s Simple Is True (Soundtrack Version)
19. You Were Meant For Me (Live 2 Meter Sessions At VARA Studio, Netherlands – October 16, 1996)
20. Who Will Save Your Soul (Live 2 Meter Sessions At VARA Studio, Netherlands – October 16, 1996)
21. Down So Long (Live At Colegio Oficial de Medicos de Madrid, Spain – February 11th 1999)
22. What’s Simple Is True (Live At Colegio Oficial de Medicos de Madrid, Spain – February 11th 1999)
23. Foolish Games (Live At Colegio Oficial de Medicos de Madrid, Spain – February 11th 1999)
24. Do You (Live At Colegio Oficial de Medicos de Madrid, Spain – February 11th 1999)
25. Who Will Save Your Soul (Live At Colegio Oficial de Medicos de Madrid, Spain – February 11th 1999)
26. Innocence Maintained (Live At Wheeler Opera House, Aspen, CO – January 22, 1999)
27. Fat Boy (Live At Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London, UK – November 14, 1997)
28. Deep Water (Live At Fox FM Studios, Melbourne, Australia – February 25, 1999)
29. Enter From The East (Solo Acoustic Outtake)
30. The Sue Lee Song (Demo)*
31. Hands (Studio Outtake)*
32. Songs Of Freedom (Studio Outtake)*
33. Last Dance Rodeo (Home Boombox Demo)*
34. Wandering (Demo)*
35. Gloria (Demo)*
36. Barcelona (Live At Reunion Arena, Dallas, TX – July 9, 1999)*
37. Down (Live At Woodstock ’99, Rome, NY, July 25, 1999)
38. Beeswax Operetta (Studio Outtake)*
*previously unreleased

Spirit (2-LP Vinyl):
A1: Deep Water
A2: What’s Simple Is True
A3: Hands
B4: Kiss the Flame
B5: Down So Long
B6: Innocence Maintained
B7: Jupiter
C8: Fat Boy
C9: Enter From the East
C10: Barcelona
D11: Life Uncommon
D12: Do You
D13: Absence Of Fear

https://www.music-news.com/news/Underground/164663/Jewel-Spirit-25th-Anniversary-Edition

[Jessica]

This has appeared on iTunes, but the only preview is the Hands outtake: https://music.apple.com/us/album/spirit-deluxe-edition/1702795801



PRE-RELEASE · NOVEMBER 17, 2023

[Jessica]

Craft Recordings put out a video with some visual previews of the linear notes and photos included in the new Deluxe editions:

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[Frag]

Spirit (2-LP Vinyl):
A1: Deep Water
A2: What’s Simple Is True
A3: Hands
B4: Kiss the Flame
B5: Down So Long
B6: Innocence Maintained
B7: Jupiter
C8: Fat Boy
C9: Enter From the East
C10: Barcelona
D11: Life Uncommon
D12: Do You
D13: Absence Of Fear

This is no different than the original release. I have one of those, still unopened. I had a record store connection at the time & only paid cost for it - $6.98. 

[Jessica]

Cool, man! I'm surprised the old vinyl left off Little Bird as well. I thought it was on there. I'm not really a vinyl guy, so I never bothered with it.

[Fabio]

Down from Woodstock is possibly my least favourite version of the song. She just sounds so tired... Wish it was a better version. I don't know if it's copyright issues, but I was hoping for more vault tracks... we know there are plenty from the album sessions... Oh well, still excited for some of this.

[addictedsober]

Down from Woodstock is possibly my least favourite version of the song. She just sounds so tired... Wish it was a better version. I don't know if it's copyright issues, but I was hoping for more vault tracks... we know there are plenty from the album sessions... Oh well, still excited for some of this.

Same
I was expecting more alt takes from the released tracks
But I wasn’t actually expecting this to be released, I was hoping though
So I’m happy with it 🙏

[Frag]

Cool, man! I'm surprised the old vinyl left off Little Bird as well. I thought it was on there. I'm not really a vinyl guy, so I never bothered with it.

Oh, my bad...it is on there. Listed in tiny, tiny print as an additional track.

[jewelwiki]

I did pretty good on my predictions. 🤣
Obviously looking forward to songs 9-18 on disk two since they're all previously unreleased. I am a little curious the Enter from the East Solo Acoustic Outtake and what it's from. Maybe previously on Unedited or something.

❓ Jupiter (Remix edit) - alternate version has me curious if it's the remix edit or a completely different one.
❓What's Simple Is True (Banjo edit from Ride with the Devil) - not sure if it will be the banjo edit from the credits or the soundtrack (p sure they were different)
✅✅ Who Will Save Your Soul and You Were Meant for Me (from 2 Meter Sessions, Netherlands) - taken from Hands single
✅ Fat Boy – live from Shepherd's Bush Empire, Down So Long single
✅ Deep Water – Live (from Jupiter single) - 99% sure this is the same one listed as "Deep Water (Live At Fox FM Studios, Melbourne, Australia – February 25, 1999)"
❌ Life Uncommon – Live from Sessions at West 54th
✅ Maybe Innocence Maintained from Bits and Baubles / Rocks the Rockies
✅ Down – Woodstock '99 (Best of Unedited)
❌ Amen – Olympia Theatre, Dublin Ireland (Best of Unedited)
❌ Fat Boy / Absence of Fear (Best of Unedited DVD)

[Jessica]

It's cheaper to pre-order the deluxe CD on Amazon right now than it is the digital version: https://www.amazon.com/Spirit-25th-Anniversary-Deluxe-CD/dp/B0C84NS3L2/

I just pre-ordered for 15 bucks. That's a very fair price for a two-CD set! They have the standard black 2 disc vinyl with only the original Spirit tracks (sans Little Bird) for about $30.00

For $80.00 (plus shipping and packaging), there's a blue vinyl available that will come signed. This one can be ordered on the official website: https://shop.jeweljk.com/products/spirit-anniversary-vinyl

I have too much signed Jewel stuff, so I'm gonna pass on that personally.

[Frag]

For $80.00 (plus shipping and packaging), there's a blue vinyl available that will come signed. This one can be ordered on the official website: https://shop.jeweljk.com/products/spirit-anniversary-vinyl

Jesus H.! That's about twice what I'd think would be reasonable. Pass!

[Jessica]

that's the same comment all over other forums about the vinyl! 80.00 is more than the market wants to bear.  There are only 500 available and plenty left to pre-order. Last I saw, it hadn't even topped 50 pre-orders, but that was a couple days ago. And I guess i'm not sure how true that is, but I read it on a subreddit filled with absolutely obsessed vinyl nerds, so I kinda believe them!

[Frag]

And especially for someone like her, who at least used to sign stuff all the time...only a newbie amateur would pay extra for a pre-signed piece like that. It's ricockulous. I won't be surprised if they're on clearance in the web store w/in 6 months. I might buy one for $40 then & keep it stowed away w/ my unopened original pressing.

[Jessica]

Here's a little promo blurb for Hands:

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