Author Topic: Jewel Returns to Folk Roots on 'Picking Up the Pieces' Album (Read 88068 times)

Mr. Joe · « **Reply #60 on:** August 31, 2015, 12:51:33 PM »

Quote from: Jessica on August 31, 2015, 11:27:19 AM

Do you live in Nashville? That seems to be the new hotbed for Jewel activity!

I live in Huntsville, Alabama about 110 miles south on I-65.

Mr. Joe · « **Reply #61 on:** August 31, 2015, 01:51:46 PM »

Jewel

Today at 3:46 PM

To: jneuding@yahoo.com

Download the new track for free

Hello JOHN!

Thanks for Pre-Ordering Picking Up The Pieces. Here is "Pretty Faced Fool" a few weeks early for you to enjoy! You can get it by logging into your store account and clicking "My Downloadable Products" on the left side.

Xx – Jewel

Get it now

Randy · « **Reply #62 on:** August 31, 2015, 01:52:48 PM »

Holy crap! I figured there would be a last-day frenzy of poll voting but I thought it would be Henley's people doing it.

You pretty much ripped out their hearts and showed 'em to them today.

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Thank you for voting!

Jewel, 'Picking Up the Pieces' 54.24%
Brett Eldredge, 'Illinois' 7.36%
Alabama, 'Southern Drawl' 11.18%
Mac McAnally, 'A.K.A. Nobody' 1.12%
Thomas Rhett, 'Tangled Up' 10.62%
Don Henley, 'Cass County' 15.47%

Randy · « **Reply #63 on:** August 31, 2015, 01:58:54 PM »

Quote from: Mr. Joe on August 31, 2015, 01:51:46 PM

Hello JOHN!

Thanks for Pre-Ordering Picking Up The Pieces. Here is "Pretty Faced Fool" a few weeks early for you to enjoy! You can get it by logging into your store account and clicking "My Downloadable Products" on the left side.

Xx – Jewel

!!!!!!!

I gotta go check my email now. But I don't want to listen before I get the album. DAMN!

Simon · « **Reply #64 on:** August 31, 2015, 02:03:34 PM »

I got the same email about the 'Pretty Face Fool' download, but sadly, it doesn't appear to be available in my account as yet. Anyone else having this problem?

Pretty pleased we get it though, was pleasantly surprised to receive the email.

Jessica · « **Reply #65 on:** August 31, 2015, 02:03:54 PM »

Yay! Thanks for the update, John!

I will absolutely add it to my rotation.

Jessica · « **Reply #66 on:** August 31, 2015, 02:05:41 PM »

Simon, did you check in your downloadable products? I had to click the link a couple times to get it to start downloading.

EDIT: https://store.jeweljk.com/downloadable/customer/products/

Simon · « **Reply #67 on:** August 31, 2015, 02:10:32 PM »

Quote from: Jessica on August 31, 2015, 02:05:41 PM

Simon, did you check in your downloadable products? I had to click the link a couple times to get it to start downloading.

Hi Jessica! Yes, I had a good look around, but the 'My Downloadable Products' page still just has My Father's Daughter and nothing else. I even clicked on the link in the email in case it activated anything.

No big deal, but hopefully it updates later today. Glad to have tracked you all down on the new forum btw, all looks very impressive - although slightly traumatised that my Tetris high scores were all in vain!

Jessica · « **Reply #68 on:** August 31, 2015, 02:13:19 PM »

Hmmm, makes me wonder if it's done manually,

Wouldn't surprise me.

Simon · « **Reply #69 on:** August 31, 2015, 02:21:51 PM »

Quote from: Jessica on August 31, 2015, 02:13:19 PM

Hmmm, makes me wonder if it's done manually,

Wouldn't surprise me.

Does anyone know if we'll eventually be offered the entire album download if we pre-ordered the CD on Jewel's site? Probably won't be necessary, but may come in handy if the international orders take a little time reaching us. Not long to go now!

Jessica · « **Reply #70 on:** August 31, 2015, 02:25:50 PM »

Yeah, if you bought the CD off jeweljk.com, it will come with a download.

Simon · « **Reply #71 on:** August 31, 2015, 02:32:39 PM »

Quote from: Jessica on August 31, 2015, 02:25:50 PM

Yeah, if you bought the CD off jeweljk.com, it will come with a download.

Cool. I've deliberately stayed away from the preview snippets, so definitely ready to get my hands on the full album now!

Randy · « **Reply #72 on:** August 31, 2015, 03:56:15 PM »

Quote from: Jessica on August 31, 2015, 02:13:19 PM

Hmmm, makes me wonder if it's done manually,

Wouldn't surprise me.

Seems the mp3's title line was entered manually, too.

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10 Pretty Fooled Face

Jessica · « **Reply #73 on:** August 31, 2015, 04:09:07 PM »

http://renownedforsound.com/index.php/album-review-jewel-picking-up-the-pieces/

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Jewel’s story will be known to many. It’s the story of a bright and young star who emerged and blew the world away with her talent, then over the years evolved and changed with the industry. Her debut album Pieces Of You was released just over 20 years ago and became one of the highest selling debuts in history, spawning hit singles like Foolish Games and You Were Meant For Me, it was definitely one of the most influential albums of that decade. As her music began to become more mainstream (take hit single Intuition as an example), her new album Picking Up The Pieces has been said to pick up where her old sound left off. So we can expect a more personal, emotive and heartfelt journey from Jewel.

Your heart aches with the songbird as she sings Love Used To Be, introducing us to the poetry that flows throughout this album, after all these years in the industry Jewel still has such a youthful and emotive voice. This album was recorded with a live band too, not to mention Jewel self-produced it, which made the listening experience all the more personal and intimate; it’s those aspects that really helped nail the delivery of tracks like Here When Gone and Plain Jane. Jewel’s voice hasn’t been heard this raw for 20 years, it shines throughout the entire album, but particularly on subtle emotive numbers like Pretty Fooled Face and the almost spoken worded His Pleasure Is My Pain. Another notable track is Jewel’s collaboration with Dolly Parton on the autobiographical ballad My Father’s Daughter.

Jewel has done wonders with Picking Up The Pieces, self-producing it made it all the more her ‘baby’ and returning to the sound that brought her fame was a good move. The star’s personal life was in turmoil over the last few years with the breakdown of her marriage, and her poetry that reigns throughout this album really brings you to her level; the beauty of folk music is that the genre is mostly lyrically relatable, if you have been through what the writer has been through it will touch you deeper than somebody who lacks experience. Jewel has successfully returned to her roots, and her fans will thank her for it.
4.5 / 5 stars

Angel Eyes · « **Reply #74 on:** September 01, 2015, 01:41:15 AM »

Quote from: Simon on August 31, 2015, 02:32:39 PM

Quote from: Jessica on August 31, 2015, 02:25:50 PM
Yeah, if you bought the CD off jeweljk.com, it will come with a download.

Cool. I've deliberately stayed away from the preview snippets, so definitely ready to get my hands on the full album now!

Actually, I'm not sure if it will. Did you only buy the album and none of the extra stuff? According to the Details page it only says you get the My Father's Daughter download, nothing about the digital album. That could be why you don't see anything about Pretty Faced Fool, but that's just a hunch. I dunno.

https://store.jeweljk.com/picking-up-the-pieces-signed-cd-instant-download.html

Angel Eyes · « **Reply #75 on:** September 01, 2015, 01:52:57 AM »

Wait, I just thought. Do you see one or two copies of My Father's Daughter? I ordered one of the bundles with the digital album and I was thinking it was weird I got two copies of MFD, but thinking about it now it might be that one's for the regular digital album and the extra is from the promised instant MFD download, if that makes sense. Otherwise I can't think of why I'd have 2! Is that the case with anybody else?

Randy · « **Reply #76 on:** September 01, 2015, 02:30:00 AM »

I look at my download page, and I think it shows that you're exactly right, Tracy. I have MFD there three times. I ordered the signed CD with instant download at first, then thought about it and ordered the gold bundle too, without canceling the original order. It looks sort of like this:

[Gold Bundle order #] 7/28/2015 Picking Up the Pieces Digital Album - Pretty Faced Fool   Available   Unlimited
[Gold Bundle order #] 7/28/2015   Picking Up the Pieces Digital Album - My Father's Daughter   Available   Unlimited
[Gold Bundle order #] 7/28/2015   My Father's Daughter - My Father's Daughter     Available     Unlimited
[Signed CD order #] 7/28/2015   My Father's Daughter - My Father's Daughter     Available     Unlimited

Randy · « **Reply #77 on:** September 01, 2015, 02:37:01 AM »

And...

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What's the Most Anticipated Album of September 2015? (Poll Closed)

Jewel, 'Picking Up the Pieces' 53.97%
Brett Eldredge, 'Illinois' 7.75%
Alabama, 'Southern Drawl' 11.21%
Mac McAnally, 'A.K.A. Nobody' 1.28%
Thomas Rhett, 'Tangled Up' 10.67%
Don Henley, 'Cass County' 15.12%

WE DID IT!

Simon · « **Reply #78 on:** September 01, 2015, 03:03:34 AM »

Quote from: Angel Eyes on September 01, 2015, 01:52:57 AM

Wait, I just thought. Do you see one or two copies of My Father's Daughter? I ordered one of the bundles with the digital album and I was thinking it was weird I got two copies of MFD, but thinking about it now it might be that one's for the regular digital album and the extra is from the promised instant MFD download, if that makes sense. Otherwise I can't think of why I'd have 2! Is that the case with anybody else?

Oh right, this might explain why I didn't have the download available then!

Feels like the pre-orders were quite a while ago, and seemed I'd forgotten what they actually entail! Still, all worked out okay in the end though.

Angel Eyes · « **Reply #79 on:** September 01, 2015, 04:21:09 AM »

Ah, ok then! Glad we figured out that little multiple MFD mystery.