Track Listing

1. Stronger Woman
2. I Do
3. Love Is A Garden
4. Rosey and Mick
5. Anyone But You
6. Thump Thump
7. Two Become One
8. 'Til It Feels Like Cheating
9. Everything Reminds Me Of You
10. Love By You (Cowboy Waltz)
11. Perfectly Clear

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #151 in Music
• Released on: 2008-06-03
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Enhanced

Album Description
It comes as no surprise that Jewel, an acclaimed American singer, songwriter, actress, poet, painter, philanthropist and daughter to an Alaskan cowboy singer-songwriter, finds herself in the embrace of country music for the release of her seventh career album, Perfectly Clear.

Nashville Connections

Jewel's personal odyssey, partly chronicled on one of the best selling debut albums of all time, the twelve-time platinum Pieces of You, comes full circle with her forthcoming country album, Perfectly Clear, the debut release on newly launched Nashville-based independent label The Valory Music Co.

Jewel is set apart her whole career for not only singing, but writing all her songs, and this album is no exception. "I've been writing country songs my whole career; some of the songs on this record date back to when I was 18 years old. I've been hanging on to them until now. They were meant for a record like this one."

The record's first single "Stronger Woman" is a powerful and positive message that resonates with women of any age. Perfectly Clear is produced by Jewel and John Rich of Big and Rich fame. "Jewel is probably one of the greatest American singer-songwriters we have. It is such an honor to work with anyone of that caliber of talent," Rich says. Jewel has spent a lot of time in Nashville over the last few years, and has naturally been drawn to and accepted by the Nashville music community. "If I were discovered today, there is no doubt that I would be signed as a country artist. Songs like "You Were Meant For Me" would have been a country hit today, and not a pop hit as it was in the 90s. The genres have changed more than I feel I have," says Jewel.

The City Paper, Nashville, TN
Jewel's new country disc definitely looks backward rather than forward for its inspiration, with a pronounced acoustic background and the piercing, declarative sound of fiddles, steel and dobros rather than electric guitars forming the musical settings. Her songs explore themes ranging from empowerment ("Stronger Woman," "Perfectly Clear") and anger ("Anyone But You") to betrayal ("Till She Feels Like Cheating") and romantic fulfillment ("Everything Reminds Me of You," "Two Become One.")

The voice is clear and steady, and while she won't remind anyone of Loretta Lynn or Patsy Cline, these numbers are far more immersed in the qualities and sensibility of vintage country than the lexicon and tone of several contemporary hitmakers.

Brandy McDonnell, The Oklahoman
Going country has become the hip fad, with rock and pop artists from the Eagles to Bon Jovi to Jessica exploring the Nashville way. Folk/pop singer-songwriter Jewel slips easily into the trend with her new album "Perfectly Clear." Although she has experimented with other genres -- her 2003 dance-pop album "0304" raised many an eyebrow -- her low-key balladeer style and pure, sweet voice are made for country. Jewel wrote or co-wrote 10 of the 11 tracks, which all delve into the universal themes of love and heartbreak. John Rich of the duo Big & Rich co-produced the album with her, liberally peppering it with fiddles and steel guitars. Still, the songs don't sound much different than Jewel's hits from "Pieces of You," the 1995 debut disc that made her a pop star. Despite the countrified topcoat, lively ballads "Two Become One," "Thump, Thump" and "I Do" are undeniably pop songs.

But the first single "Stronger Woman" and the sexy come-on "Till It Feels Like Cheating" smelt her pop and country sensibilities into crossover gold. While her twang sometimes seems affected, Jewel even pulls off a bit of yodeling on "Loved by You (Cowboy Waltz)." The album runs into a problem common across genres: Too many of the songs sound the same. It's a shame Big Kenny Alpin couldn't come around to help Jewel throw down and have a little fun.

Customer Reviews

makes me happy
I love this album... so soothing, so sweet... really takes the edge off my stress

Nice one!
Nice country album for Jewel! I really liked it. All the songs are nice to listen, and 3 or 4 coul be hits without problem.
Another excellent album from Jewel.

Talent, no question.
Jewel is talented, no questions. She has a little of everything on this album including a little of her famous yodeling. I have a lot of Jewels CD's and this one is another good one. There are defiantly some songs that I can skip over, like most albums anyone ever buys, but there are others that I could listen to over and over such as Anyone But You. I am happy that she finally did something that she has been wanting to do for years and I hope that her album does well.