From: owner-jewel-digest@smoe.org (jewel-digest) To: jewel-digest@smoe.org Subject: jewel-digest V14 #98 Reply-To: jewel@smoe.org Sender: owner-jewel-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-jewel-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk jewel-digest Friday, July 16 2010 Volume 14 : Number 098 * If you ever wish to unsubscribe from this digest, send an email to * jewel-digest-request@smoe.org with ONLY the word * unsubscribe in the BODY of the email * . * For the latest news on what Jewel is up to, go to * the OFFICIAL Jewel web site at http://www.jeweljk.com * and click on "calendar" * . * PLEASE :) when you reply to this digest to send a post TO the list, * change the subject to reflect what your post is about. A subject * of Re: jewel-digest V12 #___ gives fellow list readers * no clue as to what your message is about. Today's Subjects: ----------------- [EDA] Jewel sales [=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Fabio_Jord=E3o?= ] Re: [EDA] Jewel sales [E N ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:41:56 -0300 From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Fabio_Jord=E3o?= Subject: [EDA] Jewel sales *Great article about Jewel's sales on Billboard.com:* ** * http://www.billboard.com/column/ask-billboard-jewel-ciara-ricky-martin-1004099225.story#/column/ask-billboard-jewel-ciara-ricky-martin-1004099225.story * ** ** *A JEWEL IS FOREVER *Hi Gary, I was ecstatic when I saw that Jewel's latest album, "Sweet and Wild," has debuted on the Billboard 200. It is frustrating that I seldom see her name buzzed about on the Internet much anymore, even though she has continued to release high-quality albums. Compared to other acts who rose to fame at the same time, such as Alanis Morissette, has Jewel remained relevant and successful since her arrival in 1995? And, how well has each of Jewel's records sold? Thanks! Binh Vuong Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Hi Binh, Thanks to her segue to country music with the release of "Perfectly Clear" on the Nashville-based Valory label in 2008, Jewel has added a new format's worth of fans since arriving as a folky singer/songwriter in the mid-'90s, some of which were likely already familiar with her music. "If I had been discovered now, living in my car in San Diego, I think I would have been signed as a country act," Jewel said in 2008. "As a singer/songwriter and as a storyteller, I'm old-fashioned. I like a beginning middle and end to my songs. That's pretty much just country radio now." Jewel's rather natural evolution to the Nashville community has worked nicely, as "Perfectly Clear" debuted at No. 1 on the Country Albums chart in 2008 and three of her songs have reached the top 40 on Country Songs. In the mid-'90s, Jewel was one of several rock-based acts that spurred the spinoff of the adult top 40 radio format from mainstream adult contemporary and the subsequent creation of Billboard's Adult Pop Songs airplay chart. Notably, the lead singer of another star act of that era - Hootie & the Blowish's Darius Rucker- has also gone country with great success since 2008. Michelle Branch, as half of the Wreckers, and Jessica Simpsonsimilarly transitioned in recent years. Such a switch in styles from pop to country isn't a brand new trend; Conway Twitty and Exile are two acts that made such moves decades earlier. Thus, Jewel has clearly remained a relevant recording artist with a fan base comprising fans of both her more pop-leaning earlier recordings and her newer unquestionably country sound. Here is a look at the sales of each of Jewel's albums, according to Nielsen SoundScan: Sales to-date, Title, Year of Release 7,353,000, "Pieces of You," 1995 3,711,000, "Spirit," 1998 1,578,000, "This Way," 2001 1,091,000, "Joy: a Holiday Collection," 1999 771,000, "0304," 2003 377,000, "Goodbye Alice in Wonderland," 2006 240,000, "Perfectly Clear," 2008 37,000, "Lullaby," 2009 32,000, "Sweet and Wild," 2010 (to-date)** Jewel has sold 15.2 million albums in her career, according to SoundScan. Comparing her totals with other female acts that enjoyed breakthroughs during the original Lilith Fair era, her sales sum closely follows those of Morissette (20.5 million units), Sarah McLachlan(18.7 million) and Sheryl Crow(17.3 million). ** This is from June 18, Sweet and Wild has sold about 63k so far and it hangs at #49 this week - in all honesty, I'm surprised it's still in the top 50. With no radio hit and no big promotion, this is holding up well. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2010 11:23:38 -0700 From: E N Subject: Re: [EDA] Jewel sales Really great read. Thanks for sharing. I know I've read her sales totals before, but it was nice to see them all in one place. So sad her sales have gone down that much, but it's really reflective of the industry as a whole. (for example, it's a big deal when artists can sell 100K records now). Elizabeth 2010/7/15 Fabio Jordco > *Great article about Jewel's sales on Billboard.com:* > ** > * > > http://www.billboard.com/column/ask-billboard-jewel-ciara-ricky-martin-100409 9225.story#/column/ask-billboard-jewel-ciara-ricky-martin-1004099225.story > * > ** > ** > *A JEWEL IS FOREVER > > *Hi Gary, > > I was ecstatic when I saw that > Jewel< > https://mail.google.com/mail/html/compose/static_files/artist/jewel/19538 > >'s > latest album, "Sweet and Wild," has debuted on the Billboard > 200< > https://mail.google.com/mail/html/compose/static_files/charts/billboard-200 > >. > It is frustrating that I seldom see her name buzzed about on the Internet > much anymore, even though she has continued to release high-quality albums. > > Compared to other acts who rose to fame at the same time, such as Alanis > Morissette< > https://mail.google.com/mail/html/compose/static_files/artist/alanis-morisset te/121494 > >, > has Jewel remained relevant and successful since her arrival in 1995? > > And, how well has each of Jewel's records sold? > > Thanks! > > Binh Vuong > Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam > > > > Hi Binh, > > Thanks to her segue to country music with the release of "Perfectly Clear" > on the Nashville-based Valory label in 2008, Jewel has added a new format's > worth of fans since arriving as a folky singer/songwriter in the mid-'90s, > some of which were likely already familiar with her music. > > "If I had been discovered now, living in my car in San Diego, I think I > would have been signed as a country act," Jewel said in > 2008< > https://mail.google.com/mail/html/compose/static_files/news/clear-as-a-jewel- 1003810435.story > >. > "As a singer/songwriter and as a storyteller, I'm old-fashioned. I like a > beginning middle and end to my songs. That's pretty much just country radio > now." > > Jewel's rather natural evolution to the Nashville community has worked > nicely, as "Perfectly Clear" debuted at No. 1 on the Country Albums chart > in > 2008 and three of her songs have reached the top 40 on Country Songs. > > In the mid-'90s, Jewel was one of several rock-based acts that spurred the > spinoff of the adult top 40 radio format from mainstream adult contemporary > and the subsequent creation of Billboard's Adult Pop Songs airplay chart. > Notably, the lead singer of another star act of that era - Hootie & the > Blowish's Darius > Rucker< > https://mail.google.com/mail/html/compose/static_files/artist/darius-rucker/1 98757 > >- > has also gone country with great success since 2008. > > Michelle Branch< > https://mail.google.com/mail/html/compose/static_files/artist/michelle-branch /446757 > >, > as half of the Wreckers, and Jessica > Simpson< > https://mail.google.com/mail/html/compose/static_files/artist/jessica-simpson /135890 > >similarly > transitioned in recent years. Such a switch in styles from pop to > country isn't a brand new trend; Conway Twitty and Exile are two acts that > made such moves decades earlier. > > Thus, Jewel has clearly remained a relevant recording artist with a fan > base > comprising fans of both her more pop-leaning earlier recordings and her > newer unquestionably country sound. > > Here is a look at the sales of each of Jewel's albums, according to Nielsen > SoundScan: > Sales to-date, Title, Year of Release > 7,353,000, "Pieces of You," 1995 > 3,711,000, "Spirit," 1998 > 1,578,000, "This Way," 2001 > 1,091,000, "Joy: a Holiday Collection," 1999 > 771,000, "0304," 2003 > 377,000, "Goodbye Alice in Wonderland," 2006 > 240,000, "Perfectly Clear," 2008 > 37,000, "Lullaby," 2009 > 32,000, "Sweet and Wild," 2010 (to-date)** > > Jewel has sold 15.2 million albums in her career, according to SoundScan. > Comparing her totals with other female acts that enjoyed breakthroughs > during the original Lilith Fair era, her sales sum closely follows those of > Morissette (20.5 million units), Sarah > McLachlan< > https://mail.google.com/mail/html/compose/static_files/artist/sarah-mclachlan /11266 > >(18.7 > million) and Sheryl > Crow< > https://mail.google.com/mail/html/compose/static_files/artist/sheryl-crow/227 42 > >(17.3 > million). > ** This is from June 18, Sweet and Wild has sold about 63k so far and it > hangs at #49 this week - in all honesty, I'm surprised it's still in the > top > 50. With no radio hit and no big promotion, this is holding up well. ------------------------------ End of jewel-digest V14 #98 ***************************