Sweet and Wild
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- This page is about the Jewel album. For the song by Dierks Bentley and Sarah Buxton, see Greatest Hits/Every Mile a Memory 2003–2008.
Sweet and Wild is the ninth studio album by American country
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
artist Jewel
Jewel (singer)
Jewel Kilcher , professionally known as Jewel, is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, actress and poet...
. It was released on June 8, 2010 via Valory Music Group as her second country album with the label. The song "Stay Here Forever
Stay Here Forever
"Stay Here Forever" is the title of a song written by Jewel, Dallas Davidson, and Bobby Pinson and recorded by American recording artist Jewel. It was released to country radio in January 2010 and as a music download on February 9, 2010, and serves as the lead song for the movie Valentine's Day, as...
" was released as a single from the soundtrack of Valentine's Day
Valentine's Day (film)
Valentine's Day is a 2010 American romantic comedy film directed by Garry Marshall and based on the novel by Michael Connelly. The screenplay and the story was written by Katherine Fugate, Ivan Reitman, Jason Reitman, Akiva Goldsman, Rob Reiner, P. J...
and as the lead-off single to the album. It was a minor Top 30 hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. The album's second single, "Satisfied
Satisfied (Jewel song)
"Satisfied" is a song performed by American recording artist Jewel, taken from her second country album, Sweet and Wild. It was released in May 2010, as the second single from the album, which was released on June 8, 2010 via Valory Music Group...
," was released on May 17, 2010, and debuted at #59 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of June 19, 2010. The album debuted at number eleven on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
, with sales of 32,000 copies.
About the album
Jewel is maintaining her country roots as she returns to the format with her second follow-up album, Sweet and Wild. The album, written and produced by Jewel, was released on June 8. The first single, "Stay Here Forever," has been embraced by critics and the video is a success on CMTCMT
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"The theme of this album is finding what's true about you and your life, and defending it and valuing it above all else," said Jewel. "My newest country album will share so many of my personal feelings of love and happiness that I have written into the songs," said Jewel, who married her longtime boyfriend Ty Murray
Ty Murray
Ty Monroe Murray is a nine-time World Champion rodeo cowboy and co-founder and board adviser of the Professional Bull Riders.-Early life:...
in the summer of 2008. Jewel will also embark on a tour sponsored by Country Financial
COUNTRY Financial
Country Financial is a group of US insurance and financial services companies. Its corporate headquarters are in Bloomington, Illinois.-History:...
to support Sweet and Wild.
Track listing
The official tracklist was announced on Amazon.comAmazon.com
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.
- "No Good in Goodbye" (Jewel) - 3:24
- "I Love You Forever" (Jewel, Rick NowelsRick NowelsRichard Wright Nowels Jr. is a Grammy / Ivor Novello award-winning songwriter/producer who has worked with many of the most vibrant artists in contemporary music...
) - 4:25 - "Fading" (Jewel) - 3:35
- "What You Are" (Dave BergDave Berg (songwriter)Dave Berg is an American country music songwriter. His credits include the Number One country hits "Somebody" by Reba McEntire, "If You're Going Through Hell " and "These Are My People" by Rodney Atkins, and "Moments" by Emerson Drive...
, Jewel) - 3:40 - "Bad as It Gets" (Mike Mobley, Rachel ProctorRachel ProctorRachel Christine Proctor is an American country music artist. Before signing to a record deal, she co-wrote Martina McBride's 2002 single "Where Would You Be". By 2003, Proctor had signed to BNA Records, releasing her debut single "Days Like This" that year...
) - 3:54 - "Summer Home in Your Arms" (Jewel) - 2:55
- "Stay Here ForeverStay Here Forever"Stay Here Forever" is the title of a song written by Jewel, Dallas Davidson, and Bobby Pinson and recorded by American recording artist Jewel. It was released to country radio in January 2010 and as a music download on February 9, 2010, and serves as the lead song for the movie Valentine's Day, as...
" (Jewel, Dallas DavidsonDallas DavidsonDallas Davidson is an American country music singer-songwriter.Davidson moved to Nashville, Tennessee in 2004 and joined Broadcast Music Incorporated for performing rights representation and signed a publishing deal with Big Borassa Music, which is administered worldwide by Third Tier Music.Trace...
, Bobby PinsonBobby PinsonBobby Olen Pinson is an American country music artist. Signed to RCA Records in 2005, Pinson made his debut that year with his album Man Like Me. Its lead-off single, "Don't Ask Me How I Know", peaked at #16 on the Hot Country Songs charts, and was his only Top 40 country hit...
) - 3:00 - "No More Heartaches" (Jewel) - 2:49
- "One True Thing" (Brett JamesBrett JamesBrett James Cornelius is an American singer, songwriter and record producer. Signed to Career Records as a solo artist in 1995, James charted three singles and released a self-titled debut album that year...
, Jewel) - 4:14 - "TenTen (song)"Ten" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American recording artist Jewel. It was released in September 2010, and serves as the third single from her second country album, Sweet and Wild, which was released on June 8, 2010 via Valory Music Group.-Background:Jewel said on her website...
" (Berg, Jewel) - 3:25 - "SatisfiedSatisfied (Jewel song)"Satisfied" is a song performed by American recording artist Jewel, taken from her second country album, Sweet and Wild. It was released in May 2010, as the second single from the album, which was released on June 8, 2010 via Valory Music Group...
" (Jewel, Liz RoseLiz RoseLiz Rose is an American country music songwriter best known for her work with Taylor Swift. She has co-written several of Swift's songs and singles, including "White Horse," "Teardrops on My Guitar" and "You Belong with Me," which won her and Swift a Grammy Award in 2009.-Biography:Liz Rose was...
) - 4:09 - "Angel Needs a Ride" (iTunes)
- bonus track
Deluxe Edition
The album's deluxe edition is a 2 disc package that includes the standard album, and an album with the original live acoustic versions of the tracks.Disc: 1
- No Good in Goodbye
- I Love You Forever
- Fading
- What You Are
- Bad as It Gets
- Summer Home in Your Arms
- Stay Here Forever
- No More Heartaches
- One True Thing
- Ten
- Satisfied
Disc: 2
- No Good in Goodbye (Acoustic)
- I Love You Forever (Acoustic)
- Fading (Acoustic)
- What You Are (Acoustic)
- Bad as It Gets (Acoustic)
- Summer Home in Your Arms (Acoustic)
- Stay Here Forever (Acoustic)
- No More Heartaches (Acoustic)
- One True Thing (Acoustic)
- Ten (Acoustic)
- Satisfied (Acoustic)
- Angel Needs a Ride (iTunes Pre-Order Track)
Reception
Upon its release, Sweet and Wild received generally positive reviews from most music critics. At MetacriticMetacritic
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, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received a better than average score of 62, based on 6 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews". Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Stephen Thomas Erlewine is a senior editor for Allmusic. He is the author of many artist biographies and record reviews for Allmusic, as well as a freelance writer, occasionally contributing liner notes. He is also frontman and guitarist for the Ann Arbor-based band Who Dat?Erlewine is the nephew...
from Allmusic gave the album 4 out of 5 stars, saying that "She’s saved here--on both the produced main album and its bare-bones acoustic cousin on the deluxe version, which isn’t as different as it might initially appear--by her essential sweetness, which shines through in her melody and mellow moods that aren’t sullied by a hint of wildness". The Slant Magazine
Slant Magazine
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review says that "While "Perfectly Clear
Perfectly Clear
Perfectly Clear is the sixth album recorded by American singer Jewel. Her first album of country music, it was released on Valory Records on June 3, 2008 . The album is composed of a mixture of new and old fan-favorite songs, although only one of the songs had previously appeared on one of her...
" suggested that she has the potential to make a great country album, but the uneven Sweet and Wild certainly isn't it". The Boston Globe review noted that "Jewel offers basic country tropes both musical (twanging Telecasters, whining fiddles, banjoes bubbling underneath the surface, train-track rhythms) and lyrical (with references to both Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart
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and a dying soldier imparting wisdom) in the hopes of rousing the market base she first courted on 2008’s Perfectly Clear". Greg Kot from Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly
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gave a B- evaluation, saying that "The pedal steel and fiddle sound like add-ons designed to get her played on country radio, and a few of the melodies could've been hijacked from a Nashville jingles factory. But there's some moving midlife melancholy beneath the surface, especially on the startling Fading".
Singles
The song "Stay Here ForeverStay Here Forever
"Stay Here Forever" is the title of a song written by Jewel, Dallas Davidson, and Bobby Pinson and recorded by American recording artist Jewel. It was released to country radio in January 2010 and as a music download on February 9, 2010, and serves as the lead song for the movie Valentine's Day, as...
" was released as a single from the soundtrack of Valentine's Day
Valentine's Day (film)
Valentine's Day is a 2010 American romantic comedy film directed by Garry Marshall and based on the novel by Michael Connelly. The screenplay and the story was written by Katherine Fugate, Ivan Reitman, Jason Reitman, Akiva Goldsman, Rob Reiner, P. J...
and as the lead-off single to the album. It was a minor Top 40 hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, reaching a peak of #34 on the chart. The album's second single, "Satisfied
Satisfied (Jewel song)
"Satisfied" is a song performed by American recording artist Jewel, taken from her second country album, Sweet and Wild. It was released in May 2010, as the second single from the album, which was released on June 8, 2010 via Valory Music Group...
," was released on May 17, 2010, and debuted at #59 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of June 19, 2010. "Ten
Ten (song)
"Ten" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American recording artist Jewel. It was released in September 2010, and serves as the third single from her second country album, Sweet and Wild, which was released on June 8, 2010 via Valory Music Group.-Background:Jewel said on her website...
" was released as the album's third single on September 13, 2010, and debuted at #55 for the week of October 16, 2010.
Chart performance
Due to digital pre-orders of the album, it debuted one week before official release at #64 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. On the Billboard 200Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
, the album debuted at #11 as well as #3 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart, with sales of 32,000 copies in its first week. As of November 2010, the album has sold 76,907 copies in the U.S.
| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canadian Albums Chart | 52 |
| UK Country Albums Chart | 3 |
| UK Independent Albums Chart | 39 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 11 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 3 |
End of year charts
| Chart (2010) | Year-end 2010 |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Top Country Albums | 51 |