This Way (Jewel album)

This Way is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter Jewel. It was released on November 13, 2001, through Atlantic Records. Jewel was looking for a raw, live-sounding album, leading her to be involved in the album's production.[7] Singles included the hits "Standing Still" and "Break Me" as well as the eponymous track "This Way", which was also featured on the soundtrack to the film Life or Something Like It. Lastly, "Serve the Ego" was remixed by Hani Num and Mike Rizzo and became a number one hit on the US Club charts. The album debuted at number 9 on the US Billboard 200 with first week sales of 140,000 units. As of 2007, the album has sold over 1.5 million copies in the United States and has been certified platinum by the RIAA. This Way reached No. 6 in Australia[8] and has since been certified platinum.[9]

This Way
Studio album by
Jewel
ReleasedNovember 13, 2001
RecordedNovember 2000 – August 2001
Studio
  • Emerald Entertainment
  • Ocean Way
  • Soundstage (all in Nashville)
Genre
Length58:42
LabelAtlantic
Producer
Jewel chronology
Joy: A Holiday Collection
(1999)		 This Way
(2001)		 0304
(2003)
Singles from This Way
  1. "Standing Still"
    Released: October 2, 2001
  2. "Break Me"
    Released: January 27, 2002
  3. "This Way"
    Released: June 12, 2002
  4. "Serve the Ego"
    Released: September 24, 2002
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic59/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Blender[3]
Entertainment WeeklyC−[4]
Rolling Stone[5]
Slant Magazine[6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jewel Kilcher, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Standing Still"
4:30
2."Jesus Loves You" 3:20
3."Everybody Needs Someone Sometime" 4:08
4."Break Me" 4:04
5."Do You Want to Play?" 2:55
6."Till We Run Out of Road"
4:45
7."Serve the Ego"
4:57
8."This Way"
  • Kilcher
  • Nowels
4:16
9."Cleveland" 4:09
10."I Won't Walk Away"
  • Kilcher
  • Nowels
4:45
11."Love Me, Just Leave Me Alone" 3:47
12."The New Wild West" 4:47
Total length:50:23
Bonus Tracks (Recorded Live)
No.TitleLength
13."Grey Matter"4:35
14."Sometimes It Be That Way"3:41
Total length:59:55
Additional Bonus Track (Recorded Live)
No.TitleLength
15."A Long Slow Slide"3:37
Total length:62:16

Personnel
  • Jewel – vocals (all tracks)
  • Dann Huff – electric guitar (all tracks)
  • Jerry McPherson – electric guitar (tracks 1,2,6,7,8,9,10)
  • John Willis – acoustic guitar (tracks 1,4,6,8,10)
  • B. James Lowry – acoustic guitar (tracks 2,3,5,7,9,12)
  • Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass guitar (tracks 1,2,3,5,7,8,9,10,12)
  • Tim Akers – keyboard (all tracks except 11)
  • Chris McHugh – drums (tracks 1,3,8,9,11)
  • Steve Brewster – drums (tracks 2,4,5,6,7,10,12)
  • Eric Darken – percussion (tracks 1,2,6,7,8,10,11,12)
  • Kenny Greenberg – electric guitar (tracks 2,5,11)
  • Gordon Kennedy – electric guitar (tracks 5,11,12)
  • J. T. Corenflos – electric guitar (track 3)
  • Paul Franklin – steel guitar (track 6)
  • Dan Dugmore – steel guitar (track 9)
  • Jackie Street – bass guitar (tracks 4,6)
  • Craig Young – bass guitar (track 11)
  • Steve Nathan – keyboard (tracks 2,7,9,11)
  • Jonathan Yudkin – fiddle (track 6), mandolin (track 12), cello (track 12)
  • George Tidwell – trumpet (track 10)
  • Gene Miller – background vocals (tracks 3,6)
  • Bekka Bramlett – background vocals (track 3)
  • Chris Rodriguez – background vocals (track 3)
  • Lisa Cochran – background vocals (track 6)
  • Ronn Huff – string arrangements (tracks 4,10), string conductor (tracks 4,10)
  • Carl Gorodetzky – strings, string contractor (tracks 4,10)
  • Dave Angell – strings (track 4,10)
  • Monisa Angell – strings (track 4,10)
  • Janet Askey – strings (track 4,10)
  • Beth Beeson – strings (track 4,10)
  • Lynn Bloom – strings (track 4,10)
  • Bruce Christensen – strings (tracks 4,10)
  • Connie Ellisor – strings (tracks 4,10)
  • Gerald Greer – strings (tracks 4,10)
  • Anthony LaMarchina – strings (tracks 4,10)
  • Lee Larrison – strings (tracks 4,10)
  • Bob Mason – strings (tracks 4,10)
  • Cate Myer – strings (tracks 4,10)
  • Kathryn Plummer – strings (tracks 4,10)
  • Pamela Sixfin – strings (tracks 4,10)
  • Calvin Smith – strings (tracks 4,10)
  • Roger Spencer – strings (tracks 4,10)
  • Julie Tanner – strings (tracks 4,10)
  • Alan Umstead – strings (track 4,10)
  • Catherine Umstead – strings (tracks 4,10)
  • Gary Vanosdale – strings (tracks 4,10)
  • Mary Kathryn Vanosdale – strings (tracks 4,10)
  • Glenn Wanner – strings (tracks 4,10)
  • Karen Winkelmann – strings (tracks 4,10)
  • Joy Worland – strings (tracks 4,10)
  • Mark Goldenberg – additional arrangement (track 2)
  • Tedd T. – programming (tracks 1,8)
  • David Huff – programming (track 8)
  • Wayne Rodriguez – drum programming (track 12)

Production
  • Producers: Jewel, Dann Huff, John Kurzweg
  • Executive producers: Lenedra Carroll, Ron Shapiro
  • Engineers: Jeff Balding, John Kurzweg
  • Assistant engineers: David Bryant, Jed Hackett
  • Mixing: Jeff Balding
  • Mastering: Robert Hadley, Doug Sax
  • A&R: Gloria Gabriel
  • Production coordination: Mike "Frog" Griffith
  • Art direction: Chad Farmer
  • Photography: Ellen Von Unwerth
  • Studio intern: Fred Hyser

Chart performance

Weekly charts
Chart (2001) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[10] 6
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[11] 35
Canadian Albums Chart 21
Japanese Albums Chart[12] 28
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[13] 15
French Albums (SNEP)[14] 41
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[15] 13
Irish Albums (IRMA)[16] 12
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[17] 17
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[18] 29
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[19] 30
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[20] 14
Philippines Pop Albums Chart 5
Philippines Rock/Alternative Albums Chart 1
Scottish Albums (OCC)[21] 37
UK Albums (OCC)[22] 31
US Billboard 200[23] 9
U.S. Billboard Top Internet Albums 5

Year-end charts
Chart (2002) Position
US Billboard 200[24] 42

Singles
Year Single Chart Peak
position
2001 "Standing Still" Australian ARIA Singles Chart[8] 32
2001 "Standing Still" Adult Contemporary 19
2001 "Standing Still" Adult Top 40 3
2001 "Standing Still" The Billboard Hot 100 25
2001 "Standing Still" Top 40 Mainstream 22
2001 "Standing Still" Top 40 Tracks 16
2002 "Standing Still" Top 40 Adult Recurrents 1
2001 "Standing Still" New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart 7
2001 "Standing Still" New Zealand airplay chart 3
2002 "Break Me" Adult Top 40 28
2002 "Break Me" New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart 47
2002 "Serve the Ego" Hot Dance Music/Club Play 1
2002 "Serve the Ego" Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 5
2002 "This Way" Adult Top 40 36

Sales and certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[25] Platinum 70,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[26] Platinum 100,000^
Japan — 24,260[27]
South Africa (RISA)[28] Gold 25,000*
United States (RIAA)[29] Platinum 1,578,000[30]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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