Unlike her dance-pop makeover 304, Jewel’s 2008 country excursion provided a perfect pivot back toward the soothing, strumalong folk that made the singer/songwriter a star.
She alludes to this as much with the title of Sweet & Wild, a collection that is surely as sweet as sugar and just about as wild, too.
Not so much abandoning her brief country dalliance as using it as flavoring -- diluting it to a much greater degree than the already mildly twangy Perfectly Clear -- Jewel is able to ease into a set of songs that have no concept, arguably for the first time in well over a decade.
Without a stylistic device or narrative throughline, Jewel seems a bit at ease, spinning out sentimental tales, usually about love but sometimes about social issues, such as advanced age.
Jewel tends to be a bit heavy-handed in her message and delivery, resorting to the throaty growl that tends to obscure her hooks and intent, but 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.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No Good in GoodbyeJewel | Jewel | Play | 03:24 | 7 MB | 24 MB |
| 2 | I Love You ForeverJewel, Rick Nowels | Jewel | Play | 04:24 | 10 MB | 32 MB |
| 3 | FadingJewel | Jewel | Play | 03:34 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 4 | What You AreDave Berg, Jewel | Jewel | Play | 03:40 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 5 | Bad as It GetsMike Mobley, Rachel Proctor | Jewel | Play | 03:53 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 6 | Summer Home in Your ArmsJewel | Jewel | Play | 02:55 | 6 MB | 18 MB |
| 7 | Stay Here ForeverDallas Davidson, Jewel, Bobby Pinson | Jewel | Play | 02:59 | 6 MB | 21 MB |
| 8 | No More HeartachesJewel | Jewel | Play | 02:48 | 6 MB | 18 MB |
| 9 | One True ThingBrett James, Jewel | Jewel | Play | 04:13 | 9 MB | 30 MB |
| 10 | TenDave Berg, Jewel | Jewel | Play | 03:24 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 11 | SatisfiedJewel, Liz Rose | Jewel | Play | 04:10 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 39 mins | 90 MB | |||||
| 39 mins | 270 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chuck Ainlay | Mixing |
| 2 | Jenna Anton | Make-Up |
| 3 | Dave Berg | Composer |
| 4 | Drew Bollman | Assistant |
| 5 | Scott Borchetta | Executive Producer |
| 6 | David Bryant | Assistant |
| 7 | Nick Buda | Drums |
| 8 | Jason Campbell | Production Coordination |
| 9 | Neal Cappellino | Engineer |
| 10 | Chad Carlson | Engineer |
| 11 | Nathan Chapman | Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Classical), Guitar (Electric), Guitar (Steel), Keyboards, Mixing, Percussion, Producer, Vocal Harmony |
| 12 | Lynda Churilla | Photography |
| 13 | Jim Cooley | Assistant |
| 14 | Eric Darken | Engineer, Percussion |
| 15 | Dallas Davidson | Composer |
| 16 | Stuart Duncan | Fiddle |
| 17 | Jason Freese | Glockenspiel, Mellotron |
| 18 | Ken Halford | Engineer, Guitar (Acoustic), Piano |
| 19 | Dan Hansen | Engineer |
| 20 | Jeremy Hunter | Engineer |
| 21 | Brett James | Composer |
| 22 | Jewel | Composer, Guitar (Acoustic), Lyricist, Primary Artist, Producer, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 23 | Mike Johnson | Guitar (Steel) |
| 24 | Tim Lauer | Accordion, Flute, Hammond B3, Piano, Synthesizer |
| 25 | Sam Leonardi | Hair Stylist |
| 26 | Tim Marks | Bass |
| 27 | Mike Mobley | Composer |
| 28 | Emily Mueller | Production Assistant |
| 29 | Justin Niebank | Engineer, Mixing |
| 30 | Rick Nowels | Composer |
| 31 | Bobby Pinson | Composer |
| 32 | Rachel Proctor | Composer |
| 33 | Matt Rausch | Assistant |
| 34 | Ron Roark | Graphic Design |
| 35 | Liz Rose | Composer |
| 36 | Jimmie Lee Sloas | Bass |
| 37 | Whitney Sutton | Copy Coordination |
| 38 | Ilya Toshinsky | Banjo, Guitar (Acoustic), Keyboards, Mandolin, Percussion, Piano, Programming, Synthesizer |
| 39 | Hank Williams | Mastering |
| 40 | Brian David Willis | Engineer |
| 41 | Elise Wilson | Wardrobe |
| 42 | Jonathan Yudkin | String Arrangements, Strings |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |