This Way
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This Way is the third album
by singer/songwriter Jewel
, released in 2001
by Atlantic Recording Corporation. She was looking for a raw, live-sounding album, leading her to be involved in the album's production. 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 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 #6 in Australia and has since been certified Platinum.
, except where noted.
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by singer/songwriter Jewel
Jewel (singer)
Jewel Kilcher , professionally known as Jewel, is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, actress and poet...
, released in 2001
2001 in music
See also:* 2001 in music Record labels established in 2001-Events:*January 1**Comeback of Guns N' Roses in House of Blues**Hum disbands.*January 17 – Bass player Jason Newsted leaves Metallica after 14 years with the band....
by Atlantic Recording Corporation. She was looking for a raw, live-sounding album, leading her to be involved in the album's production. 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
Life or Something Like It
Life or Something Like It is a 2002 romantic comedy film directed by Stephen Herek. The film focuses on television reporter Lanie Kerrigan and her quest to find meaning in her life. The original music score was composed by David Newman...
. Lastly, "Serve the Ego" was remixed by Hani Num and Mike Rizzo
Mike Rizzo
Michael "Mike" Rizzo, is an American DJ/remixer from New York City since the early 1990s. He is well known for working with various artists such as Jennifer Green and Sun, all of whom scored hits on both Billboard's Hot Dance Club Play and Hot Dance Airplay charts.He also achieved success on both...
and became a number one hit on the US Club charts. The album debuted at number 9 on 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 #6 in Australia and has since been certified Platinum.
Track listing
All songs were written by Jewel KilcherJewel (singer)
Jewel Kilcher , professionally known as Jewel, is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, actress and poet...
, except where noted.
- "Standing StillStanding Still"Standing Still" is a song by female American artist Jewel. Recorded in 2001, this song is featured on the album This Way. The single charted best in New Zealand, where it reached number seven. It also charted in the United States at number 25....
" (Kilcher, 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...
) – 4:30 - "Jesus Loves You" – 3:20
- "Everybody Needs Someone Sometime" – 4:08
- "Break MeBreak Me"Break Me" is the second single by Jewel released from the album This Way. It was a minor hit on the New Zealand singles chart, peaking at #47, as well as in the US, where it reached #28 on the Billboard Adult Top 40 chart. It also reached #105 in the UK.The video for this single featured special...
" – 4:04 - "Do You Want to Play?Do You Want to Play?"Do You Want to Play?" is Jewel's promo recording from her third studio album This Way. This was released as a promo only single in the UK....
" – 2:55 - "Till We Run Out of Road" (Kilcher, Ty MurrayTy MurrayTy Monroe Murray is a nine-time World Champion rodeo cowboy and co-founder and board adviser of the Professional Bull Riders.-Early life:...
) – 4:45 - "Serve the EgoServe the Ego"Serve the Ego" was the fourth single taken from Jewel's album This Way. However, unlike previous singles released by Jewel, this single embarked new territory for the artist and a new fan base. By the time Jewel's third LP was released she stated that she had been getting into the club scene of LA...
" (Kilcher, Cesar Lemos, Itaal ShurItaal ShurItaal Shur is an American composer, producer and musician. He has written songs for a number of musicians, including Maxwell, Jewel and Enrique Iglesias, and has produced records for various artists, including Kronos Quartet, The Scumfrog and Lucy Woodward...
) – 4:57 - "This Way" (Kilcher, Nowels) – 4:16
- "Cleveland" – 4:09
- "I Won't Walk Away" (Kilcher, Nowels) – 4:45
- "Love Me, Just Leave Me Alone" – 3:47
- "The New Wild West" – 4:47
- "Grey Matter" [live] - 4:35
- "Sometimes It Be That Way" [live] - 3:44
Personnel
- Jewel - vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
- Tim Akers - keyboardKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
- Dave Angell - strings
- Monisa Angell - strings
- Janet Askey - strings
- Beth Beeson - strings
- Lynn Bloom - strings
- Bekka BramlettBekka BramlettRebekka Ruth Lazone "Bekka" Bramlett is a singer from the United States. She is the daughter of popular music duo Delaney and Bonnie....
- background vocals - Steve Brewster - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
- Bruce Christensen - strings
- Lisa Cochran - background vocals
- J.T. Corenflos - electric guitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
- Eric Darken - percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration...
- Dan Digmore - steel guitarSteel guitarSteel guitar is a type of guitar or the method of playing the instrument. Developed in Hawaii in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, a steel guitar is usually positioned horizontally; strings are plucked with one hand, while the other hand changes the pitch of one or more strings with the use...
- Connie Ellisor - strings
- Paul FranklinPaul Franklin (musician)Paul Franklin is an American multi-instrumentalist, known mainly for his work as a steel guitarist. He began his career in the 1970s as a member of Barbara Mandrell's road band; in addition he toured with Mel Tillis and Jerry Reed. He has since become a prolific session musician in Nashville,...
- steel guitar - Carl Gorodetzky - strings
- Kenny Greenberg - electric guitar
- Gerald Greer - strings
- Dann HuffDann HuffDann Huff is an American musician, session musician, singer-songwriter and producer. For his work as a producer in the Country music genre he has won several awards including the Musician of the Year award in 2001 and 2004 at the Country Music Association Awards and the Producer of the Year award...
- electric guitar - Ronn Huff - conductor
- Gordon Kennedy - electric guitar
- Anthony LaMarchina - strings
- Lee Larrison - strings
- B. James Lowry - acoustic guitarSteel-string acoustic guitarA steel-string acoustic guitar is a modern form of guitar descended from the classical guitar, but strung with steel strings for a brighter, louder sound...
- Bob Mason - strings
- Chris McHugh - drums
- Jerry McPherson - electric guitar
- Gene Miller - background vocals
- Cate Myer - strings
- Steve Nathan - keyboard
- Kathryn Plummer - strings
- Chris Rodrigues - background vocals
- Pamela Sixfin - strings
- Jimmie Lee Sloas - bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Calvin Smith - strings
- Roger Spencer - strings
- Jackie Street - bass
- Julie Tanner - strings
- George Tidwell - trumpetTrumpetThe trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air...
- Alan Umstead - strings
- Catherine Umstead - strings
- Gary VanOsdale - strings
- Mary Kathryn Vanosdale - strings
- Glenn Wanner - strings
- Robert Owen - acoustic guitar
- Karen Winkelmann - strings
- Joy Worland - strings
- Craig Young - bass
- Jonathan Yudkin - fiddleFiddleThe term fiddle may refer to any bowed string musical instrument, most often the violin. It is also a colloquial term for the instrument used by players in all genres, including classical music...
, mandolinMandolinA mandolin is a musical instrument in the lute family . It descends from the mandore, a soprano member of the lute family. The mandolin soundboard comes in many shapes—but generally round or teardrop-shaped, sometimes with scrolls or other projections. A mandolin may have f-holes, or a single...
, celloCelloThe cello is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is a member of the violin family of musical instruments, which also includes the violin, viola, and double bass. Old forms of the instrument in the Baroque era are baryton and viol .A person who plays a cello is...
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
- Contractor: Carl Gorodetzky
- Programming: David Lyndon Huff, Tedd T.
- Drum programming: Wayne Rodrigues
- Arranger: Mark Goldenberg
- String arrangements: Ronn Huff
- Art direction: Chad Farmer
- Photography: Ellen Von Unwerth
Album
| Chart (2001) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian ARIA Australian Recording Industry Association The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers which was formed in 1956... Albums Chart |
6 |
| New Zealand New Zealand New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga... RIANZ Recording Industry Association of New Zealand The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand... Albums Chart |
26 |
| Dutch Netherlands The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders... Albums Top 100 |
63 |
| Philippines Philippines The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam... Pop Albums Chart |
5 |
| Philippine Rock/Alternative Albums Chart | 1 |
| U.S. United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... 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... |
9 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Internet Albums | 5 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | "Standing Still" | Australian ARIA Australian Recording Industry Association The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers which was formed in 1956... Singles Chart |
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 Recording Industry Association of New Zealand The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand... Singles Chart |
7 |
| 2001 | "Standing Still" | New Zealand airplay chart | 3 |
| 2002 | "Break Me" | Adult Top 40 | 28 |
| 2002 | "Break Me" | New Zealand RIANZ Recording Industry Association of New Zealand The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand... 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 |