0304

2003 studio album by Jewel November 2019 0304 studio Jewel Jewel - 0304.png 2003 6 3 Conway (Hollywood, California) Dance-pop electronic pop 53 25 Atlantic Lester A. Mendez Jewel Kilcher This Way 2001 Goodbye Alice in Wonderland 2006 Alternative cover studio Jewel - 0304 (Europe).png European cover 0304 studio Intuition April 7, 2003 Stand September 2, 2003 2 Become 1 December 16, 2003 0304 is the fifth studio album by American singer Jewel, released on June 3, 2003, by Atlantic Records. Inspired by Jewel's sudden success topping the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart in early November 2002 with a remix of "Serve the Ego", the final single from her previous album This Way, the album is a radical departure from her previous folk-oriented musical efforts and is instead more pop and dance-focused.Erlewine Stephen Thomas Stephen Thomas Erlewine https://www.allmusic.com/album/0304-mw0000464591 0304 – Jewel AllMusic February 19, 2020Slomowicz DJ Ron Jewel – 0304 CD Review http://dancemusic.about.com/cs/reviews/fr/Jewel0304.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140411144613/http://dancemusic.about.com/cs/reviews/fr/Jewel0304.htm April 11, 2014 March 14, 2012 About.com 0304 produced three singles. The lead single "Intuition", a top 20 hit on the US Billboard Hot 100, topped the Dance Club Songs chart, as did the album's second single "Stand". Its third single, "2 Become 1", was less successful, peaking at 33 on the Adult Top 40 chart. Background Within the booklet to 0304, Jewel includes a note to her fans, explaining, "This record may seem different to you. To me, it's closer to what has been in my head for years. I wanted to make a record that was a modern interpretation of big band music. A record that was lyric-driven, like Cole Porter stuff, that also had a lot of swing. And a lot of it is thanks to Lester (Mendez), because when I told him I wanted to make a record that combined dance, urban, and folk music, he didn't look at me like I was crazy. I loved making this record, and it's the first record I enjoy listening to. It's fun! I hope you all love it. I hope it makes you feel young and sexy and smart."Harrison Quentin https://albumism.com/features/jewel-0304-album-anniversary Jewel’s ‘0304’ Turns 20 Albumism May 28, 2023 May 22, 2025 For the album, Jewel teamed with producers Lester Mendez (Shakira, Enrique Iglesias) and Rick Nowels (Madonna). Critical reception 63/100 About.com 4 5 AllMusic 4.5 5 Blender 3 5Jewel: 0304 Blender 17 142 1534-0554 Entertainment Weekly B− The Guardian 2 5 Q 3.5 5Jewel: 0304 Q November 2003 117 0955-4955 Rolling Stone 3 5 Slant Magazine 3.5 5 Stylus Magazine CBurns Todd http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/jewel/0304.htm Jewel – 0304 Stylus Magazine September 1, 2003 December 31, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20121007152952/http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/jewel/0304.htm October 7, 2012 Uncut 4 5 0304 received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 63, based on nine reviews.https://www.metacritic.com/music/0304 0304 – Jewel Metacritic August 29, 2011 Stephen Thomas Erlewine from AllMusic stated that "it's the first album of hers that's a sheer pleasure to hear", while noting that "[she] includes a note to her fans, explaining, 'This album may seem different to you,' which is putting it mildly", to convey the surprising, yet pleasing modern sound, and that "she puts herself out on the line more than she ever has, and she's come up with her best record, with her best set of songs and best music yet." Ron Slomowicz from About.com declared that "the album is balanced by dance pop that you would expect to hear on a Britney album." Sal Cinquemani from Slant Magazine was also positive, writing that "the album is more pop than electronica, but it also presents one of the most startling—yet oddly fitting—transformations in pop history"Cinquemani Sal https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/jewel-0304 Jewel: 0304 Slant Magazine June 6, 2003 January 1, 2014 and also comparing the album to Madonna's Ray of Light (1998) and American Life (2003). Barry Walters from Rolling Stone agreed with Cinquemani, describing the album as "essentially a wanna-be version of Madonna's American Life" and noting that "she's found herself an artificial flavor that tastes good."Walters Barry https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/jewel/albums/album/274517/review/5943991/0304 Jewel: 0304 Rolling Stone June 2, 2003 https://web.archive.org/web/20081010214011/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/jewel/albums/album/274517/review/5943991/0304 October 10, 2008 dead September 30, 2007 A positive review also came from Uncut, who wrote that "the tunes are stunning, her voice has never sounded better and she makes serious points few others would dare in a pop context."http://www.uncut.co.uk/music/jewel/reviews/6263 Jewel – 0304 Uncut October 2003 114 1368-0722 https://web.archive.org/web/20080807172732/http://www.uncut.co.uk/music/jewel/reviews/6263 August 7, 2008 August 29, 2011 Brian Hiatt from Entertainment Weekly opined that the "unexpected dance-pop vibrancy makes it Jewel's best album."Hiatt Brian https://ew.com/article/2003/06/20/0304/ 0304 Entertainment Weekly 715 June 20, 2003 71 1049-0434 January 26, 2017 The album also received some mixed reviews, with some critics criticizing the change of style adopted on the album. Alexis Petridis from The Guardian wrote, "Like Robbie Williams's Escapology, 0304 virtually knocks itself out in its attempts to win over the US public", while commenting that she looks "desperate" and "uncomfortable" on the album.Petridis Alexis Alexis Petridis https://www.theguardian.com/music/2003/aug/22/popandrock.shopping5 Jewel: 0304 The Guardian August 22, 2003 December 13, 2016 Darryl Sterdan from Jam! said that the album "isn't going to save her soul—or anyone else's."Sterdan Darryl http://jam.canoe.com/Music/Artists/J/Jewel/AlbumReviews/2003/06/05/771159.html Jewel: 0304 Jam! June 5, 2003 January 26, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170202043258/http://jam.canoe.com/Music/Artists/J/Jewel/AlbumReviews/2003/06/05/771159.html 2017-02-02 Caroline Bansal from musicOMH described the album as "an enjoyable 54 minutes of pop, full of catchy, chirpy songs, proving Jewel's ear candy as well as eye candy credentials. The album could be the soundtrack of a summer's day at the beach, or for getting ready for a girly night out."Bansal Caroline https://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/jewel-0304 Jewel – 0304 MusicOMH August 31, 2003 January 26, 2017 Commercial performance 0304 became the highest-debuting album of Jewel's career, entering the Billboard 200 at number two (behind Metallica's St. Anger) with 144,000 copies sold in its first week.Martens Todd https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/70637/metallica-rages-with-chart-topping-anger Metallica Rages With Chart-Topping 'Anger' Billboard June 11, 2003 March 24, 2013 It earned a gold certification from Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on July 14, 2003, one month and 11 days after its release, and had sold over 771,000 copies in the United States as of June 2010.Cohen Jonathan https://www.billboard.com/pro/ask-billboard-jewel-ciara-ricky-martin/ Ask Billboard: Jewel, Ciara, Ricky Martin Billboard June 18, 2010 March 24, 2013 Track listing Jewel Kilcher Kilcher and Lester Mendez, except where noted. Stand 3:13 Run 2 U 3:38 Intuition 3:49 Leave the Lights On 3:22 2 Find U 3:16 Fragile Heart Kilcher Anthony Bell 3:33 Doin' Fine 3:14 2 Become 1 Kilcher Guy Chambers 4:40 Haunted 4:52 Sweet Temptation Kilcher Rick Nowels 4:09 Yes U Can Kilcher Nowels 4:01 U & Me = Love 3:36 America 3:40 Becoming 4:22 Australian and Japanese edition bonus track Intuition Ford's Radio Mix 4:15 European edition bonus tracks Intuition Todd Terry In-House Mix 5:41 Intuition video Australian Tour Edition bonus disc Intuition live from Sessions@AOL 3:28 Standing Still live from Sessions@AOL 4:05 Leave the Lights On live from Sessions@AOL 3:22 Stand live from LAUNCH.com 3:27 2 Become 1 live from LAUNCH.com 7:28 Intuition video – international version Stand video Notes The UK edition has the same cover art as that of the edition released in the rest of Europe but is otherwise identical to the main release. Personnel Credits adapted from the liner notes of 0304.0304 liner notes Jewel Atlantic Records 2003 83638-2 Musicians Jewel – vocals Rusty Anderson – electric guitar David Levita – electric guitar (tracks 1, 2, 4–14) Mark Oakley – acoustic guitar Paul Bushnell – bass (tracks 1, 3–14) Lester A. Mendez – keyboards, arrangement (all tracks); claps (tracks 3, 11) Abe Laboriel Jr. – snare drum (tracks 1, 2); claps (tracks 3, 11); drums (tracks 4–14); percussion (tracks 4–8, 10–14) Mike Bolger – accordion (track 3); trumpet, trombone (track 4) Greg Collins – claps (tracks 3, 11) Patrick Warren – Chamberlin (tracks 4, 6, 9, 14); piano (track 8) Lisa Germano – violin, backing vocals (track 6) Havana Hustlers – programming Technical Lester A. Mendez – production Jewel Kilcher – production Lenedra Carroll – executive production Ron Shapiro – executive production Evan Lamberg – executive production Greg Collins – engineering Clif Norrell – additional engineering Ryan Freeland – additional engineering Andrew Scheps – additional engineering Carlos Paucar – additional engineering John Morrical – engineering assistance Seth Waldmann – engineering assistance Serban Ghenea – mixing John Hanes – additional Pro Tools engineering Tim Roberts – mix engineering assistance Chris Gehringer – mastering Will Quinnell – mastering engineering assistance Becky Scott – production coordination Artwork Richard Bates – art direction Greenberg Kingsley – design Peter Robathan – photography Charts Weekly charts + Weekly chart performance for 0304 Chart (2003) PeakpositionAustralia 10 Jewel 0304 true January 26, 2017Austria 74 Jewel 0304 true January 26, 2017BillboardCanada 9 Jewel 0304 true January 1, 2014Netherlands 12 Jewel 0304 true January 26, 2017France 141 Jewel 0304 true January 26, 2017Germany 33 4616 Jewel 0304 true January 26, 2017New Zealand 16 Jewel 0304 true January 26, 2017Norway 39 Jewel 0304 true January 26, 2017Scotland 80 20030907 true January 1, 2017Sweden 56 Jewel 0304 true January 26, 2017Switzerland 45 Jewel 0304 true January 26, 2017UK2 79 20030907 true November 24, 2019Billboard200 2 Jewel true January 1, 2014 Year-end charts + Year-end chart performance for 0304 Chart (2003) Position US Billboard 200http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/2003/tlptitl.jsp 2003 Year End Charts – Top Billboard 200 Albums Billboard.biz December 27, 2003 August 29, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20120225184907/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/2003/tlptitl.jsp February 25, 2012 110 Certifications Certifications for 0304 Australia Jewel 0304 Gold album 2003 August 29, 2011 Canada Jewel 0304 Gold album 2003 February 11, 2004 August 29, 2011 United States Jewel 0304 Gold album 2003 July 14, 2003 July 28, 2010 771,000 "RIAA" yes Release history + Release history for 0304 Region Date Edition Label Ref. Reference United States June 3, 2003 Standard Atlantic https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00008OWZE 0304 Amazon United States August 20, 2012 Japan June 11, 2003 Warner http://wmg.jp/artist/jewel/WPCR000011580.html 0304 ja Warner Music Japan August 20, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20140102195939/http://wmg.jp/artist/jewel/WPCR000011580.html January 2, 2014 Australia June 23, 2003 http://www.aria.com.au/Issue696.pdf ARIA New Releases Albums – Week Commencing 23rd June 2003 The ARIA Report 696 June 23, 2003 26 April 15, 2024 Trove https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080222222434/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20030707-0000/Issue696.pdf February 22, 2008 deadmedic Germany September 1, 2003 http://www.warnermusic.de/jewel/music/?rel=8a0af8120b2952a6010b3a3539256cb7&allreleasespage=1 Jewel – Veröffentlichungen de Warner Music Germany https://archive.today/20130212131524/http://www.warnermusic.de/jewel/music/?rel=8a0af8120b2952a6010b3a3539256cb7&allreleasespage=1 February 12, 2013 August 20, 2012 United Kingdom Atlantic New Releases – Albums Music Week August 30, 2003 22 0265-1548 Australia February 9, 2004 Tour Edition Warner http://www.aria.com.au/Issue728.pdf ARIA New Releases Albums – Week Commencing 9th February 2004 The ARIA Report 728 February 9, 2004 27 April 15, 2024 Trove https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080222222426/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20040307-0000/Issue728.pdf February 22, 2008 deadmedic References External links Bottomley C. http://www.vh1.com/artists/interview/1471870/05142003/jewel_pop_.jhtml Jewel: Let's Face the Music and Dance VH1 May 16, 2003 https://web.archive.org/web/20061112053414/http://www.vh1.com/artists/interview/1471870/05142003/jewel_pop_.jhtml November 12, 2006 Category:2003 albums Category:Albums produced by Lester Mendez Category:Atlantic Records albums Category:Jewel (singer) albums Category:Dance-pop albums by American artists Category:Electropop albums