Jewel is the daughter of Nedra Carroll, an artist and personal manager, and Atz Kilcher, an elementary school music teacher, folk singer and social worker. Her mother of Irish descent and her father is of Swiss-German origin. She is the cousin of actress Q'Orianka Kilcher. She spent most of her young life in Homer, Alaska, United States, living with her father. The home she grew up in did not have indoor plumbing; it had a simple outhouse instead. She and her father sometimes earned a living by singing in bars and taverns. It was from these experiences she learned to yodel, a quality demonstrated in many of her songs. Her father was a Mormon, but they stopped attending the church shortly before she turned eight. Yule Kilcher, her grandfather, was a state senator involved in drafting Alaska's constitution for its admission into a state from a territory in 1959.
During high school, Jewel was known to spell her name "Jule" or "Juel," but she attributes this to simply playing with her name.
Jewel learned to play the guitar while at the Interlochen Arts Academy in Interlochen, Michigan, United States where she majored in operatic voice. She started writing songs at the age of seventeen.
For a time, she was poverty-stricken and lived in her van while traveling about the country doing street performances and small gigs. She gained some recognition by singing at the Innerchange Coffeehouse and Java Joe's in San Diego, California, United States. Her friend Steve Poltz's band, The Rugburns, played at the same venues. Jewel later collaborated with Poltz on some of her songs, including "You Were Meant For Me" (He also appeared in the second, best-known, video for this song). The Rugburns opened for Jewel on her Tiny Lights tour in 1997. Poltz appeared in Jewel's band on the Spirit World Tour 1999 playing guitar.
In 1993, Michael Balzary (better known by the stage name – Flea) of the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers met Jewel after he saw her perform at a local cafe. He went back to her van where she was living, where she sang a few of her songs to him. He described her singing voice as being "beautiful" and "breathtaking".
Jewel was discovered by Inga Vainshtein in August 1993, when a musician from a local San Diego band, Rust, whom Vainshtein was managing at the time, called to tell her about a girl surfer who sang at a local coffee shop on Thursdays. Vainshtein drove to Innerchange coffee shop with a rep from Atlantic Records, and after the show they called Danny Goldberg, the head of Atlantic Records west coast operations, and asked him to pay for Jewel's demo. Vainshtein eventually became Jewel's manager, and was instrumental in creating a major bidding war, which led to Jewel's deal with Atlantic Records. She cut her debut album, Pieces of You, when she was nineteen and it was released in 1995. Jewel recorded "Pieces of You" in a studio on Neil Young's ranch, and was backed by his band, The Stray Gators, who played on Neil Young's "Harvest" and "Harvest Moon" albums. Part of the album was cut live at the Innerchange Coffeehouse in San Diego where she had risen to local fame. The album stayed on the Billboard 200 for an impressive two years, reaching number four at its peak. The album spawned the Top 10 hits "You Were Meant for Me", "Who Will Save Your Soul" and "Foolish Games". The album was a huge success and eventually sold over 12 million copies in the United States. alone, more than all of her subsequent albums put together.
Due to her successes, she was chosen to sing the American national anthem at the opening of the Super Bowl in January 1998 in San Diego. She was introduced as "San Diego's own Jewel!" However, she was criticized for lip-syncing the anthem to a pre-recording. This was especially noticeable due to her missing her cue and not mouthing the first words.
In November 1998, Jewel released her second album, Spirit. The album peaked at #3 on the Billboard 200 and sold over 4 million copies in the United States. The songs "Hands" and "Down So Long" hit the Top 10. Other singles followed, a new version of "Jupiter (Swallow The Moon)", "What's Simple Is True", the theme song to her upcoming movie, and the charity single "Life Uncommon".
A year later, In November 1999, Jewel released Joy: A Holiday Collection. The album sold over a million copies and peaked at #32 on the Billboard 200. She released a cover of "Joy to the World" from the album.
In November 2001, the album This Way was released. The album peaked at #9 on the Billboard 200 and sold over 1 million copies in the United States, standing as her most critically acclaimed album to date. Jewel hit the Top 10 with the song "Standing Still" and the Top 40 with the song "Break Me". Other singles released were "This Way" and "Serve The Ego", the latter giving Jewel her first number one club hit.
In 2003, Jewel released the album 0304. She writes in the liner notes, "I wanted to make a record that was a modern interpretation of big band music. A record that was lyric driven, like Cole Porter, that also had a lot of swing. And a lot of it is thanks to Lester, 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." While some fans considered 0304 an innovative album that held to the tradition of her previous albums, others felt that it was too much of a departure from the style of her previous albums. Following the limited success of "Serve the Ego", Jewel moved to a more pop-oriented sound with the release of the single "Intuition". The song, which strays from her usual folk style with simple guitar instrumentation, starts off with a French accordion and experiments with pop beats using synthesizers. The song was successful, reaching #5 on the Billboard Adult Top 40. However, a number of Jewel's fans criticized her for abandoning her traditional folk style in exchange for a new pop sound. Accusations of "selling out" for personal gain, among other things, were made. Despite the different sound style, the song is lyrically similar to her previous work. It has a number of references to culture, including mentioning celebrities such as pop star Jennifer Lopez, model Kate Moss, magazines, film culture and commercialism.
On May 2, 2006, Jewel released her sixth album, Goodbye Alice In Wonderland. The album received mixed reviews, but still managed to debut at #8 on the Billboard Albums Chart. The album sold 82,000 copies in its first week out. The lead single "Again and Again" has had moderate success on Adult Top 40 Radio, peaking at #16. The second single, "Good Day", was released to radio in late June but failed to gain any traction on the radio airplay charts. Later, a video for "Stephenville, TX", her next single, has been seen on Yahoo! Launch.
As of December 2006, the album barely sold 270,000 copies. It is notable in that it is the only Jewel album not to achieve Gold certification, even though it has been hailed as arguably one of her best albums. As one music critic, Timothy Duggan, notes: "This album showcases Jewel's unique talent as a lyricist, alongside a definite growth in her musicianship. It is what 'Pieces of You' might have been had Jewel had the musical knowledge then that she has now. A very satisfying work, all in all". Rolling Stone however, called the album "overdone and undercooked" with a rating of 2 stars out of 5.
In early February 2007, Jewel recorded a duet with Jason Michael Carroll, "No Good in Goodbye (With Jewel)", that was featured on Carroll's debut CD, "Waitin' in the Country". She also made a promotional appearance on the T in Boston for the Verizon Yellow Pages, playing songs on a moving subway car and then doing an hour-long acoustic concert in South Station for a large crowd of adoring fans. In an interview with the Boston Globe, Jewel confirmed that she is no longer affiliated with a record label, confirming rumors that Atlantic Records failed to renew her contract after the lackluster sales of her then-latest album. She also hinted that she would like to do a country album next. She is working with John Rich of Big & Rich fame. He says that she is "probably one of the greatest American singer-songwriters we have had". He also said that "every label in Nashville" is talking to her now.
In November 2007, Jewel was signed to Valory Records, a newly formed division of the independent Big Machine Records label. Her first country album, Perfectly Clear, is currently scheduled for release on June 3, 2008; its lead single, Stronger Woman was released to country radio on January 17, 2008, and has entered the Top 20 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. As of the April 26, 2008 country charts, the single was #13 on the charts, which is its peak position thus far.
She will tour with Brad Paisley, Chuck Wicks, and Julianne Hough on Paisley's 2008 tour.
Official site: www.jeweljk.com
2. Jewel is also japanese heavy metal band. Activity (1984-1989, 2000-2001).
3. Jewel is also a raw black metal band from Canada.
Dreamer
Jewel Lyrics
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I say to the darkness
But it doesn't respond
I ask if I sing a new one
Will I always sing alone
So long I have no lonely sorrow
How could I fade to here
The timed hopefuls waiting for a path to be clear
[Chorus]
I can hear a sweet melody
Beneath it all
And it says brave dreamer
Dream a new you won't always dream by yourself
You won't be dream by yourself everybody's gonna sing along
Loneliness has bite my heart
I know its wounded your heart to
But our longing is our revolution
It's going to bring world anew
[Chorus]
But is it possible
I say yes its possible
Made it possible
Oh I can hear a sweet melody
Beneath it all
And it says be brave dreamer
Dream a new
You won't always dream by yourself
No you wont dream by yourself
No no you won't dream by yourself
Everybody's gonna sing a long
The lyrics to Jewel's song "Dreamer" talk about the struggles of loneliness and the hope for a better future. The first verse talks about the singer's resistance to hearing sad songs as she looks for a way out of her loneliness. She wonders if she starts singing a new song, will she always be singing alone. The following lines seem to be a reflection on the journey to this point, where she is now in solitude and wondering how she got here. She hears the sound of sleeping hearts, which could signify others who are also alone and longing for something more.
In the chorus of the song, a sweet melody is heard beneath it all, telling the listener to be a brave dreamer and dream a new dream, for they won't always be dreaming alone. The song seems to be an encouragement to the struggling and lonely to keep pushing through and hopeful for a better future. The second verse affirms that both the singer and the listener have experienced the pain of loneliness but that longing is also the fuel for a new revolution that will bring a new world.
Overall, the song has a powerful message about the importance of dreaming and perseverance through difficult times. The lyrics are a reminder that we all go through lonely moments in life, but it's possible to overcome. The sweet melody heard in the chorus conveys a sense of optimism and hope for the future.
Line by Line Meaning
Don't want to hear no sad songs
I do not want to listen to any depressing music.
I say to the darkness
I speak to the emptiness around me.
But it doesn't respond
However, there is no answer or reaction.
I ask if I sing a new one
I wonder if I sing a different tune.
Will I always sing alone
Will I forever be singing alone?
So long I have no lonely sorrow
It's been a while since I felt a deep sense of isolation.
How could I fade to here
How did I end up in this state?
The sound of all the sleeping hearts
The silence of all those who are asleep, unbeknownst to me.
The timed hopefuls waiting for a path to be clear
The people who hope for a clear path ahead, waiting for their opportunity.
I can hear a sweet melody
I can hear a beautiful tune.
Beneath it all
Through all the noise and silence.
And it says brave dreamer
The melody tells me to be a courageous dreamer.
Dream a new you won't always dream by yourself
Imagine a new future where you won't always feel lonely in your dreams.
You won't be dream by yourself everybody's gonna sing along
Others will sing with you in your dreams, you won't be alone anymore.
Loneliness has bite my heart
The feeling of loneliness is hurting me deeply.
I know its wounded your heart to
I understand that it has hurt you as well.
But our longing is our revolution
Our desire for change is what will drive us forward.
It's going to bring world anew
This longing for something better will transform the world.
But is it possible
I question whether this is feasible.
I say yes its possible
I believe that it is indeed possible.
Made it possible
We will make it happen.
Oh I can hear a sweet melody
Once again, I hear that beautiful tune.
And it says be brave dreamer
The melody encourages me to be a courageous dreamer.
Dream a new
Imagine a new future.
You won't always dream by yourself
You won't always feel alone in your dreams.
No you won't dream by yourself
You won't dream alone anymore.
No no you won't dream by yourself
You really won't dream alone anymore.
Everybody's gonna sing a long
Everyone will be singing with you on this journey.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Downtown Music Publishing
Written by: JEWEL KILCHER
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Nika Vant
Dont wanna hear no sad songs
I say to the darkness
But it doesnt respond
I ask if I sing a new one
Will I always sing alone?
For so long I have known only sorrow
How could I fail to hear?
The sound of all the sleeping hearts
The timid hopefuls
Waiting for a path to be clear
I can hear a sweet melody beneath it all
It says brave dreamer, dream anew
And you won't always dream by yourself
You won't dream by yourself
Everybody's gonna sing along
Loneliness has bit my heart
I know it's wounded your heart, too
But our longing is our revolution
It's gonna bring a world anew
I can hear a sweet melody beneath it all
It says brave dreamer, dream anew
And you won't always dream by yourself
You won't dream by yourself
Everybody's gonna sing along
Is it possible?
Is it possible?
Is it possible?
I can hear a sweet melody beneath it all
And it says be brave dreamer, dream anew
And you won't always dream by yourself
No, you won't dream by yourself
No, you won't dream by yourself
Everybody's gonna sing along
Nika Vant
Dont wanna hear no sad songs
I say to the darkness
But it doesnt respond
I ask if I sing a new one
Will I always sing alone?
For so long I have known only sorrow
How could I fail to hear?
The sound of all the sleeping hearts
The timid hopefuls
Waiting for a path to be clear
I can hear a sweet melody beneath it all
It says brave dreamer, dream anew
And you won't always dream by yourself
You won't dream by yourself
Everybody's gonna sing along
Loneliness has bit my heart
I know it's wounded your heart, too
But our longing is our revolution
It's gonna bring a world anew
I can hear a sweet melody beneath it all
It says brave dreamer, dream anew
And you won't always dream by yourself
You won't dream by yourself
Everybody's gonna sing along
Is it possible?
Is it possible?
Is it possible?
I can hear a sweet melody beneath it all
And it says be brave dreamer, dream anew
And you won't always dream by yourself
No, you won't dream by yourself
No, you won't dream by yourself
Everybody's gonna sing along
Christina Cruz
my daughter is 6 years old and has been listening to this album since she was 5 months old. truly an angelic voice xoxo
Beth Diers
This entire cd and song are helping heal my broken soul, after having a stillborn son, Levi Matthew...Thank you God for this "jewel" of a vessel.
Richard robledo
my beautiful sister had this experience and it was so heart breaking but with time to cope we honor the memory to keep it alive to help her heal .....my soul goes to you nobody's deserves this pain
allie houseman
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Cyndi Honeycutt
I realize this was 6 years ago but hugs
Teah M
Her voice is so beautiful!
Brittany Bond
These songs put my baby right to sleep every single time. ❤️
Shawna Fbabyy
love this song for putting my daughter to sleep. beautiful voice !
bulldogfight
amazing....I really need a song like this right now
FROSTI OSSANDÓN HINNING
my dear jewel -.- with this im cryng again.....this song its so perfect!! full of love and power! your voice its amazing! make me bring a lot of valious memories...and now i can feeling stronger! jewel TE AMO HOY Y SIEMPRE! yo tambien soy un DREAMER! <3