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
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Tiny Love Spaces
Jewel Lyrics
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Don't care if those are promises you intend to keep.
Cause lovers are just shadows that disappear with the light
And my happiness don't depend on if you come tonight.
Ahoh-oh oh
I don't think that you're cheap
I don't expect anything
Cause being in love just means calling places
when you can't afford the bill
Cause we all got these tiny love spaces that we need to fill
Ohoh oo
Filling up tiny love spaces
Getting lost inside of insatiable mazes
Looking for heroes in worn-out faces
Looking for a great big love in tiny places
You wake up, it's the next morning
Put my high-powered columbian crystals in the coffee machine
Read the newspaper, drink six cups of cofee, listen to Mozart's Fifth
Do most anything not to hear the phone ring
Oh oo ooooo
And I don't mind that you're emotionally blind
Don't care if I'm someone you want to see
You don't got to leave your number for me.
Cause I do not need your gosh-darn phone calls telling me how you feel
I only just need to make love to tell me that I'm real
Cause we all got these tiny love spaces that we need to fill Ohoh oooo
Transcribed by Tom Proven
The lyrics to Jewel's song Tiny Love Spaces express a sense of detachment from the idea of conventional love and relationships. The singer doesn't care if the person calling leaves a message or keeps their promises because they recognize that lovers are transient, "just shadows that disappear with the light." They don't believe in placing expectations on someone else, acknowledging that "being in love just means calling places when you can't afford the bill." The singer acknowledges their own need for love and connection, calling it a "tiny love space," but seems content to fill it with small moments of joy rather than grand gestures or declarations of love. Ultimately, the singer sees physical intimacy as the only true way to feel connected to another person, saying "I only just need to make love to tell me that I'm real."
The song's lyrics are a commentary on modern relationships, particularly the idea of casual dating and one-night stands. It suggests that people are searching for love and connection in a world where it is fleeting and often unsatisfying. The use of the phrase "tiny love spaces" implies that love is something small and scarce, and must be sought out in every possible way.
One of the interesting facts about this song is that it was originally written for a movie soundtrack, but it was ultimately not used. Instead, Jewel included it on her album "0304." The album marked a departure from her acoustic folk sound and embraced a more pop-oriented style. Another interesting fact is that the song features a prominent use of the kazoo, an unusual instrument not often heard in pop music. The song's music video features Jewel performing in front of a green screen, with whimsical animated visuals projected behind her. "Tiny Love Spaces" was not released as a single, but remains a fan favorite and is often performed in concert.
Chords: D, G, A, F#m
Line by Line Meaning
I don't care if you leave your name after the beep.
I don't need you to leave your name on my answering machine because it doesn't matter to me.
Don't care if those are promises you intend to keep.
Your promises don't affect me and I don't need to hold you accountable for them.
Cause lovers are just shadows that disappear with the light
Romantic relationships are fleeting and often end as soon as the initial attraction fades away.
And my happiness don't depend on if you come tonight.
My well-being isn't tied to whether or not you come spend the night with me.
Cause being in love just means calling places when you can't afford the bill
The cost of love often requires sacrifices, such as calling places for assistance when you're financially struggling.
You wake up, it's the next morning. Put my high-powered columbian crystals in the coffee machine
Beginning a new day, she makes coffee with special beans from Columbia to energize for the day.
Read the newspaper, drink six cups of coffee, listen to Mozart's Fifth
Spending her morning reading the news, indulging in coffee and classical music to start the day right.
Do most anything not to hear the phone ring.
She wants to avoid receiving phone calls, so she'll do anything to keep from hearing it ring.
And I don't mind that you're emotionally blind. Don't care if I'm someone you want to see.
She doesn't mind if her partner isn't emotionally perceptive or if she's not a priority to them.
You don't got to leave your number for me.
She doesn't need her partner to leave their phone number because contact isn't necessary for her.
Cause I do not need your gosh-darn phone calls telling me how you feel
She doesn't need her partner to express their feelings over the phone, as it's unnecessary and likely annoying to her.
I only just need to make love to tell me that I'm real
She only needs physical intimacy to feel fulfilled and validated.
Filling up tiny love spaces
The need to fill small gaps in one's search for love.
Getting lost inside of insatiable mazes
Getting lost in the confusing and endless pursuit of finding true love.
Looking for heroes in worn-out faces
Searching for someone who can save them in people who have already experienced too much.
Looking for a great big love in tiny places
Searching for a big love in small, unremarkable moments and places that others may not recognize.
Cause we all got these tiny love spaces that we need to fill
Everyone has their own personal needs and areas that require attention and care when it comes to finding love.
Contributed by Mateo L. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
supercrazy0304
So many memories!!!
Brian Irish
Very nice
David
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