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This is an Enhanced audio CD, which contains regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files.
All tracks have been digitally mastered using HDCD technology.
Though it contains only three compositions penned by the singer, Jewel's yuletide album JOY: A HOLIDAY COLLECTION still manages to sound like a wholly original set of songs. This is due in large part to the singer's ability to modulate the texture of her voice, a technique that she will occasionally call upon several times within the space of a single song.
One example is Jewel's country-flavored rendering of "Winter Wonderland," which benefits from pedal steel guitar and a shuffling, rootsy beat. Jewel blends a light scat/yodeling melange, sultry and plummy diva-like crooning, and an airy and wispy vocal timbre not far from that of Dolly Parton. The more straightforward "Joy to the Word" benefits from warm strings and a piquant, well-placed lute. As one might expect, the take on "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" is a jocular affair, as Jewel mixes her sprightly vocal part amongst a bevy of choir voices. Jewel originals include the Latin-sung "Gloria" and a special Christmas version of the uplifting "Hands," a track that originally appeared on her SPIRIT album. As the song suggests, in Jewel's world, "only kindness matters."
Live Recording
Recorded at Right Track Recording and Sound On Sound, New York, New York.
Personnel includes: Jewel, Nedra Carroll (vocals); Chieli Minucci (acoustic & electric guitars); Ira Siegel, Danny Blume, Michael O'Reilly, Peter Bliss (guitar); Larry Campbell (pedal steel guitar); Dennis Cinelli (lute); Robbie Kondar (piano, keyboards, programming); Leon Pendarvis (piano); Joe Mardin (keyboards, programming, background vocals); Steve Skinner (keyboards, programming); Jerry Barnes, Winston Roye, Wayne Pedswater (bass); Shawn Pelton, Sterling Campbell (drums); Willie Martinez (percussion).
This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files.CMJ (12/20/99, p.27) - "...includes both classics and original music....[She] allows her voice to soar with the kind of strength we've come to recognize as her signature." Joy: A Holiday Collection Music | List Price | $13.96 (You save $5.57) | | Category | Rock Albums, Pop CDs, Christmas, HDCD, Rock/Pop, Enhanced CD, Christmas/ Chanukkah | | Label | Atlantic | | Orig Year | 1999 | | All Time Sales Rank | 2096  | | CD Universe Part number | 1097943 | | Catalog number | 83250 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Nov 02, 1999 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Arif Mardin | | Engineer | Michael O'Reilly | | Personnel | Shawn Pelton Larry Campbell - pedal steel guitar Ira Siegel Leon Pendarvis - piano Jewel Steve Skinner - keyboards, programming Joe Mardin - keyboards, programming, background vocals Sterling Campbell - drums Jerry Barnes Winston Roye
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Jewel Joy: A Holiday Collection Songs Joy: A Holiday Collection Music Review Average Rating: (4.8 out of 5 stars)   A must have!! I had no idea what to expect but this cd is beautiful!! I am definitely a fan of Jewel now! Submitted by RGRAINGE (Carroll, Ohio)  Was This Review Helpful? Yes No
A must have for lovers of christmas music This album has a great mixture of traditional christmas carols and more modern ones. Jewel's angelic voice lends itself beautifully to christmas music. Submitted by Samantha (Adelaide SOUTH AUSTRALIA)  Was This Review Helpful? Yes No
Love Jewel!! She is awesome! Submitted by Jessica (Union, South Carolina) Was This Review Helpful? Yes No
Beautiful music I absolutely love this CD. It is so beautiful. It is very acoustic, but not weird, like some renditions of christmas songs. I think this is a must for any christmas CD Submitted by a reviewer (Houghton NY) Was This Review Helpful? Yes No
One of the best pop artist Christmas albums I've ever heard. Beautifully arranged, undoubtably the best pop artist Christmas recordings since the earliest days of popular music. She sings the most popular songs that we all have known our whole lives with respect to their traditional arrangements without putting a new, unwelcome, pop-sounding spin on the old classics. Superlative use of strings, guitar, and vocals. A real pleasure.
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