This Way (Jewel album)

This Way is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter Jewel. It was released on November 13, 2001, through Atlantic Records. Jewel was looking for a raw, live-sounding album, leading her to be involved in the album's production.[7] 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 the US 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 No. 6 in Australia[8] and has since been certified platinum.[9]

This Way
Studio album by Jewel
Released	November 13, 2001
Recorded	November 2000 – August 2001
Studio	Emerald Entertainment Ocean Way Soundstage (all in Nashville)
Genre	Pop rock folk
Length	58:42
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Jewel Dann Huff Lenedra Carroll (exec.) Ron Shapiro (exec.)
Jewel chronology
Spirit (1998) This Way (2001) 0304 (2003)
Singles from This Way
"Standing Still" Released: October 2, 2001 "Break Me" Released: January 27, 2002 "This Way" Released: June 12, 2002 "Serve the Ego" Released: September 24, 2002

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	59/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Blender	[3]
Entertainment Weekly	C−[4]
Rolling Stone	[5]
Slant Magazine	[6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jewel Kilcher, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Standing Still"	Jewel Kilcher Rick Nowels	4:30
2.	"Jesus Loves You"		3:20
3.	"Everybody Needs Someone Sometime"		4:08
4.	"Break Me"		4:04
5.	"Do You Want to Play?"		2:55
6.	"Till We Run Out of Road"	Kilcher Ty Murray	4:45
7.	"Serve the Ego"	Kilcher Cesar Lemos Itaal Shur	4:57
8.	"This Way"	Kilcher Nowels	4:16
9.	"Cleveland"		4:09
10.	"I Won't Walk Away"	Kilcher Nowels	4:45
11.	"Love Me, Just Leave Me Alone"		3:47
12.	"The New Wild West"		4:47
Total length:			50:23

Bonus Tracks (Recorded Live)

No.	Title	Length
13.	"Grey Matter"	4:35
14.	"Sometimes It Be That Way"	3:41
15.	"A Long Slow Slide"	3:37
Total length:		62:16

Personnel

• Jewel – vocals (all tracks)
• Tim Akers – keyboard (all tracks except 11)
• Dave Angell – strings (track 4,10)
• Monisa Angell – strings (track 4,10)
• Janet Askey – strings (track 4,10)
• Beth Beeson – strings (track 4,10)
• Lynn Bloom – strings (track 4,10)
• Bekka Bramlett – background vocals (track 3)
• Steve Brewster – drums (tracks 2,4,5,6,7,10,12)
• Bruce Christensen – strings (tracks 4,10)
• Lisa Cochran – background vocals (track 6)
• J. T. Corenflos – electric guitar (track 3)
• Eric Darken – percussion (tracks 1,2,6,7,8,10,11,12)
• Dan Dugmore – steel guitar (track 9)
• Connie Ellisor – strings (tracks 4,10)
• Paul Franklin – steel guitar (track 6)
• Mark Goldenberg – additional arrangement (track 2)
• Carl Gorodetzky – string contractor (tracks 4,10), strings (tracks 4,10)
• Kenny Greenberg – electric guitar (tracks 2,5,11)
• Gerald Greer – strings (tracks 4,10)
• Dann Huff – electric guitar (all tracks)
• David Huff – programming (track 8)
• Ronn Huff – string arrangements (tracks 4,10), string conductor (tracks 4,10)
• Gordon Kennedy – electric guitar (tracks 5,11,12)
• Anthony LaMarchina – strings (tracks 4,10)
• Lee Larrison – strings (tracks 4,10)
• B. James Lowry – acoustic guitar (tracks 2,3,5,7,9,12)
• Bob Mason – strings (tracks 4,10)
• Chris McHugh – drums (tracks 1,3,8,9,11)
• Jerry McPherson – electric guitar (tracks 1,2,6,7,8,9,10)
• Gene Miller – background vocals (tracks 3,6)
• Cate Myer – strings (tracks 4,10)
• Steve Nathan – keyboard (tracks 2,7,9,11)
• Kathryn Plummer – strings (tracks 4,10)
• Chris Rodriguez – background vocals (track 3)
• Wayne Rodriguez – drum programming (track 12)
• Pamela Sixfin – strings (tracks 4,10)
• Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass guitar (tracks 1,2,3,5,7,8,9,10,12)
• Calvin Smith – strings (tracks 4,10)
• Roger Spencer – strings (tracks 4,10)
• Jackie Street – bass (tracks 4,6)
• Tedd T. – programming (tracks 1,8)
• Julie Tanner – strings (tracks 4,10)
• George Tidwell – trumpet (track 10)
• Alan Umstead – strings (track 4,10)
• Catherine Umstead – strings (tracks 4,10)
• Gary VanOsdale – strings (tracks 4,10)
• Mary Kathryn Vanosdale – strings (tracks 4,10)
• Glenn Wanner – strings (tracks 4,10)
• John Willis – acoustic guitar (tracks 1,4,6,8,10)
• Karen Winkelmann – strings (tracks 4,10)
• Joy Worland – strings (tracks 4,10)
• Craig Young – bass (track 11)
• Jonathan Yudkin – fiddle (track 6), mandolin (track 12), cello (track 12)

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
• Art direction: Chad Farmer
• Photography: Ellen Von Unwerth
• Studio intern: Fred Hyser

Chart performance

Album

Chart (2001)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[10]	6
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[11]	35
Canadian Albums Chart	21
Japanese Albums Chart[12]	28
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[13]	15
French Albums (SNEP)[14]	41
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[15]	13
Irish Albums (IRMA)[16]	12
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[17]	17
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[18]	29
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[19]	30
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[20]	14
Philippines Pop Albums Chart	5
Philippines Rock/Alternative Albums Chart	1
Scottish Albums (OCC)[21]	37
UK Albums (OCC)[22]	31
US Billboard 200[23]	9
U.S. Billboard Top Internet Albums	5
U.S. Billboard Top Album Sales	9

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Peak position
2001	"Standing Still"	Australian ARIA Singles Chart[8]	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 Singles Chart	7
2001	"Standing Still"	New Zealand airplay chart	3
2002	"Break Me"	Adult Top 40	28
2002	"Break Me"	New Zealand RIANZ 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

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Sales and certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[24]	Platinum	70,000^^
Canada (Music Canada)[25]	Platinum	100,000^^
Japan	—	24,260^^
South Africa (RiSA)[26]	Gold	25,000*
United States (RIAA)[27]	Platinum	1,578,000[28]
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

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External links

• This Way at Metacritic