This Way (Jewel album)

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

This Way is the fourth studio album by singer/songwriter Jewel, released in 2001, through Atlantic Records. She 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 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 #6 in Australia^[8] and has since been certified Platinum.^[9]

Track listing

All songs were written by Jewel Kilcher, except where noted.

"Standing Still" (Kilcher, Rick Nowels) – 4:30
"Jesus Loves You" – 3:20
"Everybody Needs Someone Sometime" – 4:08
"Break Me" – 4:04
"Do You Want to Play?" – 2:55
"Till We Run Out of Road" (Kilcher, Ty Murray) – 4:45
"Serve the Ego" (Kilcher, Cesar Lemos, Itaal Shur) – 4:57
"This Way" (Kilcher, Nowels) – 4:16
"Cleveland" – 4:09
"I Won't Walk Away" (Kilcher, Nowels) – 4:45
"Love Me, Just Leave Me Alone" – 3:47
"The New Wild West" – 4:47

Bonus tracks

"Grey Matter" [live] - 4:35
"Sometimes It Be That Way" [live] - 3:44
"A Long Slow Slide"

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 (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
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)^[12]	15
French Albums (SNEP)^[13]	41
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[14]	13
Irish Albums (IRMA)^[15]	12
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[16]	17
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)^[17]	29
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[18]	30
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[19]	14
Philippines Pop Albums Chart	5
Philippines Rock/Alternative Albums Chart	1
Scottish Albums (OCC)^[20]	37
UK Albums (OCC)^[21]	31
US Billboard 200^[22]	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

References

↑ "Critic Reviews for This Way at Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved 2012-04-29.
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↑ Hunter, James (2001-10-30). "Jewel: This Way : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2007-11-08. Retrieved 2012-04-29.
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External links

This Way at Metacritic

Jewel

Discography

Studio albums	Pieces of You Spirit This Way 0304 Goodbye Alice in Wonderland Perfectly Clear Lullaby Sweet and Wild The Merry Goes 'Round Picking Up the Pieces

Compilation albums	Greatest Hits

Other albums	Joy: A Holiday Collection Let It Snow: A Holiday Collection

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