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What's Simple is True: Jewel's 'Spirit' Set for 25th Anniversary Expansion

September 28, 2023 By Mike Duquette 1 Comment

Jewel Spirit 25

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Following a generous expansion of debut album Pieces of You, Craft Recordings will offer an expansion of folk-pop singer Jewel's sophomore album Spirit.

The 25th anniversary edition, available November 17, features the original album - including the Top 10 hit "Hands" - plus a raft of bonus material appended to the first disc and spilling over into the second. Extras include original single mixes, rare live B-sides and eight unreleased demos and outtakes. The original album will also be released on double vinyl on the same day.

After Pieces of Me became a juggernaut almost two years after its release, selling more than 10 million copies worldwide and spinning off the No. 2 hits "You Were Meant for Me" and "Foolish Games," Jewel Kilcher - who'd spent part of her childhood in rural Alaska - was considered one of the more striking new voices in mainstream pop music. Then only 24 at the time, she defied expectations in the time leading up to Spirit: first she released a collection of non-musical poetry, A Night Without Armor, and also filmed a supporting role in the Ant Lee-directed Western Ride with the Devil. Working with producer Patrick Leonard and a cast of session players that included bassist Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers and percussionist Luis Conte, Spirit features a bit more pop shine and upbeat song craft than its predecessor, and "Hands" was a fast Top 10 hit in America. While not as strong seller as Pieces, the 4x platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America was no mean feat.

As with Pieces of Me, the singles on Spirit - "Hands," "Down So Long," "Jupiter (Swallow the Moon)" and "What's Simple is True" - were all remixed or re-recorded for radio play; the re-do of "Simple" was released to promote Ride with the Devil. All appear on this new reissue. Additional bonus material is mostly live, including five tracks recorded in Madrid, Spain and released on a bonus disc that came with the album in other parts of the world outside America. A few unheard demos and outtakes round out the set, including an alternate of "Hands" that is now digitally available ahead of the set.

Look for the Spirit reissue on November 17 and pre-order it below.

Spirit (25th Anniversary Edition) (Craft Recordings, 2023)

2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada
2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada

* previously unreleased

CD 1: Expanded album

  1. Deep Water
  2. What's Simple is True
  3. Hands
  4. Kiss the Flame
  5. Down So Long
  6. Innocence Maintained
  7. Jupiter
  8. Fat Boy
  9. Enter from the East
  10. Barcelona
  11. Life Uncommon
  12. Do You
  13. Absence of Fear
  14. This Little Bird
  15. Hands (Single Remix)
  16. Down So Long (Single Remix)
  17. Jupiter (Swallow the Moon) (Single - Alternate Version)
  18. What's Simple is True (Soundtrack Version)
  19. You Were Meant for Me (Live 2 Meter Sessions At VARA Studio, Netherlands - October 16, 1996)
  20. Who Will Save Your Soul (Live 2 Meter Sessions At VARA Studio, Netherlands - October 16, 1996)

CD 2: Bonus material

  1. Down So Long (Live At Colegio Oficial de Medicos de Madrid, Spain - February 11th 1999)
  2. What's Simple is True (Live At Colegio Oficial de Medicos de Madrid, Spain - February 11th 1999)
  3. Foolish Games (Live At Colegio Oficial de Medicos de Madrid, Spain - February 11th 1999)
  4. Do You (Live At Colegio Oficial de Medicos de Madrid, Spain - February 11th 1999)
  5. Who Will Save Your Soul (Live At Colegio Oficial de Medicos de Madrid, Spain - February 11th 1999)
  6. Innocence Maintained (Live At Wheeler Opera House, Aspen, CO - January 22, 1999)
  7. Fat Boy (Live At Shepherd's Bush Empire, London, UK - November 14, 1997)
  8. Deep Water (Live At Fox FM Studios, Melbourne, Australia - February 25, 1999)
  9. Enter from the East (Solo Acoustic Outtake)
  10. The Sue Lee Song (Demo) *
  11. Hands (Alternate Version) *
  12. Songs of Freedom (Studio Outtake) *
  13. Last Dance Rodeo (Home Boombox Demo) *
  14. Wandering (Demo) *
  15. Gloria (Demo) *
  16. Barcelona (Live At Reunion Arena, Dallas, TX - July 9, 1999) *
  17. Down (Live At Woodstock '99, Rome, NY, July 25, 1999)
  18. Beeswax Operetta (Studio Outtake) *

Disc 1, Tracks 1-14 released as Atlantic 82950, 1998
Disc 1, Tracks 15 and 19-20 released on "Hands" U.K. CD single #2 - Atlantic AT0055CD2, 1998
Disc 1, Track 16 and Disc 2, Track 7 released on "Down So Long" U.K. CD single - Atlantic AT0069CD, 1998
Disc 1, Track 17 and Disc 2, Track 8 released on "Jupiter (Swallow the Moon)" CD single - Atlantic 84515, 1999
Disc 1, Track 18 released on Ride with the Devil (Music from the Motion Picture) - Atlantic 83262, 1999
Disc 2, Tracks 1-5 released on limited bonus disc in European pressings - Atlantic 7567 80946-2, 1999
Disc 2, Track 6 released on Bits and Baubles EP - Atlantic 84481, 1999
Disc 2, Track 9 released on "Hands" U.K. CD single #1 - Atlantic AT0055CD, 1998
Disc 2, Track 17 released on Woodstock 99 - Hybrid Recordings/Epic E2K 63770, 1999

Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Folk, Pop Tags: Jewel

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  1. James Auman says

    October 1, 2023 at 12:19 am

    Big Patrick Leonard fan. I wonder if the extras include Pat?

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