Picking Up the Pieces
Jewel · 2015
62 min · 14 tracks · country · folk
A heartfelt blend of folk and country influences, revealing vulnerability through reflective storytelling and melodic simplicity.
Picking Up the Pieces is an album by Jewel, released in 2015. A heartfelt blend of folk and country influences, revealing vulnerability through reflective storytelling and melodic simplicity. This album is notable for its introspective themes and marked a significant critical return for Jewel, receiving positive reviews that highlighted her songwriting prowess. It also charted on the Billboard Country Albums chart, indicating a successful re-engagement with her original audience while influencing a new generation of singer-songwriters. Here's what makes it worth your time and what to listen to next.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does Picking Up the Pieces sound like?
A heartfelt blend of folk and country influences, revealing vulnerability through reflective storytelling and melodic simplicity. Rooted in country and folk.
What makes Picking Up the Pieces by Jewel notable?
This album is notable for its introspective themes and marked a significant critical return for Jewel, receiving positive reviews that highlighted her songwriting prowess. It also charted on the Billboard Country Albums chart, indicating a successful re-engagement with her original audience while influencing a new generation of singer-songwriters. By the time 'Picking Up the Pieces' was released in 2015, Jewel was transitioning back to her roots in folk music after exploring pop and children’s music. This album followed her previous effort, 'Sweet and Wild' (2010), marking a return to a more acoustic sound that resonates with her early works like 'Pieces of You'. It showcases her growth as an artist both lyrically and musically, emphasizing personal narratives.
How many songs are on Picking Up the Pieces?
Picking Up the Pieces has 14 tracks, running approximately 62 minutes.
Tracklist
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- 1 Love Used to Be Standout 5:42
- 2 A Boy Needs a Bike 4:10
- 3 Everything Breaks 4:02
- 4 Family Tree Standout 3:36
- 5 It Doesn’t Hurt Right Now 4:36
- 6 His Pleasure Is My Pain 5:43
- 7 Here When Gone 4:45
- 8 The Shape of You 4:16
- 9 Plain Jane 3:50
- 10 Pretty Faced Fool 3:51
- 11 Nicotine Love 6:33
- 12 Carnivore 4:20
- 13 My Father’s Daughter Standout 3:25
- 14 Mercy 3:47
Release Date
January 1, 2015
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Artist Origin
United States
Runtime
62 min 36 sec
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