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Just when we thought Jewel Kilcher had turned the corner from folksy chanteuse to mature singer/ songwriter, along comes 0304, erasing all one's preconceptions, indeed the career planning that critics think they're so good at, about Jewel, who she is, and what the hell she's up to. Okay, if you haven't heard this one, hold on to your hat: enlisting hot producer Lester Mendez (Enrique Iglesias, Santana, Shakira), Jewel debuts on 0304 as a cheesy dance diva, the album a cross-pollination among Madonna, Shakira, Britney, Christina, Mariah, J-Lo, and all the rest. When one turns such a radical corner, one's artistic persona is laid on the line--the risks are substantial, the rewards may or may not be merely record sales.
Jewel explains in the liner notes, "I wanted to make a record that was a modern ...
Source: HighBeam Research, Jewel, 0304.(0304)(Sound Recording Review)