Pieces of You by Jewel

Pieces of You, the debut album from Jewel, came out on Atlantic on February 28, 1995, and it took its sweet time finding an audience. Produced by Ben Keith, it mixes 1994 live recordings from the Innerchange, a San Diego coffeehouse, with studio work cut at Neil Young's own studio in Redwood City, California: an Alaska-raised teenager's songs on acoustic guitar, with that crystalline, yodel-trained voice doing the heavy lifting.

At first it didn't chart at all. Then in 1997 Bob Dylan took her out as his opening act, "Who Will Save Your Soul" found its way onto the radio, and the record climbed to number four on the Billboard 200 almost two years after release. "You Were Meant for Me" and "Foolish Games" followed, both re-recorded for a reissue. Reviews were mixed, but it has been certified 12 times platinum, one of the best-selling debuts ever.

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