Disco de Jewel: “Jupiter: Swallow the Moon [Atlantic]”

This is an amazingly nice collector's piece and CD-single, and to believe it's not even an import! At first when I heard the radio version, I thought it sounded too overproduced and generic, compromising Jewel's real and unique sound, and not demostrating her powerful vocal abilities. But then the remix really started to grow on me, partially because of the totally wicked video! Now I like it (but I still think the album version's better; it's more her), but the main reason I bought this was to own the song "Emily" , which I've never heard before. I expected it to be really good and exciting like her Pieces Of You album, but it wasn't. It's still a really good song though, kind of a sad tune about perhaps a loss of a loved one, though I'm sure Emily and even the narrator are entirely fictional. She really hits you when she beautifully sings the line "Love no longer has a house, or residence in flesh". I never would have expected this, but my favorite of the three tracks was the live version of "Deep Water" performed in Melbourne. It's quieter and slower, but more moving and emotional. She even plays with words by replacing the original line "And you try to find yourself in the abstractions of religion and the cruelty of everyone else" with "And you try to scrape yourself up but you keep seeping out like cheap gin from a broken cup". If you're a Jewel fan I must recommend owning this if you're going to purchase any single. FYI the Australian version is just like the American one (same cover and everything) but there's a minor difference in the track listing. Instead of "Emily", the album version of Jupiter is included. The US version is more worth owning, because you don't need the album version when you obviously already own Spirit, and "Emily" is a rare song.

I am an Australian and after recieveing Jewel's new single I was disapointed to see the different tracks on the Australian recording.

1. Jupiter (remix)

2. Deep Water (live in Melbourne)

3. Jupiter (album version)

Although I love her remix of Jupiter I feel I am missing out.

We want EMILY!!!!!!!!!!

Not sure whether this is precisely the same take, but the song "Emily" has appeared before. On the soundtrack to the dreadful movie, "The Crossing Guard", embarrassingly directed by Sean Penn.

Jewel smartly redid her version of "Jupiter" for the single release. I thought the album version was good but a little weak and lacking emotion. This version is so much better. Her vocal delivery is so much more powerful. This version is a little more pop-y but that is not a bad thing. Overall, a great improvement on the song.

this is one of the best single that jewel has released. jupiter is really cool, and the version of deep water and emily are great. grab a copy now!