Jewel

Solo Artist

Photo: Jennifer Stoddart · CC BY 2.0
Active 1994-present
Origin Homer, Alaska
Albums 13
Tracks 171
Most frequent collaborator Joe Mardin · 25 tracks
Genres Folk PopPopCountry
Songwriter
75%
Authorship

Holds writing credit on 128 of 171 tracks

Does Jewel write her own songs?

She is credited on 127 of her 171 studio tracks and is the only writer on 63. The tracks she is not on are almost all carols, standards and traditional lullabies from the Christmas and children's albums.

By the Numbers

13
Studio Albums
171
Tracks Credited
75%
Self-Written
32
Years Active
96
Collaborators

Authorship Breakdown 128 / 171 self-written

Who wrote the songs?

Across all 171 tracks: how many Jewel wrote alone, how many they co-wrote, and how many were written by others. The bracket marks every track they hold any writing credit on.

Jewel has a writing credit75%
37%
37%
25%
Sole author64tracks37%
Co-written64tracks37%
Outside writers43tracks25%

Role Fingerprint how they contribute

Lyricist Performer Composer Producer
Jewel's roles across the catalogue

Share of all 171 tracks where they are personally credited, by role.

Lyricist (words)75%
Composer (music)75%
Producer67%
Performer100%

Authorship Over Time writing credit per album

Jewel's writing credit per album, in release order. Hover any bar for the album.

avg 75%
100%
92%
31%
100%
100%
92%
91%
0%
92%
75%
17%
93%
100%
1995Pieces of You
1998Spirit
1999Joy: A Holiday Collection
2001This Way
20030304
2006Goodbye Alice in Wonderland
2008Perfectly Clear
2009Lullaby
2010Sweet and Wild
2011The Merry Goes 'Round
2013Let It Snow: A Holiday Collection
2015Picking Up the Pieces
2022Freewheelin' Woman
Early · 85% written
Mid · 87% written
Late · 71% written

Authorship by Decade track-weighted

75%
1990s
Pieces of You, Spirit +1 more
96%
2000s
This Way, 0304 +3 more
70%
2010s
Sweet and Wild, The Merry Goes 'Round +2 more
100%
2020s
Freewheelin' Woman

Authorship Spectrum pure performer to complete author

Where Jewel sits on the scale from a pure performer (0%, sings songs written by others) to a complete author (100%, writes everything). The bright marker is their catalogue authorship score, plotted against other artists on the site.

Jewel
Other artists on the site

Reference artists spread across the scale, closest by genre and era.

Elvis Presley1%
Kenny Chesney20%
Britney Spears32%
LeAnn Rimes41%
Dolly Parton59%
Norah Jones74%
Ed Sheeran100%
75%Jewel
Pure Performer0%
Songwriter~50%
Complete Author100%

Who Really Wrote the Hits signature songs

You Were Meant for Me
Pieces of You
Written by Jewel, Steve Poltz, Jewel Kilcher
Co-wrote
Foolish Games
Pieces of You
Written by Jewel, Jewel Kilcher
Wrote it
Who Will Save Your Soul
Pieces of You
Written by Jewel, Jewel Kilcher
Wrote it
Hands
Spirit
Written by Jewel, Patrick Leonard, Jewel Kilcher
Co-wrote
Down So Long
Spirit
Written by Jewel, Jewel Kilcher
Wrote it
Standing Still
This Way
Written by Jewel, Rick Nowels, Jewel Kilcher
Co-wrote
Intuition
0304
Written by Jewel, Jewel Kilcher, Lester Mendez
Co-wrote
Again and Again
Goodbye Alice in Wonderland
Written by Jewel, John Shanks, Jewel Kilcher
Co-wrote
Stronger Woman
Perfectly Clear
Written by Jewel, Marv Green, Jewel Kilcher
Co-wrote

Discography 13 albums

Thirteen studio albums including two Christmas records, a lullaby album and a children's album, all of which the discography lists among the studio albums.

Collaborator Network who they worked with most

Photo of JewelJewel171 tracks
JM25Joe Mardin, 25 tracks Photo of Jason Freese15Jason Freese, 15 tracks Photo of Ben Keith14Ben Keith, 14 tracks PL14Patrick Leonard, 14 tracks LM14Lester Mendez, 14 tracks PC13Peter Collins, 13 tracks AM13Arif Mardin, 13 tracks RC13Rob Cavallo, 13 tracks DH12Dann Huff, 12 tracks NC12Nathan Chapman, 12 tracks PD12Patrick Davis, 12 tracks SS12Steve Skinner, 12 tracks RK12Robbie Kondor, 12 tracks BW12Butch Walker, 12 tracks JR11John Rich, 11 tracks RN6Rick Nowels, 6 tracks SS4Sam S. Hollander, 4 tracks SP3Steve Poltz, 3 tracks LC3Lisa Carver, 3 tracks GP3Grant Phillip Michaels, 3 tracks GC2Guy Chambers, 2 tracks JS2John Shanks, 2 tracks LR2Liz Rose, 2 tracks DB2Dave Berg, 2 tracks DD2Dallas Davidson, 2 tracks BJ2Brett James, 2 tracks JD1John D. Loudermilk, 1 track LM1Lowell Mason, 1 track IW1Isaac Watts, 1 track AA1Adolphe Adam, 1 track JS1John Sullivan Dwight, 1 track FX1Franz Xaver Gruber, 1 track JM1Joseph Mohr, 1 track FG1Franz Gruber, 1 track FB1Felix Bernard, 1 track RB1Richard Bernhard Smith, 1 track RB1Richard B. Smith, 1 track PB1Phillips Brooks, 1 track LR1Lewis Redner, 1 track JS1Johann Sebastian Bach, 1 track CG1Charles Gounod, 1 track FM1Felix Mendelssohn, 1 track CW1Charles Wesley, 1 track JM1Johnny Marks, 1 track JG1Julie Gold, 1 track JJ1John Jacob Niles, 1 track TM1Ty Murray, 1 track CL1Cesar Lemos, 1 track IS1Itaal Shur, 1 track AB1Anthony Bell, 1 track GW1G. Wells, 1 track KD1K. DioGuardi, 1 track J1J.Kilcher, 1 track LM1L. Mendez, 1 track AB1A. Bell, 1 track MG1Marv Green, 1 track SS1Shaye Smith, 1 track WV1Wynn Varble, 1 track JF1Joe Firstman, 1 track MM1Michael Mobley, 1 track RP1Rachel Proctor, 1 track BP1Bobby Pinson, 1 track SF1Stephen Foster, 1 track RR1Richard Rodgers, 1 track OH1Oscar Hammerstein II, 1 track WJ1William Jerome, 1 track HV1Harry Von Tilzer, 1 track SC1Sammy Cahn, 1 track JS1Jule Styne, 1 track HM1Hugh Martin, 1 track RB1Ralph Blane, 1 track NR1Noël Regney, 1 track GS1Gloria Shayne Baker, 1 track WC1William Chatterton Dix, 1 track TA1Thomas Aquinas, 1 track CF1César Franck, 1 track LA1Leroy Anderson, 1 track MP1Mitchell Parish, 1 track IB1Irving Berlin, 1 track JL1Jay Livingston, 1 track RE1Ray Evans, 1 track MT1Mel Tormé, 1 track KG1Kim Gannon, 1 track WK1Walter Kent, 1 track BR1Buck Ram, 1 track RC1Rodney Crowell, 1 track DL1David Lee Murphy, 1 track DM1David Murphy, 1 track DC1Daniel Couch, 1 track KM1Kip Moore, 1 track BC1Brett Cornelius, 1 track DP1Dolly Parton, 1 track DB1Dave Bassett, 1 track T1Train, 1 track TP1Tommee Profitt, 1 track DR1Darius Rucker, 1 track on Hootie & the Blowfish's page

Bubble size = tracks worked on together. JM Joe Mardin · PL Patrick Leonard · LM Lester Mendez · PC Peter Collins

Photo credits

Portraits in the web and the rail come from Wikimedia Commons. The artist's own photo carries its credit under the picture.

The Authorship Story

Data Insight

She is credited on 127 of her 171 studio tracks and is the only writer on 63. Most of the 44 she is not on are standards and carols from the two Christmas albums and the lullaby record. On the albums she actually wrote, her share barely moves between folk in 1995 and soul in 2022.

Quick Facts

  • Self-writtenCredited on 127 of her 171 studio tracks
  • Written alone63 tracks carry her name and no other
  • Biggest albumPieces of You is certified diamond by the RIAA
  • Biggest songs"You Were Meant for Me" and "Foolish Games" both reached number two
  • RangeFolk, pop, country, Christmas, lullabies and children's music
  • Thirteen albumsFrom 1995 to 2022, on six different labels

Creative Fingerprint

A writer on everything she made herself, and an interpreter on the records built from other people's songs.

The Story

Jewel Kilcher was living in a van in San Diego when Atlantic signed her, and Pieces of You went diamond off "Who Will Save Your Soul" and "You Were Meant for Me". Thirteen studio albums have followed across folk, pop, country and children's music, and she has written on almost all of them.

Frequently Asked Questions Jewel

Does Jewel write her own songs?
She is credited on 127 of her 171 studio tracks and is the only writer on 63. The tracks she is not on are almost all carols, standards and traditional lullabies from the Christmas and children's albums.
Who wrote "You Were Meant for Me"?
Jewel with Steve Poltz. It reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100, as did "Foolish Games".
How many albums has she released?
Thirteen studio albums, from Pieces of You in 1995 to Freewheelin' Woman in 2022, including two Christmas records, a lullaby album and a children's album.
Which album sold the most?
Pieces of You, certified diamond by the RIAA. Spirit is 4x platinum, and This Way and Joy are both platinum.
Which album does she write most of herself?
Pieces of You, where twelve of the fourteen tracks carry only her name. On 0304 she has none, because every track there has a co-writer.
Why is she on so few tracks of some albums?
Joy and Let It Snow are Christmas records built on carols, and Lullaby is a collection of traditional lullabies. Those three account for most of the tracks she has no credit on.
Has she moved to country?
Perfectly Clear in 2008 and Sweet and Wild in 2010 are country albums, and Picking Up the Pieces in 2015 is folk and Americana.
Which singles charted highest?
"You Were Meant for Me" and "Foolish Games" both reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100, "Hands" number six and "Who Will Save Your Soul" number 11.
What is Lullaby?
A 2009 album of lullabies. The album article publishes no writing credits for any of its fifteen tracks.
Is she still recording?
Freewheelin' Woman came out in April 2022 and is the most recent studio album.

Sources

Wikipedia: Jewel Wikipedia: Jewel discography File:Jewel 2008 June 05.jpg - Wikimedia Commons