Goodby Alice in Wonderland
| JewelGoodby Alice in Wonderland
Goodbye Alice in Wonderland is the fifth studio album by singer-songwriter Jewel, released on May 2, 2006, through Atlantic Records. The album marks a return to her musical roots after 0304, and trying to write an autobiographical album like she did with Pieces of You. The album was written in the form of a novel with each track representing a chapter. Although the first official single was "Again & Again", the title track "Goodbye Alice in Wonderland" debuted a month earlier on her website as an Internet exclusive. The second single, "Good Day" was released to radio in late June 2006. The next single was "Stephenville, TX". A video for it can be seen on Yahoo! Launch. The album made its debut at #8 on the Billboard 200, with sales of 82,000 copies its first week, and became Jewel's fifth top 10 album in the United States. However, after only 12 weeks the album slid out of the Billboard 200. The album reappeared one week later after heavy promotion on various talk shows. It had sold 377,000 copies in the U.S. as of June 2010. Jewel stated she had plans to re-release the album, but her record company would not let her. However, they did allow her to release two singles in 2007. - WIKIPEDIA
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As a writer she's never been stronger.
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The Guardian
A surprisingly substantial return.
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The Observer
This time, still expanding her ever-diverse musical palette, the sound has been beefed up by Green Day producer Rob Cavallo, adding a colourful weightiness to Jewel's often shrill soprano. Lovely.
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SLANT
Goodbye Alice In Wonderland is a return to form for Jewel, said form is bland, mostly colorless, and devoid of any truly memorable cuts that elevate the album to a disc worth spinning more than once.
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Jewel’s sixth album finds her in wistful-heroic mode as she contemplates her life, success and California phonies who attempt to perfect themselves with “sushi and facials and carrot juice.”
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Entertainment
Sincerity is still her main trade, as are showbiz-as-Hades tropes and romantic confessionals. But somewhere beneath the Lilith earnestness glints something sharper.
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The Channels
A full range of vocals flowing like an ascending scale, a variety of musical influences, and lyrics expressing growth and maturity, carry this album from the first note to the last. If you are a fan already, you need this album. If not, this is the time to let Jewel change your mind.
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RocknWorld
Though the words to these stories are sometimes hard to remember, the tunes will stick with you and run through your head. And "Goodbye Alice in Wonderland" grows on you.
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