This originally appeared on the Jeweljk.com official mailing list.
Hi Everyone, A lot of you are wondering what it was like having the recording going on at home. Jewel worked with Lester for about four weeks in her home studio before they moved to a studio near L.A. Starting the album here was the perfect thing for Jewel because she could leave every time it got boring--which is often in the studio. There are frequent technological problems, and tedious engineering stuff that create a lot of hang time and at home she could simply get into another project or something. It was fun spending time with the producer, Lester Mendez. He's a really great guy, good human being. And very talented. We all shared a lot of fun meals. It was great watching the songs build every day, seeing Jewel and Lester's vision for a song start to take shape. We got the final mix of the first single today and it is amazing. A really energetic new exploration for Jewel. The single is titled “Intuition,” but it ought to be called “Can't Sit Still.” I can’t wait until you hear it—it’s scheduled to radio on April 7th. On another note, we've gotten a lot of requests for more Jewel content on her site. We are listening and exploring ways to provide it that is manageable for us and affordable for you. I’ll write more on that as we get feedback from you and determine what is possible. We are also working on the enhanced portion of the CD now. What do you want to see/hear there? More another time, Lenedra