Joy: A Holiday Collection

Joy: A Holiday Collection
Studio album (Christmas) by Jewel
Released November 2, 1999
Recorded June–September 1999
Studio
Right Track Recording (New York City)
  • Sound on Sound (New York City)
Genre Christmas
Length 44:31
Label Atlantic
Producer
Jewel chronology
Spirit
(1998)Spirit1998		 Joy: A Holiday Collection
(1999)		 This Way
(2001)This Way2001
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Chicago Tribune(mixed)[2]
Entertainment WeeklyC+[3]

Joy: A Holiday Collection is a Christmas and third studio album by singer-songwriter Jewel, released on November 2, 1999, through Atlantic Records.[4][5] The radio-only single, "Joy to the World", was released in November the same year. Described as "an unashamed classicist Christmas album, featuring all of the usual carols delivered with strings and choirs",[1] the album received platinum certifications in December 1999,[6] and has sold 1,121,000 copies as of October 2013.[7]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Joy to the World"Lowell Mason, Isaac Watts3:05
2."O Holy Night"Adolphe Adam, John Sullivan Dwight3:44
3."Silent Night"Franz Gruber, Joseph Mohr3:07
4."Winter Wonderland"Felix Bernard, Richard B. Smith3:39
5."O Little Town of Bethlehem"Phillips Brooks, Lewis Redner3:11
6."Ave Maria"Johann Sebastian Bach, Charles Gounod3:44
7."Hark! The Herald Angels Sing"Felix Mendelssohn, Charles Wesley3:21
8."Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"Johnny Marks1:53
9."Face of Love"Jewel3:27
10."Medley: Go Tell It on the Mountain/Life Uncommon/From a Distance"Traditional, Jewel, Julie Gold6:31
11."I Wonder as I Wander"John Jacob Niles1:58
12."Gloria"Jewel2:38
13."Hands" (Christmas version)Jewel, Patrick Leonard4:13
Total length:44:31

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic.[8]

Chart performance

Chart (1999–2000) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[9] 61
Japanese Albums Chart[10] 67
US Billboard 200[11] 32
US Top Holiday Albums (Billboard)[12] 2
US Top Catalog Albums (Billboard)[13] 5
Billboard Top Internet Albums[14] 7

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/Sales
Japan (Oricon Charts) 3,550
United States (RIAA)[15] Platinum 1,121,000[7]

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

  1. 1 2 Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Joy: A Holiday Collection - Jewel — Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2015-07-16.
  2. ↑ Kot, Greg; Reich, Howard; von Rhein, John; Hurst, Jack; Royko, David (1999-12-12). "Holiday CDs". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2013-05-13.
  3. ↑ Willman, Chris (1999-12-10). "Christmas Music Roundup". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2013-05-13.
  4. ↑ "Jewel - Official Website :: Alan". Jeweljk.com. Retrieved 2013-03-28.
  5. ↑ "Joy: A Holiday Collection by Jewel". MTV. 1999-11-02. Retrieved 2013-03-28.
  6. ↑ "Gold & Platinum Searchable Database - Jewel". RIAA. Retrieved 2015-12-01.
  7. 1 2 Paul Grein (October 29, 2013). "Chart Watch Extra: What Will Be This Year's Top Christmas Album?". Chart Watch. Yahoo.
  8. ↑ "Joy: A Holiday Collection - Jewel - Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2015-12-01.
  9. ↑ "ariaNET Top 100 Albums - Week Commencing 3rd January 2000". ARIA. Retrieved 2016-02-11.
  10. ↑ "アルバム売上ランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
  11. ↑ "Jewel Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  12. ↑ "Jewel – Chart history". Billboard Top Holiday Albums for Jewel.
  13. ↑ "Jewel Chart History (Top Catalog Albums)". Billboard.
  14. ↑ "Joy: A Holiday Collection - Jewel : Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2015-07-16.
  15. ↑ "American album certifications – Jewel – A Holiday Collection". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2015-12-01. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
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