Jewel - Joy: A Holiday Collection

Joy: A Holiday Collection may surprise some Jewel fans, since it isn't a warm, intimate acoustic album. Then again, it may not, since it arrives on the heels of the exquisitely produced, unabashedly pop Spirit, which had lush musical backdrops for her folk-pop tunes. Joy is a full-bodied expansion of Spirit, however -- an unashamed classicist christmas album, featuring all of the usual carols delivered with strings and choirs. Because Jewel has a big, powerful, attractive voice, Joy works, even if it is a little too predictable for its own good -- the closing "Christmas Version" of "Hands" is the only true signal, musically at least, that this is a Jewel number. Surely, this holiday album isn't a major addition to her catalog, but for hardcore fans, it may be a nice stocking stuffer. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Name Credits A. Campbell Pedal Steel Alexis Kaleoff Children's Chorus Allison M. Sniffin Choir, Chorus Andre Baranowski ? Angela Clemmons-Patrick Choir, Chorus Ann Ory Brown Choir, Chorus Arif Mardin Producer, Choir Arrangement, Keyboards, Orchestration, Vocal Arrangement, Conductor, String Arrangements, Arranger Audrey Martells Choir, Chorus Audrey Wheeler Choir, Chorus Benjamin Niles Artwork, Art Direction Cassidy Ladden Children's Chorus Chieli Minucci Guitar Christopher Trousdale Children's Chorus Dakota Sanchez Children's Chorus Danny Blume Guitar Darryl Tookes Choir, Chorus Dennis Cinelli Lute Dennis Collins Choir, Chorus Diva Gray Choir, Chorus Eden Riegel Children's Chorus Elizabeth Stockton ? Emily K. Eyre Choir, Chorus Fonzi Thornton Choir, Chorus Gene Orloff Concert Master George Marino Mastering Gloria Gabriel Production Coordination, Coordination Harry Zittel Children's Chorus Ira Siegel Guitar James Williams Choir, Chorus Janice Pendarvis Choir, Chorus Jason Stasium Assistant Engineer Jennifer Baumann Photography Jerry Barnes Bass, Choir, Chorus, Vocal Arrangement, Choir Arrangement Jewel Vocal Arrangement, Vocal Harmony, Vocals Joe Mardin Arranger, Choir Arrangement, Orchestration, Vocal Arrangement, Producer, Conductor, Keyboards, Choir, Chorus, Programming John Mahoney Keyboards Katie Geissinger Choir, Chorus Katreese Barnes Choir, Chorus, Vocal Arrangement, Choir Arrangement Keith Fluitt Choir, Chorus Ken Williams Choir, Chorus Lee Musiker Arranger, Keyboards Leon Pendarvis Piano Lisbeth Zelle Children's Chorus Lori Ann Veles Choir, Chorus Marion Beckenstein Choir, Chorus Marlon Saunders Choir, Chorus Mary Lee Kortes Vocals (Background), Choir, Chorus Max Feldman Assistant Engineer Michael O'Reilly Mixing, Engineer, Guitar Nedra Carroll Vocal Arrangement, Vocals, Vocal Harmony Netousha Harris Children's Chorus Patrick Duffey Children's Chorus Peter Bliss Guitar Rob Eberhardt Illustrations Robbi Kumalo Choir, Chorus Robbie Kondor Keyboards, Piano, Programming, Synthesizer Programming, Arranger, Orchestration Shawn Pelton Drums Sophia Ramos Vocals (Background), Choir, Chorus Sophie Buskin Children's Chorus Sterling Campbell Drums Steve Skinner Orchestration, Arranger, Programming, Synthesizer Programming, Keyboards Tawatha Agee Choir, Chorus Terrance L. Barber Jr. Choir, Chorus Valerie Wilson Vocals (Background), Choir, Chorus Vaneese Thomas Choir, Chorus Vivian Cherry Choir, Chorus Wayne Hankin Choir, Chorus Wayne Pedzwater Bass West Kennerly Photography Willie Martinez Percussion Winston Roye Bass