Down to Earth | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 16 September 2008 | |||
Recorded | 2006–2008 | |||
Studio | Detroit and Los Angeles | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 47:18 | |||
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Label | ATO | |||
Producer | ||||
Jem chronology | ||||
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Singles from Down to Earth | ||||
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 54/100 [1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
ArtofRhyme | 3.75/5 [3] |
Billboard | (positive) [4] |
Digital Spy | [5] |
The Guardian | [6] |
MusicOMH | [7] |
Paste | 6.1/10 [8] |
The Phoenix | [9] |
The Times | [10] |
Down to Earth is the second studio album by Welsh musician Jem, the follow-up to Finally Woken . The first single, "It's Amazing", was featured on the soundtrack to the Sex and the City movie. The album spawned four singles.
The press release states that Jem co-wrote the album with a variety of people including Jeff Bass, Lester Mendez and Greg Kurstin and sings in Japanese on the track, "Aciiid!". The album also includes a collaboration with South African singer-songwriter and poet-activist Vusi Mahlasela on the track "You Will Make It" which was dedicated to the memory of D12 member Proof. [11] [12] Although the collaboration never happened, Jem wanted to work with Eminem for the song, saying "The track is about losing someone and I wrote it the day after his friend Proof was murdered. I was in Detroit with Eminem's friends, who I happened to be recording with, when it happened". [13]
Down to Earth was met with "mixed or average" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 54 based on 7 reviews. [1]
In a review for AllMusic, critic reviewer Andrew Leahey wrote: "Down to Earth's title depicts Jem as a grounded musician, but its wide-ranging sound suggests something different, as the singer has yet to find a style that fully suits her capabilities." [2]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Down to Earth" | Bass | 4:33 | |
2. | "Crazy" |
| Bass | 3:39 |
3. | "I Want You To..." | Mendez | 3:38 | |
4. | "It's Amazing" |
| Mendez | 3:58 |
5. | "Keep on Walking" |
| Bass | 4:12 |
6. | "You Will Make It (featuring Vusi Mahlasela)" |
| Mike Bradford | 6:11 |
7. | "I Always Knew" |
| Mendez | 3:09 |
8. | "Got It Good" |
| Bass | 4:26 |
9. | "Aciiid!" |
| Kurstin | 2:56 |
10. | "How Would You Like It" |
| Bradford | 4:02 |
11. | "And So I Pray" |
| Bradford | 2:42 |
12. | "On Top of the World" |
| Mendez | 4:52 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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13. | "Forever and a Day" |
| 3:49 |
Chart (2008) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200 | 48 |
Chart (2009) | Peak position |
UK Albums Chart [15] | 64 |
Country | Date |
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United States | 16 September 2008 |
Canada | |
Japan | |
Ireland | 30 January 2009 |
United Kingdom | 2 February 2009 |
Europe | |
Sweden | 4 February 2009 |
Portugal | 16 February 2009 |
Poland | |
Denmark | 23 February 2009 |
Germany | 27 February 2009 |
Austria | |
Netherlands | |
Switzerland | |
Norway | 2 March 2009 |
France | 3 March 2009 |
Finland | 4 March 2009 |
Greece | 6 March 2009 |
Italy | 20 March 2009 [a] |
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