Greatest Hits (Jewel album)

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Greatest Hits
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Greatest hits album by
ReleasedFebruary 5, 2013 (2013-02-05)
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Length65:31
Label Rhino
Producer
Jewel chronology
The Merry Goes 'Round
(2011)
Greatest Hits
(2013)
Let It Snow: A Holiday Collection
(2013)
Professional ratings
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Greatest Hits is the first greatest hits album by American singer-songwriter Jewel. [3] The album was released on February 5, 2013, and features duets from Kelly Clarkson and the Pistol Annies. [4] It also contains one new recording, "Two Hearts Breaking".

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jewel Kilcher, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Who Will Save Your Soul" (from Pieces of You , 1995)  Ben Keith 4:00
2."You Were Meant for Me" (from Pieces of You) (album edit)
Keith3:49
3."Foolish Games" (from Pieces of You) (radio edit) Keith4:03
4."Hands" (from Spirit , 1998)Leonard3:54
5."Down So Long" (from Spirit) Leonard4:19
6."Jupiter (Swallow the Moon)" (from Spirit) (single version) Leonard3:42
7."Standing Still" (from This Way , 2001)
4:30
8."Break Me" (from This Way) (radio remix) 
  • Kilcher
  • Huff
3:58
9."Intuition" (from 0304 , 2003)
  • Kilcher
  • Mendez
3:49
10."Good Day" (from Goodbye Alice in Wonderland , 2006) (album version)Wells3:44
11."Stronger Woman" (from Perfectly Clear , 2008) (radio edit)
John Rich 3:49
12."Somewhere Over the Rainbow" (from Lullaby , 2009)
4:25
13."Satisfied" (from Sweet and Wild , 2010) (radio edit)
Nathan Chapman 4:08
14."You Were Meant for Me" (featuring Pistol Annies) 
  • Kilcher
  • Poltz
5:25
15."Foolish Games" (featuring Kelly Clarkson)  4:11
16."Two Hearts Breaking [New Recording]"  3:45

Chart performance

Chart (2013)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 73

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