0304

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0304 is the fifth studio album by American singer Jewel, released on June 3, 2003, by Atlantic Records. Inspired by Jewel's sudden success topping the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart in early November 2002 with a remix of "Serve the Ego", the final single from her previous album This Way, the album is a radical departure from her previous folk-oriented musical efforts and is instead more pop and dance-focused.<ref name="Allmusic">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="About">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

0304 produced three singles. The lead single "Intuition", a top 20 hit on the US Billboard Hot 100, topped the Dance Club Songs chart, as did the album's second single "Stand". Its third single, "2 Become 1", was less successful, peaking at 33 on the Adult Top 40 chart.

Background

Within the booklet to 0304, Jewel includes a note to her fans, explaining, "This record may seem different to you. To me, it's closer to what has been in my head for years. I wanted to make a record that was a modern interpretation of big band music. A record that was lyric-driven, like Cole Porter stuff, that also had a lot of swing. And a lot of it is thanks to Lester (Mendez), because when I told him I wanted to make a record that combined dance, urban, and folk music, he didn't look at me like I was crazy. I loved making this record, and it's the first record I enjoy listening to. It's fun! I hope you all love it. I hope it makes you feel young and sexy and smart."<ref name="Albumism">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> For the album, Jewel teamed with producers Lester Mendez (Shakira, Enrique Iglesias) and Rick Nowels (Madonna).<ref name="About"/>

Critical reception

Template:Music ratings 0304 received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 63, based on nine reviews.<ref name="MC">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Stephen Thomas Erlewine from AllMusic stated that "it's the first album of hers that's a sheer pleasure to hear", while noting that "[she] includes a note to her fans, explaining, 'This album may seem different to you,' which is putting it mildly", to convey the surprising, yet pleasing modern sound, and that "she puts herself out on the line more than she ever has, and she's come up with her best record, with her best set of songs and best music yet."<ref name="Allmusic"/> Ron Slomowicz from About.com declared that "the album is balanced by dance pop that you would expect to hear on a Britney album."<ref name="About"/> Sal Cinquemani from Slant Magazine was also positive, writing that "the album is more pop than electronica, but it also presents one of the most startling—yet oddly fitting—transformations in pop history"<ref name="Slant">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and also comparing the album to Madonna's Ray of Light (1998) and American Life (2003).<ref name="Slant"/> Barry Walters from Rolling Stone agreed with Cinquemani, describing the album as "essentially a wanna-be version of Madonna's American Life" and noting that "she's found herself an artificial flavor that tastes good."<ref name="RollingStone">Template:Cite magazine</ref> A positive review also came from Uncut, who wrote that "the tunes are stunning, her voice has never sounded better and she makes serious points few others would dare in a pop context."<ref name="Uncut">Template:Cite magazine</ref> Brian Hiatt from Entertainment Weekly opined that the "unexpected dance-pop vibrancy makes it Jewel's best album."<ref name="EW">Template:Cite magazine</ref>

The album also received some mixed reviews, with some critics criticizing the change of style adopted on the album. Alexis Petridis from The Guardian wrote, "Like Robbie Williams's Escapology, 0304 virtually knocks itself out in its attempts to win over the US public", while commenting that she looks "desperate" and "uncomfortable" on the album.<ref name="TheGuardian">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Darryl Sterdan from Jam! said that the album "isn't going to save her soul—or anyone else's."<ref name="Jam">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Caroline Bansal from musicOMH described the album as "an enjoyable 54 minutes of pop, full of catchy, chirpy songs, proving Jewel's ear candy as well as eye candy credentials. The album could be the soundtrack of a summer's day at the beach, or for getting ready for a girly night out."<ref name="MusicOMH">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Commercial performance

0304 became the highest-debuting album of Jewel's career, entering the Billboard 200 at number two (behind Metallica's St. Anger) with 144,000 copies sold in its first week.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> It earned a gold certification from Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) one month after its release, on July 14, 2003,<ref name="RIAA"/> and had sold over 771,000 copies in the United States as of June 2010.<ref name="USsales">Template:Cite magazine</ref>

Track listing

Notes

• The UK edition has the same cover art as that of the edition released in the rest of Europe but is otherwise identical to the main release.

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of 0304.<ref>Template:Cite AV media notes</ref>

Musicians

• Jewel – vocals
• Rusty Anderson – electric guitar
• David Levita – electric guitar Template:Small
• Mark Oakley – acoustic guitar
• Paul Bushnell – bass Template:Small
• Lester A. Mendez – keyboards, arrangement Template:Small; claps Template:Small
• Abe Laboriel Jr. – snare drum Template:Small; claps Template:Small; drums Template:Small; percussion Template:Small
• Mike Bolger – accordion Template:Small; trumpet, trombone Template:Small
• Greg Collins – claps Template:Small
• Patrick Warren – Chamberlin Template:Small; piano Template:Small
• Lisa Germano – violin, backing vocals Template:Small
• Havana Hustlers – programming

Technical

• Lester A. Mendez – production
• Jewel Kilcher – production
• Lenedra Carroll – executive production
• Ron Shapiro – executive production
• Evan Lamberg – executive production
• Greg Collins – engineering
• Clif Norrell – additional engineering
• Ryan Freeland – additional engineering
• Andrew Scheps – additional engineering
• Carlos Paucar – additional engineering
• John Morrical – engineering assistance
• Seth Waldmann – engineering assistance
• Serban Ghenea – mixing
• John Hanes – additional Pro Tools engineering
• Tim Roberts – mix engineering assistance
• Chris Gehringer – mastering
• Will Quinnell – mastering engineering assistance
• Becky Scott – production coordination

Artwork

• Richard Bates – art direction
• Greenberg Kingsley – design
• Peter Robathan – photography

Charts

Weekly charts

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Weekly chart performance for 0304

Chart (2003)	Peak position

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for 0304

Chart (2003)	Position
US Billboard 200<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	110

Release history

Release history for 0304

Region	Date	Edition	Label	Template:Abbr
United States	June 3, 2003	Standard	Atlantic	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>{{safesubst:#invoke:Check for unknown parameters|check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}
Japan	June 11, 2003		Warner	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>{{safesubst:#invoke:Check for unknown parameters|check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}
Australia	June 23, 2003			<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> {{safesubst:#invoke:Check for unknown parameters|check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}
Germany	September 1, 2003			citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>{{safesubst:#invoke:Check for unknown parameters|check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}
United Kingdom			Atlantic	<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> {{safesubst:#invoke:Check for unknown parameters|check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}
Australia	February 9, 2004	Tour Edition	Warner	<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> {{safesubst:#invoke:Check for unknown parameters|check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}

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