Editing 0304

{{Short description|2003 studio album by Jewel}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2019}}
{{Infobox album
| name       = 0304
| type       = studio
| artist     = [[Jewel (singer)|Jewel]]
| cover      = Jewel - 0304.png
| alt        =
| released   = {{Start date|2003|6|3}}
| recorded   =
| studio     = [[Conway Recording Studios|Conway]] (Hollywood, California)
| genre      =
* [[Dance-pop]]<ref name="Allmusic"/>
* [[electronic pop]]<ref name="TheGuardian"/>
| length     = {{Duration|m=53|s=25}}
| label      = [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]
| producer   =
* [[Lester Mendez|Lester A. Mendez]]
* Jewel Kilcher
| prev_title = [[This Way (Jewel album)|This Way]]
| prev_year  = 2001
| next_title = [[Goodbye Alice in Wonderland]]
| next_year  = 2006
| misc       = {{Extra album cover
 | header  = Alternative cover
 | type    = studio
 | cover   = Jewel - 0304 (Europe).png
 | border  =
 | alt     =
 | caption = European cover
}}
{{Singles
 | name        = 0304
 | type        = studio
 | single1     = [[Intuition (Jewel song)|Intuition]]
 | single1date = April 7, 2003
 | single2     = [[Stand (Jewel song)|Stand]]
 | single2date = September 2, 2003
 | single3     = [[2 Become 1 (Jewel song)|2 Become 1]]
 | single3date = December 16, 2003
}}
}}

'''''0304''''' is the fifth studio album by American singer [[Jewel (singer)|Jewel]], released on June 3, 2003, by [[Atlantic Records]]. Inspired by Jewel's sudden success topping the US ''[[Billboard (magazine)|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 (Jewel album)|This Way]]'', the album is a radical departure from her previous [[Folk music|folk]]-oriented musical efforts and is instead more [[pop music|pop]] and dance-focused.<ref name="Allmusic">{{cite web |last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas |author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/0304-mw0000464591 |title=0304 – Jewel |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=February 19, 2020}}</ref><ref name="About">{{cite web|last=Slomowicz|first=DJ Ron|title=Jewel – 0304 CD Review|url=http://dancemusic.about.com/cs/reviews/fr/Jewel0304.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140411144613/http://dancemusic.about.com/cs/reviews/fr/Jewel0304.htm|archive-date=April 11, 2014|access-date=March 14, 2012|website=[[About.com]]}}</ref>

''0304'' produced three singles. The lead single "[[Intuition (Jewel song)|Intuition]]", a top 20 hit on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], topped the [[Dance Club Songs]] chart, as did the album's second single "[[Stand (Jewel song)|Stand]]". Its third single, "[[2 Become 1 (Jewel song)|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 music|dance]], [[Urban music|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">{{cite web |last=Harrison |first=Quentin |url=https://albumism.com/features/jewel-0304-album-anniversary |title=Jewel’s ‘0304’ Turns 20|website=Albumism |date=May 28, 2023  |access-date=May 22, 2025}}</ref> For the album, Jewel teamed with producers [[Lester Mendez]] ([[Shakira]], [[Enrique Iglesias]]) and [[Rick Nowels]] ([[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]]).<ref name="About"/>

==Critical reception==
{{Music ratings
| MC = 63/100<ref name="MC"/>
| rev1 = [[About.com]]
| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="About"/>
| rev2 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev2score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref name="Allmusic"/>
| rev3 = ''[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]]''
| rev3score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Jewel: 0304 |magazine=[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]] |issue=17 |page=142 |issn=1534-0554}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev4score = B−<ref name="EW"/>
| rev5 = ''[[The Guardian]]''
| rev5score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref name="TheGuardian"/>
| rev6 = ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]''
| rev6score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Jewel: 0304 |magazine=[[Q (magazine)|Q]] |date=November 2003 |page=117 |issn=0955-4955}}</ref>
| rev7 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev7score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="RollingStone"/>
| rev8 = ''[[Slant Magazine]]''
| rev8score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="Slant"/>
| rev9 = ''[[Stylus Magazine]]''
| rev9score = C<ref name="Stylus">{{cite web |last=Burns |first=Todd |url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/jewel/0304.htm |title=Jewel – 0304 |website=[[Stylus Magazine]] |date=September 1, 2003 |access-date=December 31, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121007152952/http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/jewel/0304.htm |archive-date=October 7, 2012}}</ref>
| rev10 = ''[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]]''
| rev10score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="Uncut"/>
}}
''0304'' received generally positive reviews from music critics. At [[Metacritic]], which assigns a [[standard score|normalized]] rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an [[weighted arithmetic mean|average]] score of 63, based on nine reviews.<ref name="MC">{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/0304|title=0304 – Jewel|website=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=August 29, 2011}}</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 Spears|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">{{cite web |last=Cinquemani |first=Sal |url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/jewel-0304 |title=Jewel: 0304 |work=[[Slant Magazine]] |date=June 6, 2003 |access-date=January 1, 2014}}</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">{{cite magazine|last=Walters |first=Barry|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/jewel/albums/album/274517/review/5943991/0304|title=Jewel: 0304|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=June 2, 2003|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081010214011/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/jewel/albums/album/274517/review/5943991/0304|archive-date=October 10, 2008|url-status=dead|access-date=September 30, 2007}}</ref> A positive review also came from ''[[Uncut (magazine)|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">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.uncut.co.uk/music/jewel/reviews/6263|title=Jewel – 0304|magazine=[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]]|date=October 2003|page=114|issn=1368-0722|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080807172732/http://www.uncut.co.uk/music/jewel/reviews/6263|archive-date=August 7, 2008|access-date=August 29, 2011}}</ref> Brian Hiatt from ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' opined that the "unexpected dance-pop vibrancy makes it Jewel's best album."<ref name="EW">{{cite magazine|last=Hiatt|first=Brian|url=http://ew.com/article/2003/06/20/0304/|title=0304|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|issue=715|date=June 20, 2003|page=71|issn=1049-0434|access-date=January 26, 2017}}</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 (album)|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">{{cite web |last=Petridis |first=Alexis |author-link=Alexis Petridis |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2003/aug/22/popandrock.shopping5 |title=Jewel: 0304 |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=August 22, 2003 |access-date=December 13, 2016}}</ref> Darryl Sterdan from [[Jam!]] said that the album "isn't going to save her soul—or anyone else's."<ref name="Jam">{{cite web |last=Sterdan |first=Darryl |url=http://jam.canoe.com/Music/Artists/J/Jewel/AlbumReviews/2003/06/05/771159.html |title=Jewel: 0304 |website=[[Jam!]] |date=June 5, 2003 |access-date=January 26, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202043258/http://jam.canoe.com/Music/Artists/J/Jewel/AlbumReviews/2003/06/05/771159.html |archive-date=2017-02-02}}</ref> Caroline Bansal from ''[[musicOMH]]'' described the album as "an enjoyable 54&nbsp;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">{{cite web |last=Bansal |first=Caroline |url=http://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/jewel-0304 |title=Jewel – 0304 |website=[[MusicOMH]] |date=August 31, 2003 |access-date=January 26, 2017}}</ref>

==Commercial performance==
''0304'' became the highest-debuting album of Jewel's career, entering the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] at number two (behind [[Metallica]]'s ''[[St. Anger]]'') with 144,000 copies sold in its first week.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Martens |first=Todd |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/70637/metallica-rages-with-chart-topping-anger |title=Metallica Rages With Chart-Topping 'Anger' |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=June 11, 2003 |access-date=March 24, 2013}}</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">{{cite magazine |last=Cohen |first=Jonathan |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/957692/ask-billboard-jewel-ciara-ricky-martin |title=Ask Billboard: Jewel, Ciara, Ricky Martin |magazine=Billboard |date=June 18, 2010 |access-date=March 24, 2013}}</ref>

==Track listing==
{{Track listing
| all_lyrics = [[Jewel (singer)|Jewel Kilcher]]
| all_music = Kilcher and [[Lester Mendez]], except where noted.
| title1 = [[Stand (Jewel song)|Stand]]
| length1 = 3:13

| title2 = Run 2 U
| length2 = 3:38

| title3 = [[Intuition (Jewel song)|Intuition]]
| length3 = 3:49

| title4 = Leave the Lights On
| length4 = 3:22

| title5 = 2 Find U
| length5 = 3:16

| title6 = Fragile Heart
| music6 = {{hlist|Kilcher|Anthony Bell}}
| length6 = 3:33

| title7 = Doin' Fine
| length7 = 3:14

| title8 = [[2 Become 1 (Jewel song)|2 Become 1]]
| music8 = {{hlist|Kilcher|[[Guy Chambers]]}}
| length8 = 4:40

| title9 = Haunted
| length9 = 4:52

| title10 = Sweet Temptation
| music10 = {{hlist|Kilcher|[[Rick Nowels]]}}
| length10 = 4:09

| title11 = Yes U Can
| music11 = {{hlist|Kilcher|Nowels}}
| length11 = 4:01

| title12 = U & Me = Love
| length12 = 3:36

| title13 = America
| length13 = 3:40

| title14 = Becoming
| length14 = 4:22
}}

{{Track listing
| headline = Australian and Japanese edition bonus track

| title15 = Intuition
| note15 = Ford's Radio Mix
| length15 = 4:15
}}

{{Track listing
| headline = European edition bonus tracks

| title15 = Intuition
| note15 = [[Todd Terry]] In-House Mix
| length15 = 5:41

| title16 = Intuition
| note16 = video
}}

{{Track listing
| headline = Australian Tour Edition bonus disc

| title1 = Intuition
| note1 = live from [[Sessions@AOL]]
| length1 = 3:28

| title2 = Standing Still
| note2 = live from Sessions@AOL
| length2 = 4:05

| title3 = Leave the Lights On
| note3 = live from Sessions@AOL
| length3 = 3:22

| title4 = Stand
| note4 = live from [[Yahoo! Music Radio|LAUNCH.com]]
| length4 = 3:27

| title5 = 2 Become 1
| note5 = live from LAUNCH.com
| length5 = 7:28

| title6 = Intuition
| note6 = video – international version

| title7 = Stand
| note7 = video
}}

'''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>{{cite AV media notes |title=0304 |type=liner notes |others=[[Jewel (singer)|Jewel]] |publisher=[[Atlantic Records]] |year=2003 |id=83638-2}}</ref>

===Musicians===
{{Div col}}
* [[Jewel (singer)|Jewel]] – vocals
* [[Rusty Anderson]] – electric guitar
* David Levita – electric guitar {{small|(tracks 1, 2, 4–14)}}
* Mark Oakley – acoustic guitar
* Paul Bushnell – bass {{small|(tracks 1, 3–14)}}
* [[Lester Mendez|Lester A. Mendez]] – keyboards, arrangement {{small|(all tracks)}}; claps {{small|(tracks 3, 11)}}
* [[Abe Laboriel Jr.]] – [[snare drum]] {{small|(tracks 1, 2)}}; claps {{small|(tracks 3, 11)}}; drums {{small|(tracks 4–14)}}; percussion {{small|(tracks 4–8, 10–14)}}
* Mike Bolger – accordion {{small|(track 3)}}; trumpet, trombone {{small|(track 4)}}
* Greg Collins – claps {{small|(tracks 3, 11)}}
* [[Patrick Warren]] – [[Chamberlin]] {{small|(tracks 4, 6, 9, 14)}}; piano {{small|(track 8)}}
* [[Lisa Germano]] – violin, backing vocals {{small|(track 6)}}
* Havana Hustlers – programming
{{Div col end}}

===Technical===
{{Div col}}
* 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
{{Div col end}}

===Artwork===
* Richard Bates – art direction
* Greenberg Kingsley – design
* Peter Robathan – photography

==Charts==
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===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Weekly chart performance for ''0304''
! scope="col"| Chart (2003)
! scope="col"| Peak<br>position
|-
{{album chart|Australia|10|artist=Jewel|album=0304|rowheader=true|access-date=January 26, 2017}}
|-
{{album chart|Austria|74|artist=Jewel|album=0304|rowheader=true|access-date=January 26, 2017}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardCanada|9|artist=Jewel|album=0304|rowheader=true|access-date=January 1, 2014}}
|-
{{album chart|Netherlands|12|artist=Jewel|album=0304|rowheader=true|access-date=January 26, 2017}}
|-
{{album chart|France|141|artist=Jewel|album=0304|rowheader=true|access-date=January 26, 2017}}
|-
{{album chart|Germany4|33|id=4616|artist=Jewel|album=0304|rowheader=true|access-date=January 26, 2017}}
|-
{{album chart|New Zealand|16|artist=Jewel|album=0304|rowheader=true|access-date=January 26, 2017}}
|-
{{album chart|Norway|39|artist=Jewel|album=0304|rowheader=true|access-date=January 26, 2017}}
|-
{{album chart|Scotland|80|date=20030907|rowheader=true|access-date=January 1, 2017}}
|-
{{album chart|Sweden|56|artist=Jewel|album=0304|rowheader=true|access-date=January 26, 2017}}
|-
{{album chart|Switzerland|45|artist=Jewel|album=0304|rowheader=true|access-date=January 26, 2017}}
|-
{{album chart|UK2|79|date=20030907|rowheader=true|access-date=November 24, 2019}}
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|2|artist=Jewel|rowheader=true|access-date=January 1, 2014}}
|}
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===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Year-end chart performance for ''0304''
! scope="col"| Chart (2003)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/2003/tlptitl.jsp |title=2003 Year End Charts – Top Billboard 200 Albums |website=Billboard.biz |date=December 27, 2003 |access-date=August 29, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225184907/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/2003/tlptitl.jsp |archive-date=February 25, 2012}}</ref>
| 110
|}
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==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for ''0304''}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|artist=Jewel|title=0304|award=Gold|type=album|certyear=2003|access-date=August 29, 2011}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|artist=Jewel|title=0304|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=2003|date=February 11, 2004|access-date=August 29, 2011}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Jewel|title=0304|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=2003|date=July 14, 2003|access-date=July 28, 2010|salesamount=771,000|salesref=<ref name="USsales"/>|refname="RIAA"}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=yes}}

==Release history==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+ Release history for ''0304''
! scope="col"| Region
! scope="col"| Date
! scope="col"| Edition
! scope="col"| Label
! scope="col"| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
! scope="row"| United States
| June 3, 2003
| rowspan="5"| Standard
| [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]
| {{center|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00008OWZE |title=0304 |website=[[Amazon (company)|Amazon]] |location=United States |access-date=August 20, 2012}}</ref>}}
|-
! scope="row"| Japan
| June 11, 2003
| rowspan="3"| [[Warner Music Group|Warner]]
| {{center|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://wmg.jp/artist/jewel/WPCR000011580.html |title=0304 |language=ja |publisher=[[Warner Music Japan]] |access-date=August 20, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102195939/http://wmg.jp/artist/jewel/WPCR000011580.html |archive-date=January 2, 2014}}</ref>}}
|-
! scope="row"| Australia
| June 23, 2003
| {{center|<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.aria.com.au/Issue696.pdf |title=ARIA New Releases Albums – Week Commencing 23rd June 2003 |magazine=[[The ARIA Report]] |issue=696 |date=June 23, 2003 |page=26 |access-date=April 15, 2024 |via=[[Trove]] |archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080222222434/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20030707-0000/Issue696.pdf |archive-date=February 22, 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref>}}
|-
! scope="row"| Germany
| rowspan="2"| September 1, 2003
| {{center|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.warnermusic.de/jewel/music/?rel=8a0af8120b2952a6010b3a3539256cb7&allreleasespage=1 |title=Jewel – Veröffentlichungen |language=de |publisher=[[Warner Music Group|Warner Music Germany]] |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130212131524/http://www.warnermusic.de/jewel/music/?rel=8a0af8120b2952a6010b3a3539256cb7&allreleasespage=1 |archive-date=February 12, 2013 |access-date=August 20, 2012}}</ref>}}
|-
! scope="row"| United Kingdom
| Atlantic
| {{center|<ref>{{cite magazine |title=New Releases – Albums |magazine=[[Music Week]] |date=August 30, 2003 |page=22 |issn=0265-1548}}</ref>}}
|-
! scope="row"| Australia
| February 9, 2004
| Tour Edition
| Warner
| {{center|<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.aria.com.au/Issue728.pdf |title=ARIA New Releases Albums – Week Commencing 9th February 2004 |magazine=[[The ARIA Report]] |issue=728 |date=February 9, 2004 |page=27 |access-date=April 15, 2024 |via=[[Trove]] |archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080222222426/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20040307-0000/Issue728.pdf |archive-date=February 22, 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref>}}
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{cite web |last=Bottomley |first=C. |url=http://www.vh1.com/artists/interview/1471870/05142003/jewel_pop_.jhtml |title=Jewel: Let's Face the Music and Dance |publisher=[[VH1]] |date=May 16, 2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061112053414/http://www.vh1.com/artists/interview/1471870/05142003/jewel_pop_.jhtml |archive-date=November 12, 2006}}

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