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Jewel Catches The Dance Bug On New Album

Apparently Jewel fans are in for a shock. It seems that the platinum-selling singer will be taking full advantage of the success she recently came upon last year with the remix of her song "Serve The Ego." After the track hit the #1 spot on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music Club Play chart, the singer was inspired to take her music into new territories. Now her upcoming new album, which is due out June 3, will showcase her pursuit of this more modern sound, branching off from her typical AOR folksiness to also include dance and hip hop beats.

Now there’s just no telling what this yodeling Alaskan will accomplish if supplied with just the right break. She enlisted Cuban American producer Lester Mendez to help attain her new musical vision. This is the same man who has also helped boost the careers of artists like Shakira, Santana and Enrique Iglesias. Although electronics were used in the production of the album, aiding the artist to make the kind of musical textures she envisioned, a live backing band was also brought in to make sure that Jewel retained some of the sound she has made her name with.

Jewel came onto the scene with her 1995 album Pieces Of You. Her debut record eventually overcame its almost nonexistent early reception, and sold over 10 million copies worldwide on the strength of such radio friendly singles as "Foolish Games" and "You Were Meant For Me." Since then Jewel has recorded three other albums, including 1998’s Spirit and 2002’s This Way, as well as a collection of festive holiday recordings. Also included on the performer’s resume was a role in the Ang Lee directed civil war epic Ride With The Devil and a best selling collection of poetry, which she decided to give the cheesy title A Night With Armor.

The first single from the currently untitled CD will be "Intuition" and will be released nationwide next week.

Source: Chart Attack