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'DOWN TO EARTH' - Jem (2008) Friends I have to tell you They sent me on a mission down to Earth To watch and to observe life And gather information 'bout you. Down To Earth, an album by Jem on Spotify We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described in our Cookie Policy.

Down to Earth is the second studio album by 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. In August 2008, 'Crazy' was released as a single on iTunes and other digital music outlets. By January 2009, 'Keep on Walking' was distributed as a free iTunes download at US Starbucks stores.

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.^[10][11] 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'.^[12] The album entered the Billboard 200 at No. 43, selling 10,642 copies.

Jem wrote in her blog on 20 September 2008:

On this note, I'd like to apologize to everyone outside of the US as you might have noticed the album has not been released at the same time. It has been slightly delayed which was not intended and is not ideal but it's out of my hands (politics again, yawn…I probably shouldn't have called it my 'Empire Strikes Back' from the beginning, that's dark shit man..!)

Title[edit]

In September 2008, Jem's official website stated the following about the album title:

Down To Earth, also implies, Jem remains grounded. Perhaps that has something to do with her early experiences behind-the-scenes....,/But mostly, it stems from the fact that her prime motivation remains the joy of writing, recording, and performing music. Everything else is gravy./One last thought on that album title: No matter how rapturous a reception she receives, Jem shows no interest in the fame game.

Track listing[edit]

Personnel[edit]

• Hiroko Aoyagi – vocals
• Jeff Atmajian – piano, string arrangements, piano arrangement
• Jeff Bass – bass, guitar, keyboards, producer, drum programming, tracked by
• Kevin Beber – drum programming
• Brian Berryman – engineer, fader engineer
• Mick Bolger – trombone, trumpet, euphonium, mellophonium, E flat cornet
• Mike Bradford – producer, string arrangements, instrumentation
• Del Casher – sounds
• Bryan Cook – engineer
• Nick Cuchinella – trombone
• Nabil Elderkin – photography
• Johnny Evans – saxophone
• Serban Ghenea – mixing
• Jem Griffiths – vocals, producer, vocal engineer, poetry reading
• Justin Griffiths – acoustic guitar
• John Hanes – mixing
• Mark Aaron James – design
• Ted Jensen – mastering
• Shinobu Lee – vocals
• David Levita – acoustic guitar, guitar
• Lester Mendez – piano, producer, string arrangements, brass arrangement, instrumentation
• Monica Mendez – sound design
• Milan, Derrick & The Krew – chorus
• Eddie Miller – vocal engineer
• Rafael Padilla – percussion
• Phillip Ramos – studio assistant
• Tim Roberts – mixing assistant
• Ken Robinson – trumpet
• Sonus – strings
• Welsh Choir of Southern California – chorus
• Joe Wohlmuth – engineer

Charts[edit]

Release history[edit]

References[edit]

1. ^Leahey, Andrew (16 September 2008). 'Allmusic review'. Allmusic.com. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
2. ^'ArtofRhyme review'. Artofrhyme.com. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
3. ^Billboard review
4. ^'Digital Spy review'. Digitalspy.co.uk. 30 January 2009. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
5. ^Caroline Sullivan (30 January 2009). 'The Guardian review'. London: Guardian. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
6. ^'Jem – Down to Earth – review'. Musicomh.com. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
7. ^'Paste review'. Pastemagazine.com. 16 September 2008. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
8. ^'The Phoenix review'. Thephoenix.com. 23 September 2008. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
9. ^'The Times review'. Entertainment.timesonline.co.uk. 9 May 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
10. ^Raible, Allan. 'Review: Jem's 'Down To Earth'. abcnews.com. ABC News. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
11. ^Jem - Down To Earth (CD liner notes). ATO Records. 88088-21630-2
12. ^Kilkelly, Daniel. 'Jem hopes to team up with Eminem'. digitalspy.com. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
13. ^'Official UK Albums Chart'. Theofficialcharts.com. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
14. ^'Jem | The Official Website of Jem'. Jem-music.net. Retrieved 18 October 2016.

Notes[edit]

Jem Down To Earth Mp3 Download

1. ^Italy's release was originally planned for 6 march 2009, as announced on Jem's official MySpace, but it was later postponed.

External links[edit]

• Jem-Music.net — Jem official website
• Jem on MySpace
• 'It's Amazing' official music video on YouTube

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Promising British artist Jem

Jemma Griffiths, more known under her scenic name Jem, was born in a small Welsh town of Penarth, which is situated near Cardiff. Although she started writing poems and music at the age of thirteen, the future artist wanted to go in for law and entered the Sussex University. Jem paid as little attention to her study as she could, because she was captured by the nightclub life and her work as a DJ. Nevertheless, she graduated from the University with a diploma. After her graduation, the musician worked over her musical and vocal skills for some time and later moved to London. From London, Jem moved to Brooklyn, USA, where she got down to recording her debut Finally Woken. One of the Los Angeles radio stations played her titling track from the disc, and the work proved so brilliant that Jem was signed to Dave Matthews' ATO Records immediately. In March 2004, the famous disc by the singer, Finally Woken, saw light. For her eclectic musical approach and unusual vocals, Jem was called Dido number two. She also reached success in her Motherland, the UK. Soon after that Jem started work over her sophomore attempt, but she found time to record the track Once In Every Lifetime for the Eragon film. In 2008, the song It's Amazing for the film Sex And The City became the official first single from her new album Down To Earth.

Down To Earth: eclectic and danceable tunes

Opposite to its rocky predecessor Finally Woken, the Down To Earth long-play is a rather danceable work, combining different styles from funk to ethnical melodies. The disc opener, its titling track Down To Earth, is sure to astonish the listeners with the Brazilian percussion. Its follow-up, the single Crazy with the funky elements immediately reminds of the creativity by Stevie Wonder. The unique quality of the danceable and emotional track I Want you To is its fiery Latin arrangement. The brilliant single It's Amazing is one of the album's undoubted favorites, especially for the fans of The Sex And The City series and its full-screen version. The song about a close person loss and the following grief You Will Make It (Feat. Vusi Mahlasela) is a touching duet of Jem and South African poet-activist Vusi Mahlasela, while the excellent dance pop composition Aciiid! strikes by Jem's vocals in Japanese. For this track, she cooperated with two of her American-Japanese fans, who explained the details of the Japanese pronunciation. On such energetic tracks as Keep On Walking and Got It Good, one can feel the inspiring influence of hip-hop producer Jeff Bass. The disc is closed with the romantic composition On Top Of The World, on which Jem's voice sounds especially sparkling and filled with ethereal spirits.

The new direction by Jem

For those, who appreciated the singer's debut, Down To Earth is sure to become a big surprise. However, all the clue moments of Jem's creativity - the love for eclectics, experiments and fascinating vocals - are preserved on this full-length. According to the statements of the artist, the lighter and more cosmopolite sound of the album is no ways the move for reaching higher sails and bigger profit - moreover, she does not care about the success and critical approval of her new work. Such approach is worthy approval. Additionally, the artist thinks that Down To Earth is more elaborated and it demonstrates her wish to create music more fully than the debut attempt. In order to record Down To Earth, Jem cooperated with the command of producers. The most obvious influence on the work was done by Lester Mendez (Shakira, Santana, Nelly Furtado), hip-hop producer Jeff Bass, one of the two brothers who opened Eminem, and Greg Kurstin, whose former collaborations include Kylie Minogue and Lily Allen. Although Down To Earth is a work, on which one can recognize Jem only for her beautiful vocals, it should be acknowledged that in the terms of music, this disc is definitely richer and more diverse than its predecessor is. The studio effect, used in the production of Down To Earth, show that the DJ-ing experience and fascination with the dance club music played an important pert in the writing process. After all, such an unpredictable star as Jem can do something totally unexpected on her third album.