In Spirit, she proves that classic folk can be taken into the current mechanical, technical, musical world and still be simple. Jewel's innocent voice appears to contrast sharply with her worldly-wise lyrics. Her lyrics, like the writings in her recent poems, In the Still of the Night, deal with strong human issues. She confronts loneliness, abandonment and personal strength in a delicate language that powerfully hits the human spirit. Songs on the album dig deep into the core of life.
Jewel is on for spirituality.
The song, co-written with Patrick Leonard, is the first release of the album, and its melancholy tone gives way to a strong substance. For light does the darkness most fear. Musically, Jewel's album is rather uniform. She relies more on her diverse lyrics than musical style to keep her listeners intrigued. Nonetheless, she plays around with a few songs.