Personnel: Jewel (vocals, acoustic guitar); Jonathan Yudkin (various instruments, guitar, charango, celtic harp, mandolin, violin, viola, cello, flute, bass instrument); Ken Halford (acoustic guitar); Jason Freese (accordion, piano, Mellotron, triangle); Jonathan Ahrens (upright bass).
Audio Mixer: Chris Rowe.
Audio Remasterer: Hank Williams.
Arranger: Jonathan Yudkin.
Though marketed as a children's album in conjunction with toy maker Fisher Price, LULLABIES could more accurately be described as a children-themed, adult-directed singer-songwriter album. Composed largely of gentle, lyrically direct, folky originals with a few standards thrown in ("Somewhere Over the Rainbow," "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star"), the album most recalls Jewel's multi-platinum debut PIECES OF YOU. For longtime followers of the Alaska native's frequent genre-jumping, this comes as a welcome development--Jewel always shone brightest when equipped with a simple song and a sparse arrangement. Here her soothing singing wraps the listener like a warm blanket, making LULLABIES a perfect bedtime record for weary heads of all ages.