Down to Earth (Jem album)

Down to Earth is the second studio album by Welsh musician 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. The album spawned four singles.

Down to Earth
Studio album by
Jem
Released16 September 2008
Recorded2006–2008
StudioDetroit and Los Angeles
GenreTrip hop
Length47:18
Language
  • English
  • Spanish
  • Japanese
LabelATO
Producer
Jem chronology
Finally Woken
(2004)		 Down to Earth
(2008)		 Beachwood Canyon
(2016)
Singles from Down to Earth
  1. "It's Amazing"
    Released: 3 June 2008
  2. "Crazy"
    Released: 26 August 2008
  3. "And So I Pray"
    Released: 26 May 2009
  4. "I Want You To..."
    Released: 26 October 2009
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic54/100
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
ArtofRhyme3.75/5
Billboard(positive)
Digital Spy
The Guardian
musicOMH
Paste6.1/10
The Phoenix
The Times

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. 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".

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