The Merry Goes 'Round

The Merry Goes 'Round
Studio album by
Jewel
ReleasedSeptember 27, 2011 (2011-09-27)
RecordedFall 2010–spring 2011
Genre
Length61:01
LabelFisher-Price
Jewel chronology
Sweet and Wild
(2010) 		The Merry Goes 'Round
(2011) 		Greatest Hits
(2013)

The Merry Goes 'Round is the tenth studio album by American recording artist Jewel. Released on September 27, 2011 on the Fisher-Price label, The Merry Goes 'Round is the follow-up album to Lullaby, Jewel's first album of children's songs.[1] According to Jewel, the songs are "not just for children, but also adults".[1]

The album was released a few months after Jewel gave birth to her first child, Kase Townes Murray.[1] Speaking of her life as a new mother, Jewel noted, "No matter how much you get in life professionally, nothing in life compares to that sheer beauty and purity of your child."[2] The album offers a diverse set of songs, from "back porch singalongs" to jazz-based melodies to traditional folk songs.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d Monger, James Christopher. "The Merry Goes 'Round". AllMusic. Retrieved February 5, 2014.
  2. ^ Smith, Radell (October 13, 2011). "Jewel rags to riches story touching: The Merry Goes 'Round now available". Examiner.