Sheryl Crow is the second album by American singer Sheryl Crow, released in 1996. Reaching #6 on the Billboard 200,[1] Sheryl Crow sold 2.9 million units in the United States as of January 2008[2][3] and is certified 3× platinum.[4] On the UK Album Chart, Sheryl Crow reached #5.[5] As of February 2008, it had sold 880,344 copies in the UK and is certified 3× platinum.[6]
The song "Love Is a Good Thing" contains the lyrics "Watch out sister, watch out brother, watch our children while they kill each other with a gun they bought at Wal-Mart discount stores" (in criticism of Wal-Mart's gun sales policy). For this reason, sales of the album were banned at Wal-Mart stores.[7]
"Redemption Day" was covered by Johnny Cash on his second posthumous record, American VI: Ain't No Grave.[8]
[edit] Critical reception
Sheryl Crow is featured in the Vital Pop: 50 Essential Pop Albums list by Slant magazine. The album also made the Village Voice Pazz and Jop poll at number 26, and Mojo named it the 39th best album of 1996. British magazine Q named Sheryl Crow one of its 90 favorite albums of the 90s. Rolling Stone also selected it as one of the essential albums of that decade in 1999, while naming the self-titled effort the 44th greatest album of all time by a female artist in 2002.[14] In 2008, Entertainment Weekly magazine placed the album at number 39 in their list of Top 100 Best Albums of the past 25 years.[15]
[edit] Track listing
| Writer(s) |
| 1. |
"Maybe Angels" |
Sheryl Crow, Bill Bottrell |
4:56 |
| 2. |
"A Change Would Do You Good" |
Crow, Brian MacLeod, Jeff Trott |
3:50 |
| 3. |
"Home" |
Crow |
4:51 |
| 4. |
"Sweet Rosalyn" |
Crow, Trott |
3:58 |
| 5. |
"If It Makes You Happy" |
Crow, Trott |
5:23 |
| 6. |
"Redemption Day" |
Crow |
4:27 |
| 7. |
"Hard to Make a Stand" |
Bottrell, R.S. Bryan, Crow, Todd Wolfe |
3:07 |
| 8. |
"Everyday Is a Winding Road" |
Crow, MacLeod, Trott |
4:16 |
| 9. |
"Love Is a Good Thing" |
Crow, Tad Wadhams |
4:43 |
| 10. |
"Oh Marie" |
Bottrell, Crow, Trott |
3:30 |
| 11. |
"Superstar" |
Crow, Trott |
4:58 |
| 12. |
"The Book" |
Crow, Trott |
4:34 |
| 13. |
"Ordinary Morning" |
Crow |
3:55 |
| Writer(s) |
| 14. |
"Free Man" |
Crow |
3:20 |
| Writer(s) |
| 14. |
"Sad Sad World" |
Crow, MacLeod, Trott |
4:06 |
| 15. |
"Free Man" |
Crow |
3:20 |
| Writer(s) |
| 14. |
"Sad Sad World" |
Crow, MacLeod, Trott |
4:06 |
| 15. |
"Hard to Make a Stand" (alternate version) |
Bottrell, Bryan, Crow, Wolfe |
3:30 |
[edit] Signature Tour edition
The Signature Tour Edition of the album (released in 1997) contained the European/Australian CD (with bonus tracks "Sad Sad World" and "Hard To Make A Stand (Alternate Version)") as well as a bonus CD containing six songs recorded live at Shepherd's Bush Empire in London on the 26th of November 1996:
| Writer(s) |
| 1. |
"If It Makes You Happy" |
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5:33 |
| 2. |
"Leaving Las Vegas" |
Crow, Bottrell, David Baerwald |
6:45 |
| 3. |
"Hard to Make a Stand" |
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4:23 |
| 4. |
"Can't Cry Anymore" |
Crow, Bottrell |
5:33 |
| 5. |
"Everyday Is a Winding Road" |
|
4:59 |
| 6. |
"On the Outside" |
Crow, Trott |
7:58 |
[edit] Personnel
- Sheryl Crow – acoustic guitar, bass, piano, electric guitar, harmonium, keyboards, Hammond organ, vocals, Wurlitzer, Moog bass, pennyosley
- Steve Berlin – saxophone
- R.S. Bryan – wah wah guitar
- Steve Donnelly – dobro, guitar, electric guitar
- Dave Douglas – horn
- Davey Faragher – fuzz bass
- Neil Finn – vocals
- Curtis Fowlkes – horn
- Mitchell Froom – harmonium, keyboards
- Wally Ingram – drums, djembe
- Jim Keltner – drums
- Brian MacLeod – drums
- Josh Roseman – horn
- Dan Rothchild – bass
- Anders Rundblad – bass, guitar
- Jane Scarpantoni – strings
- Bob Stewart – horn
- Pete Thomas – drums
- Jeff Trott – acoustic guitar, guitar, electric guitar, vocals
- Michael Urbano – drums, snare drums
- Tad Wadhams – bass
- Todd Wolfe – dobro, guitar, electric guitar
[edit] Production
- Producer: Sheryl Crow
- Executive producer: Stephen Weintraub
- Assistant producer: Mitchell Froom
- Engineers: Blair Lamb, Bob Salcedo, Trina Shoemaker, Tchad Blake
- Assistant engineers: Ron Black, S. "Husky" Höskulds, Cappy Japngie, John Paterno
- Mixing: Tchad Blake
- Mastering: Bob Ludwig
- Loop: Sheryl Crow, Brian MacLeod, Jeff Trott, Michael Urbano
- String arrangements: Mitchell Froom
- Horn arrangements: Mitchell Froom
- Coordination: Pam Werheimer
- Art direction: Jeri Heiden, Karen Walker
- Design: Jeri Heiden, Karen Walker
- Photography: James Minchin, Stephanie Pfriender, Steen Sundland
[edit] Charts
Album – Billboard (North America)
Singles – Billboard (North America)
| Year |
Single |
Chart |
Position |
| 1996 |
"If It Makes You Happy" |
Adult Top 40 |
5 |
| 1996 |
"If It Makes You Happy" |
Mainstream Rock Tracks |
37 |
| 1996 |
"If It Makes You Happy" |
Modern Rock Tracks |
6 |
| 1996 |
"If It Makes You Happy" |
Top 40 Mainstream |
4 |
| 1996/7 |
"If It Makes You Happy" |
Top 40 Adult Recurrents |
2 |
| 1996 |
"If It Makes You Happy" |
Billboard Hot 100 |
10 |
| 1996 |
"If It Makes You Happy" |
UK Singles Chart |
9 |
| 1997 |
"Everyday Is a Winding Road" |
Adult Top 40 |
4 |
| 1997 |
"Everyday Is a Winding Road" |
Mainstream Rock Tracks |
31 |
| 1997 |
"Everyday Is a Winding Road" |
Modern Rock Tracks |
17 |
| 1997 |
"Everyday Is a Winding Road" |
Top 40 Adult Recurrents |
2 |
| 1997 |
"Everyday Is a Winding Road" |
Top 40 Mainstream |
5 |
| 1997 |
"Everyday Is a Winding Road" |
Billboard Hot 100 |
11 |
| 1997 |
"Everyday Is a Winding Road" |
UK Singles Chart |
12 |
| 1997 |
"Hard To Make A Stand" |
UK Singles Chart |
22 |
| 1997 |
"A Change Would Do You Good" |
Adult Top 40 |
5 |
| 1997 |
"A Change Would Do You Good" |
Modern Rock Tracks |
25 |
| 1997 |
"A Change Would Do You Good" |
Top 40 Adult Recurrents |
5 |
| 1997 |
"A Change Would Do You Good" |
Top 40 Mainstream |
16 |
| 1997 |
"A Change Would Do You Good" |
UK Singles Chart |
8 |
| 1997 |
"Home" |
UK Singles Chart |
25 |
[edit] Awards
Grammy Awards
- ^ "Sheryl Crow > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums" at Allmusic. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
- ^ Caulfield, Keith (25 January 2008). "'Good' Is Not So Good". Ask Billboard. Billboard.com. Archived from the original on 29 January 2008. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003702049. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
- ^ "Shania, Backstreet, Britney, Emimen [sic] and Janet Top All Time Sellers". Music Industry News Network. mi2n.com. 18 February 2003. http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=47877. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
- ^ "American certifications – Sheryl Crow". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22Sheryl+Crow%22.
- ^ "Sheryl Crow". ChartStats.com. http://www.chartstats.com/release.php?release=45892. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
- ^ "British album certifications – Sheryl Crow". British Phonographic Industry. http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx. Enter Sheryl Crow in the field Search. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Click Go
- ^ Harper, Liz (20 August 2004). "Wal-Mart: Pop Culture Gatekeeper?". Online NewsHour. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/business/wal-mart/impact.html. Retrieved 3 April 2008.
- ^ "'Redemption Day' by Sheryl Crow". http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=18614. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Sheryl Crow: Sheryl Crow > Review" at Allmusic. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
- ^ Browne, David (27 September 1996). "Sheryl Crow: Sheryl Crow". Entertainment Weekly (Time) (#346). ISSN 1049-0434. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,294283,00.html. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
- ^ Cinquemani, Sal (29 September 2003). "Sheryl Crow: Sheryl Crow". Slant Magazine. http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/sheryl-crow-sheryl-crow/334. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Sheryl Crow". RobertChristgau.com. http://robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?id=1242. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
- ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 9780743201698. http://acclaimedmusic.net/Current/A3613.htm. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
- ^ "Women in Rock - The 50 Essential Albums". Rolling Stone (Straight Arrow) (908). 31 October 2002. ISSN 0035-791X. http://acclaimedmusic.net/Current/A3613.htm. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
- ^ "The New Classics: Music". Entertainment Weekly (Time) (#1000). 20 June 2008. ISSN 1049-0434. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20207888,00.html. Retrieved 1 October 2009.
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