The Globe Sessions

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The Globe Sessions
Studio album by Sheryl Crow
Released September 21, 1998 (1998-09-21)
Recorded 1998
Globe Studios, New York, New York and Sunset Sound Factory, Los Angeles, California
Genre Rock
Length 55:06
Label A&M
Producer Sheryl Crow
Rick Rubin ("Sweet Child o' Mine")
Sheryl Crow chronology
Sheryl Crow
(1996)
The Globe Sessions
(1998)
Sheryl Crow and Friends: Live from Central Park
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4/5 stars[1]
Daily Vault (B)[2]
Entertainment Weekly A−[3]
Los Angeles Times 4/4 stars[4]
Rolling Stone 4/5 stars[5]
Robert Christgau (1-star Honorable Mention)[6]

The Globe Sessions is the third studio album by American singer/songwriter Sheryl Crow, released in 1998 (see 1998 in music). It was nominated for Album of the Year, Best Rock Album and Best Engineered Non-Classical Album at the 1999 Grammys, winning the latter two awards. The Globe Sessions reached #2 on the UK Album Chart,[7] while peaking at #5 on the Billboard 200 chart,[8] achieving US sales of two million as of January 2008.[9] The album was recorded at and named for the sessions recorded at Globe Recording Studio in New York owned by Robert FitzSimons and Tracey Loggia.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

All songs written and composed by Sheryl Crow, except where noted. 

No. Title Length
1. "My Favorite Mistake" (Crow, Jeff Trott) 4:08
2. "There Goes the Neighborhood" (Crow, Trott) 5:02
3. "Riverwide"   4:07
4. "It Don't Hurt" (Crow, Trott) 4:49
5. "Maybe That's Something" (Crow, Trott) 4:17
6. "Am I Getting Through (Part I & II)"   5:31
7. "Anything But Down"   4:17
8. "The Difficult Kind"   6:19
9. "Mississippi" (Bob Dylan) 4:41
10. "Members Only"   4:57
11. "Crash and Burn[Note 1]"   11:19
Notes
  1. ^ "Crash and Burn" is 6:36 long. At the 7:14 mark another track - called "Subway" - which mentions the impeachment of President Bill Clinton, begins and runs for just over 4 minutes.

On other versions of the album the track "Crash and Burn" does not contain the hidden track "Subway"; it runs 6:36. The European version features "Resuscitation" (Crow, Trott) as twelfth track; the Japanese version contains the bonus tracks "Carolina" & "Resuscitation" (Crow, Trott). The "Australian Tour Edition" of the album (released in 1999) also contains "Resuscitation" (Crow, Trott) and a cover of the Guns N' Roses song, "Sweet Child o' Mine," as well as a bonus CD containing six songs recorded live at the Church of the Holy Trinity at Toronto, Canada on November 13, 1998:

No. Title Length
1. "A Change Would Do You Good"   4:04
2. "Riverwide"   4:32
3. "It Don't Hurt"   5:26
4. "Strong Enough"   3:17
5. "The Difficult Kind"   6:42
6. "Everyday Is a Winding Road"   6:22

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Production

  • Producers: Sheryl Crow, (Sweet Child O´Mine produced by Rick Rubin)
  • Executive Producer: Rory Kaplan
  • Engineers: David Schiffman, Trina Shoemaker
  • Assistant engineers: Brandt Scott, Brian Scott, Steve Sisco, Howard Willing
  • Digital engineer: Jeff Levison
  • Mixing engineers: Steve Sisco, Howard Willing
  • Mixing: Tchad Blake, Richard Dodd, Rick Rubin, David Schiffman, Steve Sisco Assistant, David Tickle, Andy Wallace, Howard Willing
  • Mixing assistants: Chris Hudson, Steve Sisco, Pam Wertheimer, Howard Willing
  • Surround Mix: David Tickle
  • Mastering: Bob Ludwig, David Tickle
  • Digital Mastering: David Tickle
  • Programming: Gregg Williams
  • Production coordination: Chris Hudson, Brandt Scott, Brian Scott, Pam Wertheimer
  • Drum Loop: Trina Shoemaker
  • String arrangements: Jimmie Haskell
  • Art direction: Jeri Heiden
  • Design: Jeri Heiden
  • Photography: Tchad Blake, Peter Lindbergh
  • Inlay photography: Tchad Blake

[edit] Chart performance

[edit] Album

Chart (1998) Peak
position
Canadian Albums Chart 3
UK Albums Chart 2
U.S. Billboard 200 5

[edit] Singles

Year Single Chart Position
1998 "My Favorite Mistake" Adult Top 40 2
1999 "My Favorite Mistake" Top 40 Adult Recurrents 3
1998 "My Favorite Mistake" Modern Rock Tracks 26
1998 "My Favorite Mistake" Top 40 Mainstream 5
1998 "My Favorite Mistake" Top 40 Tracks 7
1998 "My Favorite Mistake" Billboard Hot 100 20
1998 "My Favorite Mistake" UK Singles Chart 9
1998 "My Favorite Mistake" Canadian Singles Chart 6
1998 "There Goes The Neighborhood" UK Singles Chart 19
1998 "There Goes the Neighborhood" Canadian Singles Chart 4
1999 "Anything But Down" Adult Top 40 7
1999 "Anything But Down" Top 40 Mainstream 17
1999 "Anything But Down" Top 40 Tracks 19
1999 "Anything But Down" Billboard Hot 100 49
1999 "Anything But Down" UK Singles Chart 19

[edit] Release history

Region Date
United Kingdom September 21, 1998
United States September 29, 1998

[edit] References

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Sheryl Crow: The Globe Sessions > Review" at Allmusic. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
  2. ^ McCarthy, Sean (26 October 1998). "The Globe Sessions: Sheryl Crow". DailyVault.com. http://www.dailyvault.com/toc.php5?review=518. Retrieved 11 May 2011. 
  3. ^ Tucker, Ken (9 October 1998). "The Globe Sessions (1998): Sheryl Crow, Joni Mitchell". Entertainment Weekly (Time) (#453). ISSN 1049-0434. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,285184,00.html. Retrieved 11 May 2011. 
  4. ^ Gardner, Elysa (27 September 1998). "Sheryl Crow 'The Globe Sessions'". Los Angeles Times (Tribune Company). ISSN 0458-3035. http://articles.latimes.com/1998/sep/27/entertainment/ca-26892. Retrieved 11 May 2011. 
  5. ^ Hunter, James. "Sheryl Crow: The Globe Sessions". Rolling Stone (Straight Arrow) (RS 797). ISSN 0035-791X. Archived from the original on 26 March 2005. http://web.archive.org/web/20050326222828/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/_/id/301552/sherylcrow?pageid=rs.ArtistDiscography&pageregion=triple1. 
  6. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Sheryl Crow". RobertChristgau.com. http://robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?id=1242. Retrieved 11 May 2011. 
  7. ^ "The Globe Sessions". ChartStats.com. http://www.chartstats.com/release.php?release=40802. Retrieved 5 November 2011. 
  8. ^ "The Globe Sessions > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums" at Allmusic. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
  9. ^ 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. 
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