The Very Best of Sheryl Crow

The Very Best of Sheryl Crow
Greatest hits album by Sheryl Crow
Released	November 4, 2003
Recorded	1993–2003
Genre	Pop, Rock
Length	79:57
Label	A&M
Producer	Sheryl Crow, Bill Bottrell, Garth Fundis, Kid Rock, John Shanks, Jeff Trott
Sheryl Crow chronology
C'mon C'mon (2002) The Very Best of Sheryl Crow (2003) Wildflower (2005)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic

The Very Best of Sheryl Crow is a greatest hits album by American singer/songwriter Sheryl Crow, released in 2003 (see 2003 in music). The album was a commercial success, reached #2 on both the UK Album Chart and the Billboard 200, selling 4 million units in the US as of January 2008. The album also received a Gold accreditation in Australia during 2005.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"All I Wanna Do"	David Baerwald, Bill Bottrell, Wyn Cooper, Crow, Kevin Gilbert	4:34
2.	"Soak Up the Sun"	Crow, Jeff Trott	4:52
3.	"My Favorite Mistake"	Crow, Trott	4:07
4.	"The First Cut Is the Deepest"	Cat Stevens	3:47
5.	"Everyday Is a Winding Road"	Crow, Brian MacLeod, Trott	4:17
6.	"Leaving Las Vegas"	Baerwald, Bottrell, Crow, Gilbert, David Ricketts	5:10
7.	"Strong Enough"	Baerwald, Bottrell, Crow, Gilbert, MacLeod, Ricketts	3:12
8.	"Light in Your Eyes"	Crow, John Shanks	4:02
9.	"If It Makes You Happy"	Crow, Trott	5:25
10.	"The Difficult Kind"	Crow	6:20
11.	"Picture" (with Kid Rock)	Crow, Robert James Ritchie	4:58
12.	"Steve McQueen"	Crow, Shanks	3:26
13.	"A Change Would Do You Good"	Crow, MacLeod, Trott	3:51
14.	"Home"	Crow	4:51
15.	"There Goes the Neighborhood"	Crow, Trott	5:04
16.	"I Shall Believe"	Bottrell, Crow	5:38
17.	"The First Cut Is the Deepest" (Country Version)	Stevens	3:44

International release

Internationally some tracks were changed:

• "The Difficult Kind" was replaced by "Run Baby Run".
• "Steve McQueen" was replaced by "C'mon C'mon (with The Corrs)".
• All international editions omit the last track "The First Cut Is The Deepest (Country Version)"; the British edition replaces it with "Let's Get Free".
• A three-disc box set was released in the UK with live album Sheryl Crow and Friends: Live from Central Park and a bonus DVD of music videos for the songs on this album.
• Some Japanese pressings also came with a DVD of Sheryl Crow And Friends: Live From Central Park.
• For the French edition "The First Cut Is The Deepest" is featuring French singer Gérald De Palmas.
• Last track of the German edition is "It's So Easy" feat. Wolfgang Niedecken (the song has been released as the second single).

Digital release

Digital US versions of the album at Amazon.com and the iTunes Store omit track 11, "Picture". All the subsequent tracks shift their numbering back accordingly. Internationally the song is still available digitally, but only when the album is purchased as a whole.

Personnel

• Sheryl Crow – acoustic guitar, piano, bass, vocals, background vocals, 12 string guitar
• Jimmie Bones – keyboards
• Tom Bukovac – electric guitar
• Joel Derouin – concert master
• Shannon Forrest – drums
• Paul Franklin – steel guitar
• Shirley Hayden – background vocals
• Kid Rock – rhythm guitar, vocals
• Abraham Laboriel Jr. – drums
• Misty Love – background vocals
• Jamie Muhoberac – keyboards
• Kenny Olson – guitar
• Michael Rhodes – bass
• Matt Rollings – piano
• John Shanks – bass, electric guitar, background vocals

Production

• Producers: Sheryl Crow, Bill Bottrell, Garth Fundis, Kid Rock, John Shanks, Jeff Trott
• Engineers: Matt Andrews, Marc DeSisto, Jeff Rothschild, Al Sutton
• Mixing: Chuck Ainlay, Kid Rock, Jeff Rothschild, Al Sutton, Dave Way
• Production coordination: Shari Sutcliffe
• String arrangements: Patrick Warren
• Assistant: Josh Muncy
• Contractor: Shari Sutcliffe
• Photography: Naomi Kaltman, Peter Lindbergh, Mark Seliger
• Liner notes: David Wild

Charts

Chart (2004)	Position
Top Canadian Albums	2
U.K Albums Chart	2
U.S. Billboard 200	2
U.S. Top Internet Albums	2

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
2003	"The First Cut Is the Deepest"	Australian Singles Chart	50
2004		U.S. Billboard Hot 100	14
		U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks	35
		U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary	1
		U.S. Billboard Adult Top 40	1
		U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream	10
	"Light in Your Eyes"	U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary	37
		U.S. Billboard Adult Top 40	10

References

• The Very Best of Sheryl Crow at Discogs (list of releases)