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The Very Best of Sheryl Crow is a greatest hits album by American singer/songwriter Sheryl Crow , released on October 13, 2003 in the United Kingdom and November 4, 2003 in the United States . The album was a commercial success, reaching #2 on both the UK Album Chart and the Billboard 200 , selling 4 million units in the US as of January 2008.[ 2] The album also received a Platinum accreditation by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry for sales of over 1 million copies in Europe.
Track listing
UK CD album (cat. no. 9861092) Title Writer(s) From the album 1. "All I Wanna Do " Wyn Cooper , Sheryl Crow , David Baerwald , Bill Bottrell , Kevin Gilbert Tuesday Night Music Club 4:34 2. "Soak Up the Sun " Crow, Jeff Trott C'mon C'mon 4:52 3. "My Favorite Mistake " Crow, Trott The Globe Sessions 4:07 4. "The First Cut Is the Deepest " (previously unreleased) Cat Stevens n/a 3:47 5. "Everyday Is a Winding Road " Crow, Brian MacLeod , Trott Sheryl Crow 4:17 6. "Leaving Las Vegas " Crow, Bottrell, Baerwald, Gilbert, David Ricketts Tuesday Night Music Club 5:10 7. "Strong Enough " Crow, Bottrell, Baerwald, Gilbert, MacLeod, Ricketts Tuesday Night Music Club 3:12 8. "Light in Your Eyes " (previously unreleased) Crow, John Shanks n/a 4:02 9. "If It Makes You Happy " Crow, Trott Sheryl Crow 5:25 10. "Run Baby Run " Bottrell, Baerwald, Crow Tuesday Night Music Club 6:20 11. "Picture " (Kid Rock featuring Sheryl Crow) Kid Rock , CrowCocky 4:58 12. "C'mon C'mon" (featuring The Corrs ) (previously unreleased version) Crow C'mon C'mon 3:26 13. "A Change Would Do You Good " Crow, MacLeod, Trott Sheryl Crow 3:51 14. "Home " Crow Sheryl Crow 4:51 15. "There Goes the Neighborhood " Crow, Trott The Globe Sessions 5:04 16. "I Shall Believe" Crow, Bottrell Tuesday Night Music Club 5:38 17. "Let's Get Free" (previously unreleased, bonus track) n/a 3:44
US CD album (cat. no. B0001521-02) Title Writer(s) From the album 1. "All I Wanna Do" Wyn Cooper, Sheryl Crow, David Baerwald, Bill Bottrell, Kevin Gilbert Tuesday Night Music Club 4:34 2. "Soak Up the Sun" Crow, Jeff Trott C'mon C'mon 4:52 3. "My Favorite Mistake" Crow, Trott The Globe Sessions 4:07 4. "The First Cut Is the Deepest" (previously unreleased) Cat Stevens n/a 3:47 5. "Everyday Is a Winding Road" Crow, Brian MacLeod, Trott Sheryl Crow 4:17 6. "Leaving Las Vegas" Crow, Bottrell, Baerwald, Gilbert, David Ricketts Tuesday Night Music Club 5:10 7. "Strong Enough" Crow, Bottrell, Baerwald, Gilbert, MacLeod, Ricketts Tuesday Night Music Club 3:12 8. "Light in Your Eyes" (previously unreleased) Crow, John Shanks n/a 4:02 9. "If It Makes You Happy" Crow, Trott Sheryl Crow 5:25 10. "The Difficult Kind" Crow The Globe Sessions 6:20 11. "Picture" (Kid Rock featuring Sheryl Crow) Kid Rock, Crow Cocky 4:58 12. "Steve McQueen" Crow, Shanks C'mon C'mon 3:26 13. "A Change Would Do You Good" Crow, MacLeod, Trott Sheryl Crow 3:51 14. "Home" Crow Sheryl Crow 4:51 15. "There Goes the Neighborhood" Crow, Trott The Globe Sessions 5:04 16. "I Shall Believe" Crow, Bottrell Tuesday Night Music Club 5:38 17. "The First Cut Is the Deepest" (country version) (previously unreleased, bonus track) Stevens n/a 3:44
International release
Internationally some tracks were changed:
The UK release had "Run Baby Run " and later replaced by "The Difficult Kind" in the US.
The UK release had C'mon C'mon (featuring The Corrs )" and later replaced by "Steve McQueen " in the US.
The US release replaced the last track "Let's Get Free" with a country version of "The First Cut Is the Deepest".
A three-disc box set was released in the United Kingdom 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 release "The First Cut Is the Deepest" is featuring French singer Gérald de Palmas .
Last track of the German release 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.[ 3] 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
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
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Chart (2003)
Position
Swiss Albums Chart[ 18]
65
UK Albums Chart[ 19]
32
US Billboard 200[ 20]
179
Chart (2004)
Position
US Billboard 200[ 21]
9
Certifications
Accolades
Grammys
References
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