The Very Best of Sheryl Crow
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 snd November 4, 2003 in the United States. The album was a commercial success, reaching No. 2 on both the UK Albums Chart and the Billboard 200, selling four 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 one million copies in Europe.
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Released | October 13, 2003 (UK) | |||
Recorded | 1993–2003 | |||
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Length | 77:41 (UK) 77:18 (US) | |||
Label | A&M | |||
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Sheryl Crow chronology | ||||
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Singles from The Very Best of Sheryl Crow | ||||
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Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | From the album | Length |
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1. | "All I Wanna Do" | Wyn Cooper, Sheryl Crow, David Baerwald, Bill Bottrell, Kevin Gilbert | Tuesday Night Music Club | 4:33 |
2. | "Soak Up the Sun" | Crow, Jeff Trott | C'mon C'mon | 4:51 |
3. | "My Favorite Mistake" | Crow, Trott | The Globe Sessions | 4:06 |
4. | "The First Cut Is the Deepest" | Cat Stevens | Previously unreleased | 3:46 |
5. | "Everyday Is a Winding Road" | Crow, Brian MacLeod, Trott | Sheryl Crow | 4:16 |
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 | 3:10 |
8. | "Light in Your Eyes" | Crow, John Shanks | Previously unreleased | 4:00 |
9. | "If It Makes You Happy" | Crow, Trott | Sheryl Crow | 5:23 |
10. | "Run Baby Run" | Crow | Tuesday Night Music Club | 4:53 |
11. | "Picture" (Kid Rock featuring Sheryl Crow) | Kid Rock | Cocky | 4:58 |
12. | "C'mon C'mon" (featuring The Corrs, previously unreleased version) | Crow | C'mon C'mon | 4:23 |
13. | "A Change Would Do You Good" | Crow, MacLeod, Trott | Sheryl Crow | 3:49 |
14. | "Home" | Crow | Sheryl Crow | 4:50 |
15. | "There Goes the Neighborhood" | Crow, Trott | The Globe Sessions | 5:02 |
16. | "I Shall Believe" | Crow, Bottrell | Tuesday Night Music Club | 5:33 |
17. | "Let's Get Free" (Bonus track) | Crow | Previously unreleased | 4:41 |
Total length: | 77:41 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | From the album | Length |
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1. | "All I Wanna Do" | Cooper, Crow, Baerwald, Bottrell, Gilbert | 4:34 | |
2. | "Soak Up the Sun" | Crow, Trott | 4:52 | |
3. | "My Favorite Mistake" | Crow, Trott | 4:07 | |
4. | "The First Cut Is the Deepest" | Stevens | 3:47 | |
5. | "Everyday Is a Winding Road" | Crow, MacLeod, Trott | 4:17 | |
6. | "Leaving Las Vegas" | Crow, Bottrell, Baerwald, Gilbert, Ricketts | 5:10 | |
7. | "Strong Enough" | Crow, Bottrell, Baerwald, Gilbert, MacLeod, Ricketts | 3:10 | |
8. | "Light in Your Eyes" | Crow, Shanks | 4:02 | |
9. | "If It Makes You Happy" | Crow, Trott | 5:25 | |
10. | "The Difficult Kind" | Crow | The Globe Sessions | 6:20 |
11. | "Picture" (Kid Rock featuring Sheryl Crow) | Kid Rock, Crow | 4:58 | |
12. | "Steve McQueen" | Crow, Shanks | C'mon C'mon | 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" | Crow, Bottrell | 5:38 | |
17. | "The First Cut Is the Deepest" (Country version, bonus track) | Stevens | Previously unreleased | 3:44 |
Total length: | 77:18 |
International release
Internationally some tracks were changed:
- The UK release features "Run Baby Run", which was later replaced by "The Difficult Kind" in the US.
- The UK release features "C'mon C'mon" (featuring The Corrs) and later replaced by "Steve McQueen" in the US.
- The US release replaces 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 UK with live album Sheryl Crow and Friends: Live from Central Park CD 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" featuring Wolfgang Niedecken, which was released as a single.
Personnel
- Sheryl Crow – acoustic guitar, piano, bass guitar, 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
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[23] | Gold | 35,000^ |
Canada (Music Canada)[24] | 5× Platinum | 500,000^ |
Japan (RIAJ)[25] | Gold | 100,000^ |
New Zealand (RMNZ)[26] | Platinum | 15,000^ |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[27] | Gold | 20,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[28] | Platinum | 500,000[20] |
United States (RIAA)[29] | 3× Platinum | 4,000,000[2] |
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Europe (IFPI)[30] | Platinum | 1,000,000* |
*sales figures based on certification alone |
Accolades
Grammys
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2005 [31] | "The First Cut Is the Deepest" | Best Female Pop Vocal Performance | Nominated |
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External links
- The Very Best of Sheryl Crow at Discogs (list of releases)
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