The Very Best of Sheryl Crow

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The Very Best of Sheryl Crow
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Greatest hits album by Sheryl Crow
Released October 13, 2003 (UK)
November 24, 2003 (DVD)
Recorded 1993–2003
Genre
Length 77:41 (UK)
77:18 (US)
57 minutes (DVD)
Label A&M
Producer
Sheryl Crow chronology
C'mon, C'mon
(2002)
The Very Best of Sheryl Crow
(2003)
Wildflower
(2005)
Singles from The Very Best of Sheryl Crow
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 4/5 stars[1]

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 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.

Track listing

UK release (cat. no. 9861092)
No. Title From the album Length
1. "All I Wanna Do"   Tuesday Night Music Club 4:33
2. "Soak Up the Sun"   C'mon, C'mon 4:51
3. "My Favorite Mistake"   The Globe Sessions 4:06
4. "The First Cut Is the Deepest"   Previously unreleased 3:46
5. "Everyday Is a Winding Road"   Sheryl Crow 4:16
6. "Leaving Las Vegas"   Tuesday Night Music Club 5:10
7. "Strong Enough"   Tuesday Night Music Club 3:10
8. "Light in Your Eyes"   Previously unreleased 4:00
9. "If It Makes You Happy"   Sheryl Crow 5:23
10. "Run Baby Run"   Tuesday Night Music Club 4:53
11. "Picture" (Kid Rock featuring Sheryl Crow) Cocky 4:58
12. "C'mon C'mon" (featuring The Corrs, previously unreleased version) C'mon C'mon 4:23
13. "A Change Would Do You Good"   Sheryl Crow 3:49
14. "Home"   Sheryl Crow 4:50
15. "There Goes the Neighborhood"   The Globe Sessions 5:02
16. "I Shall Believe"   Tuesday Night Music Club 5:33
17. "Let's Get Free" (Bonus track) Previously unreleased 4:41
Total length:
77:41
US release (cat. no. B0001521-02)
No. Title From the album Length
1. "All I Wanna Do"     4:34
2. "Soak Up the Sun"     4:52
3. "My Favorite Mistake"     4:07
4. "The First Cut Is the Deepest"     3:47
5. "Everyday Is a Winding Road"     4:17
6. "Leaving Las Vegas"     5:10
7. "Strong Enough"     3:10
8. "Light in Your Eyes"     4:02
9. "If It Makes You Happy"     5:25
10. "The Difficult Kind"   The Globe Sessions 6:20
11. "Picture" (Kid Rock featuring Sheryl Crow)   4:58
12. "Steve McQueen"   C'mon C'mon 3:26
13. "A Change Would Do You Good"     3:51
14. "Home"     4:51
15. "There Goes the Neighborhood"     5:04
16. "I Shall Believe"     5:38
17. "The First Cut Is the Deepest" (Country version, bonus track) 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.

DVD release

The DVD features 14 tracks, missing out "Light in Your Eyes","Picture", "C'mon C'mon" and "I Shall Believe". Sound is PCM stereo.

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

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  • 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

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[24] Gold 35,000
Canada (Music Canada)[25] 5× Platinum 500,000
Germany (BVMI)[26] Gold 150,000
Japan (RIAJ)[27] Gold 100,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)[28] Platinum 15,000
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[29] Gold 20,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[30] Platinum 500,000[20]
United States (RIAA)[31] 3× Platinum 4,000,000[2]
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[32] Platinum 1,000,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone
double-daggersales/streaming figures based on certification alone

Accolades

Grammys

Year Recipient/Nominated work Award Result
2005
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"The First Cut Is the Deepest" Best Female Pop Vocal Performance Nominated

References

  1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "The Very Best of Sheryl Crow – Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
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