Sheryl Crow (album)

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Sheryl Crow
Sheryl Crow cover
Studio album by Sheryl Crow
Released September 24, 1996
Recorded The Sound Factory
Genre Pop, Rock
Length 56:28
Label A&M
Producer(s) Sheryl Crow
Professional reviews
Sheryl Crow chronology
Tuesday Night Music Club
(1993)
Sheryl Crow
(1996)
The Globe Sessions
(1998)


Sheryl Crow is the second album by American singer/songwriter Sheryl Crow, released in 1996 (see 1996 in music). The album sold over four million copies, though Sheryl lost an estimated 400,000 sales[citation needed] as a result of an editorial comment in the song "Love Is a Good Thing". She says, "Watch out sister, watch out brother, watch our children while they kill each other with a gun they bought at Wal-Mart discount stores" (in criticism of Wal-Mart's gun sales policy and minors). As a result, Wal-Mart banned the album from their stores.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Maybe Angels" (Sheryl Crow, Bill Bottrell) – 4:56
  2. "A Change (Would Do You Good)" (Crow, Brian MacLeod, Jeff Trott) – 3:50
  3. "Home" (Crow) – 4:51
  4. "Sweet Rosalyn" (Crow, Trott) – 3:58
  5. "If It Makes You Happy" (Crow, Trott) – 5:23
  6. "Redemption Day" (Crow) – 4:27
  7. "Hard to Make a Stand" (Bottrell, R.S. Bryan, Crow, Todd Wolfe) – 3:07
  8. "Everyday Is A Winding Road" (Crow, MacLeod, Trott) – 4:16
  9. "Love Is a Good Thing" (Crow, Tad Wadhams) – 4:43
  10. "Oh Marie" (Bottrell, Crow, Trott) – 3:30
  11. "Superstar" (Crow, Trott) – 4:58
  12. "The Book" (Crow, Trott) – 4:34
  13. "Ordinary Morning" (Crow) – 3:55
  14. "Free Man () - 3:20 (Bonus Track on some printings)

[edit] Signature Tour edition

Signature Tour Edition

The Signature Tour Edition of the album (released in 1997) contained the bonus tracks "Sad Sad World" (Crow, MacLeod, Trott) and "Hard To Make A Stand (Alternate Version)" as well as a bonus CD containing six songs recorded live at Shepherd's Bush Empire:

  1. "If It Makes You Happy" – 5:33
  2. "Leaving Las Vegas" (Crow, Bottrell, David Baerwald) – 6:45
  3. "Hard To Make A Stand" – 4:23
  4. "Can't Cry Anymore" (Crow, Bottrell) – 5:33
  5. "Everyday Is A Winding Road" – 4:59
  6. "On The Outside" (Crow, Trott) – 7:58

[edit] Personnel

  • Sheryl Crow - acoustic guitar, bass, piano, electric guitar, harmonium, keyboards, Hammond organ, vocals, Wurlitzer, Moog bass, pennyosley
  • Steve Berlin - saxophone
  • R.S. Bryan - wah wah guitar
  • Steve Donnelly - dobro, guitar, electric guitar
  • Dave Douglas - horn
  • Davey Faragher - fuzz bass
  • Neil Finn - vocals
  • Curtis Fowlkes - horn
  • Mitchell Froom - harmonium, keyboards
  • Wally Ingram - drums, djembe
  • Jim Keltner - drums
  • Brian MacLeod - drums
  • Josh Roseman - horn
  • Dan Rothchild - bass
  • Anders Rundblad - bass, guitar
  • Jane Scarpantoni - strings
  • Bob Stewart - horn
  • Pete Thomas - drums
  • Jeff Trott - acoustic guitar, guitar, electric guitar, vocals
  • Michael Urbano - drums, snare drums
  • Tad Wadhams - bass
  • Todd Wolfe - dobro, guitar, electric guitar

[edit] Production

  • Producer: Sheryl Crow
  • Executive producer: Stephen Weintraub
  • Assistant producer: Mitchell Froom
  • Engineers: Blair Lamb, Bob Salcedo, Trina Shoemaker, Tchad Blake
  • Assistant engineers: Ron Black, S. "Husky" Hoskulds, Cappy Japngie, John Paterno
  • Mixing: Tchad Blake
  • Mastering: Bob Ludwig
  • Loop: Sheryl Crow, Brian MacLeod, Jeff Trott, Michael Urbano
  • String arrangements: Mitchell Froom
  • Horn arrangements: Mitchell Froom
  • Coordination: Pam Werheimer
  • Art direction: Jeri Heiden, Karen Walker
  • Design: Jeri Heiden, Karen Walker
  • Photography: James Minchin, Stephanie Pfriender, Steen Sundland

[edit] Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1996 The Billboard Hot 200 6
1996 The UK Albums Chart 5
1997 Top Canadian Albums 12

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
1996 "If It Makes You Happy" Adult Top 40 5
1996 "If It Makes You Happy" Mainstream Rock Tracks 37
1996 "If It Makes You Happy" Modern Rock Tracks 6
1996 "If It Makes You Happy" Top 40 Mainstream 4
1996/7 "If It Makes You Happy" Top 40 Adult Recurrents 2
1996 "If It Makes You Happy" The Billboard Hot 100 10
1996 "If It Makes You Happy" UK Singles Chart 9
1997 "Everyday Is a Winding Road" Adult Top 40 4
1997 "Everyday Is a Winding Road" Mainstream Rock Tracks 31
1997 "Everyday Is a Winding Road" Modern Rock Tracks 17
1997 "Everyday Is a Winding Road" Top 40 Adult Recurrents 2
1997 "Everyday Is a Winding Road" Top 40 Mainstream 5
1997 "Everyday Is a Winding Road" The Billboard Hot 100 11
1997 "Everyday Is a Winding Road" UK Singles Chart 12
1997 "Hard To Make A Stand" UK Singles Chart 22
1997 "A Change Would Do You Good" Adult Top 40 5
1997 "A Change Would Do You Good" Modern Rock Tracks 25
1997 "A Change Would Do You Good" Top 40 Adult Recurrents 5
1997 "A Change Would Do You Good" Top 40 Mainstream 16
1997 "A Change Would Do You Good" UK Singles Chart 8
1997 "Home" UK Singles Chart 25

[edit] Awards

Grammy Awards

Year Winner Category
1996 "If It Makes You Happy" Best Female Rock Vocal Performance
1996 Sheryl Crow Best Rock Album

[edit] External links