The Very Best of Sheryl Crow

The Very Best of Sheryl Crow
Greatest hits album by Sheryl Crow
Released October 13, 2003 (UK)
November 4, 2003 (US)
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)
Singles from The Very Best of Sheryl Crow
  1. "The First Cut Is the Deepest"
    Released: 2003
  2. "Light in Your Eyes"
    Released: 2003
  3. "It's So Easy"
    Released: 2003
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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 listings

UK CD album (cat. no. 9861092)
No. TitleWriter(s)From the album Length
1. "All I Wanna Do"  Wyn Cooper, Sheryl Crow, David Baerwald, Bill Bottrell, Kevin GilbertTuesday Night Music Club 4:34
2. "Soak Up the Sun"  Crow, Jeff TrottC'mon C'mon 4:52
3. "My Favorite Mistake"  Crow, TrottThe Globe Sessions 4:07
4. "The First Cut Is the Deepest" (previously unreleased)Cat Stevensn/a 3:47
5. "Everyday Is a Winding Road"  Crow, Brian MacLeod, TrottSheryl Crow 4:17
6. "Leaving Las Vegas"  Crow, Bottrell, Baerwald, Gilbert, David RickettsTuesday Night Music Club 5:10
7. "Strong Enough"  Crow, Bottrell, Baerwald, Gilbert, MacLeod, RickettsTuesday Night Music Club 3:12
8. "Light in Your Eyes" (previously unreleased)Crow, John Shanksn/a 4:02
9. "If It Makes You Happy"  Crow, TrottSheryl Crow 5:25
10. "Run Baby Run"  Bottrell, Baerwald, CrowTuesday 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)CrowC'mon C'mon 3:26
13. "A Change Would Do You Good"  Crow, MacLeod, TrottSheryl Crow 3:51
14. "Home"  CrowSheryl Crow 4:51
15. "There Goes the Neighborhood"  Crow, TrottThe Globe Sessions 5:04
16. "I Shall Believe"  Crow, BottrellTuesday 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)
No. TitleWriter(s)From the album Length
1. "All I Wanna Do"  Wyn Cooper, Sheryl Crow, David Baerwald, Bill Bottrell, Kevin GilbertTuesday Night Music Club 4:34
2. "Soak Up the Sun"  Crow, Jeff TrottC'mon C'mon 4:52
3. "My Favorite Mistake"  Crow, TrottThe Globe Sessions 4:07
4. "The First Cut Is the Deepest" (previously unreleased)Cat Stevensn/a 3:47
5. "Everyday Is a Winding Road"  Crow, Brian MacLeod, TrottSheryl Crow 4:17
6. "Leaving Las Vegas"  Crow, Bottrell, Baerwald, Gilbert, David RickettsTuesday Night Music Club 5:10
7. "Strong Enough"  Crow, Bottrell, Baerwald, Gilbert, MacLeod, RickettsTuesday Night Music Club 3:12
8. "Light in Your Eyes" (previously unreleased)Crow, John Shanksn/a 4:02
9. "If It Makes You Happy"  Crow, TrottSheryl Crow 5:25
10. "The Difficult Kind"  CrowThe Globe Sessions 6:20
11. "Picture" (Kid Rock featuring Sheryl Crow)Kid Rock, CrowCocky 4:58
12. "Steve McQueen"  Crow, ShanksC'mon C'mon 3:26
13. "A Change Would Do You Good"  Crow, MacLeod, TrottSheryl Crow 3:51
14. "Home"  CrowSheryl Crow 4:51
15. "There Goes the Neighborhood"  Crow, TrottThe Globe Sessions 5:04
16. "I Shall Believe"  Crow, BottrellTuesday Night Music Club 5:38
17. "The First Cut Is the Deepest" (Country version, previously unreleased, bonus track)Stevensn/a 3:44

International release

Internationally some tracks were changed:

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

Production

Certifications

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Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[4] Gold 35,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[5] 5× Platinum 500,000^
Japan (RIAJ)[6] Gold 100,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[7] Platinum 15,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[8] Gold 20,000x
United Kingdom (BPI)[9] Platinum 500,000[10]
United States (RIAA)[11] 3× Platinum 4,000,000[2]
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[12] Platinum 1,000,000*

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Charts

Chart positions

Chart (2003) Peak
position
Austrian Albums Chart[13] 12
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders) [14] 20
Canadian Albums Chart[15] 2
Danish Albums Chart [16] 35
Dutch Albums Chart[17] 72
French SNEP Compilations Chart[18] 6
German Media Control Albums Chart[19] 17
Japanese Albums Chart[20] 11
New Zealand Albums Chart[21] 6
Norwegian VG-lista Albums Chart[22] 9
Spanish Albums Chart[23] 94
Swedish Albums Chart[24] 26
Swiss Albums Chart[25] 7
UK Albums Chart[26] 2
U.S. Billboard 200 [15] 2

Year-end charts

Chart (2003) Position
Swiss Albums Chart[27] 65
UK Albums Chart[10] 32
U.S. Billboard 200[28] 179
Chart (2004) Position
U.S. Billboard 200[29] 9

Accolades

Grammy Awards

Year Recipient Award Result
2005
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"The First Cut Is the Deepest" Best Female Pop Vocal Performance style="background: #FDD; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="no table-no2"|Nominated

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