Detours (Sheryl Crow album)

Detours
Studio album by Sheryl Crow
Released February 5, 2008 (2008-02-05)
Recorded 2007 The Hit Farm in Nashville, Odditorium Recorders in California, Sage and Sound Studios in Hollywood, Glenwood Place Studios in Burbank, The Pass Studios in Los Angeles, and 2 Seas Records in Bahrain
Genre Rock, pop rock, folk rock, country pop
Length 52:55
Label A&M
Producer Bill Bottrell
Sheryl Crow chronology
Wildflower
(2005)Wildflower2005		 Detours
(2008)		 Home for Christmas
(2008)Home for Christmas2008
Singles from Detours
  1. "Shine Over Babylon"
    Released: October 31, 2007
  2. "Love Is Free"
    Released: January 2008
  3. "Now That You're Gone"
    Released: April 2008
  4. "Out of Our Heads"
    Released: June 2008
  5. "Detours"
    Released: October 2008
  6. "Motivation"
    Released: November 2008

Detours is the sixth studio album by the American singer-songwriter Sheryl Crow, released in February 2008. A return to Crow's forte in roots rock, the album also marks her reunion with Bill Bottrell, who produced her 1993 debut Tuesday Night Music Club and briefly worked on her 1996 album Sheryl Crow. The album sold over 700,000 copies worldwide up to 2010.

It was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album on December 4, 2008.

Production

Detours was recorded at Crow's Nashville farm and includes fourteen of the 24 songs recorded. The first single is a folk-rock anthem, "Shine Over Babylon". Crow told Billboard in summer 2007 that the song "is very environmentally conscious, in the tradition of Bob Dylan". The single ended up being a radio airplay release and reached #42 on the Italy Singles Chart and #4 on the Billboard Adult album alternative chart.

In additional comments on her web site, Crow describes the single as "an every way a desperate cry for understanding. Perhaps it is even a battle song in the face of fear."

The album is said by critics and fans to be a fairly political album. "This is the most honest record I've ever made. It's about being forced to wake up," said Crow.

The second single was "Love Is Free" which, in Crow's own words, was "inspired by [the effect of Hurricane Katrina on] New Orleans. What struck me about it is the stoicism of the New Orleans people, they are very spiritually based. You can see it in their eyes that they aren't going to give up, they are going to rebuild." So far "Love Is Free" has gained much airplay in the States and has already begun to enter the Billboard charts: the U.S. Hot 100 (#77), the Canadian Hot 100 (#53) and the Japanese Hot 100 (#10).

Perhaps coincidentally, while the New Orleans-inspired single was distributed and its allusions were noted by Crow during appearances on American television, the album itself was released on the day of New Orleans Mardi Gras.

The singles "Now that You're Gone" (released only in Europe) and "Out of Our Heads" charted #19 and #17, respectively, on the Ukrainian FDR charts. "Motivation" was released as a radio single only and peaked at #14 on the Billboard Triple A chart in the US. The title track, "Detours", managed to chart at #13 in the US due to Crow's performance of the song on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.

Official videos

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Artistdirect[2]
Billboard(favorable)[3]
Blender[4]
Entertainment WeeklyA[5]
Los Angeles Times[6]
PopMatters(8/10)[7]
Rolling Stone[8]
Slant Magazine[9]
USA Today[10]

Detours has been praised by music critics, scoring a 75 on the website Metacritic (generally favorable reviews).[11] Many deem this album as marking Crow's return to prominence, linking the tracks to her original sound as heard on The Globe Sessions.

Track listing

All lyrics and music by Sheryl Crow, except where noted

No.TitleLength
1."God Bless This Mess"2:09
2."Shine Over Babylon" (lyrics: Crow, Bill Bottrell, music: Crow, Bottrell, Brian MacLeod, Eric Schermerhorn)4:03
3."Love Is Free" (lyrics and music: Crow, Bottrell)3:23
4."Peace Be Upon Us" (featuring Ahmed Al Hirmi) (music: Crow, Mike Elizondo, Bottrell, Jeff Trott)4:22
5."Gasoline" (featuring Ben Harper) (music: Crow, Bottrell, Trott)5:07
6."Out of Our Heads" (lyrics: Crow, Bottrell, music: Bottrell)4:28
7."Detours"3:29
8."Now That You're Gone"3:51
9."Drunk with the Thought of You"2:39
10."Diamond Ring" (music: Crow, Trott)4:10
11."Motivation" (lyrics and music: Crow, Bottrell)3:47
12."Make It Go Away (Radiation Song)"3:24
13."Love Is All There Is" (music: Crow, Elizondo, Trott)4:01
14."Lullaby for Wyatt"4:09
Total length:52:55

Personnel

  • Adrián Agustin – assistant engineer
  • Ahmed AlHirmi – vocals
  • Abdulla AlKhalifa – vocal arrangement, vocal producer
  • Rosanna Arquette – vocals
  • Catherine Berclaz – art direction, creative director
  • Bill Bottrell – organ, synthesizer, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, percussion, pedal steel, drums, electric guitar, marimba, pipe, vocals, choir, chorus, producer, engineer, mellotron, acoustic bass, string arrangements, drum programming, mixing, synthesizer bass, wurlitzer
  • Doyle Bramhall II – electric guitar
  • Teresa Bustillo – assistant
  • Matt Butler – cello
  • Sheryl Crow – organ, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, piano, accordion, vocals, choir, chorus, handclapping
  • Wyatt Crow – noise
  • Greg d'Augelli – brass
  • Brendan Dekora – assistant engineer
  • Mike Elizondo – synthesizer, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, drums, sampling, drum programming
  • Eric Fritsch – engineer
  • Ben Harper – vocals
  • Chris Hudson – production coordination
  • Brian MacLeod – percussion, drums, sampling, drum programming
  • Alex Pavlides – assistant engineer
  • Julian Peploe – art direction, package design
  • Mike Rowe – flute sample
  • Norman Jean Roy – photography
  • Doug Sax – mastering
  • Marva Soogrim – vocals
  • Zeph Sowers – assistant engineer
  • Jeremy Stacey – piano, drums, timbales, vocals, kalimba
  • Shari Sutcliffe – contractor
  • Matt Tait – engineer
  • Ken Takahashi – assistant engineer
  • Jeff Trott – acoustic guitar, bass guitar, electric guitar, vocals, choir, chorus, slide guitar
  • Scooter Weintraub – management
  • Pam Wertheimer – management
  • David Allen Young – assistant engineer

Release history and chart performance

Detours debuted at number two on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, selling about 92,000 copies in its first week and an additional 52,000 copies in its second week.[12] As of May 26, 2010, the album had sold 405,000 copies in the US.[13]

Region Date Label Catalog Sales Rank
Japan January 30, 2008 Universal UICA-1044 28,518[14] 22
United States February 5, 2008 A&M – 405,000 2
United Kingdom February 18, 2008 Interscope – 25,000 20
Canada February 5, 2008 A&M – 50,000 2
Ireland February 18, 2008 Interscope – 28

Year-end charts

Chart (2008) Peak
position
Top Alternative Albums 22
Top Comprehensive Albums 125
Billboard 200 114

References

  1. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Sheryl Crow: Detours > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved November 6, 2011.
  2. ↑ Gargano, Andrew (February 6, 2008). "Detours Review". Artistdirect. Retrieved November 6, 2011.
  3. ↑ Menze, Jill. "Detours: Sheryl Crow". Billboard. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original on February 3, 2008.
  4. ↑ "Detours review". Blender. Retrieved November 6, 2011.
  5. ↑ Willman, Chris (February 1, 2008). "Detours (2008): Sheryl Crow". Entertainment Weekly. Time Inc. (#977). ISSN 1049-0434. Retrieved November 6, 2011.
  6. ↑ Powers, Ann (February 3, 2008). "Sheryl Crow, lost & found". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved November 6, 2011.
  7. ↑ Layman, Will (February 12, 2008). "Sheryl Crow: Detours". PopMatters. Retrieved November 6, 2011.
  8. ↑ DeCurtis, Anthony (30 January 2008). "Sheryl Crow: Detours". Rolling Stone. Straight Arrow. ISSN 0035-791X. Archived from the original on 2008-02-03.
  9. ↑ Cinquemani, Sal (January 27, 2008). "Sheryl Crow: Detours". Slant Magazine. Retrieved November 6, 2011.
  10. ↑ Gundersen, Edna (February 5, 2008). "Sheryl Crow's 'Detours' is a wild, wonderful ride". USA Today. Gannett. ISSN 0734-7456. Retrieved November 6, 2011.
  11. ↑ Detours (Sheryl Crow album) at Metacritic Retrieved November 6, 2011.
  12. ↑ Hasty, Katie (February 20, 2008). "Johnson Remains No. 1; Winehouse, Hancock Soar". Billboard.com. Retrieved November 6, 2011.
  13. ↑ Mapes, Jillian (May 26, 2010). "Sheryl Crow: Summer Album Preview 2010". Billboard.com. Retrieved November 6, 2011.
  14. ↑ アルバム 週間ランキング-ORICON STYLE ランキング Archived February 4, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
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