Sheryl Crow [Import]

Product Description
Japanese edition of her new self titled & second album for A & M features 'Sad World' and 'Freeman' as bonus tracks not on the U.S. HEYYYYYYY!!!!! It also features completely different front & back cover art than U.S., U.K. & Germany!! Comes in a clear tray with a duplicate of the cover art.

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Average customer rating: Good, but a little too country/western Fun to drive with Cars! great cd Cars My boys love it!

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Tracks:

1. Real Gone - Sheryl Crow
2. Route 66 - Chuck Berry
3. Life Is A Highway - Rascal Flatts
4. Behind The Clouds - Brad Paisley
5. Our Town - James Taylor
6. Sh-Boom - The Chords
7. Route 66 - John Mayer
8. Find Yourself - Brad Paisley
9. Opening Race
10. McQueen's Lost
11. My Heart Would Know - Hank Williams
12. Bessie
13. Dirt Is Different
14. New Road
15. Tractor Tipping
16. McQueen And Sally
17. Goodbye
18. Pre-Race Pageantry
19. The Piston Cup
20. The Big Race

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Cars is a typical Disney-Pixar animated movie in that it deals with an anthropomorphic character (here, a car) and the heartwarming values of family and friendship. (Alas, we'll have to wait a little while longer for the company to take on greed and selfishness.) The accompanying soundtrack is equally typical in that it's split between catchy pop songs and a score by Randy Newman. The clear highlight of the pop tracks is Sheryl Crow's boisterous, huge-sounding "Real Gone" (her best song in ages). Rascal Flatts also cover Tom Cochrane's 1991 hit "Life Is a Highway," while John Mayer rocks out on "Route 66" (Chuck Berry's elegantly lean version is included as well). For his part, Newman continues his distinguished association with quality animation by supplying a nimble score. It's fun to hear him deploy riffs that wouldn't be out of place on a Quiet Riot album on the bombastic "Opening Race," while the bluesy "Bessie" does George Thorogood with a tuba. The CD's overall Southern flavor is emphasized by the frequent use of banjo and slide guitar, as well as by score tracks cantering about, like "McQueen and Sally." And, as usual, Newman delivers a nostalgic, misty-eyed song--in this case "Our Town," performed by that master of sensitive laid-back charm, James Taylor. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Customer Reviews:

Good, but a little too country/western.......2007-07-17

My family LOVES a couple of the songs - Sheryl Crow's "Real Gone" and Brad Paisley's "Life is a Highway," but several of the rest are just too mellow or country/western-style for our taste. But there's a pretty good remake of "Route 66," as well as the classic original. All in all, it's worth the money just for those songs.

Fun to drive with Cars!.......2007-07-13

Used Cars Gotta love it! The movie's great and having the music in the car makes it a fun ride!

great cd.......2007-07-10

Great movie soundtrack cd. Lots of good songs and music; if you've seen the movie, you can almost see the action going on with the different orchestral pieces. The kids love the songs. We've only had the cd a couple of weeks but the kids are already singing along with the songs; the kids are 2 and 5.

Cars.......2007-06-14

My son loved the movie and we love the soundtrack. Sheryl Crow's song is great!

My boys love it!.......2007-05-25

I love this CD as much as my boys do. It is so upbeat and fun! We listen to this in the car all the time and the boys love to tell me what scene is happening with each different song. They even like listening to the back half of the CD and describing each part that is going on. I would definitely recommend this for any Cars fan - it's great!

Average customer rating: Crow's Nest The Very Best of Sheryl Crow Not Bad,But... Enjoyable yet not sensational Sheryl Crow

The Very Best of Sheryl Crow Sheryl Crow Manufacturer: A&M ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music $9.99 and Under | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Classic Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Alternative Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music $9.99 and Under | Prices | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Wildflower Shania Twain - Greatest Hits Afterglow Surfacing Greatest Hits: The Road Less Traveled ASIN: B0000DZ3E2 Release Date: 2003-11-04

Tracks:

1. All I Wanna Do
2. Soak Up The Sun
3. My Favorite Mistake
4. The First Cut Is The Deepest
5. Everyday Is A Winding Road
6. Leaving Las Vegas
7. Strong Enough
8. Light In Your Eyes
9. If It Makes You Happy
10. The Difficult Kind
11. Picture
12. Steve McQueen
13. A Change Would Do You Good
14. Home
15. There Goes The Neighborhood
16. I Shall Believe
17. The First Cut Is The Deepest (Country Version)

From Amazon.co.uk

Despite the photographic presence of an acoustic guitar (the rock & roll equivalent of a rubber bullet), the enviably lovely hair and the unassuming knitwear, Sheryl Crow is staring back at us from the cover of The Very Best Of with her chin resting on a fist clenched tightly with white-knuckled defiance. This is, after all, the girl whose wishful thinking led her to sing "All I wanna do is have some fun" while privately preferring to either curl up in bed for a very long time or roll over and die (she's recently come out of the closet with regards to her longstanding battles with depression).

Yes, she's earned herself an armful of Grammys and has been damned with faint praise, but if you go easy on the relatively troublesome second half of Sheryl Crow's 10-year solo career (the poppy optimism of songs like "C'mon C'mon" and "Soak Up the Sun" seems strained), then this decade-acknowledging resumé serves as a reminder of her narrative talents for summarising the pitfalls of burdensome workloads ("Everyday Is a Winding Road") and problematic squeezes ("My Favorite Mistake") within an MTV-friendly pop framework. --Kevin Maidment

Customer Reviews:

Crow's Nest.......2007-06-15

This is a good and complete compilation of Crow's hits to the date of release of the album. A good summary of her work for those who just want 1 Cheryl CD. The album seems very much a piece of 90s culture.

The Very Best of Sheryl Crow.......2007-05-14

The CD was recieved in a damaged state.
I called customer service and after about a 5 minute conversation the service rep initiated a replacement.
I recieved the replacement the next day.

Not Bad,But..........2007-03-26

Not a Bad album-in fact for the Most part,it's pretty Good...but the Subaru ad's murdered any liking I've ever had for "Every Day is a Winding Road"-now,when I hear it,my first impulse is to curse and hit the Mute button. Thanks,Subaru...

Enjoyable yet not sensational.......2007-03-18

Although country rock is not a hundred percent my favourite (I would either go for Anouk or June Carter separately) I can't say it's that far either. So I purchased the CD knowing that I would be listening to it every now and then, yet very aware that it is not going to be my favourite. I was sort of right.

Although I like Sheryl's voice texture and some of her songs are good enough (All I wanna do, Picture, Every day is a winding road) I also found some others to be 'overcommercial', as in dagerously approaching pop (and I don't like the term 'pop-rock', pop and rock are miles apart), for example 'the first cut is the deepest' and 'I wanna soak up the sun'.

I was also disappointed that 'Tomorrow never dies' (The James Bond theme) was not included. And I have to admit, even though her 'Sweet child of mine' version is nothing like the original (which is my Guns n' Roses all time favourite) I would prefer it in the collection rather than others.

Overall, as a greatest hits collection is satisfactory, and if you are into this music you will probably like it. Most of Crow's known work is there, and is quite entertaining as well. The truth is, I bought it three years ago, listened to it a handful of times, and since then is has been living on my CD rank. I thought about selling it but at the end I decided to keep it. I don't know if this makes sense. If it doesn't I apologise...

Sheryl Crow.......2007-02-02

I enjoy the range of songs Sheryl Crow sings and it is nice to here all of her best hits on one cd. I just hope she continues churning out the great songs to make another greatest hits album!

Average customer rating: Sheryl in Full Bloom (4.5 stars) FYI: This isn't the updated version of this album!! Cheryl Crow's best work yet ... Wildflower is no wallflower Sheryl Crow Does It Again

Wildflower Sheryl Crow Manufacturer: A&M ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Classic Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Alternative Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Souls Alike The Very Best of Sheryl Crow Greatest Hits: The Road Less Traveled A Bigger Bang Back Home ASIN: B000AOENCM Release Date: 2005-09-27

Tracks:

1. I Know Why
2. Perfect Lie
3. Good is Good
4. Wildflower
5. Chances Are
6. Lifetimes
7. Letter to God
8. I Don't Wanna Know
9. Always On Your Side
10. Where Has All the Love Gone
11. Live it Up

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Since her 1993 debut, Tuesday Night Music Club, Sheryl Crow has been churning out unassailably appealing CDs in an unassailably appealing voice. Which means, according to the rules of the pop music cosmos, by album six it's about time for a misstep. Natural law, fortunately, will have to keep checking its watch. Wildflower moves Sheryl Crow one step closer to Hall of Fame status as she shunts the established rock star's impulse to get all experimental, but instead sprawls, rambling rose-like, across the substance-spiked pop landscape she helped pioneer. Three ingredients, glistening vocals, flawless production, and catchy songs rub up against one another in all the right places. These ingredients will cause you to hold your breath on the beautiful piano ballad "Always on Your Side." They pop up again on the George Harrison-esque "Where Has All the Love Gone" reminding you that Crow can reflect and reveal as convincingly as she can rock. If there is a ripple that runs through Wildflower, it's a pensive one. On the spacy "Chances Are," she sings of being "...lost inside a daydream." The measure of her talent, ripe and reappraisal-resistant, is her ability to consistently bring us inside the bubble with her. --Tammy La Gorce

Recommended Sheryl Crow Discography

Tuesday Night Music Club

Sheryl Crow

C'mon C'mon

Customer Reviews:

Sheryl in Full Bloom (4.5 stars).......2007-06-21

With "Wildflower", Sheryl Crow once again deliberately avoided hot new trends, replacing them with solid, smooth, mature, and most importantly, beautiful effort. The result is one almost perfect album, with emphasis on moody, generous-sounding and soothing songs. Those small charms of the tracks don't grow on you as quickly as you might like, but the rewards are all the better for it. The first three songs summarize the feel of the CD very well, being rather similar in tempo but equally different and beautiful in their own way. On "Chances Are", the artist chooses a trip-hoppy path treaded so well with "Safe and Sound" from the 2002 "C'mon C'mon". And the fabulous "Always on Your Side" (soon afterwards remade as a duet with Sting) deserves to go down as one of the most gorgeous songs of early stages of this millennium. All in all, "Wildflower" is a suitable antidote to Sheryl's most daring eponymous album (1996) and a class act from start to finish.

FYI: This isn't the updated version of this album!!.......2007-04-08

A&M Records released another version of this album that contains another version of "Always On Your Side" that Sheryl Crow does with Sting. Here's the link to access the info:

Wildflower (plus Bonus Track)

Cheryl Crow's best work yet ... .......2007-02-09

...yet it seems to be her most overlooked, as I don't hear any of this stuff on the radio. Best songs on here are the ones I can put on "REPEAT" and listen to several times in a row (Perfect Lie, Good is Good, Chances Are, Lifetimes). I've heard the 'Always On Your Side' duet with Sting, and it is superior to her solo version on this CD (like Moby's 'Southside' song is flat without Gwen Stefani).

My recommendation for Sheryl Crow is to buy all buy all five of her regular albums (you can get them relatively cheap) and throw in her soundtrack stuff ('Real Gone' from Cars, 'Sweet Child Of Mine' from Big Daddy, 'Tomorrow Never Dies' from the 007 movie of the same name) and maybe even her Greatest Hits CD (for the Kid Rock duet and the cover of Cat Stevens' 'First Cut Is The Deepest'). Then make YOUR OWN greatest hits, based on what sounds good to YOU (I do this with MOST artists, so ...).

Wildflower is no wallflower.......2007-02-03

This is an amazing album. Of course I love
Sheryl Crowe's singing. This album moves in
the sense that she sings candedly and also
more softer than past albums. I am the same age
and feel like I am going through the same situations.
I can relate to everything she sings. It seems as though
this album shows a more tender Sheryl. Madeline

Sheryl Crow Does It Again.......2007-01-18

I liked the CD. I thought it had a good range of songs and styles. As with any new CD I purchase I have to listen to it a few times before I really get into it.

Average customer rating: I Am Sam CD I AM SAM SOUND TRACK IS GREAT! Disc of Beatles Covers Offers Lots of Room for Reinterpretation, Some Quite Wonderful Strawberry Fields Forever!...FIVE STARS PLUS for this music! Touching Movie, Beautiful Soundtrack

I Am Sam - Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture Various Artists Manufacturer: V2 Ada ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Tributes | Pop | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Similar Items: I am Sam (New Line Platinum Series) This Bird Has Flown: A 40th Anniversary Tribute to the Beatles' Rubber Soul Almost Famous Help! [UK] I Am Sam ASIN: B00005TT77 Release Date: 2002-01-08

Tracks:

1. Two of Us - Aimee Mann & Michael Penn
2. Blackbird - Sarah McLachlan
3. Across the Universe - Rufus Wainwright
4. I'm Looking Through You - The Wallflowers
5. You've Got to Hide Your Love Away - Eddie Vedder
6. Strawberry Fields - Ben Harper
7. Mother Nature's Son - Sheryl Crow
8. Golden Slumbers - Ben Folds
9. I'm Only Sleeping - The Vines
10. Don't Let Me Down - Stereophonics
11. Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds - The Black Crowes
12. Julia - Chocolate Genius
13. We Can Work It Out - Heather Nova
14. Help - Howie Day
15. Nowhere Man - Paul Westerberg
16. Revolution - Grandaddy
17. Let It Be - Nick Cave

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Jessie Nelson's poignant tale of a mentally challenged man named Sam (Sean Penn) who recruits a lawyer to help him regain custody of his young daughter leans heavily on the lead character's obsession with Beatles songs, and his innocent trust in their wisdom and emotional truth. It's an artistic gambit that shrewdly lends itself to this mostly rewarding collection of Beatles covers by a wide range of contemporary artists, many of whom no doubt leapt at the chance to record a treasured song by their own musical heroes. The renditions are by and large faithful, and inform the elemental genius of the originals by the strength and variety of the artist's voices alone. The husband-wife team of Aimee Mann and Michael Penn (Sean's brother) can't help but find resonance in "Two of Us," just as Nick Cave's latter-day, heart-on-his-sleeve crooner infatuation makes "Let It Be" all his own. It's the reinterpretations that are riskier. While Paul Westerberg's stripped-down, nasal reading of "Nowhere Man" perceptively underscores Lennon's inherent Dylan fetish and Howie Day turns "Help!" from anxious plea to desperate dirge, Grandaddy smugly alt-rocks the energy right out of "Revolution." The Beatles hardly need anyone to burnish their reputation, but this album goes a long way toward underscoring their most undersung legacy as rock's most transcendent melting pot. -Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

I Am Sam CD.......2006-11-10

Beatle's lyrics combined with today's musical talent. A great combination! If you love the Beatles, you'll love this CD. I keep ordering "one more", it's taking care of a lot of people on my holiday gift giving list!

I AM SAM SOUND TRACK IS GREAT!.......2006-11-04

I REALLY ENJOYED THE MUSIC WHEN I WATCHED THE VIDEO AND FELT INCLINED TO BUY THE SOUND TRACK. I AM GLAD I DID. I WAS NOT DISAPPOINTD.

Disc of Beatles Covers Offers Lots of Room for Reinterpretation, Some Quite Wonderful.......2006-07-21

I have to admit I have never seen the 2001 movie from which this soundtrack is based, nor do I know the significance of the Beatles music to the characters. However, once I heard Rufus Wainwright's acoustic cover of "Across the Universe", a touching performance that puts his yearning, mournful voice to good use, I was curious what other surprises could be in store on this disc. I later found out the reason these musicians were recruited for the recording was a matter of economics. Producer Andy Gershon wanted to use the original Beatles recordings, but apparently, Michael Jackson, who owned the rights to the Lennon-McCartney catalogue, was charging $300K for each song they recorded. As it turns out, the resulting disc is pretty solid, offering a great variety of reinterpretations of familiar songs - some quite wonderful, others less so but none too painfully.

Husband-and-wife folk rockers Aimee Mann and Michael Penn kick things off with a pleasing version of the optimistic "Two of Us". Pleasing also describes Sarah McLachlan's take on "Blackbird", which is greatly aided by Sean Ashby's delicate strumming. The pace picks up with the Wallflowers' jaunty "I'm Looking Through You" complete with Rami Jaffee's Austin Powers-sounding keyboards and Jackson Browne providing harmony vocals. Eddie Vedder's uniquely scratchy vocal delivery is well served by "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away" where he accompanies himself ably on guitar and harmonica. Ben Harper gets into an appropriately psychedelic mood for "Strawberry Fields Forever" with particularly lush strings and fulsome horns, though he gets carried away with the bombastic ending.

Things start to fluctuate at this point in the disc. Sheryl Crow sounds somnambulant and rather constricted on a country-twanged "Mother Nature's Son", a sub-par choice for her slick performing style; and the plaintive Ben Folds barely registers on the too-brief "Golden Slumbers". In the one track that sounds like a Fab Four impersonation (or more accurately, a Beatlemania facsimile), the Vines cover "I'm Only Sleeping" in a comparatively generic manner. The Stereophonics make "Don't Let Me Down" sound like a mid-1970's Rod Stewart pop-rocker, while the Black Crowes put their familiar blues-oriented stamp on the most psychedelic of Beatles songs, "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds".

Chocolate Genius, led by Marc Anthony Thompson, refashions John Lennon's touching paean to his mother, "Julia", into a hazy dirge that actually brings a surprising resonance to the song. However, sounding a bit too much like MacLachlan, singer-songwriter Heather Nova lends little distinction to her version of "We Can Work It Out", granted one of the most lightweight songs in the Lennon-McCartney canon. Howie Day effectively slows down "Help!" into an atmospheric, almost halting plea of quiet desperation. Dylan sound-alike Paul Westerberg croaks through "Nowhere Man" with little flair; and in perhaps the biggest departure from the original, the now-defunct indie band Grandaddy turns "Revolution" into a chugging slow-poke rocker. On the final track, Aussie musician Nick Cave lends his recognizably barren style to a somewhat desultory "Let It Be". It's a mixed bag for sure, but what really comes across is the unbeatable craftsmanship and magical yin-and-yang perfection of Lennon and McCartney.

Strawberry Fields Forever!...FIVE STARS PLUS for this music!.......2006-05-09

It will always be incredibly challenging to match the artistic talent that The Beatles possessed. Nevertheless, this set of songs by the artists on this CD is as good as it gets to achieving a proper, respectful tribute to The Beatles with thoughtful and passionate cover songs.

The CD has a whopping 17 tracks for almost an hour of music from the movie (or inspired by the movie) I Am Sam. The music was beautifully woven into the movie; but even with just this CD you'll be blown away! It's a must-have for fans of The Beatles, the artists here, and fans of great rock everywhere.

The CD starts off strong with a rendition of "Two Of Us" by Aimee Mann and Michael Penn. I think their personal relationship helped make them harmonize so well for this song. The Black Crowes do an excellent job with the musical arrangement for "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds;" the drums are first-class! Sheryl Crow injects a great country music accent to "Mother Nature's Son." Sarah McLachlan performs a very sensitive rendition of "Blackbird;" and the CD ends beautifully with one of my very favorite Beatles songs, "Let It Be" performed by Nick Cave with Chaz Jankel on piano. Awesome!

Amazon writes that some of the "reinterpretations (on this album)...are riskier." I don't agree. While risks were taken, you won't know it! For example, Grandaddy does a great job of adding their own spice to "Revolution" and Paul Westerberg's voice was rather pleasing to my ear on "Nowhere Man."

The quality of the sound is excellent; and all of the musical arrangements are very thoughtfully produced. The liner notes come with a few color pictures from the motion picture I Am Sam; and you also get the song credits.

Overall, this CD is the product of an exceptionally talented group of artists who perform a noticeably sensitive suite of covers of great Beatles songs. This album will touch a nerve in you and leave you wondering why they couldn't have recorded even more. The singers expressed even the finest of nuances in the meanings of every word in every song; and I treasure this album as one of my preferred CDs. If this were a vinyl album I would have worn the grooves off of it long ago.

Touching Movie, Beautiful Soundtrack.......2006-04-15

The music on this soundtrack compliments the movie alot. They're deep songs that fall into a deep story of a mentally ill man fighting for his right to care for his daughter. The songs on this CD are all meaningfull. They are all based off of Beatles songs. This album is 100% worth buying along with the movie.

Average customer rating: Not an immediately appealing work Still her best. Another letdown by a great artist. If It Makes Her Happy Sheryl Crowe

Sheryl Crow Sheryl Crow Manufacturer: A&M ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Classic Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Alternative Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Tuesday Night Music Club C'mon, C'mon The Globe Sessions Wildflower Live from Central Park ASIN: B000002G62 Release Date: 1996-09-24

Tracks:

1. Maybe Angels
2. A Change Would Do You Good
3. Home
4. Sweet Rosalyn
5. If It Makes You Happy
6. Redemption Day
7. Hard To Make A Stand
8. Everyday Is A Winding Road
9. Love Is A Good Thing
10. Oh Marie
11. Superstar
12. The Book
13. Ordinary Morning

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Skeptics who attributed the success of Sheryl Crow's 1994 debut, Tuesday Night Music Club, to a combination of Crow's seductive good looks and a shrewd choice of collaborators have been effectively silenced by the range and depth of songs and performances on her self-produced, pointedly self-titled sequel. Playing guitars and keyboards, and building a triumphant, layered vocal style, Crow is tough as nails and drolly soulful on the deft "Change," as noteworthy for Crow's crafty lyrics ("Hello, it's me, I'm not at home/ If you'd like to reach me, leave me alone...") as for its solid, midtempo groove. "Maybe Angels," "If It Makes You Happy," and "Everyday Is a Winding Road" are only the most familiar highlights in a varied and absorbing set that argues Crow is no one's invention but her own. --Sam Sutherland

Customer Reviews:

Not an immediately appealing work.......2007-06-13

This is not an album with immediate appeal so it takes a while to reveal its depth. Mostly mainstream rock of the mid-tempo variety embellished with other influences, the music is very 1990s whilst the lyrics are full of references to pop culture, sometimes witty, always clever. The album opens with the heavy rock track Maybe Angels, which is followed by the catchy pop-rock of A Change Will Do You Good which was a huge hit.

The lovely tender Home is a folky interlude, Sweet Rosalyn is a tuneful rock ballad and If It Makes You Happy a powerful anthemic song where her voice really soars. One of the more profound songs is titled Redemption Day, a soft rock ballad with poignant lyrics. The gritty guitar and gripping rock riff of Hard To Make A Stand make this song stand out, but the most melodious number is the memorable Everyday Is A Winding Road with its singalong chorus.

The Book is slow and introspective whilst Ordinary Morning has a complex arrangement with jazzy lounge and rock sections. On first impression, the album may sound a bit monotonous and plodding overall but repeated listens will reveal some truly great songs. Just one lilting uptempo rocker would have raised the album to 5 star status!

Still her best........2007-06-11

For me this is still Sheryl's best album. It has a more rough, honest, edge to it. Something that started to disappear a bit in later albums as she became more successful. All tracks are great with the album best listened to in it's entirety from start to finish for full effect. It's hard to believe this came after TNMC since it comes across as more of a 'first album'.

Another letdown by a great artist........2007-06-06

What's up with the material that Sheryl is given to sing? Well, actually, she IS writing it but the approach to a lot of these songs is poor. While it has more decent songs than The Globe Sessions, it still doesn't make the cut, in my honest opinion.

Top 3 songs:
If It Makes You Happy
Everyday Is A Winding Road
A Change Will Do You Good

The rest ranges from OK (Ordinary Morning) to unlistenable (Sweet Rosalyn) .

If It Makes Her Happy.......2007-03-28

Ten years ago this week is when Sheryl Crow's now classic hit "Everyday Is A Winding Road," made it's impressive debut on the Billboard Singles Chart, gracing the #13 spot, but Crow found herself in a bottleneck time with the recording of her self-titled sophomore effort. She had already suffered a bit of backlash from Tuesday Night Music Club because the musicians she played those songs with for years accused her of taking all the credit, but then her producer ditched her just before sessions for this release were to begin, leaving Crow with no other choice but to produce the record herself. Tuesday Night Music Club was a fair effort, and maybe not as good as her second try because Crow's own input and vision wasn't as involved as it is now. The cool factor about Crow's second recording is how she shows so much of her own personal charisma--a principle that can sometimes be a challenge for an artist to put out there, and with songs like "Maybe Angels," "Home," and "Everyday Is A Winding Road," her overdue recognition as a songwriter has arrived.

Sheryl Crowe.......2007-02-03

I bought this album to hear a different sound
One that was from her early years. She was good
then and is good now. I was not disappointed. Maddy

Average customer rating: Very happy with our purchase! A mixed bag of candy. C'mon! "I'm waiting for the storm..." easily her weakest album

C'mon, C'mon Sheryl Crow Manufacturer: Interscope Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music $9.99 and Under | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Classic Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Alternative Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music $9.99 and Under | Prices | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Sheryl Crow Tuesday Night Music Club The Globe Sessions Wildflower The Very Best of Sheryl Crow ASIN: B0000636UN Release Date: 2002-04-16

Tracks:

1. Steve McQueen
2. Soak Up The Sun
3. You're An Original
4. Diamond Road
5. It's So Easy
6. C'Mon, C'Mon
7. Safe & Sound
8. Over You
9. Hole In My Pocket
10. Abilene
11. Lucky Kid
12. It's Only Love
13. Weather Channel

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Sheryl Crow's first studio album in four years shows a woman if not on the verge of a nervous breakdown, then one who has gone a little off the rails and is in the process of pulling herself back on track again. For her past three studio albums, Crow has been known as the quintessential party girl who liked a beer buzz in the morning, but C'mon, C'mon shows her to be much more than that. Breakup, illness, and loss have tempered her good-time persona, and like other life-altering events, both her character and lyrics are stronger for it. This latest offering might not break any new musical ground--again relying on her retooling of '70s country rock--but she displays an honesty and naked vulnerability not witnessed in her earlier work, honing her pain to a fine, lyrical edge. The brooding "Weather Channel" shows a rawboned Crow unafraid to display her emotional bruising, but without losing any of her sly wit: "Just a pill to make me happy / I know it may not fix the hinges, but at least the door has stopped its creaking." Besides songs reflecting her newfound poignancy are a couple of swaggering rockers that recall middle-period Stones, including "You're an Original," featuring Lenny Kravitz, the whimsical and insouciant "Steve McQueen," which finds Crow boasting "I ain't taking shit off of no one," and the deceptively frothy "Soak Up the Sun," which features the long missing-in-action Liz Phair on background vocals. In addition to resurrecting Phair, Crow also has compiled a paparazzo's dream, soliciting the vocal talents of pals Stevie Nicks, Natalie Maines , Emmylou Harris, Don Henley, and inexplicably, the actress Gwyneth Paltrow. --Jaan Uhelszki

Customer Reviews:

Very happy with our purchase!.......2007-04-11

Cd was in perfect condition and came fast. Thank you!!

A mixed bag of candy........2006-09-12

C'mon C'mon is really not a very good album - it's far too uneven to be listened to from one end to the other, and some of these songs are downright horrible. That being said, there is a bunch of excellent songs amongst them, and if you're into Sheryl's music, buy it cheeply for what it is, and rip the good songs onto a compilation.

A short song-review goes like this:

1. Steve McQueen - 8/10 - A good rock anthem, made even better live on the C'mon America DVD.

2. Soak Up The Sun - 8/10 - Shouldn't need introduction. A well-crafted pop-tune.

3. You're An Original - 6/10 - An ok song, but it's not helping for me that I *detest* Lenny Kravitz, who's backing her on this one. The live version is more heavy and is actually much more satisfying.

4. Safe And Sound - 8/10 - Very beautiful and emotional, but overproduced. Once again, go for the live version on the C'mon America DVD, which is ten times better!

5. C'mon C'mon - 10/10 - The best song off the album. Fantastic melody tand great lyrics makes this a standout. Favorite line: "You say you need me, but you can't tell me no / When I ask you to stop me baby, you just let me go // C'mon, C'mon, C'mon, and break my heart again, for old times sake."

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Up to this, the album has been an excellent experience. Not as deep as her previous album, but an excellent pop-record. From here, the film starts to break.
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6. It's So Easy - 4/10 - The song itself is not so bad, but Don Henley's vocal is downright horrible. And I love the Eagles, but this is a mistake. There is a German version featuring a singer called Wolfgang Niedecken that's actually very good, but the album version as it is doesn't work at all.

7. Over You - 3/10 - And then it gets even worse! This ballad is so over-produced that any attempt at charm (which it has in the first few lines) are instantly killed when you reach the chorus.

8. Lucky Kid - 5/10 - Actually a pretty bad song, but almost a relief to hear this gritty rocker compared to the two former tracks. There is even a live version in circulation that's not too bad (but it is not on the former mentioned DVD).

9. Diamond Road - 8/10 - Ok now we're back on track again, it would seem. Don't think about the lyrics (which are pretty crappy) and just enjoy the absolutely gorgeous tune.

10. It's Only Love - 8/10 - Yes, another track that's not bad. Actually, this one is really good, it's very low key and the production isn't off the mark. There's even a very nice guitar solo in the end. Bonus info: Gwyneth Palthrow is credited for backing vocals, but you can't hear here.

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Ok, if the album kept the standard from this point with a strong closing section, I'd actually have given it two thumps up and forgiven her the mis-step of Over You. But then ...
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11. Abilene - 2/10 - This song is so horrible I can't even find words to describe it. This is the worst thing she's ever released on an album bar none. Those who know an odd song she did called Volvo Cowgirl knows what saves me from rating this track 1/10, but it's close. Abysmal is a good word.

12. Hole In My Pocket - 7/10 - Phew. That's the only thing to say after hearing the former track. Not impressive this, but a nice pop song, kinda sticks in your head for a while.

13. Weather Channel - 9/10 - well, now what is this? It sounds very much like a left-over from the Globe Sessions (which means brilliant in this collection). Brilliant lyrics!

14. Missing (European Bonus Track) - 9/10 - oddly, this is one of the best songs on the record. A very gentle track that slowly creeps under your skin, and a real grower. Also fits perfectly after Weather Channel, where the former is like a rainy storm, this track is like the sun emerging after the rain has stopped, lighting up everything again. Favorite line: "These times are temporary / Someday the wind will carry you home / And you'll be free / And you'll be free / No one will pull you down / You'll wake up and look around / And never again / Think of all, all that you've been missing."

15. I Want You (UK Bonus Track) - 6/10 - A simple rocker, not a brilliant track, but substantially better than much of what is on the album.

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On the bottom line: Well, keep the keepers, and throw the rest to h*ll.

Keepers: C'mon, C'mon, Weather Channel, Missing, Soak Up The Sun, Steve McQueen, Safe And Sound, Diamond Road, It's Only Love, Hole In My Pocket, I Want You, You're An Original (that's actually 11 tracks - why didn't she just make a record of these 11 tracks?).

Throw away: Abilene, Over You, Abilene, It's So Easy, Abilene, Lucky Kid, Abilene ... wait - did I mention Abilene?


Also get: The Soak Up The Sun single features two brilliant B-sides, Chances Are (8/10) and You're Not The One (7/10). Including these songs, you can actually make an excellent CD with the keepers. If you wan't to play with you CD-burner, try to compile this CD, I'm sure you'll love it on a sunny day:

Steve McQueen - Soak Up The Sun - You're An Original - C'mon, C'mon - Safe And Sound - Chances Are - It's So Easy (feat. Wolfgang Niedecken) - You're Not The One - I Want You - Hole In My Pocket - Diamond Road - It's Only Love - Weather Channel - Missing

C'mon!.......2006-05-16

Sheryl Crow set a very high standard for herself with her previous CDs. Even if C'mon, C'mon doesn't quite live up to that lofty standard, it is still a 5-star, excellent album. She sings with tons of energy. The songs provide a nice range from slow country-like ballad to the quick, driven opening track. The songs at both ends of the spectrum are well written, well sung and highly enjoyable.

"I'm waiting for the storm...".......2006-05-09

Sheryl Crow's fourth release, C'mon, C'mon is a disapponintment after the best album in my opinion to date, The Globe Sessions. There is a only handful of tracks that are good, and those songs include:Steve McQueen, You're an Original, Safe and Sound, Hole in my Pocket, and the haunting closer, The Weather Channel. The rest of the tracks are mediocre and too poppy for my taste. There's guests apparances by Stevie Nicks, Lenny Kravitz, and even Gywneth Paltrow who sings background vocals on It's only Love. It's not her best or that creative, it's a little too happy and not a well-rounded array of songs, I recommend her prevoius albums before this one. C'mon, C'mon is anything but spectacular.

easily her weakest album.......2006-04-12

I love Sheryl Crow, really I do. However, I feel like this is the weakest album of her catalog so far. Not to say it's a bad album, but it runs out of steam quickly. The first five tracks are easily five of the six best (she does save a gem for us at the end with Weather Channel). Here is more of a fun album instead of a labor of love. Sheryl brings her famous friends to guest, such as Lenny Kravitz, Don Henley and Stevie Nicks. However, Sheryl seems to do her best work on her own, just listen to the self-titled album and The Globe Sessions.

From a sales standpoint, this album thrusted Sheryl back onto the A-list after middling sales for Globe Sessions, but if you listen to the two albums, you'll notice that this album doesn't have half the heart the predecessor does. Luckily, she has redeemed herself with Wildflower in my book, although some might consider that album too mellow.

Sheryl has some great tracks here, and a few that are the most commercial she's ever done, but if you just want one Sheryl CD that isn't a compilation, this is the last one I'd recommend, it's way too mediocre for her talents.

Average customer rating: Thirty Seconds is still too much Might have been her best Sheryl Crow did not write the hits Holds up pretty well still A very Good Debut album

Tuesday Night Music Club Sheryl Crow Manufacturer: A&M ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music $9.99 and Under | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Classic Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Alternative Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music $9.99 and Under | Prices | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Sheryl Crow C'mon, C'mon The Globe Sessions Wildflower Live from Central Park ASIN: B000002G1T Release Date: 1993-08-03

Tracks:

1. Run, Baby, Run
2. Leaving Las Vegas
3. Strong Enough
4. Can't Cry Anymore
5. Solidify
6. The Na-Na Song
7. No One Said It Would Be Easy
8. What I Can Do For You
9. All I Wanna Do
10. We Do What We Can
11. I Shall Believe

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Sheryl Crow's proper debut--an earlier, slicker record was scrapped in favor of Tuesday Night--occasionally reaches too far in attempting Significance, as when the album opens by name-checking Aldous Huxley. Usually, though, Crow and her band of L.A. session and singer/songwriter collaborators strike just the right tone. The "Stuck in the Middle with You" homage of "All I Wanna Do," the clanking guitar riff of "Can't Cry Anymore," and the funky threat of "What I Can Do for You" meld perfectly with the lyrics, resulting in a peak of mainstream pop-rock. --Rickey Wright

Customer Reviews:

Thirty Seconds is still too much.......2006-09-06

Let's face it folks this is not a rock album that everyone believes it is. I will start by saying I didn't play the 30 second snippet for "All I Want To Do" because I knew it was already a lost cause, the rest were all just as bad. There are only 2 songs that may be a little bit o.k. and they are "Can't Cry Anymore", and "We Do What We Can". I just feel that this was a pop album all the way even though it has a rock edge don't be decieved. I don't know what she's like, or anything like that, but I do know she's beautiful, but while talented it's not the music I seek to listen to.

Might have been her best.......2006-06-20

I have a couple of Miss Crows albums and this I think was the best one.
You get the sense that there was a point to prove with the range of vocal challenges she was set.
'Leaving Las Vagas', 'What I could do for you', 'Run baby run'
all very different in tone and pace. Heavy rips and deep almost gravelly voice at times can give you the impression that she really enjoyed singing the songs and to me that has always enhanced my enjoyment.
Don't miss this one, it was Sheryl at her very best with everything to prove and heart and soul were truely invested.

Sheryl Crow did not write the hits.......2006-03-16

A tremendous talent, Kevin Gilbert, wrote songs " All I want to Do" and "Leaving Las Vegas"..Sheryl did not..

Actually, the series of demos, intended for her debut released all sucked pretty badly and her record company was online to shelve her.

Her producer, Patrick Leonard had worked with Kevin in the past, and believed that he, along with a few top L.A. musicians, could resurrect Crowes failed attempts....hence the Tuesday Night Music Club was born.

The group would basically meet on Tuesdays, drink, write and rewrite tunes for Leonard and Crow.

After all was said and done Sheryl basically dumped her writing pals a very short time before touring on the heels of a very sucessful debut cd called "The Tuesday Night Music Club" she denies any writing involvement with Gilbert or anybody else.

When Kevin Gilbert is mentioned in any interview Crow has had...she goes cold and changes the subject.....she makes the music business smell really bad.

You should check out Kevin Gilberts discography and also got to www.kevingilbert.com and read about this talented man..you will hear the real talent....Rest In Peace Kevin.

Holds up pretty well still .......2006-02-11

This album made the one-time Michael Jackson road guitarist a household name, landing 3 singles in the Top 40 and winning Crow a Grammy. While it's obvious this wasn't REALLY the best thing to come out in 1993, it still sounds surprisingly decent after more than 10 years.

Crow's pop trades heavily on her voice but there are a few interesting twists, such as the slightly jazzy arrangement of "We Do What We Can", a self-tribute to the group of musicians that met with Crow on Tuesdays during the "lean years". (They inspired the title for the album).

HIGHLIGHTS:
The opening lyric "She was born in November,1963/on the day that Aldous Huxley died" sets the stage for the heroine in "Run, Baby, Run", a woman who can't commit. Single "Strong Enough" is another standout as she calls out for a lover who can see through her faults ("When I'm broken down and I can't stand/Will you be strong enough to be my man?") including her own insecurity ("Lie to me/I promise I'll believe...but please, don't leave"). Zippy stream of consciousness piece "All I Wanna Do" sets a finely detailed character study of bar patrons against a catchy riff that remains a good listen. Moody jazz-kissed "We Do What We Can" is also one of the better ones here as musicians commiserate over the death of modern jazz and their own inferior abilities while listening to Stan Kenton.

LOWS:
The album rises a bit above average less from its large number of apexes than because it has few valleys. There are two, though: despite an interesting arrangement musically, the incessant "Why should I?" screeched by Crow render "Solidify" a must-skip. "The Na-Na Song" is a kind of rap/pop straining for relevancy with such sentiments as "Billy Jean,Burger King,chauvinist pig pen/U.S. Army only wants a few straight men". The name derives from its "na na na na" chorus. Ack..

BOTTOM LINE:
It won't floor you but it's darn consistent. Probably still her finest effort overall.

3 1/2 stars

A very Good Debut album.......2006-01-25

Sheryl Crow has become one of my favorite artists. Several of my favorite songs appear on this album.
Run, Baby Run opens the album in good form.
Leaving Las Vegas is next.
Strong Enough is probably my favorite song by Sheryl ever. I love the acoustic guitar.
All I Wanna Do turned out to be a major hit for her and probably launched the career.
I Shall Believe is another great song.
This is a must for any fan of Sheryl Crows'

Average customer rating: Not very good at all, Sheryl. My Favorite Mistake, the video "I spent a year in the mouth of a whale..." The Difficult Kind Classic

The Globe Sessions Sheryl Crow Manufacturer: Interscope Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Country Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Classic Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Alternative Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Sheryl Crow C'mon, C'mon Tuesday Night Music Club Wildflower Live from Central Park ASIN: B00000JO1Z Release Date: 1999-07-06

Tracks:

1. My Favorite Mistake
2. There Goes The Neighborhood
3. Riverwide
4. It Don't Hurt
5. Maybe That's Something
6. Am I Getting Through (Part I & II)
7. Anything But Down
8. The Difficult Kind
9. Mississippi
10. Members Only
11. Crash And Burn
12. Sweet Child O' Mine

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For some fairly shallow performers, there comes a time when their craft becomes a chore, when scribbling songs for the big follow-up album turns into a black-and-white deadline. Clever composers can almost disguise this ennui, burying it in a smarmy, sunshine-beaming mix. Key word: almost. Ergo, a trial spin through clever composer Sheryl Crow's The Globe Sessions evokes the faintest hint of a feeling that grows stronger with each successive listening--there's no sense that the artist intended this material as anything more than tepid album filler. A conversation with your local supermarket checkout girl would prove far more riveting than Crow's pretentious and all-too-casual observations (set to the tune, it must be noted, of some likable, jangly hooks). "Get out the camera, take a picture / The drag queens and the freaks are all out on the town," she purrs over chucka-chucka choogling on "There Goes the Neighborhood," which is probably what any self-respecting drag queen or freak would mutter once Crow moved in, scrounging for her now-patented vicarious cool. The closest The Globe Sessions comes to any palpable sincerity is during an actually-might've-lived-it, whoops-I'm-in-trouble-again "Mississippi." Even then, Crow drowns the moment in perfectly enunciated syllables, more prissy than alleycat-prowling. Crow started out with a credible Tuesday Night Music Club pedigree, surrounded by visionaries such as David Baerwald (For this disc, she relies heavily on ex-Wire Train mainstay Jeff Trott). But they're gone, and things change, to the point where, if you support this silly sycophant with your hard-earned dollars, there's only one question that you'll need to be asked: Do you want paper or plastic? --Tom Lanham

Customer Reviews:

Not very good at all, Sheryl........2007-06-06

I bought this CD because I liked My Favorite Mistake. I definitely should've listened to samples though, because the rest of the CD is unmemorable. I don't remember ONE song from this disc besides the mentioned single. I really did try hard to like it though - I was waiting and waiting for another song to hit me but it never happened.

I give this CD 2 stars because My Favorite Mistake is a pretty good song, and plus I'm sure that there is worse out there. But not much worse. I'm SO disappointed. I was eagerly awaiting this CD once I purchased it used. I haven't listened to it since.

Not recommended at all.

My Favorite Mistake, the video.......2007-01-05

I didn't see it mentioned but this enhanced CD includes a music video of her performing My Favorite Mistake. Incredibly powerful in showing what a beautiful woman she really is. Well worth buying the CD just for the video.

"I spent a year in the mouth of a whale...".......2006-05-01

The Globe Sessions is Sheryl's Crow best album yet. I love all 11 tracks, they are personal, raw, and intelligent. I heard Crow didn't even want to release this album because of its private content, she thought this album was too personal like a diary and she wasn't ready to share inner-most thoughts with the rest of the world. I am glad she did release this amazing album, i like when Crow is vulnerable and open for discussion. My Favorite Mistake, about her relationship with Eric Clapton: "Your friends are sorry for me, they watch you pretend to adore me but I'm no fool to this game." There Goes the Neighborhood is a rock song, fun and cool lyrics: "I dropped acid on a Saturday night just to see what the fuss was about..." The best song on the record is Riverwide, beautiful and sweeping song: "Tell ma i loved the man even though i turned and ran, lovely and fine i could have been, laying down in the palm of his hand..." It Don't Hurt is coming to terms with a broken relationship and finding someway to move on: "The electric man looks good today, well maybe not, trying hard to feel that way, the electric man's a good place to start." Maybe that's Something is mellow and cool: "Maybe that's something, maybe that's one more thing more than nothing." Am I getting Through is full of contradictions, it rocks! "I'm afraid I am queer..." Anything but Down is my fave song: "I bring you apples from the vine, how quickly you forget, I ran the bath and pour the wine." The Difficult Kind, a little too long but still lovely: "If you could see what love has made of me then I'd no longer be in your mind, the difficult kind, 'cause babe I've changed." Mississippi is written by Bob Dylan, this song is very country to me: "The only thing that I did wrong, i stayed in Mississippi a day too long." Members Only, I loved this song on first listen, her best uptempo song: "Uncle Larry's hooked on ice again, he seems to be stuck in the '80s, he wears his Members Only jacket 'cause he thinks it turns on all the ladies..." Crash and Burn is gorgeous, you can hear the sadness in Crow's voice: "In case you ever want to track me down, I'll take my cell phone to bed..." There is a hidden track so don't skip over it. The Globe Sessions is Crow's masterpiece, buy it now.

The Difficult Kind.......2006-03-17

The Amazon reviewer is a moron, plain and simple. But I can't blame him for his religion. I too, believe I am a music snob, and if you play a dozen or so of Sheryl Crowe's songs, I would scoff too.

But I recently heard "The Difficult Kind" at a friend's house, and asked what the heck album this is from, because THIS is the kind of song she was born to play. Slow, thoughtful, melodic, heartfelt. I was hooked from the first few notes. I can't believe it took me so long to hear this great song.

I think the reviewer made the same mistake I did: he went into the listening experience with certain assumptions and expectations as to what this album would sound like and what it would be, and he never listened to the whole thing. Because if he had listened to the entire album, he would have heard "The Difficult Kind" and he would have had at least one good thing to say about the album. And that is a cardinal rule of any reviewer who really, REALLY knows music: you must find something good to say about every album you review, because even in this corporate music driven-world every album is in at least some small way a labor of love, and the artists deserve our admiration for putting themselves out there, if nothing else. God knows we're not doing it, and it's pathetically easy to judge someone else's work when you haven't even tried.

"The Difficult Kind" is not only a highly redeeming track, it's probably worth the price of the disc.

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Classic.......2005-10-25

I've had this album since it came out and I have to say, it is one of my all-time favorite albums. To this day, I listen to it and think what a genius Sheryl is, and why some consider her a legend. "My Favorite Mistake" is amazing, one of my favorite "sad love songs" ever. If you don't pay attention, the song can blend in as a mellow/semi-bland sounding light rock tune--but when I listen to the wistfulness of the lyrics and Sheryl's perfect delivery of them, the song sums up some of my (past) relationship thoughts to a "T". Another stand-out song is "Crash and Burn" that only Sheryl can deliver with such raw emotion. It starts out seemingly innocuous enough...but then she lets it all out! Sheryl is one of the best at the sadder, more introspective song without sappiness. I guess she could be considered "depressing" (as some of my friends say), but she seems to keep a level of intelligence and realness about her that makes you think, "Yeah, sometimes I feel near the end of my rope.... but I'll pull through." I also really like her albums "Tuesday Night Music Club" and "C'mon C'mon" but this album along with "Sheryl Crow" are the must-haves of Sheryl.

Average customer rating: BLACK & WHITE sheryl crow's best work to date Wildflower

Wildflower (plus Bonus Track) Sheryl Crow Manufacturer: A&M ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Very Best of Sheryl Crow Goodbye Alice in Wonderland C'mon, C'mon Sheryl Crow The Globe Sessions ASIN: B000F0UUUK Release Date: 2006-04-11

Tracks:

1. I Know Why
2. Perfect Lie
3. Good Is Good
4. Chances Are
5. Wildflower
6. Lifetimes
7. Letter To God
8. Live It Up
9. I Don't Wanna Know
10. Always On Your Side (Featuring Sting)
11. Where Has All The Love Gone
12. Always On Your Side

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Since her 1993 debut, Tuesday Night Music Club, Sheryl Crow has been churning out unassailably appealing CDs in an unassailably appealing voice. Which means, according to the rules of the pop music cosmos, by album six it's about time for a misstep. Natural law, fortunately, will have to keep checking its watch. Wildflower moves Sheryl Crow one step closer to Hall of Fame status as she shunts the established rock star's impulse to get all experimental, but instead sprawls, rambling rose-like, across the substance-spiked pop landscape she helped pioneer. Three ingredients, glistening vocals, flawless production, and catchy songs rub up against one another in all the right places. These ingredients will cause you to hold your breath on the beautiful piano ballad "Always on Your Side." They pop up again on the George Harrison-esque "Where Has All the Love Gone" reminding you that Crow can reflect and reveal as convincingly as she can rock. If there is a ripple that runs through Wildflower, it's a pensive one. On the spacy "Chances Are," she sings of being "...lost inside a daydream." The measure of her talent, ripe and reappraisal-resistant, is her ability to consistently bring us inside the bubble with her. --Tammy La Gorce

Recommended Sheryl Crow Discography

Tuesday Night Music Club

Sheryl Crow

C'mon C'mon

Customer Reviews:

BLACK & WHITE.......2007-05-19

My favorite songs on this CD are "Good is Good","Live it Up","I Don't Wanna Know" and "Always on Your Side". The music and lyrics are generally good however the vocal range on the songs could have made the songs better. The only song on the CD that comes close to exhibiting the range I am referring to is "I Don't Wanna Know". I feel that if another artist such as Jo-Dee Messina covered some of these songs it would have been an improvement on some well thought out lyrics and great instrumental pieces. I also liked the duet with Sting. The inside art is very well done as well. I only gave it a star because as a whole I felt it wasn't worth anything more. So there you have it the black and white of my opinion on this work.

sheryl crow's best work to date.......2007-03-08

If you like sheryl crow get this cd. Its her best work ...The track with sting is very well done.Some guitar work on certian songs remind me of George Harrison's way of playing....Buy it you'll be happy.

Wildflower.......2006-05-30

Sheryl Crow has consistently proven herself a talented musician and song writer. This is a good cd with great sound. Since I picked up Wildflower when it came out in 2005, there are now two additional editions.

The deluxe edition includes a bonus DVD with seven acoustic tracks: Where Has All the Love Gone, Letter to God, I Know Why, Perfect Lie, Lifetimes, Good Is Good, and Always on Your Side. It also has the video for "Good Is Good."

The bonus tracks edition adds an Always On Your Side remix as a bonus track. The standard cut of Always On Your Side is included as with the original edition as well.

It'll be hard to pick a favorite, but you still will really like each and every song.

Average customer rating: Note to record company: please release the DVD! A major letdown Sheryl with Rocks royalty One of the Greatest Live Albums Out There with friends like these....

Live from Central Park Sheryl Crow Manufacturer: Interscope Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Live Albums | Pop | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Live Albums | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Classic Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Alternative Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: C'mon, C'mon Sheryl Crow The Globe Sessions Tuesday Night Music Club Wildflower ASIN: B00003L4DJ Release Date: 1999-12-07

Tracks:

1. Everyday Is A Winding Road
2. My Favorite Mistake
3. Leaving Las Vegas
4. Strong Enough
5. It Don't Hurt
6. A Change Would Do You Good
7. Gold Dust Woman
8. If It Makes You Happy
9. All I Wanna Do
10. Happy
11. The Difficult Kind
12. White Room
13. There Goes The Neighborhood
14. Tombstone Blues

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This is how a live album should sound--full of irony, crackling energy, and stellar guest pairings. Those who looked askance when Sheryl Crow--never a girl's girl--joined Lilith Fair for 1999 may develop a different perspective after hearing Central Park. After all, Lilith allowed Crow to share mascara wands and bond with Chrissie Hynde, the Dixie Chicks, and Sarah McLachlan, and they all dropped in for her concert at Central Park. Hynde makes "If It Makes You Happy" into the ultimate bad-girl song, and when Stevie Nicks takes over on "Gold Dust Woman," you can almost feel the wind whipping through her witchy hair. But while Dixie Chick Martie Seidel's fiddle gives "Strong Enough" an authentic country feel, Natalie Maines's leaden vocal drags the scathing feminist tract down to a greeting-card level. And a grizzled-sounding Eric Clapton serves up a tired version of the Cream's "White Room." But Crow is in peak form throughout the 14 songs, exposing herself as a rocker in sheep's clothing who's more than up to the task of taking on the Mick Jagger role in an edgy version of the Stones' "Happy," with Keith Richards as her sidekick. --Jaan Uhelszki

Customer Reviews:

Note to record company: please release the DVD!.......2007-02-18

Crackling live energy and tremendous singing and playing - note to record company: please release the DVD!

A major letdown.......2006-11-27

I had some big expectations for this album but after several listenings, my jaw dropped to the ground and not precisely out of astonishment. Read my gripes below:

Sheryl Crow was not naive when she planned this concert so should have put out a live album performed only by her and her band and not this mess overloading with guest stars. One gets the impression that she didn't feel confident enough to play after huge audiences without outside people's help. To me it's pretty dumb.

What's up with her voice? She must be hoarse or who knows what happened, but you can't hear her without feeling like cringing - same as when the Dixie Chicks take over on vocals for Strong Enough. That voice can grate on anyone's nerves.

I'm sure most of Sheryl's fans would have liked far more an honest live album taped in a small club and with songs by her alone, not so many covers. Sheryl Crow's extra cd Live at Shepherd's Bush Empire comes to mind. Even though it only features six tracks, it's far more enjoyable than the album being reviewed in this page.

In a nutshell, skip this one unless you are the diehard fan.

2/5.

Sheryl with Rocks royalty.......2006-01-24

Sheryl Crow and friends live from Central Park is an outstanding live album.
Sheryl has surrounded herself with some of the very best musicians in the world.
She is with the Dixie Chicks doing her own version of Strong Enough. This was before the Dixie Chicks shamed themselves with a remark about George Bush.
Sheryl does many of her best known songs including, Everyday is a Winding Road, My Favorite Mistake,A Change Would do You Good, If it Makes you Happy, All I Wanna Do, and The Difficult Kind.
Among the friends are, Stevie Nicks who does Gold Dust Woman.
Eric Clapton adds White Room from his days with Cream.
Keith Richards does Happy. Sheryl also closes the concert with The Bob Dylan tune, Tombstone Blues..........This is a great CD, my only complaint is why it was never released on DVD.

One of the Greatest Live Albums Out There.......2004-11-17

This album is by far on the greatest recent live recordings. Sheryl Crow demonstrates her influence and talent by putting on an all star show with some of the biggest names in music history. Sheryl shines on her own, singing some of her great hits, but it's the duets that really make the album. My least favorite has to be the Dixie Chicks just because I can't appreciate the country flare they bring to "Strong Enough" but it's still a great version. Chrissie Hynde, one of the album's highlights, brings intense attitude to "If It Makes You Happy", still one of my favorite Sheryl songs. Stevie Nicks remains Stevie Nicks, giving more than enough emotion and flare to her own "Gold Dust Woman." Sarah McLachlan's usually soft voice comes out strong on "The Difficult Kind" and compliments Sheryl's quite nicely. My favorite rendition has to be Eric Clapton and Sheryl together on Cream's "White Room", the rock-out moment on the album. The show is complete when all the guests return to belt out Bob Dylan's "Tombstone Blues" and close the show with a definite BANG.

with friends like these...........2003-08-30

Clipped, petite and looking more like a leather bar Anne Murray, Crow drags out the hits and the `friends' for this all-star live bash. Half the album is standard issue and straight ahead stage sweat with the morning beer-buzz afficiando going it alone without a little help from her friends (All I Wanna Do, Everyday Is a Winding Road, A Change Would Do You Good, Leaving Las Vegas). With only slight variations on these overplayed originals (a sychopantic crowd and some tinkering with the rhythms) Crow's solo chores rarely rate more than a grudging ho-hum. The rest of the album is a parade of snap-on tools (Dixie Chicks, Stevie Nicks, Eric Clapton, Sarah McLachlan, Chrissie Hynde) who easily steal the spotlight from their downhome hash-slinging waitress/host. Reduced to the role of supporting guitarist, Crow butters the toast from the sidelines as femme contemporaries like Nicks (who unravels admirably on Gold Dust Woman), Hynde and McLachlan flounder about the mike in a haphazard hit (Hynde's If It Makes You Happy)-and-miss (McLachlan's The Difficult Kind) headbutt at Crow's hits. But it isn't until Clapton's suspendered, cigar-chomping husk is rolled out to update Cream's White Room that the sour stench of monstrous micalculation reaches it's devastating climax. Fresh from watering the daisies and still in his jammies, Clapton's return to the electric psychedelics of his Paleolithic past is a fumbling bumbling fiasco unleashed with the grace and finesse of a diarrhetic Brontosaurus. It's horrifying to think that this is what Cream would have sounded like if they hadn't broken up. Thank God for egos. It's almost a relief to hear Richards mindlessly croak his way through the old Stones Exile-era toss-off Happy, as if a cadaverous ex-junkie with the durability of a cockroach and nine lives would be anything but. Besides, Richards provides wonderful comic relief and criticizing his artistic capacity is as futile as pointing out the flaws in the bandages on an Egyptian mummy. The wrapper finds the entire gang, from Spanky Nicks to Buckwheat Clapton, joining hands for a bizarre entreaty with a kindergarten rendition of Dylan's Tombstone Blues - a fitting finale if there ever was one.

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