The Very Best of Sheryl Crow
The Very Best of Sheryl Crow | ||||
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Released | October 13, 2003 (UK) November 24, 2003 (DVD) | |||
Recorded | 1993–2003 | |||
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Length | 77:41 (UK) 77:18 (US) 57 minutes (DVD) | |||
Label | A&M | |||
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Sheryl Crow chronology | ||||
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Singles from The Very Best of Sheryl Crow | ||||
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AllMusic | [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
International release
Internationally some tracks were changed:
- 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 video 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.
The songs included on each international version and format are summarized below, sortable using the position within an edition.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "All I Wanna Do" (from Tuesday Night Music Club) | Bill Bottrell | 4:33 | |
2. | "Soak Up the Sun" (from C'mon, C'mon) |
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| 4:51 |
3. | "My Favorite Mistake" (from The Globe Sessions) |
| Crow | 4:06 |
4. | "The First Cut Is the Deepest" (New recording) | Cat Stevens | John Shanks | 3:46 |
5. | "Everyday Is a Winding Road" (from Sheryl Crow) |
| Crow | 4:16 |
6. | "Leaving Las Vegas" (from Tuesday Night Music Club) |
| Bottrell | 5:10 |
7. | "Strong Enough" (from Tuesday Night Music Club) |
| Bottrell | 3:10 |
8. | "Light in Your Eyes" (New recording) |
| Shanks | 4:00 |
9. | "If It Makes You Happy" (from Sheryl Crow) |
| Crow | 5:23 |
10. | "The Difficult Kind" (from The Globe Sessions) | Crow | Crow | 6:20 |
11. | "Picture" (Duet with Kid Rock, from Cocky) |
| Kid Rock | 4:58 |
12. | "Steve McQueen" (from C'mon, C'mon) |
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| 3:26 |
13. | "A Change Would Do You Good" (from Sheryl Crow) |
| Crow | 3:49 |
14. | "Home" (from Sheryl Crow) | Crow | Crow | 4:50 |
15. | "There Goes the Neighborhood" (from The Globe Sessions) |
| Crow | 5:02 |
16. | "I Shall Believe" (from Tuesday Night Music Club) |
| Bottrell | 5:33 |
17. | "The First Cut Is the Deepest" (Country Version) | Stevens |
| 3:44 |
Total length: | 77:18 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "All I Wanna Do" |
| Bottrell | 4:33 |
2. | "Soak Up the Sun" |
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| 4:51 |
3. | "My Favorite Mistake" |
| Crow | 4:06 |
4. | "The First Cut Is the Deepest" | Stevens | Shanks | 3:46 |
5. | "Everyday Is a Winding Road" |
| Crow | 4:16 |
6. | "Leaving Las Vegas" |
| Bottrell | 5:10 |
7. | "Strong Enough" |
| Bottrell | 3:10 |
8. | "Light in Your Eyes" |
| Shanks | 4:00 |
9. | "If It Makes You Happy" |
| Crow | 5:23 |
10. | "Run Baby Run" (from Tuesday Night Music Club) | Crow | Bottrell | 4:53 |
11. | "Picture" |
| R. J. Ritchie | 4:58 |
12. | "C'mon, C'mon" (featuring The Corrs, from C'mon, C'mon) | Crow | Crow | 4:23 |
13. | "A Change Would Do You Good" |
| Crow | 3:49 |
14. | "Home" | Crow | Crow | 4:50 |
15. | "There Goes the Neighborhood" |
| Crow | 5:02 |
16. | "I Shall Believe" |
| Bottrell | 5:33 |
17. | "Let's Get Free" (New recording) | Crow | Crow | 4:41 |
Total length: | 77:41 |
No. | Title | Director(s) | Length |
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1. | "All I Wanna Do" | David Hogan | |
2. | "Soak Up the Sun" | Wayne Isham | |
3. | "My Favorite Mistake" | Samuel Bayer | |
4. | "The First Cut Is the Deepest" | Wayne Isham | |
5. | "Everyday Is a Winding Road" | Peggy Sirota | |
6. | "Leaving Las Vegas" | David Hogan | |
7. | "Strong Enough" | Martin Bell | |
8. | "If It Makes You Happy" | Keir McFarlane | |
9. | "Run Baby Run" |
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10. | "Steve McQueen" | Wayne Isham | |
11. | "A Change Would Do You Good" | V1 -
V2 - Michel Gondry | |
12. | "Home" | Samuel Bayer | |
13. | "There Goes the Neighborhood" | Matthew Rolston | |
14. | "Anything but Down" (from The Globe Sessions) | Floria Sigismondi |
Personnel
- 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
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[25] | Gold | 35,000^ |
Canada (Music Canada)[26] | 5× Platinum | 500,000^ |
Germany (BVMI)[27] | Gold | 100,000‡ |
Japan (RIAJ)[28] | Gold | 100,000^ |
New Zealand (RMNZ)[29] | Platinum | 15,000^ |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[30] | Gold | 20,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[31] | Platinum | 500,000[21] |
United States (RIAA)[32] | 3× Platinum | 4,000,000[2] |
Summaries | ||
Europe (IFPI)[33] | Platinum | 1,000,000* |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
Accolades
Grammys
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2005 [34] |
"The First Cut Is the Deepest" | Best Female Pop Vocal Performance | Nominated |
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External links
- The Very Best of Sheryl Crow at Discogs (list of releases)