The Very Best of Sheryl Crow 2003 greatest hits album by Sheryl Crow
The Very Best of Sheryl Crow Released October 13, 2003 (UK) November 24, 2003 (DVD) Recorded 1993–2003 Genre Length 77 :41 (UK) 77:18 (US) 57 minutes (DVD)Label A&M Producer
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating 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.
UK version Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "All I Wanna Do" Crow Baerwald Bottrell Cooper Gilbert Bottrell 4:33 2. "Soak Up the Sun" 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" Crow Bottrell Baerwald Gilbert Ricketts Bottrell 5:10 7. "Strong Enough" Crow Bottrell Baerwald Gilbert MacLeod Ricketts 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
DVD edition Title Director(s) 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" 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
Year-end charts
Chart (2003)
Position
Swiss Albums Chart[ 20]
65
UK Albums Chart[ 21]
32
US Billboard 200[ 22]
179
Worldwide Albums (IFPI)[ 23]
22
Chart (2004)
Position
US Billboard 200[ 24]
9
Certifications
Accolades
Grammys
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