The Very Best of Sheryl Crow

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 snd 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.

The Very Best of Sheryl Crow
Greatest hits album by Sheryl Crow
Released	October 13, 2003 (UK)
Recorded	1993–2003
Genre	Rock folk country pop
Length	77:41 (UK) 77:18 (US)
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
"The First Cut Is the Deepest" Released: October 20, 2003 "Light in Your Eyes" Released: June 21, 2004

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Track listing

UK release (cat. no. 9861092)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	From the album	Length
1.	"All I Wanna Do"	Wyn Cooper, Sheryl Crow, David Baerwald, Bill Bottrell, Kevin Gilbert	Tuesday Night Music Club	4:33
2.	"Soak Up the Sun"	Crow, Jeff Trott	C'mon C'mon	4:51
3.	"My Favorite Mistake"	Crow, Trott	The Globe Sessions	4:06
4.	"The First Cut Is the Deepest"	Cat Stevens	Previously unreleased	3:46
5.	"Everyday Is a Winding Road"	Crow, Brian MacLeod, Trott	Sheryl Crow	4:16
6.	"Leaving Las Vegas"	Crow, Bottrell, Baerwald, Gilbert, David Ricketts	Tuesday Night Music Club	5:10
7.	"Strong Enough"	Crow, Bottrell, Baerwald, Gilbert, MacLeod, Ricketts	Tuesday Night Music Club	3:10
8.	"Light in Your Eyes"	Crow, John Shanks	Previously unreleased	4:00
9.	"If It Makes You Happy"	Crow, Trott	Sheryl Crow	5:23
10.	"Run Baby Run"	Crow	Tuesday Night Music Club	4:53
11.	"Picture" (Kid Rock featuring Sheryl Crow)	Kid Rock	Cocky	4:58
12.	"C'mon C'mon" (featuring The Corrs, previously unreleased version)	Crow	C'mon C'mon	4:23
13.	"A Change Would Do You Good"	Crow, MacLeod, Trott	Sheryl Crow	3:49
14.	"Home"	Crow	Sheryl Crow	4:50
15.	"There Goes the Neighborhood"	Crow, Trott	The Globe Sessions	5:02
16.	"I Shall Believe"	Crow, Bottrell	Tuesday Night Music Club	5:33
17.	"Let's Get Free" (Bonus track)	Crow	Previously unreleased	4:41
Total length:				77:41

US release (cat. no. B0001521-02)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	From the album	Length
1.	"All I Wanna Do"	Cooper, Crow, Baerwald, Bottrell, Gilbert		4:34
2.	"Soak Up the Sun"	Crow, Trott		4:52
3.	"My Favorite Mistake"	Crow, Trott		4:07
4.	"The First Cut Is the Deepest"	Stevens		3:47
5.	"Everyday Is a Winding Road"	Crow, MacLeod, Trott		4:17
6.	"Leaving Las Vegas"	Crow, Bottrell, Baerwald, Gilbert, Ricketts		5:10
7.	"Strong Enough"	Crow, Bottrell, Baerwald, Gilbert, MacLeod, Ricketts		3:10
8.	"Light in Your Eyes"	Crow, Shanks		4:02
9.	"If It Makes You Happy"	Crow, Trott		5:25
10.	"The Difficult Kind"	Crow	The Globe Sessions	6:20
11.	"Picture" (Kid Rock featuring Sheryl Crow)	Kid Rock, Crow		4:58
12.	"Steve McQueen"	Crow, Shanks	C'mon C'mon	3:26
13.	"A Change Would Do You Good"	Crow, MacLeod, Trott		3:51
14.	"Home"	Crow		4:51
15.	"There Goes the Neighborhood"	Crow, Trott		5:04
16.	"I Shall Believe"	Crow, Bottrell		5:38
17.	"The First Cut Is the Deepest" (Country version, bonus track)	Stevens	Previously unreleased	3:44
Total length:				77:18

International release

Internationally some tracks were changed:

• The UK release features "Run Baby Run", which was later replaced by "The Difficult Kind" in the US.
• The UK release features "C'mon C'mon" (featuring The Corrs) and later replaced by "Steve McQueen" in the US.
• The US release replaces the last track, "Let's Get Free", with a country version of "The First Cut Is the Deepest".
• 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.

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

• 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 Chart (2003) Peak position Austrian Albums Chart[4] 12 Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[5] 20 Canadian Albums Chart[6] 2 Danish Albums Chart[7] 35 Dutch Albums Chart[8] 72 French SNEP Compilations Chart[9] 6 German Media Control Albums Chart[10] 17 Japanese Albums Chart[11] 11 New Zealand Albums Chart[12] 6 Norwegian VG-lista Albums Chart[13] 9 Scottish Albums Chart[14] 3 Spanish Albums Chart[15] 94 Swedish Albums Chart[16] 26 Swiss Albums Chart[17] 7 UK Albums Chart[14] 2 US Billboard 200[18] 2

Year-end charts Chart (2003) Position Swiss Albums Chart[19] 65 UK Albums Chart[20] 32 US Billboard 200[21] 179 Chart (2004) Position US Billboard 200[22] 9

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[23]	Gold	35,000^^
Canada (Music Canada)[24]	5× Platinum	500,000^^
Japan (RIAJ)[25]	Gold	100,000^^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[26]	Platinum	15,000^^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[27]	Gold	20,000^^
United Kingdom (BPI)[28]	Platinum	500,000[20]
United States (RIAA)[29]	3× Platinum	4,000,000[2]
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[30]	Platinum	1,000,000^*
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Accolades

Grammys

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2005 [31]	"The First Cut Is the Deepest"	Best Female Pop Vocal Performance	Nominated

References

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31. "THE GRAMMY NOMINATIONS: The complete list of nominees". Los Angeles Times. 2004-12-08. Retrieved 2012-03-04.

External links

• The Very Best of Sheryl Crow at Discogs (list of releases)