The Very Best of Sheryl Crow
Greatest hits album by
Sheryl Crow
ReleasedOctober 13, 2003 (UK)
November 24, 2003 (DVD)
Recorded1993–2003
Genre
Length77:41 (UK)
77:18 (US)
57 minutes (DVD)
LabelA&M
Producer
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
  1. "The First Cut Is the Deepest"
    Released: October 20, 2003
  2. "Light in Your Eyes"
    Released: June 21, 2004
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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

UK release (cat. no. 9861092)
No.TitleWriter(s)From the albumLength
1."All I Wanna Do"Wyn Cooper, Sheryl Crow, David Baerwald, Bill Bottrell, Kevin GilbertTuesday Night Music Club4:33
2."Soak Up the Sun"Crow, Jeff TrottC'mon, C'mon4:51
3."My Favorite Mistake"Crow, TrottThe Globe Sessions4:06
4."The First Cut Is the Deepest"Cat StevensPreviously unreleased3:46
5."Everyday Is a Winding Road"Crow, Brian MacLeod, TrottSheryl Crow4:16
6."Leaving Las Vegas"Crow, Bottrell, Baerwald, Gilbert, David RickettsTuesday Night Music Club5:10
7."Strong Enough"Crow, Bottrell, Baerwald, Gilbert, MacLeod, RickettsTuesday Night Music Club3:10
8."Light in Your Eyes"Crow, John ShanksPreviously unreleased4:00
9."If It Makes You Happy"Crow, TrottSheryl Crow5:23
10."Run Baby Run"CrowTuesday Night Music Club4:53
11."Picture" (Kid Rock featuring Sheryl Crow)Kid RockCocky4:58
12."C'mon C'mon" (featuring The Corrs, previously unreleased version)CrowC'mon C'mon4:23
13."A Change Would Do You Good"Crow, MacLeod, TrottSheryl Crow3:49
14."Home"CrowSheryl Crow4:50
15."There Goes the Neighborhood"Crow, TrottThe Globe Sessions5:02
16."I Shall Believe"Crow, BottrellTuesday Night Music Club5:33
17."Let's Get Free" (Bonus track)CrowPreviously unreleased4:41
Total length:77:41
US release (cat. no. B0001521-02)
No.TitleWriter(s)From the albumLength
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"CrowThe Globe Sessions6:20
11."Picture" (Kid Rock featuring Sheryl Crow)Kid Rock, Crow 4:58
12."Steve McQueen"Crow, ShanksC'mon C'mon3:26
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)StevensPreviously unreleased3:44
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.

DVD release

The DVD features 14 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.

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

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[24] Gold 35,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[25] 5× Platinum 500,000^
Germany (BVMI)[26] Gold 100,000‡
Japan (RIAJ)[27] Gold 100,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[28] Platinum 15,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[29] Gold 20,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[30] Platinum 500,000[20]
United States (RIAA)[31] 3× Platinum 4,000,000[2]
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[32] Platinum 1,000,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Accolades

Grammys

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

References

  1. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "The Very Best of Sheryl Crow – Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
  2. 1 2 Caulfield, Keith (25 January 2008). "'Good' Is Not So Good". Ask Billboard. Archived from the original on January 29, 2008. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
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  13. ↑ "norwegiancharts.com Sheryl Crow – The Very Best of Sheryl Crow" (ASP). Hung Medien. VG-lista. Retrieved 2012-02-04.
  14. 1 2 "The Official Charts Company – Sheryl Crow – The Very Best of Sheryl Crow" (PHP). Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
  15. ↑ "spanishcharts.com – Sheryl Crow – The Very Best of Sheryl Crow" (ASP). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
  16. ↑ "swedishcharts.com Sheryl Crow – The Very Best of Sheryl Crow" (ASP) (in Swedish). Retrieved 2012-03-04.
  17. ↑ "Sheryl Crow – The Very Best of Sheryl Crow – hitparade.ch" (ASP). Hung Medien (in German). Swiss Music Charts. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
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  19. ↑ "Hitparade.ch – Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2003". Hung Medien. Archived from the original on February 4, 2004. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
  20. 1 2 "Complete UK Year-End Album Charts". Archived from the original on 2012-03-10. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
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  24. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2005 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
  25. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Sheryl Crow – The Very Best of Sheryl Crow". Music Canada. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
  26. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Sheryl Crow; 'The Very Best of Sheryl Crow')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  27. ↑ "Japanese album certifications – シェリル・クロウ – ヴェリー・ベスト・オブ・シェリル・クロウ" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 2012-01-29. Select 2003年10月 on the drop-down menu
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  29. ↑ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('The Very Best of Sheryl Crow')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
  30. ↑ "British album certifications – Sheryl Crow – The Very Best of Sheryl Crow". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2012-03-04. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type The Very Best of Sheryl Crow in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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  32. ↑ "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 2008". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
  33. ↑ "THE GRAMMY NOMINATIONS: The complete list of nominees". Los Angeles Times. 2004-12-08. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
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