The Very Best of Sheryl Crow

2003 greatest hits album by Sheryl Crow
The Very Best of Sheryl Crow
Greatest hits album by
Sheryl Crow
ReleasedOctober 13, 2003 (UK)
November 24, 2003 (DVD)
Recorded1993–2003
Genre
  • Rock
  • folk
  • country
  • pop
Length77:41 (UK)
77:18 (US)
57 minutes (DVD)
LabelA&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
  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

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 summarised below, sortable using the position within an edition.

Song UK US DVD Writer(s) Album Length
All I Wanna Do 1 1 1 Wyn Cooper, Sheryl Crow, David Baerwald, Bill Bottrell, Kevin Gilbert Tuesday Night Music Club 4:33
Soak Up the Sun 2 2 2 Crow, Jeff Trott C'mon, C'mon 4:51
My Favorite Mistake 3 3 3 Crow, Trott The Globe Sessions 4:06
The First Cut Is the Deepest 4 4 4 Cat Stevens Previously unreleased 3:46
Everyday Is a Winding Road 5 5 5 Crow, Brian MacLeod, Trott Sheryl Crow 4:16
Leaving Las Vegas 6 6 6 Crow, Bottrell, Baerwald, Gilbert, David Ricketts Tuesday Night Music Club 5:10
Strong Enough 7 7 7 Crow, Bottrell, Baerwald, Gilbert, MacLeod, Ricketts Tuesday Night Music Club 3:10
Light in Your Eyes 8 8 Crow, John Shanks Previously unreleased 4:00
If It Makes You Happy 9 9 8 Crow, Trott Sheryl Crow 5:23
Run Baby Run 10 9 Crow Tuesday Night Music Club 4:53
Picture (Kid Rock featuring Sheryl Crow) 11 11 Kid Rock Cocky 4:58
C'mon C'mon (featuring The Corrs) 12 Crow C'mon C'mon 4:23
A Change Would Do You Good 13 13 11 Crow, MacLeod, Trott Sheryl Crow 3:49
Home 14 14 12 Crow Sheryl Crow 4:50
There Goes the Neighborhood 15 15 13 Crow, Trott The Globe Sessions 5:02
I Shall Believe 16 16 Crow, Bottrell Tuesday Night Music Club 5:33
Let's Get Free 17 Crow Previously unreleased 4:41
The Difficult Kind 10 Crow The Globe Sessions 6:20
Steve McQueen 12 10 Crow, Shanks C'mon C'mon 3:26
The First Cut Is the Deepest (Country version) 17 Stevens Previously unreleased 3:44
Anything but Down 14 Crow The Globe Sessions 4:18

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
Worldwide Albums (IFPI)[22] 22
Chart (2004) Position
US Billboard 200[23] 9

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified 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 Performance Nominated

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External links

  • The Very Best of Sheryl Crow at Discogs (list of releases)
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Studio albums
Compilation albums
  • The Very Best of Sheryl Crow
  • Hits & Rarities
  • Icon
  • Sheryl: Music from the Feature Documentary
Live albums
  • Sheryl Crow and Friends: Live from Central Park
Singles
Guest singles
  • "Sorcerer"
  • "American Girls"
  • "Picture"
  • "Building Bridges"
  • "Just Stand Up!"
  • "Coal Miner's Daughter"
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