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The Very Best Of Sheryl Crow |  | Artist: Sheryl Crow
Label: Polydor Group
Category: Music
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Rating:  25 reviews
Sales Rank: 8673
Format: Extra tracks
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Running Time: 77 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 4.6 x 0.5
UPC: 602498610923
EAN: 0602498610923
ASIN: B0000DBPHN
Release Date: October 13, 2003
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| Tracks:
| • | All I Wanna Do | | • | Soak Up The Sun | | • | My Favorite Mistake | | • | The First Cut Is The Deepest | | • | Everyday Is A Winding Road | | • | Leaving Las Vegas | | • | Strong Enough | | • | Light In Your Eyes | | • | If It Makes You Happy | | • | Run, Baby, Run | | • | Picture (Kid Rock Duet Version) | | • | C'Mon C'Mon (Corrs Version (no pennywhistle)) | | • | A Change Would Do You Good | | • | Home | | • | There Goes The Neighborhood | | • | I Shall Believe | | • | Let's Get Free |
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Despite the photographic presence of an acoustic guitar (the rock roll equivalent of a rubber bullet), the enviably lovely hair and the unassuming knitwear, Sheryl Crow is staring back at us from the cover of IThe Very Best Of/I with her chin resting on a fist clenched tightly with white-knuckled defiance. This is, after all, the girl whose wishful thinking led her to sing "All I wanna do is have some fun" while privately preferring to either curl up in bed for a very long time or roll over and die (she's recently come out of the closet with regards to her longstanding battles with depression). p Yes, she's earned herself an armful of Grammys and has been damned with faint praise, but if you go easy on the relatively troublesome second-half of Sheryl Crow's 10-year solo career (the poppy optimism of songs like "C'mon C'mon" and "Soak Up the Sun" seems strained), then this decade-acknowledging resumé serves as a reminder of her narrative talents for summarising the pitfalls of burdensome workloads ("Everyday Is a Winding Road") and problematic squeezes ("My Favourite Mistake") within an MTV-friendly pop framework. Questionably, such gems as the James Bond theme "Tomorrow Never Dies" and the US abortion issue commentary of "Hard to Make a Stand" (both sizeable UK hits) have been omitted to make room for three new tracks, two of which, the evangelical "Light in Your Eyes" and the post-9/11 "Let's Get Free" betray the influences of George Harrison and the Beatles. I--Kevin Maidment/I
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 "These are the days when anything goes...", July 25, 2005
Ahmed (Canada)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
...and that couldn't be any clearer! A famous line from her hit, "Everyday is a winding road", perhaps it's her motto judging by the way she's experimented with new sounds over the last decade. But at the end of the day, she's still Sheryl Crow! From her new fads, her unique videos, irresistibly catchy songs, numerous Grammy Awards, to the millions of sales-there's no doubting that Sheryl Crow is a talented artist! This album features all her greatest hits, some highlights are: pAll I Wanna Do- The "Record of The Year" at the Grammys, Sheryl's breath through song that put her on the map and helped her album sell millions worldwide. No matter where you are, it's hard to hum the chorus of this huge hit that sold a million copies and reached the top 5 US chart in a matter of weeks! pSoak up the Sun- the 2002 hit that reawakened her success, she rose up the charts once again, after some years of silence. This sunny, cheerful hit is one of her best yet. pMy Favourite Mistake- great alternative rock song! pFirst Cut Is The Deepest- Sheryl's remake of this hit is even better than the original. No wonder why it's still in the US' top 20 "adult contemporary" playlists! pEveryday Is A Winding Road- This 1996 song that was featured in 2000's Erin Brokovich is my all-time favourite Sheryl Crow single. From the loud rock music to one of the best and catchiest choruses ever, this song is one of the album's highlights. pDifficult Kind- powerful duet sung with soft songstress Sarah McLachlan. pPicture- the hit duet sung with Kidrock that was one of only three songs to be certified Gold that year! pSteve McQueen- Yet another Grammy-winning hotshot single with an exceptional video! pIn short, from the Lillith fairs, the changing styles of music, and the powerful voice to the loud beats and classic aura about her, she has more than proven herself. This album is a must-have!
Buy this album!!! December 12, 2003
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Never realised how many of Crow's songs I actually knew but they are all here and on an amazing album.brWhether u are feeling happy or sad there is something here for everyone,this album will be in my discman for a long time!brJust buy it,Sheryl is an amazing singer and an even better songwriter.
Surprised and Glad with the Release of This Album November 10, 2003
13 out of 15 found this review helpful
I never realised she had enough hits for a very best of but I now see quite clearly that she does. It includes my favourite Sheryl Crow songs "A Change Would Do You Good", "Every Day is A Winding Road" and "All I Wanna Do" which are all really great. I love the new single "The First Cut Is The Deepest" which is a cover of a Cat Stevens song (not Rod Stewart) and i think she is wonderful at singing it. It really is a fantastic album and I love her duet with Kid Rock "Picture" which is such a good country style ballad. I do have three of her previous albums but I feel that this was worth buying because of new songs and old ones i didn't have. If you like Sheryl Crow then this is the album for you, I love it. If you like some slow chill out music then "I Shall Believe" would please you, its a lovely ballad which sounds so natural to me. Sheryl Crow, in my opinion seems to blend rock and country music together which has an interesting affect and if you like either style of music then this would be a change for you and is worth a try. I think you should always try something new and this I feel would not dissapoint you. Other songs I feel are excellent are "If It Makes You Happy", "Run Baby Run" and "Leaving Las Vegas" which are true rock classics.
Sheryl at her very best, January 24, 2004
Burjiz (Schaffhausen, Switzerland)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
My Sheryl Crow experience may be a little different from that of others as her massive "All I Want To Do" was played so much I was over Sheryl before giving her a chance. Having said that I have bought all of Sheryl's releases as I've found myself appreciating this amazing talent beyond the normal reaction that one has to hearing a catchy song being played over and over.pHer initial release was so much more than "All I Want To Do" and I was really attracted to her mix of songs (and the woman too) such as "Strong Enough", "I Shall Believe" and "Leaving Las Vegas." Quite a feat for a debut. I also love "Run, Baby, Run", "Can't Cry Anymore", and "What I Can Do For You, which are not included here, but the collection can't be faulted as it clocks in almost at the maximum that a CD will allow.pSheryl followed her debut her a self titled release that brought us the quiet yet AMAZING "Home" (I can't get enough of this song) and the bigger hits "If It Makes You Happy", "Everyday Is A Winding Road", and "A Change Would Do You Good". pHer "The Globe Sessions" release brought us the huge hit "My Favorite Mistake", "There Goes The Neighborhood" (which I am only appreciating now in this context) and "The Difficult Kind". That release also has one one of my Sheryl favorites: "Anything But Down", also not included but again does not take away from this 5 star review. Her most recent relase, "C'mon, C'mon" again elevated Sheryl's profile with the catchy "Soak Up The Sun" and it's corresponding video, which dominated the airwaves in a time when it's a tough feat for a non-novelty song artist. From that release we also get "Steve McQueen", which has a great from Steve Miller's "Take The Money And Run". It's not my favorite Sheryl song, but again it was a hit and liked by many and deserves to be here.pThis release also includes a couple of new songs (one written by her and the other is a classic first released by Cat Stevens and subsequently sung in its definitive version by Rod Stewart)as well as the amazing "Picture" duet with Kid Rock. Thank God that this CD came out now as I was seriously going to have to contemplate buying the Kid Rock CD just for that song.pAll in all this is a perfect collection that not only will satisfy her more casual fans, but it certainly pleases this huge fan as the non-chronological playlist plays to the listeners advantage. In fact, this release (with the exception of her debut CD) may be the most cohesive way to enjoy Sheryl's charms.pOne minor quibble, two versions of "The First Cut Is The Deepest" are not that different from one another and the exclusion of either could have left room to include any of my other favorites (including other covers and her great contribution to the James Bond franchise, but that does not detract from a true 5 star review and the hope that a few years from now there will be a second volume as I hope that Sheryl continues to do her thing and have the type of longevity enjoyed by Bonnie Raitt, Tina Turner, Dolly Parton, and VERY FEW others.pGo buy this now and you can find it at a very reasonable price in accordance with Universal's new pricing strategy, which I hope works as good music and reasonable prices is all that is required to keep any music company churning out whatever profits they require to quit whinning about all the things that are keeping them from selling in the multiples they grew to expect.
Wow! No longer a casual fan January 4, 2004
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This greatest hits collection rocks! Before buying this album i was only a caual Sheryl Crow fan, in fact I only knew of 3 of her songs: 'All I wanna do', 'Everyday Is a Winding road' and 'Soak up the Sun'. I've always liked the first two, and knew the latter as it only recently came out. So i decided to try the greatest hits package...and wow! There are so many songs i love, or that i now remember which are much better than the ones I'd already heard. pI now fully appreciate how good Sheryl's voice is, it really touches me in places and she has an amazing songwriting ability. My favourite songs would have to be 'My favourite Mistake' - a bit MTV but a fantastic song especially the second half, 'Strong Enough', 'Home', 'Picture', 'Run Baby Run'...actually Im going to start writing the whole tracklist. The only tracks i dont listen to much are 'Leaving Las Vegas' and 'C'mon C'mon' but 2 average tracks out of 17 is rare! The tracks have a certain simplicity about them, they all sound natural and are all sung from the heart.pSo pick up this album...and Tori Amos' which i bought at the same time, also an amzing artist. Im now thinking about buying sheryl's previous albums...
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