The Very Best of 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
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

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International release

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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

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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

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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.

US version
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."All I Wanna Do" (from Tuesday Night Music Club)
Bill Bottrell4:33
2."Soak Up the Sun" (from C'mon, C'mon)
  • Sheryl Crow
  • Jeff Trott
4:51
3."My Favorite Mistake" (from The Globe Sessions)
  • Crow
  • Trott
Crow4:06
4."The First Cut Is the Deepest" (New recording)Cat StevensJohn Shanks3:46
5."Everyday Is a Winding Road" (from Sheryl Crow)
Crow4:16
6."Leaving Las Vegas" (from Tuesday Night Music Club)
Bottrell5:10
7."Strong Enough" (from Tuesday Night Music Club)
  • Crow
  • Bottrell
  • Baerwald
  • Gilbert
  • MacLeod
  • Ricketts
Bottrell3:10
8."Light in Your Eyes" (New recording)
Shanks4:00
9."If It Makes You Happy" (from Sheryl Crow)
  • Crow
  • Trott
Crow5:23
10."The Difficult Kind" (from The Globe Sessions)CrowCrow6:20
11."Picture" (Duet with Kid Rock, from Cocky)
Kid Rock4:58
12."Steve McQueen" (from C'mon, C'mon)
  • Crow
  • Shanks
  • Crow
  • Shanks
3:26
13."A Change Would Do You Good" (from Sheryl Crow)
  • Crow
  • MacLeod
  • Trott
Crow3:49
14."Home" (from Sheryl Crow)CrowCrow4:50
15."There Goes the Neighborhood" (from The Globe Sessions)
  • Crow
  • Trott
Crow5:02
16."I Shall Believe" (from Tuesday Night Music Club)
  • Crow
  • Bottrell
Bottrell5:33
17."The First Cut Is the Deepest" (Country Version)Stevens
3:44
Total length:77:18
UK version
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."All I Wanna Do"
  • Crow
  • Baerwald
  • Bottrell
  • Cooper
  • Gilbert
Bottrell4:33
2."Soak Up the Sun"
  • Crow
  • Trott
  • Crow
  • Trott
4:51
3."My Favorite Mistake"
  • Crow
  • Trott
Crow4:06
4."The First Cut Is the Deepest"StevensShanks3:46
5."Everyday Is a Winding Road"
  • Crow
  • MacLeod
  • Trott
Crow4:16
6."Leaving Las Vegas"
  • Crow
  • Bottrell
  • Baerwald
  • Gilbert
  • Ricketts
Bottrell5:10
7."Strong Enough"
  • Crow
  • Bottrell
  • Baerwald
  • Gilbert
  • MacLeod
  • Ricketts
Bottrell3:10
8."Light in Your Eyes"
  • Crow
  • Shanks
Shanks4:00
9."If It Makes You Happy"
  • Crow
  • Trott
Crow5:23
10."Run Baby Run" (from Tuesday Night Music Club)CrowBottrell4:53
11."Picture"
  • R. J. Ritchie
  • Crow
R. J. Ritchie4:58
12."C'mon, C'mon" (featuring The Corrs, from C'mon, C'mon)CrowCrow4:23
13."A Change Would Do You Good"
  • Crow
  • MacLeod
  • Trott
Crow3:49
14."Home"CrowCrow4:50
15."There Goes the Neighborhood"
  • Crow
  • Trott
Crow5:02
16."I Shall Believe"
  • Crow
  • Bottrell
Bottrell5:33
17."Let's Get Free" (New recording)CrowCrow4:41
Total length:77:41
DVD edition
No.TitleDirector(s)Length
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"
  • David Hogan
  • David Cameron
 
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

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  • 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

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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

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Grammys

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

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