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Maybe Angels |
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04:54 |
02 |
A Change Would Do You Good |
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03:49 |
03 |
Home |
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04:50 |
04 |
Sweet Rosalyn |
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03:59 |
05 |
If It Makes You Happy |
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05:23 |
06 |
Redemption Day |
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04:26 |
07 |
Hard To Make A Stand |
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03:07 |
08 |
Everyday Is A Winding Road |
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04:17 |
09 |
Love Is A Good Thing |
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04:42 |
10 |
Oh Marie |
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03:31 |
11 |
Superstar |
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04:57 |
12 |
The Book |
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04:44 |
13 |
Ordinary Morning |
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03:58 |
14 |
Sad Sad World |
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04:07 |
15 |
Hard To Make A Stand (Alternate Version) |
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03:30 |
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Country |
USA |
Original Release Date |
1996 |
Spars |
DDD |
Sound |
Stereo |
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Sheryl Crow - Sheryl Crow
Reviews
Amazon.co.uk Review
Sceptics who attributed the success of Sheryl Crow's 1994 debut, Tuesday Night Music Club, to a combination of Crow's seductive good looks and a shrewd choice of collaborators have been effectively silenced by the range and depth of songs and performances on her self-produced, pointedly self-titled sequel. Playing guitars and keyboards, and building a triumphant, layered vocal style, Crow is tough as nails and drolly soulful on the deft "Change", as noteworthy for Crow's crafty lyrics ("Hello, it's me, I'm not at home/ If you'd like to reach me, leave me alone...") as for its solid, mid-tempo groove. "Maybe Angels", "If It Makes You Happy", and "Everyday Is a Winding Road" are only the most familiar highlights in a varied and absorbing set that argues Crow is no one's invention but her own. --Sam Sutherland
What the Critics Say...
Rolling Stone (5/13/99, p.54) - Included in Rolling Stone's "Essential Recordings of the 90's."
Q Magazine (12/99, p.90) - Included in Q Magazine's "90 Best Albums Of The 1990s."
Village Voice (3/94, p.5) - Ranked #2 in the Village Voice's 1993 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll.
Q Magazine (1/94, p.82) - Included in Q's list of 'The 50 Best Albums Of 1993' - "...a mature, progressive, marvelous new record..."
Village Voice (2/25/97) - Ranked #26 in the Village Voice's 1996 Pazz & Jop Critics' Poll.
Entertainment Weekly (12/27/96-1/3/97, p.148) - Ranked #7 on Entertainment Weekly's list of the "Top 10 Albums And Singles Of 1996."
Rolling Stone (10/3/96, pp.69-71) - 3.5 Stars (out of 5) - "...SHERYL CROW...finds the singer more forcefully asserting her own voice as an artist and a woman....she operates more like a leader than a club member this time, writing a few songs independently and imbuing all them with a greater sense of who she is....The lyrics seem grittier and more intimate..."
Spin (11/96, p.121) - 8 (out of 10) - "...bigger beats and dirtier guitar/keyboard effects....Nothing extreme, perhaps, but almost psychedelic when joined to big mainstream melodies....It just sounds gorgeous, and current...pop musicians will be learning from it for years to come."
Q Magazine (11/96, p.124) - 3 Stars (out of 5) - "...radio friendly, not too self-important, light on its feet, sometimes too ready to disclaim any serious intent..."
Entertainment Weekly (9/27/96, pp.76-78) - "...Crow doesn't expose that much of herself on SHERYL CROW--she's an emotional centrist. But at the very least, she's building a bridge to a lasting career." - Rating: A-