Sheryl Crow - Sheryl Crow
A&M  (1996)
Rock

In Collection

7*
CD  64:14
15 tracks
   01   Maybe Angels             04:54
   02   A Change Would Do You Good             03:49
   03   Home             04:50
   04   Sweet Rosalyn             03:59
   05   If It Makes You Happy             05:23
   06   Redemption Day             04:26
   07   Hard To Make A Stand             03:07
   08   Everyday Is A Winding Road             04:17
   09   Love Is A Good Thing             04:42
   10   Oh Marie             03:31
   11   Superstar             04:57
   12   The Book             04:44
   13   Ordinary Morning             03:58
   14   Sad Sad World             04:07
   15   Hard To Make A Stand (Alternate Version)             03:30
Personal Details
Details
Country USA
Original Release Date 1996
Spars DDD
Sound Stereo
Notes
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-