Sheryl Crow

All I Wanna Do
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Wildflower
$13.98
The album's been out several years as I write this, and I've seen SC in concert three times since then, including for the Detours album, which is very strong.

What I find so surprising is that she rarely plays ANY songs from this album, although she plays lots of hits and album cuts from the others. To me, that's a huge disappointment since this album has more five-star songs (my opinion, of course) than the rest of her albums combined. Detours, for example, has lots of 4-star songs but no fives.

Based on some less enthusiastic reviews I've read here, I have to assume that SC fans who pan this album didn't listen closely enough. "I Know Why", "Perfect Lie" (which would be best at the end of the album), "Lifetimes" and "Letter to God" are beyond inspired both musically and, particularly, lyrically. She played it safe? I don't think so. "And what if everyone is wrong?" from "Letter to God", is hardly a safe lyric. But you have to pay attention to know what she's asking about. And I've always wondered about the line in that song "... I stood in line / 'til the line was gone / and my turn to win was lost."

To me, it's one of the best albums of all time and remains my favorite. One day, maybe some of the songs will become the soundtrack to a popular movie and the world with recognize it for the powerful message it delivers. She must have heard the voice of the Angel.

Sheryl Crow
$13.98
Crow's self titled second album is still her finest, the album that demonstrated to the world that she is more than a good collaborator. She is a fine artist, a good song writer, and has a stirring, evocative voice. "A Change Would Do You Good," is one of her greatest songs, capturing the malaise of midlife perfectly. "If It Makes You Happy," is haunting in the same way as U2's "Sad," even if it is sung with the sort of folksian charm that Crow is known for. "Everyday Is A Winding Road," her number one radio hit, is the soul of the album with whimsical lyrics and pop hooks that can and will keep the song stuck in your mind for days.

One of the most important albums of 90s, and proof positive that those who knocked Crow's first album were dead wrong, this is a CD that is still well worth buying more than a decade later. 5/5 Stars.

The Very Best Of (Digital)
$9.49
I'm lowering the rating for this album for the sole reason that the CD version comes with 17 tracks (Kid Rock duet being track 11). On the MP3 download album, that track is mysteriously missing. Not even listed in the track listing. Of course I didn't realize that until AFTER I downloaded. Sneaky and not fair to the consumer.