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 2 on both the UK Albums Chart and the Billboard 200, selling four million units in the US as of January 2008. 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 International release 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 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 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. Internationally, the song is still available digitally, but only when the album is purchased as a whole.
Personnel
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
Weekly charts Chart (2003)PeakpositionAustrian Albums Chart12Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)20Canadian Albums Chart2Danish Albums Chart 35Dutch Albums Chart72French SNEP Compilations Chart6German Media Control Albums Chart17Japanese Albums Chart11New Zealand Albums Chart6Norwegian VG-lista Albums Chart9Scottish Albums Chart3Spanish Albums Chart94Swedish Albums Chart26Swiss Albums Chart7UK Albums Chart2US Billboard 200 2align="left"
Year-end charts Chart (2003)PositionSwiss Albums Chart 65UK Albums Chart32US Billboard 200179Worldwide Albums (IFPI)22Chart (2004)PositionUS Billboard 2009
Certifications
Accolades Grammys
| style="width:35px; text-align:center;"|2005 || "The First Cut Is the Deepest" || Best Female Pop Vocal Performance||
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