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Sheryl Crow: 100 Miles from Memphis
ByThe disc contains several tunes that fit right into Crow's style, including the upbeat "Summer Day," a tune about letting love happen without worrying about might come tomorrow. The tune is beautifully enhanced by strings conducted by Suzie Katayama, which add to the song without getting in the way. "Long Road Home" has a gospel-inspired flavor, but keeps things simple with a straightforward acoustic and vocal backing. Crow then delves into politics on "Say What You Want," which openly criticizes the views and ways of "talking heads and jihad Janes."
Though have been her forte on previous album, here she sounds a bit unconvincing on "Home," a tune about looking back and regretting the end of a love affair. However, the up-tempo title tracklooking back on Crow's youth and the decision to leave her small-town life to pursue her dreamsshines; melancholy, without being sad.
100 Miles from Memphis also features two covers: the first, an update on Terence Trent D'Arby's "Sign Your Name," with brilliant harmony vocals from Justin Timberlake; and the disc-closer, "I Want You Back," a tribute to the late Michael Jackson played exactly like the Jackson Five original.
Though 100 Miles from Memphis does not have the brilliance of discs like Sheryl Crow (A&M, 1996) or C'Mon, C'Mon (Interscope, 2002), it is a highly enjoyable disc with quite a few memorable moments worth quite a few spins.
Track Listing
Our Love Is Fading; Eye To Eye; Sign Your Name; Summer Day; Long Road Home; Say What You Want; Peaceful Feeling; Stop; Sideways; 100 Miles from Memphis; Roses and Moonlight; I Want You Back.
Personnel
Sheryl Crow: vocals, backing vocals, wurlitzer; Doyle Bramhall II: guitar, backing vocals, acoustic guitar; Justin Stanley: guitar, backing vocals, percussion; Homer Steinweiss: drums Tommy Sims: bass; Chris Bruce: electric guitar; Jeff Babko: B3 Organ, piano moog; Printz Board: trumpet; Tim Orindgreff: saxophone; Niki Harris, Jean McClain, Shanshaw Jackson, Bridgette Bryant, Nayana Hadley,Will Wheaton, Antonio Sol: backing vocals; Keith Richards: guitar and vocals (2); Justin Timberlake: backing vocals (3).; Suzie Katayama: conductor.
Album information
Title: 100 Miles from Memphis | Year Released: 2010 | Record Label: A&M Records
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