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Sheryl Crow: 100 Miles from Memphis

by Ernest Barteldes
August 10, 2010

On 100 Miles from Memphis, singer/songwriter Sheryl Crow pays homage to the Memphis soul sound that deeply influenced her as she grew up, literally “100 miles from Memphis," in her native Wisconsin. The disc kicks off with “Our Love Is Fading," an up-tempo, horn-heavy rocker that might just become the album's first hit single. The relaxed reggae tune, “Eye to Eye," follows with lyrics about the end of a love affair--a recurring theme for Crow. The Rolling Stones' Keith Richards ...