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Sheryl Crow's country makeover Feels Like Home didn't click commercially in 2013, so she decided to radically shift directions for this 2017 successor, Be Myself. The title alone is a tacit admission that she's returning to her roots, reuniting with producers Jeff Trott and Tchad Blake, the pair who helmed 1996's Sheryl Crow and 1998's The Globe Sessions. Crow last worked with Trott on 2002's C'mon, C'mon, and Be Myself deliberately mirrors that album's sunny vibe while also nodding at specific songs from Crow's past. "Roller Skate" grooves to a beat that echoes "All I Want to Do" and "Strangers Again" struts like "If It Makes You Happy" -- sly winks that acknowledge Crow is happy to embrace her past. Perhaps this retro move would seem desperate if Crow didn't seem so enthusiastic reviving this collaboration. With Trott and Blake in tow, she's happy to embrace her eccentricity in addition to her fondness for big pop hooks -- a combination that fuels Be Myself as surely as it did Sheryl Crow or The Globe Sessions. Compared to those two '90s records, this 2017 album isn't quite as daring -- a revival is by definition a safe bet, plus Crow's long since reined in her purple prose -- but one of the charms of Be Myself is what lies along the fringe. Most of the record's 11 songs are graced by provocative sounds lurking at the margins of the mix -- something that sounds like a music box on "Halfway There," a saloon piano on "Rest of Me," all the compressed guitars as percussion -- that help elevate this set of strong, sophisticated pop into something special.
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Audley Freed, Solo Guitar - Jeff Trott, Producer, Electric Guitar, Slide Guitar, Writer, Harmony Vocals, Bass - Tim Smith, Harmony Vocals - Bob Ludwig, Masterer - Sheryl Crow, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer, Harmony Vocals, Wurlitzer, MainArtist - Drew Bollman, Engineer - Tchad Blake, Mixer, Engineer - Rick Purcell, Technician - Matt Rausch, Engineer - Fred Eltringham, Drums, Percussion - Andrew Petroff, Engineer, Loops - Alberto Vaz, Engineer
© 2017 Wylie Songs, LLC under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2017 Wylie Songs, LLC under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc.
Jeff Trott, Producer, Electric Guitar, Backing Vocals, Writer, Wah Wah Guitar - Doyle Bramhall II, Harmony Vocals - Bob Ludwig, Masterer - Mark Douthit, Saxophone - Sheryl Crow, Producer, Lead Vocals, Writer, Harmony Vocals, Fender Rhodes Keyboards, Bass, MainArtist - Drew Bollman, Engineer - Barry Green, Trombone - Steve Patrick, Trumpet - Tchad Blake, Mixer, Engineer - Rick Purcell, Technician - Matt Rausch, Engineer - Doug Moffet, Baritone Saxophone - Fred Eltringham, Drums, Percussion - Gary Clark Jr., Additional Guitar, Solo Guitar - McCrary Sisters, Backing Vocals - Andrew Petroff, Engineer, Tambourine, Loops, Shaker - Alberto Vaz, Engineer
© 2017 Wylie Songs, LLC under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2017 Wylie Songs, LLC under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc.
Jeff Trott, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Slide Guitar, Backing Vocals, Writer, Wurlitzer - Tim Smith, Backing Vocals - Bob Ludwig, Masterer - Sheryl Crow, Producer, Keyboards, Lead Vocals, Writer, Harmony Vocals, Bass, MainArtist - Drew Bollman, Engineer - Tchad Blake, Mixer, Engineer - Rick Purcell, Technician - Matt Rausch, Engineer - Fred Eltringham, Drums, Percussion - Andrew Petroff, Engineer, Keyboards, Loops - Alberto Vaz, Engineer
© 2017 Wylie Songs, LLC under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2017 Wylie Songs, LLC under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc.
Jeff Trott, Producer, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Writer, Harmony Vocals, Bass, Sitar - Bob Ludwig, Masterer - Sheryl Crow, Producer, Lead Vocals, Writer, Harmony Vocals, Wurlitzer, MainArtist - Drew Bollman, Engineer - Tchad Blake, Mixer, Engineer - Rick Purcell, Technician - Matt Rausch, Engineer - Fred Eltringham, Drums, Percussion - Andrew Petroff, Engineer, Loops - Alberto Vaz, Engineer
© 2017 Wylie Songs, LLC under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2017 Wylie Songs, LLC under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc.
Jeff Trott, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Writer, Synthesizer - Bob Ludwig, Masterer - Sheryl Crow, Producer, Lead Vocals, Writer, Harmony Vocals, Bass, MainArtist - Drew Bollman, Engineer - Tchad Blake, Mixer, Engineer - Rick Purcell, Technician, Hand Clap - Matt Rausch, Engineer - Josh Grange, Guitar - Fred Eltringham, Drums, Tambourine, Hand Clap - Andrew Petroff, Engineer, Percussion, Synthesizer, Loops, Wurlitzer, Hand Clap, Noises - Alberto Vaz, Engineer
© 2017 Wylie Songs, LLC under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2017 Wylie Songs, LLC under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc.
Jeff Trott, Producer, Tom Toms Drums, Acoustic Guitar, Organ, Writer, Bass - Bob Ludwig, Masterer - Sheryl Crow, Producer, Piano, Lead Vocals, Writer, Harmony Vocals, MainArtist - Drew Bollman, Engineer - Davide Rossi, Strings - Tchad Blake, Mixer, Engineer - Rick Purcell, Technician - Matt Rausch, Engineer - Josh Grange, Pedal Steel Guitar, Mellotron - Fred Eltringham, Drums, Percussion - Andrew Petroff, Drums, Engineer, Loops - Alberto Vaz, Engineer
© 2017 Wylie Songs, LLC under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2017 Wylie Songs, LLC under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc.
Audley Freed, Solo Guitar - Jeff Trott, Producer, Electric Guitar, Writer, Bass - Tim Smith, Harmony Vocals - Bob Ludwig, Masterer - Sheryl Crow, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer, Wah Wah Guitar, Harmony Vocals, MainArtist - Drew Bollman, Engineer - Tchad Blake, Mixer, Engineer - Rick Purcell, Technician - Matt Rausch, Engineer - Fred Eltringham, Drums, Percussion - Andrew Petroff, Bells, Engineer, Strings, Loops - Alberto Vaz, Engineer
© 2017 Wylie Songs, LLC under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2017 Wylie Songs, LLC under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc.
Audley Freed, Acoustic Guitar - Jeff Trott, Producer, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals, Writer - Tim Smith, Harmony Vocals - Bob Ludwig, Masterer - Sheryl Crow, Producer, Piano, Tambourine, Lead Vocals, Writer, Harmony Vocals, Bass, MainArtist - Drew Bollman, Engineer - Tchad Blake, Mixer, Engineer - Rick Purcell, Technician - Matt Rausch, Engineer - Josh Grange, Electric Guitar - Fred Eltringham, Drums, Percussion - Robert Kearns, Bass - Andrew Petroff, Engineer - Alberto Vaz, Engineer
© 2017 Wylie Songs, LLC under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2017 Wylie Songs, LLC under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc.
Jeff Trott, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Writer, Moog - Doyle Bramhall II, Solo Guitar - Bob Ludwig, Masterer - Sheryl Crow, Producer, Lead Vocals, Writer, Harmony Vocals, Bass, MainArtist - Drew Bollman, Engineer - Tchad Blake, Mixer, Engineer - Rick Purcell, Technician - Matt Rausch, Engineer - Fred Eltringham, Drums, Percussion - McCrary Sisters, Harmony Vocals - Adam Minkoff, Additional Keyboards - Andrew Petroff, Engineer, Acoustic Guitar, Loops - Alberto Vaz, Engineer
© 2017 Wylie Songs, LLC under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2017 Wylie Songs, LLC under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc.
Jeff Trott, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Writer - Bob Ludwig, Masterer - Sheryl Crow, Producer, Keyboards, Piano, Lead Vocals, Writer, Harmony Vocals, Bass, Wurlitzer, MainArtist - Drew Bollman, Engineer - Tchad Blake, Mixer, Engineer - Rick Purcell, Technician - Matt Rausch, Engineer - Josh Grange, Piano - Fred Eltringham, Drums, Percussion - Andrew Petroff, Engineer, Percussion, Loops - Alberto Vaz, Engineer
© 2017 Wylie Songs, LLC under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2017 Wylie Songs, LLC under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc.
Jeff Trott, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Writer, Wah Wah Guitar - Toby GAD, Writer, Bass, Moog - Bob Ludwig, Masterer - Sheryl Crow, Producer, Piano, Tambourine, Lead Vocals, Writer, Harmony Vocals, Fender Rhodes Keyboards, Wurlitzer, MainArtist - Drew Bollman, Engineer - Tchad Blake, Mixer, Engineer - Rick Purcell, Technician - Matt Rausch, Engineer - Josh Grange, Guitar - Fred Eltringham, Drums - McCrary Sisters, Backing Vocals - Andrew Petroff, Engineer - Alberto Vaz, Engineer
© 2017 Wylie Songs, LLC under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2017 Wylie Songs, LLC under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc.
Album review
Sheryl Crow's country makeover Feels Like Home didn't click commercially in 2013, so she decided to radically shift directions for this 2017 successor, Be Myself. The title alone is a tacit admission that she's returning to her roots, reuniting with producers Jeff Trott and Tchad Blake, the pair who helmed 1996's Sheryl Crow and 1998's The Globe Sessions. Crow last worked with Trott on 2002's C'mon, C'mon, and Be Myself deliberately mirrors that album's sunny vibe while also nodding at specific songs from Crow's past. "Roller Skate" grooves to a beat that echoes "All I Want to Do" and "Strangers Again" struts like "If It Makes You Happy" -- sly winks that acknowledge Crow is happy to embrace her past. Perhaps this retro move would seem desperate if Crow didn't seem so enthusiastic reviving this collaboration. With Trott and Blake in tow, she's happy to embrace her eccentricity in addition to her fondness for big pop hooks -- a combination that fuels Be Myself as surely as it did Sheryl Crow or The Globe Sessions. Compared to those two '90s records, this 2017 album isn't quite as daring -- a revival is by definition a safe bet, plus Crow's long since reined in her purple prose -- but one of the charms of Be Myself is what lies along the fringe. Most of the record's 11 songs are graced by provocative sounds lurking at the margins of the mix -- something that sounds like a music box on "Halfway There," a saloon piano on "Rest of Me," all the compressed guitars as percussion -- that help elevate this set of strong, sophisticated pop into something special.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:45:30
- Main artists: Sheryl Crow
- Label: Wylie Songs - Warner Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2017 Wylie Songs, LLC under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2017 Wylie Songs, LLC under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc.
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