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A couple songs were clunkers but overall like Sheryl and her music. Has a great voice and many of her songs are catchy and great. "Strong Enough" is the best song on the album though "No One Said It Would Be Easy" comes pretty close. Also, "All I Wanna Do" is probably her most popular hit. 8/10.
This is her best effort - good album, I liked it when it came out but it's better now : )
I actually had never listened to this album from start to finish and it is really enjoyable and highly listenable. I have a newfound appreciation for Sheryl Crow.
It's been a while, but I instantly reconnected with her soulful voice. It's a good album, and there are a couple of standouts.
Many of these long unheard songs sound pretty good after going a long time unheard. And the never heard songs would have been better left that way.
Not bad for a pop record, but I didn’t care for it
Un muy buen disco. Inolvidable la canción All I Wanna Do, sin duda el soundtrack de una época.
I mean a heartbroken woman and a guitar, name a more iconic duo.
I just found this quite dull. I mean, her voice is fine but the whole thing is just quite beige. Not much more to say. So I suppose that says it all!
'All I Wanna Do' was such a massive catchy hit that it became annoying! The album was huge too. It's not bad, easy listening. 'Strong Enough' is probably my favourite track. 'Solidify' is quite funky. Overall it's a bit too Americana for me.
Lots to love about this actually! Run, Baby, Run reminds me of something that you’d see on These Days by Bon Jovi! Cool vibes :)
Could tell exactly what this was going to sound like just from the album cover.
All I Wanna Do gets two stars alone for being a catchy as hell song. Sheryl is a good singer and the music is produced all fine but nothing really stands out to me overall about this rock/country/pop blend. Run Baby Run is okay I guess? Strong Enough and No One Said it Would Be Easy are fine? There is nothing offensive about this album but that's also it's biggest fault.
Boring, not my vibe, pain in the butt to get through. 1/5
Really liked the first song “Run, Baby, Run”, but then it went downhill for me. “All I Wanna Do” is a good song but I’m so tired of it and never care to hear it again. Didn’t hate this album but many songs are boring.
Light 4, actually the deluxe version of this album add some quality content. Otherwise, decent album
Pop meets Lucinda Williams here, and it’s doesn’t really miss. Hit after hit charges at you while she endears herself to the listener with fun and relatable lyrics. The subterranean homesick blues-inspired “The Na-Na Song” is the fun middle child of the album.
Great album
I genuinely sighed when this album showed up, for two reasons. One, I only know sheryl crow as the woman that makes music for middle aged mothers that think being a shitty person is a personality trait because they're from the deep south... And two, I just finished listening to ...And Justice For all by metallica so I knew it was gonna be a bit of a culture shock. Like being given a glass of milk after skulling five shots of fireball. Now the opener surprised me, Run, Baby, Run blew all my expectations out of the water. Fantastic production, and that hook on the chorus just elevates me. But pretty quickly, my expectations turned out to be true but not quite for the reasons I thought. Leaving Las Vegas is alright, but it sounds nothing like the first song. It takes a bit more a triphop route. Then Strong Enough throws us into a more acoustic low-key type of energy. Then Cant Cry anymore gives us this half assed pop country song. So at this point I'm starting to see a pattern, or lack there of. These are fine songs on their own. As an album, this feels like multiple sets of studio sessions with no beat or connection from any song to the next. And again, this album is completely fine! It's listenable, it's walmart store music, but I just don't understand why this album would be considered great in any sense. Lyrically middling.
I was going to give it 2 stars, mostly on the middling strength of All I Wanna Do. But then I read about how many people she's offended.
Pop com camadas de country que funcionam muito bem com a voz dela.
I like a good beer buzz early in the morning too. Have only done it maybe twice though. Wouldn't it be good if we could hop a flight to anywhere, well so long to this life. One of the best lines ever. Still remember hearing Leaving Las Vegas for the first time wondering where did this come from and who is Sheryl Crow.
Crazy to think this album was a debut. Sheryl Crow is one of the best singer songwriter players in a generation. “I Shall Believe” is one of my favorites.
I love Sheryl Crow ;-)
I’m not usually a big fan of these country-tinged singer-songwriter albums but this was really impressive. A good balance of fun catchy tunes (with the absolute gem All I Wanna Do keeping good company) and well-written ballads. I didn’t love the production on a couple of songs but even then there were other features that really redeemed them - most notably We Do What We Can, which I didn’t love the drum sound of but took on a whole new life in the second half
Very 90's pop, but I still like some of the songs.
When I saw this on the list, I figured it would be "all I wanna do" and a bunch of filler. I completely forgot the other singles of this album that got radio play, "leaving Las Vegas", "can't cry anymore", and "strong enough". Solid music for a debut album. A bit rock, a bit country, with some blues thrown in. It was a pretty good album
Outside of the radio hits, could do without
Pretty good, but a little to pop for my tastes.
Strong Enough All I Wanna Do I Shall Believe
It was impossible to escape this album in the 90's. Sheryl along with Shania Twain ruled the pop country rock genre. That being said it's just not my music, but it's good for what it is.
I remember liking this a lot more when it came out. It’s aged into being a standard adult contempo record. It’s good, just not special.
A mixed bag. Some of the singles hold up.
Not a bad album at all. Some of the songs get a bit repetitive. Perfectly fine for a car ride.
That was disappointing. She never gets out of 2nd gear except for We Do What We Can. I get the feeling that too much weed was smoked.
Sort of boring for me, not really a fan of the sound, nor am I particularly enthralled by her voice. Just feels sort of average.
The songs that pop *really* pop. The songs that don't *really* don't. Some genuinely great tunes in here, though.
honestly went into this expecting not to like but then I heard those Prince chords on "Solidify" and thought "wait a minute."
She listened to a lot of Anthony Kiedis before writing the Na-Na Song. The funky Solidify should be a non-sequitur here but still works. Her almost laconic delivery of seemingly stream of conciousness lyrics carries the weaker songs. Ultimately more a jack of all trades than master of one, in the sense that nothing is extraordinary, but comes together as geater than sum of its parts.
there's moments that aren't boring
On est en 1993. Le Grunge avait tout défoncé sur son passage. Kurt Cobain hurlait sa douleur à la face d'une génération qui ne demandait que ça, Eddie Vedder faisait du trapèze sur les structures métalliques des festivals, et des hordes de kids en chemises de bûcheron trouées achetaient tout ce qui venait de Seattle avec une guitare saturée. C'était crade, c'était puissant, c'était VIVANT. Ça sentait la bière renversée, la sueur et le désespoir adolescent. Et puis, au milieu de tout ce bordel ambiant, déboule Sheryl Crow. Soyons clairs, Sheryl Crow, en 1993, n'avait rien à foutre là. Elle était l'antithèse de tout ce qui nous faisait vibrer. Propre sur elle, professionnelle jusqu'au bout des ongles, avec un CV long comme le bras qui ferait pâlir d'envie n'importe quel intermittent du spectacle. Choriste de luxe pour du beau linge : Michael Jackson, Sting, Stevie Wonder… La meuf avait côtoyé le gratin, mais toujours un pas derrière, dans l'ombre, à faire "Ouh-ouh" et "Aaaah" au bon moment. Respect pour la carrière, bien sûr. Mais pour l'âme rock'n'roll, on repassera. Alors, quand "Tuesday Night Music Club" a commencé à pointer le bout de son nez, je n'y ai pas prêté l'oreille une seule seconde. Pour moi, c'était un produit. Un truc calibré pour les ondes, pour les supermarchés, pour les autoradios des monospaces. La pochette elle-même, avec ses allures de photo de classe d'une bande de potes un peu artistes, transpirait la normalité. Pas de danger, pas de folie, pas de "fuck you". Juste des gens compétents faisant de la musique compétente. Et c'est là tout le problème, et toute la (relative) réussite de cet album. Car il faut lui reconnaître ça, à ce disque : il est terriblement efficace. C'est le résultat d'un "club" de musiciens, une sorte de think tank de la pop-rock FM qui se réunissait le mardi soir pour jammer. De ces sessions est né un son. Un son américain jusqu'à la moelle, un mélange de folk, de country, de pop et de rock léger, le tout enrobé dans une production si lisse, si parfaite, qu'on pourrait y voir son reflet. C'est le genre de disque qui ne prend aucun risque, mais qui réussit tout ce qu'il entreprend. Chaque note est à sa place, chaque refrain est pensé pour être chanté sous la douche, chaque mélodie est conçue pour ne heurter aucune sensibilité. Et puis il y a eu "All I Wanna Do". Le raz-de-marée. Le tube planétaire qui a transformé Sheryl Crow, l'ex-choriste, en superstar. La chanson était partout. Partout. Impossible d'allumer une radio, une télé, d'entrer dans un bar sans l'entendre. "All I wanna do is have some fun". Sérieusement ? Nous, on écoutait "Rape Me", et elle, elle voulait juste "s'amuser" ? Le décalage était total. C'était la bande-son parfaite pour une Amérique qui voulait tourner la page du nihilisme grunge et se remettre à croire en des jours meilleurs, en des amours simples et en des après-midis ensoleillés. C'est une revanche, c'est certain. Passer de l'ombre à une lumière si aveuglante, c'est une sacrée performance. Sheryl Crow a prouvé qu'elle était bien plus qu'une voix d'appoint. C'est une songwriteuse accomplie, une musicienne hors pair et une interprète charismatique. "Tuesday Night Music Club" est la preuve irréfutable de son talent. Mais voilà, trente ans plus tard, en le réécoutant pour ce projet un peu fou, mon sentiment n'a pas vraiment changé. J'ai vieilli, je suis moins catégorique, mais le constat reste le même. C'est un album plaisant. Agréable. Sympathique. C'est le disque que tu mets quand tes beaux-parents viennent dîner. Il ne dérangera jamais. Il ne surprendra jamais. Il ne te retournera jamais les tripes. On l'écoute, on hoche la tête, on se dit "c'est pas mal foutu", et cinq minutes après, on l'a oublié. Il manque l'essentiel : l'âme, la fêlure, le danger. Il manque la raison pour laquelle on tombe amoureux d'un disque, cette étincelle d'imprévisibilité qui fait qu'on y revient encore et encore, des années après. "Tuesday Night Music Club" est un jalon incontournable de son époque, une borne kilométrique sur l'autoroute de la pop des années 90. Mais c'est le genre de borne qu'on voit du coin de l'oeil en filant à 130 km/h vers des destinations plus excitantes. Un 3/5, c'est presque généreux. C'est la note de la compétence sans le génie. La note du travail bien fait. C'est l'album du "peut mieux faire", mais qui, au fond, n'a jamais eu l'intention de faire mieux, juste de faire ce qu'il fallait pour plaire au plus grand nombre. Et de ce point de vue, c'est une réussite totale. Une réussite un peu chiante, mais une réussite quand même.
3-4
This is a great album and launched a career.
2.5
Really enjoyable album. Lots of different styles. I feel like Taylor swift is just a boring rehash of our Sheryl
Competent is how I would describe this. It's completely middle of the road and inoffensive. It's just there. And that's completely fine.
Rocky songwriting from 1993.
Fun Rating: 3.8
A fun poppy lil album.
Yep
Mom and elementary school music for me. Not really my thing
Still a great album
It's an album I know so well that really showed up a lot in my freshman year of college. So much still to love here. She inspired me and raised me up, and to this day, I still sometimes listen to certain songs on this album. It's a good one.
"All I Wanna Do" and "Strong Enough" made this album absolutely huge. And it's clear why - they are some of the most radio-friendly broadly appealing songs I can think of. But they are vanilla pop rock, and even the catchiest pop rock radio hits of all time only go so far.
I actually really dislike her voice, she sounds like she is straining. Strong enough is solid though.
It got an extra star for nostalgia because my friend used to put this on in her car all. The. Time. Strong Enough is solid and the song about an alcoholic sitting around drinking with strangers all day was different and fun despite it actually being quite sad. But I don’t like listening to people I can sing better than and listening to her wail leaving Las Vegas makes me want to twist a knife in my ear holes.
I really like No One Said It Would Be Easy a lot. Low key best song on the album. I wish there were more songs of that quality.
Surprisingly good. 4.5
🎶🎶🎶 all i wanna do is have some fun 🎶🎶🎶
Not too surprised, this was not for me. Can get a 2 stars Will I listen to again: 0%
A great album! She's basically the female tom petty. A liberating and sometimes heartfelt album.
Songs are way too long, and way too monotonous. The music is basic, and while her voice may be interesting, and the one hit is good, it’s not enough to carry the rest.
mish mash splish splash
Lots of good songs besides All I wanna Do (which is a great song too)
Gritty but gorgeous lyrical prowess by Crow
I respect the hell out of Sheryl Crow, but most of this album affected me like a fugue state. The disco-pastiche of "Solidify" stirred me from my waking slumber because I couldn't believe how much it didn't work. "The Na-Na Song" also shouldn't work, but I was charmed by it despite myself. Why this Crow album? Just say you wanted us to hear "Strong Enough" and go. I liked my highlights too much to give this less than three stars, but I don't expect to revisit this album again. Highlights: Strong Enough (an all-timer), The Na-Na Song, No One Said It Would Be Easy, I Shall Believe
Some great songs but had to skip a couple.
This was a good chill album. Liked it when it came out.
I never really disliked Sheryl Crow, but at the height of her popularity, I was pretty young. In fact, when this particular album was released, I wasn't even born. So I never really had the itch to check out more than just radio singles. But you know what? I'm pleasantly surprised. This is just...nice music! My words are failing me, but I can imagine driving down a scenic road to these songs.
It wasn't grating, but I didn't find anything particularly special about the album.
The queen of the 90s is stuck in its time.
4.25
It turns out that I know a few Sheryl Crow songs. I wouldn’t have been able to name any just off her name before, but Run Baby Run and All I Wanna Do stand out as the better tracks here. This is pretty easy listening pop rock with a dash of country thrown in for good measure. Country can often be a little abrasive to me, but this didn’t overdo it. Overall, this was pleasant. It wasn’t mind blowing, but I had a nice time listening to it.
Has some good songs. “Leaving Las Vegas” is her best song. Kind of loses steam towards the end. Overall was enjoyable. 3/5 Might listen to a couple songs again.
We all now know that there really was a Tuesday Night Music Club, which led to the album that launched Sheryl Suzanne Crow's music career. The details of how it all came together have been debated ever since. In short, Sheryl began attending informal jam and songwriting sessions at the LA studio of producer Bill Bottrell with her then-boyfriend Kevin Gilbert. Also in attendance were the incredibly talented David Baerwald and three others. Since Crow had a recording contract, their creations ended up under her name. She credited everyone involved, but there were conflicts along the way and especially afterwards when the album started hitting the stratosphere. The breakout hit that propelled the album was "All I Wanna Do," which was played on the radio daily in 1994. The lyrics, depicting getting a good beer buzz in a bar facing a car wash, were adapted from a poem by Wyn Cooper. The royalty checks from the song allowed the poet to leave his day job. The success of follow-up singles like “Leaving Las Vegas,” “Strong Enough,” and “Can’t Cry Anymore” kept the Tuesday Night Music Club in the spotlight. The album has sold approximately 10 million copies and received several well-deserved Grammy awards. As a significant debut record and a piece of pop culture, TNMC still holds up well today. It's relaxed, rootsy, and filled with melody, emotion, and insightful lyrics, making it a joy to listen to.
2.5/5. Meh, not unenjoyable, but not very memorable.
Catchy story telling pop rock. Interestingly wide songwriting credits, so perhaps more of a band effort and less autobiographical than it would seem. Rating: 3.5/5 Playlist track: All I Wanna Do Date listened: 10/06/24
Bonus points because the first song got me singing along already. Other than that it's pretty fun but just not my style
Some funky tracks, 1/2 even stand out. Low 3.
Enjoyable. I like the variety but that's also a weakness. This album has a scattershot approach with two or three songs feeling out of place. My favorites being the mellower cuts.
Schöne ruhige Musik. Teilweise etwas piepsige Stimme.
Nice to hear this again; I listened to it quite a bit when it was first out. I never found it a terribly exciting album; it was more just something easy to stick on in the car. (I seem to remember that boyf - now husband - and I were into anything that made us think about driving across the vast expanse of the USA, because we really liked Thelma and Louise, and this fitted that vibe.) It turns out I've forgotten quite a few of the songs, oops. Positives: I love her voice, and the songs are decent. She's actually released a couple of singles that I love, but neither of them is on this album. A solid 6 out of 10.
Enjoyed it as background, probably need to listen again and quite a few tracks will bear repeated listening, I reckon. But is it a classic? Probably not.
A very solid album that just doesn't blow me away. Vibe and sound seem similar across it to me. Fun listen at least!
Day 13 of listening to 1001 albums, one day at a time. Sheryl Crow was not someone I expected to come up on this list but I am glad she did. The album feels like a jukebox of sorts really highlighting Sheryl talents and it’s really interesting to hear that in her first album. The writing on the songs is pretty stellar, from talking about her being caught in an era of a republican president and liberal parents. To the writing on The Na-Na Song, then What Can I Do For You. While I don’t think this album is perfect it’s still got some great hits through and through and make it a great album to give a listen.
Sheryl Crow isn't really my thing, but I can understand what people see in it. Just not for me
This is not my favorite Sheryl Crow album…in fact, it might be number 4 or 5 on my list. Her self titled album, Cmon, Cmon, Wildflower, The Globe Sessions. This is what put her on the map and I get why it made it to the list. It’s just disappointing that maybe her 4th best album is what people get to listen to. It is still pretty darn good and is a very good listen. And the popular songs are great! It’s also very bluesy…and that set the tone for all of the rest of her albums. Make sure you listen to some of her other early music. you won’t be disappointed.
Not her best album. Enjoyed listening to it.
honestly not bad, better than expected. Do i want to listen to it everyday? nah. Would i bash my brains out if it was stuck in my CD player? definitely. But there's only a select handful of albums that wouldnt elicit that response. Id give it 3.5 stars if i could but dont quite feel like it deserves 4 so 3 it is
I always really felt the lyrics of the songs, but it never really felt like she believed what she was singing. It's one of those albums that had hit after hit on the radio at a certain point, then it was gone.
Ya know not bad tbh. I hope a Sheryl Crow fan group is called a murder
It's alright but not for me.
Not really my thing, but definitely just feels like the core of early-mid 90's pop music. 2.5/5
I like Sheryl Crow songs. The vibe of the full album is not for me, but most of the songs have individual appeal. For me, hearing them periodically on my wife's satellite radio in her car is enough.
I've heard a few songs before and liked them but discovered that there was a lot of other good music on this album as well.
I expected this to be 11 “All I Wanna Do”s. I was both wrong and right. I was wrong in that these songs are interesting and Dylanesque. But I was right in that even the hit “All I Wanna do” is weird and complex. So yeah, it is 11 “All I Wanna Do”s, but that’s a good thing.
Not my cup of tea but it's not awful
Cant let gang know i fw this
It's an upbeat and somber album at the same time. Strong enough really reminds me of Landslide. Maybe that's just me. Really strong album. Better than Live/Dead.
It starts really strong, definitely the first 3 tracks are automatically a win, however, nearly all the rest is filler. All gentle pleasant pop, with an occasional jazzy adult contemporary vibe, but unfortunately it all pretty much blends together.
test
it opens with a country banger, but after that, there's a mix of genres and influences I wasn't really expecting. I only enjoyed a few songs really.
Kinda bland, didn't really connect with this one (except that "All I wanna do" is really a banger that I had totally forgotten)
1 - The hit is okay, but everything else was sooo aggravating and repetitive. It should show how much I disliked the rest of the album if I don't even hate the hit and I still gave it a 1. Is this really an album I need to listen to before I die? Why?
While many people expect this to be full of pop rock radio anthems, there's a deeper blues side that is intriguing. Still didn't land with me, but it's worth a listen.
Good.
Solid album, good songs, 4 stars.
Good singer
Heard at least half of these wonderful songs, but never thought they were on one single album. Brilliant!
A good mix of pop, rock and smooth jazz - just a like a beer buzz in the morning. Sheryl Crow seems to lack any strength to her vocals.
This is very hollow feeling. It's like an expression of emotion that's so muted that people can zone out and feel like they relate to it. I have no idea what I'm meant to find in this.
Started off kind of flat, got a little better. At the end of the day I feel like there is a band playing at a bar in every city on any night that can bring the same quality of music. A bit all over the place at times.
Tuesday Night Music Club is actually Sheryl Crow's, "second album" as her debut was rejected by the music label. I have a bootleg copy of that recording and it's terrible, it has a horrible over-produced glossy sound and the songs ring hollow and uninspired. It's amazing what better production, better songs and a make-over image can do, as TNMC presents Crow is a fun loving, casual fashioned, blues-rock artist. The songs are an improvement and with the "hit", All I Wanna Do sets the blueprint for the course of Crow's career. Listening now, it's still OK, but the rest of the album isn't as good as I remember. Most of the record is quite middle-of-the-road sounding and doesn't feel as authentic as we are led to feel. There is still a lot of filler (as most of her albums are) and I must admit I've been lukewarm to her music since, with the odd interesting song, but it's just too mainstream and commercial sounding to care.
its really not my type of thing tbh
I really liked the first and last songs, bit other than that, this album was pretty meh
Again, not my style but well made
I knew 'All I Wanna Do' was a certified bop (as the kids say), but that is the extent of my Crow knowledge. Truthfully, my inital intinct was 'eugh' ... but I really enjoyed it. It's not all great, it gets a bit bogged down in place, but Sheryl's voice is great. Even though it's in that Swift/Adele arc that really isn't aimed at me I found it really easy to key in to and enjoy. A great example of why doing this thing is great for broadening horizons. I'm rounding up to a 4 for that reason.
Lovely. Would happily listen again
This is serviceable, but doesn't fully connect. A little too rootsy for much of its running, needs a little more energy or maybe a little more grit. It's clear Sheryl Crow showed up on the scene as a fully formed songwriter, her talents there evident, however I think her vocal performances would get stronger with subsequent releases. I don't know, I guess I wish this was either more songs like "All I Wanna Do" that have a little boogie in them, or that this went like full country and actually [i]rocked[/i] a little bit. Promising debut, properly rated.
Good album! Only knew one song. Not interesting /good enough for me to be on this list but enjoyed listening to it.
Pretty good
Blues-pop-rock. Un megahit. Venga, un 4.
Not a fan. Really does nothing for me. Other than 'all I wanna do'
I’ve come to realize that listening to full albums again that it is really hard to be consistent through an entire album. This one has some great songs. But I think it also has some filler songs. But this is a debut album too so that makes it harder too I think. I always enjoyed this album but I think she had better albums later in her career.
Really like this album. Something about her is special.
She doesn’t have a great voice. Her songs don’t speak to me. She’s very beautiful.
7/10
Classic Sheryl Crow album with hits, bluesy singer songwriter material that's casual and heartfelt. The album has aged well and remains a classic.
One killer song, the bit hit, for for the rest: nothing wrong with album, but also nothing special. Guess just too Middle of the Road American music for me.
I have no complaints about this album. A couple songs stood out I remember hearing a million times on the radio.
Sheryl Crow is one of those musicians that I never understood the massive following for. Is her music bad? No. But it does all sound meh.
If the algorithm can sort out a Christmas album for Christmas day, how come it can't manage to put this on a Tuesday? Anyway. This was... okay, occasionally decent, but consistently unchallenging. At its best when poppy. 2.5 🌟
solid pop album
It's OK.
Lo recordaba de cuando se convirtió en un hit, incluyendo su videoclip. Me han gustado: Leaving Las Vegas, Can't cry anymore y All I wanna do. También me han entrado ganas de volver a su siguiente disco. Interesante debut y signo de una época con muchas cosas de este estilo country-rock-pop que parece que vuelve en 2024.
Not bad but nothing super interesting about it. Songwriting is pretty underwhelming. You can tell it’s all pro players but feels pretty uninspired and not an ounce of edge or darkness.
I found the song writing to get very lazy at times. Her voice is okay.
Every week, a new white woman country singer gets transported into our dimension through a time rift, along with the innate fact of having sold like seven billion records. Who the fuck is Sheryl Crow. Ain't that the main guy from Gladiator. Boring music. Who cares.
Man I should've given her a chance sooner
Fun album. It feels like a '90s summer day without too much of a care.
Heaps of potential but feels like it's been too tightly squeezed and commercialised
So I typically don’t like 90’s music, and Singer/Songwriter is one of my lowest rated categories in this project. This is an exception. I love Sheryl’s gravelly voice, the crisp acoustic guitar tracks, and the simple, yet well done arrangements. I read one review that said she is the female Tom Petty, and I can see that. I love the story telling aspect of each song. I just really enjoy this album. I used to have this on CD and listened to it all the time, then I think a coworker took it. I had not listened to this in years, and I’m genuinely glad this one came up today.
I preferred the album which came after this but it was an easy listen.
I dunno, it's never very good when I start this way. Another pop music machine. Depth-less lyrics, pretty voice and face, there's some purpose behind music like this being made, distraction from finding God, maybe. Ugh, 2 stars.
Best Song: All I Wanna Do. The sheer dorkiness of the storytelling on display here is nothing if not endearing. And the chorus is nice and catchy too. Worst Song: The Na-Na Song. It felt like she was going for something quirky here, and honestly just never quite reached it. Overall: A pleasant collection. I particularly liked the two stripped down tracks that close out the album. Quiet and contemplative without being melancholy. Springtime music.
This album came up for me on Easter and that was just a perfect day for it. This is one of my dad's favorites and I've got good memories of driving around to garage sales and road trips listening to this. For a debut album is was great, but looking back knowing the rest of her career she is probably going to stay as a greatest hits kind of artist for me. Favorite track "All I wanna do" 4/5
I used to have her second album which I much prefer but there was some really interesting sounds on here. Some of the production sounds like those Ibiza trance chillout albums. Some crap like the The Na-Na Song but All I Wanna Do and a few others are good listens
I am a tall, bearded man with a bald head and a love for powerlifting. And I absolutely adore this album — why on earth has nobody exposed me to this?
Crow has a nice rustic voice, but this LP could stand a whole lot less of it – each track runs at least one verse + chorus too long, and even the more interesting melodies started to wear on me. This did well on ‘00s radio with each song in isolation, but taking it in all at once became quite a drag after a while. Definitely needed some stronger instrumentals to back Crow, who sings her heart out but can’t save this bloated LP.
This album is quintessential 90s listening. An absolute staple for the time. I would have given this 4 stars based solely on \"Strong Enough\" which is a damn masterpiece of a song, but luckily there's a lot of other strong tracks on this album to prop it up and even the not so great one's aren't too bad either. This is a strong 4 but not quite a 5. Standout Tracks: Strong Enough, Can't Cry Anymore, All I wanna Do
Oh boy, a mixture of pop and country, my favorite!!!!
Standard 90s rock for moms, outside of a few (not good) weird ones like ‘Solidify’, which I guess is trying to be a funk song, and a really annoying one called ‘The Na Na Song’ or something like that (yeah that’s what it’s called I looked it up). Anyway, the rest is bog standard, including ‘All I Wanna Do’, which was better when Weird Al sang it for that polka.
worlds normalest album sorry….nostalgic and i’ve never heard it before
Pop, RnB, 1993 -> 3
It would be a great album if it was 1-2 songs long
about as interesting as a Tuesday night
Not my thing. I found it pretty poppy, overproduced and uncompelling. But I love that there is another woman in this list, go queen.
Way worse than I remember
Run, Run, Run Strong Enough Can't Cry Anymore All I Wanna Do If it makes you happy Cijeli album je dobar
This album was a great mix of rock, pop, country, and funk. I was familiar with a couple of songs but haven’t listed to Sheryl Crow beyond what I’ve absorbed through radio. The music itself was well produced and well arranged. I found Crow’s voice a bit uneven throughout though I still enjoyed the album.
A few amazing tracks in here, really quite surprised, though some are definitely quite forgettable.
This could represent everything I hated about music in 1993. I still hate it.
So boring it burns.
Fine. One big hit song.
- a lot more slower songs than I expected but still good - some classics on here - Sheryl Crow brings great vibes
- she has a very distinct confidence - quite honest as well -2.5
THere is nothing groundbreaking or super amazing about this album. Sorry Cheryl
Love Sheryl
4 Love sheryl crow But this aint too good 3
Knappt någon vidare bra låt visst gick väl å lyssna på men inte min typ
i feel like i was just possessed by the spirit of a woman going through a divorce in the 90’s for 50 minutes. loved it.
It's very cliche and a product of the 90s. Her voice has a bit of style to it, reminds me of Gwen Stefani, but it's mostly forgettable alongside the generic country pop instrumental and overproduced effects. A lot of songs like "Solidify" and "The Na-Na Song" are just terrible, like stock music fiddled around on Garage Band. To add insult to injury, the average song is almost 4.5 minutes, despite the melodies being fairly simple, repetitive, and predictable in no way appealing. 50 minutes is too long for a pop record like this. It gets the 2nd star for accessibility and diversity. Appropriate opener and closer. "All I Wanna Do" is a feel-good country disco tune. It's hard to find anything else worthy to mention. Half the tracks were bad, and the other half were ok.
This whole album is fine. Very much of the time in its attempt to be hip, which has obviously aged in the past 30 years. The single Strong Enough sits well with the other songs, but the clear winner is the breakout single. It's cliche to say but in this case it really does dwarf the rest of the album.
Even when I don't like something, I can usually see why it's on the list but this has left me stumped. It's such a sea of blandness and beige. There are passable tunes here and I don't dislike her voice, but it's not good, interesting, new, progressive or engaging.
Not really for me. Decent but probably not returning
Po-op
Enjoyed it more than I expected to
Not a fan. Even if listening to her voice was a bit nostalgic
First of all, I prefer her subsequent self-titled album which outsold this one in the UK (but not in the US where this one was a mega hit), and I would give that one a 5. On this one, all six (!) singles are outstanding, but some of the rest drag a little. Well worth a listen, and if you like it, you'll love 1996's Sheryl Crow.
Some solid songs but they only make up half the album. The other half was forgettable.
Solidly produced album with one track that stands out - All I wanna do. Not really a lasting impression that makes you want to listen to it again, apart from maybe the occasional All I wanna do.
I had this cd when I was younger but don’t remember a lot of these songs now. They all seemed really genuine. There were lots of different styles too which were cool. Decent album.
Good memories came to me.
Ok, Sheryl! 4.
December 1994. The Saturday before Bar Exam week, the most stressful week of my life up until then. Trying desperately to stay awake on approximately zero hours sleep, trying to memorise one more ruling. Radio on Ray Power, Casey Kasem’s America Top 40 on syndication. And then All I Wanna Do comes on. I still have a soft spot for that song. Shame the album as a whole is a bit uneven, but, you know. The magic moments are the ones that count.
Last few songs really caught my attention and all I wanna do is a classic
Good, but not her best.
De lo peor que me ha salido hasta ahora
Ok - wouldn’t buy the album
There's a decent chance that it's my (quite literal) dogshit day, but man, this just is not it.
I was sort of impressed/bewildered by the assortment of genres on this album. It goes from blues rock to funk to a jazz ballad, but all of it with a tinge of pop-country. None of it quite reaches the caliber of the standout single "All I Wanna Do," though. The songwriting is just generally unexciting and Sheryl's vocals fail to deliver the dynamic or powerful edge needed to make it truly engaging.
Good
This album was near and dear to my heart and was in my regular rotation after I graduated from college. Upon listening to it years later, I am struck by how simultaneously really good the music is and also being a little annoyed by its production values. When this album came out, of course there was no other Sheryl Crow albums out before this to compare it to. But then when you hear her subsequent album, you realize that this album, while very polished, sounded a little too "sterile", maybe because of the heavy reliance on program drums? Her next album's single If It Makes You Happy really puts this album in contrast, sounding more organic. So many good songs on this album, but Strong Enough and We Do What We Can remain my favorites.
This ain't no disco, its Sheryl Crow... She's very hit or miss, but when she hits its amazing and there's a few tracks on this album that vibe just right. I'd argue the first 4 tracks are ("Run Baby Run", "Leaving Las Vegas", "Strong Enough" and "Can't Cry Anymore") amongst the strongest start to an album at any time, add in the ubiquitous "All I Wanna Do" and that's pretty much half the album accounted for. So basically the singles bopped, the rest is ok but don't quite rise to the same level. Solid middle 3 star album, a good way to pass 50 or so minutes.
C’était correct
This is an excellent album which, in my opinion, mostly highlights just making music very well. It is like finding a really well-written sonnet that hits the spot within its genre. Nothing groundbreaking going on--no experimentation or pushing of limits. Just solid song-writing, playing, and creation of an album.
Zwei gute Lieder, der Rest ist Durchschnitt
Yep Iv give it to Sheryl this is a catch 90’s rock album, deserves to be listened to before you die. Not one I’ll be adding to my frequent rotation though.
Mid. Nice groove on Solidify.
That was a very underwhelming listen. Very few songs were interesting or memorable, other than All I Wanna Do (of course) and We Do What We Can. Even this albums contemporaries significantly outclass it (Natalie Imbruglia - "Left of the Middle" comes to mind). A few good songs and an overall positive "vibe" elevates this score from the bottom. 2/5.
Takes me right back to jr. high and high school. STRONG ENOUGH still one if my faves to belt along with.
Couple hits but otherwise just okay.
I was thinking the album was better than I remembered, pretty good really, until spotify moved on to playing me some female driven songs that are genuinely great. So I'm going to stick to "pretty good".
Muito melhor do que eu esperava!
Way better than anticipated
3/5 good but not enough
It was fine, just not really my thing. Nothing really stood out to me as bad or really won me over though
Sheryl blends a good mix of genres into pop songs
Wow, this is not my taste.
My kind of music! Love!!
Previous Familiarity: Moderate. Only familiar with the singles. Sheryl Crow was ahead of the curve as far as pop singer-songwriters of the 1990's go. Songwriting here is very strong with excellent storytelling and pop-Americana twang. The production is rustic, but clean, and the variety of styles is worth admiring. You can hear a lot of her influence in much of the indie Americana that gets released even 30 years after this albums release. I do feel like the album as a whole would benefit from reordering the tracks, as "Run, Baby, Run" is a bit too somber to kick off the album, and "All I Wanna Do" is too perfect of a song to be hid near the end of the album. Overall this record is still was quite enjoyable, and was a nice surprise!
Beaucoup d’ennui. L’engouement autour de cet album parait un peu disproportionné vu d’aujourd’hui. Un genre de pop rock country, pas ouf du tout. Voix parfois très limite (genre sur “Leaving Las Vegas”). Deux tubes identifiés “Run, baby, run” et “All I want to do”. Des histoires un peu white trash, échos du fin fond de nulle part, USA. Il devrait y avoir des lois qui nous protègent de choses comme “The Na-Na Song”.
Sheryl Crow tries alt and it doesnt really work
BORING
early 90’s era female pop rock/folk hybrid. nothing too groundbreaking about this album. it was big when it came out, but it was kind of a product of its time.
B: I really thought this would be better. E: I'm kinda "meh" on Sheryl Crow, she's got some good tunes, but there's something about her I just don't really like.
Moments of annoyance, moments of not being annoyed. All in all, it’s fine? I guess?
Good
Over-produced 90s pop rock, if that’s your thing…
Sometimes the right album comes along in this sequence. After a tricky week of US rock landfill a melodic album with songs and plenty of texture can seem so much better. I enjoyed this a lot, it's a good album and holds up across the whole set of songs.
High three, but not quite a four. There’s a lot of variety in this album, and Crow’s voice is very nice, but the quality between songs can rise and fall a fair bit. Overall pretty good on average.
Cars song lady.
Not bad. Easy listening. I give it 3 stars.
I remembered liking this more. Looking back, it’s a few good songs and a good sound, though the drums sound very dated to me.
Definitely not a 5 but a solid core of songs, almost dragged down to a 3 by the na-na song.
Some good songs
Has some good songs but has a lot of boring filler. Sheryl Crow is a very serviceable singer but doesn't have a blow you away type of skill. The best parts of this album are when it ditches the poppier elements in favour of the more blues, country and occasional jazzy parts.
duplicate
2.5 rom-com of albums
Great album. So refreshing. I'm sure there's some nostalgia kicking in too.
Not terrible but not my thing.
As a kid I used to hate All I Wanna Do bc I thought it was just rambling. I have since become enlightened. There are some good songs on here but a bunch of them didn’t make too big of an impression on me. She really had her Joker Moment on Leaving Las Vegas and by that I of course mean the song sounds like Joker by Steve Miller Band but it totally works
More mom's Toyota Corolla core eh dom? This album had some great moments, like that Las Vegas song, but it just wasn't consistent throughout. I'd give it another chance some time and also fw Sheryl Crow so maybe I'll check out her other stuff
The highs were so god damn high. But unfortunately the lows were essential negative. I’m happy giving it a 3. Sheryl definitely rips when she wants to
Pretty solid post modern roots rock.
Some really nice songs and some others trapped in a 90s time warp but overall not bad.
Nothing grabbed me on this. All I Wanna Do wasn't enough to bring the rest of it up. Felt a bit lacklustre.
2.5/5
6/10. Before listening to this album, I wouldn't have thought Cheryl Crow could pull off these bleaker songs, or complex feminist lyricism. After listening to this album, I'd still say this style isn't her strong suit, but it's not bad either.
Generally fine. 6/10
Meh.
Its got most of the hits on here
Very nice, Sheryl Crow is great, very talented. The hits are hitting! There is some filler in there though in my opinion, if there was more history, nostalgia or connection there for me I'm sure I would have a stronger feeling about this. I could definitely connect more with this album but it's not happening today. I feel quite neutral, I like it.
I liked this a lot more than I expected to. Some great fun tunes on there and lots of variation too.
I bloody love Sheryl Crow. She's fantastic. Saw her at Glastonbury in 2019 and she was so so good. I really enjoyed this album but I definitely wouldn't say it's her best. Her self-titled album which came next is definitely the best and the one after that is also great so I'm surprised this album is here, nonetheless, it's great.
No fucking way. This is shit, Mary.
I am not a huge fan of this iteration of folk/country. I'd rather listen to Bob Dylan or Neil Young personally.
Ok album. Not my style. 2 stars
❤️❤️❤️
I did sleep on this record when it first came up. I'm well aware of Sheryl and have never been a fan. This album was pretty good. Never head Leaving Las Vegas before and I really like that song.
the vibes were definitely there, they just aren’t the vibes for a cold december night. i’d enjoy the fuck out of this album at the beach in the summer though
I liked the chiller vibe but it didn't wow me. - 7/10
Wasn't a bad album, kind of relaxed, no real duds, but nothing that jumped off the page for me. By the end of each song I was a little bored of it. Wasn't expecting the Aldous Huxley shout out
Expected to like this more… the songs were kind of repetitive and too long and just not enough singing to fill the song. I feel like the instrumental for no one said it would be easy sounds like something I would like but the song is just boring and not flowy. Feel like I just don’t like her style of song and she has some collabs I like better than the stuff on her albums
I liked it! Very groovy. I liked a lot of the hooks. It felt more modern than some of our other albums, which makes sense since it’s one of the more recent ones. Not sure I would listen to the whole album again but definitely some of the songs. 7/10
Some bangers some annoying
5/10 - I didn't hate the vibe and I liked the first song a little bit. Overall it was somewhat boring and the Na-Na song was strange to read the lyrics.
It was good, a few bangers and the rest was enjoyable 8/10
Aight 5.5/10
Le 1er album de Sheryl. Baldes relaxes/country/sofffft. Pas trop mon style. Il y a le classique All I wanna do quand même.
90's countrypop. Ik sta op meerdere manieren heel ver van de doelgroep af merk ik. Ze klinkt een beetje als een edgy 14 jarig meisje. Soms mijmerend, soms wat meer roepend. Een soort hele jonge Courtney Love met een countryfase. Een beetje Gwen Stefa-niet. Vooral de wat luider gezongen stukjes en sommige tweestemmig/gebackte stukjes zijn vervelend om naar te luisteren. Als ze de hoogte in gaat wordt het nasaal en komt ze eigenlijk wat tekort (laatste track bijvoorbeeld). Ik vind dit matig.
Maybe the most impossible album for me to review so far. At times a 5, at other times a 2 with obvious radio appeal forced into tracks like 'All I Wanna Do'. Ultimately, it's not an album that I think I'll ever revisit.
There’s really no need for this to be on the list. Some songs are good. Most are okay. Some are just kinda there. Overall it’s a forgettable experience.
Wow I'm very surprised. I saved multiple songs from this album. Sheryl, you gained a new fan 4.2
prvi dio albuma mi je bolje sjeo, ne znam
I know all the words to this album because it was imprinted in my consciousness from being over-played on the radio for all 4 years of high school. At the time I felt it was mediocre and mainstream, but now, 30 years later, it seems solid enough for the era. Some decent tunes. Will not ever play it again.
Is ok. I probably not listen to it ever, so it falls below the 3 star threshold.
some really surprising moments, and them some bland radio muck
Really not my thing, the first song was nice though
All I wanna do, is have some fun
Country? Okey had a long time to listen to that genre
I was 22 when this album came out and, even at the time, the songs just felt a little long in the tooth for me. You know, like it wouldn’t be long before they were in the regular rotation at your local grocery store. But you know, to be fair, this is a solid debut album by Sheryl Crow. It’s earthy and bluesy, in the same neighborhood as something you might hear from Lucinda Williams or Bonnie Raitt. But Crow’s softer vocal style really could have used a little grit and she would have had a more substantial sound. I suspect the songs sound better when she sings them now. Crow's vocals are always earnest though, with relatable lyrics. There's a reason you heard these songs everywhere for a good chunk of the 90s. The middle part of the album gets little soft and some of those songs aren't particularly memorable. But the hits are pretty catchy and easy on the ears. I have heard \"All I Wanna Do\" way too many times in my life, but it’s hooky and pretty fun. Sometimes that's all you need in an album. Fave Songs: Leaving Las Vegas, Strong Enough, We Do What We Can, Can't Cry Anymore, All I Wanna Do
All I wanna do is have some fun, but sadly this album wasn't that fun to me. Obvious talent, great voice but not for me. Did Coldplay steal from Crow, btw?
Good, has the hits. I need to listen more
A couple redeeming moments but shockingly annoying for this popular of a star
God how unstoppable was Sheryl Crow with this album? I appreciated the hits being a little spread around this one, the rest of the album just falls a little short of the peaks, but its still very listenable!
The hits are stone cold classics. The rest are eh
Luckily, she sings well, and it has some catchy guitar tunes. But this is some very cringy early-nineties indie country.
Är egentligen bara All I wanna do som sticker ut.
Olipa kyllä jännä. Luulin että en tykkäisi yhtään mutta tämähän oli mukavaa kuunneltavaa, poislukien alkupään "hitit". Steel-kitaraa mukavasti, laulajalla hyvä ääni. Jos vaan biisit on kelvollisia niin mukavasti menee.
Hadn't heard many of these songs.
i have mad respect for shez and her ability to make a whole career from all i wanna do. the rest of this album is absolute and utter horse wank. each track gave me that instant turn this shit of vibe.
A phenomenal amount of horse wank
Sheryl Crow is so confusing for me since when I hear her I can tell she is great but somehow I am not target for her songs. All I wanna do is still such a bop that I can not give this bad rating. She is everything Taylor Swift should be but never will.
I've never listened to a full Sheryl Crow album. I've always found her singing fine, but the hits are so overplayed that it gets annoying. I do love her Bond theme song from Tomorrow Never Dies but I love those songs in general. This album was fine but I probably won't listen again.
Ok I can't resist: All I Wanna Do is turn it off. That's the only song I knew from this album but man that cover of D'yer Mak'er is painful. I guess the music is competent enough but it's definitely not my style.
Not a country/folk fan.
The first song and last 3 were nice but the middle wasn't very memorable. All I Wanna Do is a bop and extremely catchy. Stand-out: All I Wanna Do
A big favorite in the 90’s.
Classic 90s album
Still dull as shit. Lol
oh the 90s I didn't love this but it did remind me of simpler days in my youth.
More enjoyable than expected! Not half bad.
Sorry Sheryl. I gave it a fair shot but this just isn't up my alley. The first track was decent though!
Enjoyed 'No One Said It Would Be Easy' and 'What I Can Do For You' is an interesting feminist perspective on creepy dudes. Sheryl's voice is obviously great. Otherwise pretty inoffensive, but not really my thing.
3.5 perfect album for a road trip
Odotin ehkä countrympaa, mutta tässä kuuluu voimakkaasti Kalifornia. Ja jopa white girl r'n'b? Vähän vierastan cool girl -mehustelua (All I wanna do), mut ehkä sitä ei tehdä ihan tosissaan.
Jos yrittää hetkeksi unohtaa tyylin, estetiikan ja sanat - oi, sanat - niin tämä on musiikillisesti kuulemisen arvoinen kyhäelmä. Tiedätkö, minä unohdin.
I really wonder why this album is on the list! It's got nothing to do with the fact that I find the album boring (there are many albums I dislike and find boring, or whatever, that I still can understand why is included in 1001); I just don't see anything special about this album.
As a teenager I had a fairly sizeable teenage crush on Sheryl Crow - I don't believe unreasonably however I don't think she was really ever on the radar of my immediate peers. I'd never really listened to this album although I am fairly familiar with many of the songs (the most prominent of which, All I Wanna Do is actually my least favourite), but I wish I had, Sheryl just became even more attractive in my eyes, sexy and talented! I'm sure this will be some comfort to her