Sheryl Crow and Friends: Live from Central Park is a live album by American singer-songwriter Sheryl Crow, released on December 7, 1999, by A&M Records. Although it was not commercially successful upon its release, merely reaching No. 107 on the Billboard 200,[5] the album has managed to reach US sales of 486,000 units as of January 2008,[6] earning it gold certification consideration. The concert was held in New York's Central Park on September 14, 1999, and featured some of Crow's many musical friends; the Dixie Chicks (now simply the Chicks), Fleetwood Mac's Stevie Nicks, Pretenders leader Chrissie Hynde, the Rolling Stones' Keith Richards, Sarah McLachlan and legendary guitar virtuoso Eric Clapton. The concert's emcee was actor and comedian Bill Murray, another friend of Crow.
Sheryl Crow and Friends: Live from Central Park | ||||
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Released | December 7, 1999 | |||
Recorded | September 14, 1999 | |||
Venue | East Meadow, Central Park, New York City | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 73:00 | |||
Label | A&M | |||
Producer | Sheryl Crow | |||
Sheryl Crow chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Entertainment Weekly | B−[2] |
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide | [3] |
Robert Christgau | A−[4] |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Everyday Is a Winding Road" | Crow, Brian MacLeod, Jeff Trott | 5:29 |
2. | "My Favorite Mistake" | Crow, Trott | 4:13 |
3. | "Leaving Las Vegas" | David Baerwald, Bill Bottrell, Crow, Kevin Gilbert, David Ricketts | 7:21 |
4. | "Strong Enough" (featuring Dixie Chicks) | Baerwald, Bottrell, Crow, Gilbert, MacLeod, Ricketts | 3:36 |
5. | "It Don't Hurt" | Crow, Trott | 5:56 |
6. | "A Change Would Do You Good" | Crow, MacLeod, Trott | 5:17 |
7. | "Gold Dust Woman" (featuring Stevie Nicks) | Stevie Nicks | 4:25 |
8. | "If It Makes You Happy" (featuring Chrissie Hynde) | Crow, Trott | 5:03 |
9. | "All I Wanna Do" | Baerwald, Bottrell, Wyn Cooper, Crow, Gilbert | 5:59 |
10. | "Happy" (featuring Keith Richards) | Mick Jagger, Keith Richards | 3:21 |
11. | "The Difficult Kind" (featuring Sarah McLachlan) | Crow | 5:55 |
12. | "White Room" (featuring Eric Clapton) | Pete Brown, Jack Bruce | 5:50 |
13. | "There Goes the Neighborhood" | Crow, Trott | 5:32 |
14. | "Tombstone Blues" | Bob Dylan | 5:03 |
Chart (1999–2000) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[9] | 167 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] | 76 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[11] | 46 |
US Billboard 200[12] | 107 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada)[13] | Gold | 50,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |