''The Very Best of Sheryl Crow'' is a

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album by American singer-songwriter

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, released on October 13, 2003, in the United Kingdom and November 4, 2003, in the United States. The album was a commercial success, reaching 2 on both the

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and the ''Billboard'' 200, selling four million units in the US as of January 2008. The album also received a

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accreditation by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry for sales of over one million copies in Europe.

Track listing

International release

Internationally some tracks were changed: *A three-disc box set was released in the UK with live album '' Sheryl Crow and Friends: Live from Central Park'' CD and a bonus DVD of music videos for the songs on this album. *Some Japanese pressings also came with a DVD of ''Sheryl Crow and Friends: Live from Central Park''. *For the French release, "The First Cut Is the Deepest" is featuring French singer

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. *Last track of the German release is "It's So Easy" featuring

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, which was released as a single.

DVD release

The DVD features 14 video tracks, missing out "Light in Your Eyes", "Picture", "C'mon C'mon" and "I Shall Believe". Sound is PCM stereo.

Digital release

Digital US versions of the album at Amazon.com and the iTunes Store omit track 11, "

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". All the subsequent tracks shift their numbering back accordingly. Internationally, the song is still available digitally, but only when the album is purchased as a whole. The songs included on each international version and format are summarized below, sortable using the position within an edition.

Personnel

*Sheryl Crow – acoustic guitar, piano, bass guitar, vocals, background vocals,

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*Jimmie Bones – keyboards *Tom Bukovac – electric guitar *Joel Derouin –

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– drums *Paul Franklin –

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*Shirley Hayden – background vocals *

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, vocals * Abraham Laboriel Jr. – drums *Misty Love – background vocals *

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– keyboards *Kenny Olson – guitar *Michael Rhodes – bass *Matt Rollings – piano *John Shanks – bass, electric guitar, background vocals *Producers: Sheryl Crow, Bill Bottrell, Garth Fundis, Kid Rock, John Shanks, Jeff Trott *Engineers: Matt Andrews, Marc DeSisto, Jeff Rothschild, Al Sutton *Mixing: Chuck Ainlay, Kid Rock, Jeff Rothschild, Al Sutton, Dave Way *Production coordination: Shari Sutcliffe *String arrangements: Patrick Warren *Assistant: Josh Muncy *Contractor: Shari Sutcliffe *Photography: Naomi Kaltman, Peter Lindbergh, Mark Seliger *Liner notes: David Wild

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Accolades

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Very Best Of Sheryl Crow, The 2003 greatest hits albums Sheryl Crow compilation albums Albums produced by Bill Bottrell Albums produced by Garth Fundis Albums produced by John Shanks A&M Records compilation albums