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, released on April 8, 2002, in the United Kingdom and April 16, 2002 in the United States. Lead single "

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" peaked at No. 1 on the ''Billboard''

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chart and No. 17 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, becoming one of her biggest hits since " All I Wanna Do". The album was arguably her most pop-influenced to date, a big departure from the folk and rock sound on her previous release, '' The Globe Sessions''. ''C'mon, C'mon'' debuted at No. 2 on the

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and on the US ''Billboard'' 200, with first-week sales of 185,000 copies in the United States. The album has been certified Platinum in the US and Japan, selling 2.1 million units in the US as of January 2008. The song "Safe and Sound" is dedicated to Crow's former boyfriend

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and is an account of their relationship.

Track listing

All tracks written by Sheryl Crow, with additional writers noted.

Music videos

*"Steve McQueen" *"Soak Up the Sun" *"Safe and Sound" (live)

Personnel

*Sheryl Crow – organ, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, piano,

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, electric guitar, keyboards,

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, maracas, vocals, chorus,

Fender Rhodes The Rhodes piano (also known as the Fender Rhodes piano) is an electric piano invented by Harold Rhodes, which became popular in the 1970s. Like a conventional piano, the Rhodes generates sound with keys and hammers, but instead of strings, t ...

, Wurlitzer, Moog bass, tambo drums, Moroccan drum *Jeff Anthony – drums, drum programming *Rena Andoh – viola *Lynn Bechtold – violin * Charlie Bisharat – violin * Doyle Bramhall II – guitar, electric guitar, background vocals *Matthew Brubeck – cello, string arrangements *

Lenny Castro Lenny Castro (born September 19, 1956) is an American percussionist from the Los Angeles area. He is one of the most prolific percussionists of all time, appearing on hundreds of albums, including those by the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Adele, Maroon ...

– percussion, congas, shaker *Keith Ciancia – organ, keyboards, string samples *Karen Crow – handclaps *Cenovia Cummins – violin *Joe Deninzon – violin *Joel Derouin – violin, concert master * Mike Elizondo – bass guitar * Davey Faragher –

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Mitchell Froom Mitchell Froom (born June 29, 1953) is an American musician and record producer. He was a member of the bands Gamma and Latin Playboys, and is the keyboardist for Crowded House. He has produced albums for several artists, including David LaFl ...

– string arrangements *Matt Funes –

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*Berj Garabedian – violin *David Gold – viola *Douglas Grean – electric guitar, keyboards *Joyce Hammann – violin *

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– vocals on "Weather Channel" *

Don Henley Donald Hugh Henley (born July 22, 1947) is an American musician who is a founding member of the rock band the Eagles, for whom he is the drummer and co-lead vocalist, as well as its sole continuous member. Henley sang the lead vocals on Eagles ...

– vocals on "It's So Easy" *Jill Jaffe – violin *Brad Jones – bass * Steve Jordan – drums, tambo drums, Moroccan drum, maracas *Suzie Katayama – cello, Contractor, concert master * Julia Kent – cello *Michelle Kinney – cello *

Lenny Kravitz Leonard Albert Kravitz (born May 26, 1964) is an American singer, musician, songwriter, record producer, and actor. His debut album ''Let Love Rule (Lenny Kravitz album), Let Love Rule'' (1989) was characterized by a blend of Rock music, rock ...

– vocals on "You're an Original" *Ron Lawrence – viola * Brian MacLeod – drum fills * Natalie Maines – vocals on "Abilene" *

Wendy Melvoin Wendy Ann Melvoin (born January 26, 1964) is an American guitarist and singer-songwriter, best known for her work with Prince as part of his backing band the Revolution, and for her collaboration with Lisa Coleman as one half of the duo Wendy ...

– electric guitar *

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– vocals on "C'mon, C'mon" and "Diamond Road" *

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– vocals on "It's Only Love" *Paul Peabody – violin * Shawn Pelton – drums, bells, drum loops *

Liz Phair Elizabeth Clark Phair (born April 17, 1967) is an American rock singer-songwriter and musician. Born in New Haven, Connecticut, Phair was raised primarily in the Chicago area. After graduating from Oberlin College in 1990, she attempted to sta ...

– vocals on "Soak Up the Sun" *Matthew Pierce – violin * Lorenza Ponce – violin, string arrangements *Michele Richards – violin *

Craig Ross Craig David Ross is an American guitarist, best known for his work with singer Lenny Kravitz. Early life Craig Ross was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. He borrowed a guitar from a neighbor's garage at age eight. He began playing th ...

– guitar, electric guitar, rhythm guitar * Jane Scarpantoni – cello, contractor *

John Shanks John Matthew Shanks (born December 18, 1964) is an American songwriter, record producer and guitarist. He has been a longtime session and touring member of the rock band Bon Jovi. Early life and education Shanks was born in New York City and m ...

– bass guitar, electric guitar, drum loops, percussion programming *Keith Schreiner – drum programming *Debra Shufelt – viola * Antoine Silverman – violin, concert master *Daniel Smith – cello *Tim Smith – acoustic guitar, bass guitar, electric guitar, background vocals * Jeremy Stacey – percussion, drums,

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, synthesizer strings, Moog lead, drum loops, string arrangements *Rudy Stein – cello * Peter Stroud – acoustic guitar, guitar, electric guitar, background vocals,

slide guitar Slide guitar is a technique for playing the guitar that is often used in blues music. It involves playing a guitar while holding a hard object (a slide) against the strings, creating the opportunity for glissando effects and deep vibratos that ...

, Wurlitzer, acoustic 12 string guitar, drum loops *Shari Sutcliffe – contractor *Marti Sweet – violin *Hiroko Taguchi – violin *

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– organ, piano,

*Jeff Trott – acoustic guitar, bass guitar, electric guitar,

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, drum programming *

Soozie Tyrell Soozie Tyrell (born May 4, 1957), formerly known as Soozie Kirschner, is an American violinist, guitarist, and vocalist, most known for her work with Bruce Springsteen in the E Street Band and formerly the Sessions Band. Early life and educatio ...

– violin *

Joan Wasser Joan Wasser (born July 26, 1970) is an American musician, singer-songwriter and producer who releases music as Joan As Police Woman. She began her career playing violin with the Dambuilders and played with Black Beetle, Anohni and the Johnsons, ...

– violin *Evan Wilson – viola * Garo Yellin – cello

Production

*Producers: Sheryl Crow except tracks 2 and 3 produced by Sheryl Crow & Jeff Trott and track 1 by Sheryl Crow & John Shanks *Executive producer: Scooter Weintraub *Engineers: Dean Baskerville, Monique Mizrahi, Thom Panunzio, Ross Petersen, Chris Reynolds, John Saylor, Brian Scheuble, Christopher Shaw, Trina Shoemaker, Keith Shortreed, Peter Stroud, Eric Tew, Mark Valentine *Mixing:

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(tracks 1, 3, 4, 6), Steve Sisco (mixing assistant), Andy Wallace (tracks 2, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15), Joe Zook (mixing assistant) *Mastering:

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*Sampling:

*Digital editing: Roger Lian *Production coordination: Chris Hudson, Pam Wertheimer *Art direction: Jeri Heiden *Design: Jeri Heiden, Glen Nakasako *Photography: Sheryl Nields

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Accolades

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References

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