Sheryl Crow and Friends: Live from Central Park

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
Live album by
ReleasedDecember 7, 1999
RecordedSeptember 14, 1999
VenueEast Meadow, Central Park, New York City
Genre
Length73:00
LabelA&M
ProducerSheryl Crow
Sheryl Crow chronology
The Globe Sessions
(1998)
Sheryl Crow and Friends: Live from Central Park
(1999)
C'mon, C'mon
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyB−[2]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide[3]
Robert ChristgauA−[4]

Track listing edit

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Everyday Is a Winding Road"Crow, Brian MacLeod, Jeff Trott5:29
2."My Favorite Mistake"Crow, Trott4:13
3."Leaving Las Vegas"David Baerwald, Bill Bottrell, Crow, Kevin Gilbert, David Ricketts7:21
4."Strong Enough" (featuring Dixie Chicks)Baerwald, Bottrell, Crow, Gilbert, MacLeod, Ricketts3:36
5."It Don't Hurt"Crow, Trott5:56
6."A Change Would Do You Good"Crow, MacLeod, Trott5:17
7."Gold Dust Woman" (featuring Stevie Nicks)Stevie Nicks4:25
8."If It Makes You Happy" (featuring Chrissie Hynde)Crow, Trott5:03
9."All I Wanna Do"Baerwald, Bottrell, Wyn Cooper, Crow, Gilbert5:59
10."Happy" (featuring Keith Richards)Mick Jagger, Keith Richards3:21
11."The Difficult Kind" (featuring Sarah McLachlan)Crow5:55
12."White Room" (featuring Eric Clapton)Pete Brown, Jack Bruce5:50
13."There Goes the Neighborhood"Crow, Trott5:32
14."Tombstone Blues"Bob Dylan5:03

Personnel[7][8] edit

Charts and certifications edit

Weekly charts edit

Weekly chart performance for Sheryl Crow and Friends: Live from Central Park
Chart (1999–2000) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[9] 167
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] 76
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[11] 46
US Billboard 200[12] 107

Certifications edit

Certifications for Sheryl Crow and Friends: Live from Central Park
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[13] Gold 50,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References edit

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Sheryl Crow and Friends: Live in Central Park > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
  2. ^ Bautz, Mark (January 3, 2000). "Sheryl Crow and Friends/Live From Central Park". Entertainment Weekly. No. 520. ISSN 1049-0434. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
  3. ^ Randall, Mac (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. p. 202. ISBN 9780743201698.
  4. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Sheryl Crow and Friends". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved November 5, 2011.
  5. ^ "Sheryl Crow and Friends: Live in Central Park > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums" at AllMusic. Retrieved November 5, 2011.
  6. ^ Caulfield, Keith (January 25, 2008). "'Good' Is Not So Good". Ask Billboard. Billboard.com. Archived from the original on January 29, 2008. Retrieved November 5, 2011.
  7. ^ "The Discography of Sheryl Crow". umusic NZ. September 3, 2019. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  8. ^ "Sheryl Crow | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  9. ^ "Sheryl Crow's ARIA chart history, received from ARIA in 2022 page 1". ARIA. Retrieved December 3, 2023 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
  10. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Sheryl Crow and Friends – Live from Central Park" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  11. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Sheryl Crow and Friends – Live from Central Park". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  12. ^ "Sheryl Crow Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  13. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Sheryl Crow – Sheryl Crow & Friends: Live from Central Park". Music Canada. Retrieved July 19, 2023.