Detours

By Sheryl Crow, 2008

Sheryl Crow is set to release her sixth studio album, DETOURS. The album marks the return of producer Bill Bottrell, who previously worked with Crow on her breakthrough debut album Tuesday Night Music Club, which earned the singer three Grammy Awards, and sold more than ten million copies worldwide. "This is the most honest record I've ever made.

It's about being forced to wake up," says Crow. Sheryl Crow Photos More from Sheryl Crow Wildflower Tour: Live from New York Wildflower Wildflower (Deluxe) Globe Sessions The Very Best of Sheryl Crow - The Videos C'mon America 2003 The Very Best of Sheryl Crow C'mon, C'mon Live from Central Park The Globe Sessions (Enhanced) Sheryl Crow Tuesday Night Music Club Thematically, Detours may not seem like much of a detour to Sheryl Crow fans. Her politics pour out of these songs the way you might expect them to if you caught wind of her epic cross-country bus trip, with the activist Laurie David, to promote environmental awareness months prior to this release.

From the quiet, faraway-sounding opener "God Bless This Mess"--a novel in a song--to the catchy but thought-provoking "Gasoline," it's clear that Crow has more on her mind these days than soaking up the sun or having a little fun, à la the Tuesday Night Music Club era. Yet there's not a groan-worthy song on this standout rock/pop/folk/blues album. If the themes are heavy (in addition to the political songs, there's an almost painfully tender lullaby for her son Wyatt and one, "Make It Go Away [Radiation Song]," that touches on her breast-cancer experience), the mood is cathartic, determined, hopeful at times and sad at others.

"Now That You're Gone" grabs at clarity through the clouds of a devastating love affair and gets it, and "Peace Be Upon Us" picks apart pettiness and arrives at a wide-minded beauty. George Harrison seems present in some of these songs, especially the more personal ones ("Drunk with the Thought of You," "Love Is All There Is"). And that may be the highest compliment that Sheryl Crow, who seems to admire his gentle soul and shares his big heart, could ask for.

--Tammy La Gorce

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    This is such a fun album! I absolutely love it! It did not get radio play unfortunately...maybe because of its outright left-wing liberal ideas in the lyrics...which is one of the reasons I LOVE it... more
    
    This is such a fun album! I absolutely love it! It did not get radio play unfortunately...maybe because of its outright left-wing liberal ideas in the lyrics...which is one of the reasons I LOVE it SO MUCH!! Thank you SHERYL for always speaking your mind!! :) Gasoline will be free, we'll be free!
    
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    nickncathy favorited and reviewed Detours
    
    Yet another great set of hits
    
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Sheryl Crow is set to release her sixth studio album, DETOURS. The album marks the return of producer Bill Bottrell, who previously worked with Crow on her breakthrough debut album Tuesday Night Music Club, which earned the singer three Grammy Awards, and sold more than ten million copies worldwide. "This is the most honest record I've ever made. It's about being forced to wake up," says Crow. Sheryl Crow Photos <table width="400" border="0" align="center" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="6"> <tr align="center"> <td><img src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/music/artists/sheryl1thumb.jpg" width="125" border="0"></td> <td><img src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/music/artists/sheryl2thumb.jpg" width="125" border="0"></td> <td><img src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/music/artists/sheryl3thumb.jpg" width="125" border="0"></td> </tr> </table> More from Sheryl Crow <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="4"> <tr align="center" valign="top" class="tiny"> <td width="33%"> <img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000JR0CQQ.01.TZZZZZZZ.jpg" border="0"> Wildflower Tour: Live from New York</td> <td width="33%"> <img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000F0UUUK.01.TZZZZZZZ.jpg" border="0"> Wildflower</td> <td width="33%"> <img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000B2YQDE.01.TZZZZZZZ.jpg" border="0"> Wildflower (Deluxe)</td> </tr> </table> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="4"> <tr align="center" valign="top" class="tiny"> <td width="33%"> <img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0002KVUZM.01.TZZZZZZZ.jpg" border="0"> Globe Sessions</td> <td width="33%"> <img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0001NBMSA.01.TZZZZZZZ.jpg" border="0"> The Very Best of Sheryl Crow - The Videos</td> <td width="33%"> <img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0000Z80BG.01.TZZZZZZZ.jpg" border="0"> C'mon America 2003</td> </tr> </table> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="4"> <tr align="center" valign="top" class="tiny"> <td width="33%"> <img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0000DZ3E2.01.TZZZZZZZ.jpg" border="0"> The Very Best of Sheryl Crow</td> <td width="33%"> <img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0000636UN.01.TZZZZZZZ.jpg" border="0"> C'mon, C'mon</td> <td width="33%"> <img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00003L4DJ.01.TZZZZZZZ.jpg" border="0"> Live from Central Park</td> </tr> </table> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="4"> <tr align="center" valign="top" class="tiny"> <td width="33%"> <img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00000JO1Z.01.TZZZZZZZ.jpg" border="0"> The Globe Sessions (Enhanced)</td> <td width="33%"> <img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000002G62.01.TZZZZZZZ.jpg" border="0"> Sheryl Crow</td> <td width="33%"> <img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000002G1T.02.TZZZZZZZ.jpg" border="0"> Tuesday Night Music Club</td> </tr> </table>Thematically, Detours may not seem like much of a detour to Sheryl Crow fans. Her politics pour out of these songs the way you might expect them to if you caught wind of her epic cross-country bus trip, with the activist Laurie David, to promote environmental awareness months prior to this release. From the quiet, faraway-sounding opener "God Bless This Mess"--a novel in a song--to the catchy but thought-provoking "Gasoline," it's clear that Crow has more on her mind these days than soaking up the sun or having a little fun, à la the Tuesday Night Music Club era. Yet there's not a groan-worthy song on this standout rock/pop/folk/blues album. If the themes are heavy (in addition to the political songs, there's an almost painfully tender lullaby for her son Wyatt and one, "Make It Go Away [Radiation Song]," that touches on her breast-cancer experience), the mood is cathartic, determined, hopeful at times and sad at others. "Now That You're Gone" grabs at clarity through the clouds of a devastating love affair and gets it, and "Peace Be Upon Us" picks apart pettiness and arrives at a wide-minded beauty. George Harrison seems present in some of these songs, especially the more personal ones ("Drunk with the Thought of You," "Love Is All There Is"). And that may be the highest compliment that Sheryl Crow, who seems to admire his gentle soul and shares his big heart, could ask for. --Tammy La Gorce

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