100 Miles from Memphis
| Sheryl Crow
100 Miles from Memphis
100 Miles from Memphis is the eighth studio album by American singer-songwriter Sheryl Crow. It is her final release for A&M Records. The album was written and produced by Crow, Doyle Bramhall II and Justin Stanley and features the musicians Tommy Sims and Chris Bruce. -Wikipedia
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Consequence of Sound
I suggest an investment in back catalogue before parting with serious money for Memphis.
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Slant Magazine
Crow may have an affinity for Southern soul, but she doesn’t necessarily have an aptitude for it.
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The Guardian
Her lack of individuality is brutally exposed by her cover of I Want You Back, where she might as well be performing karaoke. .
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BBC Music
Crow puts aside politics for pure fun.
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All Music
There’s an ease to this record that’s not often heard on Sheryl Crow’s albums and its light touch is thoroughly appealing.
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American Songwriter
Crow’s limitless capacity to appropriate various vocal styles is one reason for her massive commercial success.
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PopMatters
The Flurry From Missouri dishes out some killer vintage, giving her own songs the Hi Records treatment and throwing in a fab Jacko impression.
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Telegraph
Crow’s take on the style is blandly uninspiring, bereft of the confident charm that made her country pop hits sparkle.
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L.A. Times Blog
Nearly every song overstays its welcome; what may have felt like a bunch of great jams in the studio grows tedious over the course of 12 tracks.
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All About Jazz
Though 100 Miles from Memphis does not have the brilliance of discs like Sheryl Crow . . . or C'Mon, C'Mon . . . it is a highly enjoyable disc with quite a few memorable moments worth quite a few spins.
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Independent
Her singing is so thin it sounds like a boy whose voice has yet to break.
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Billboard
A tendency to let the songs run too long notwithstanding, this "100 Miles" is a path Crow was certainly wise to tread.
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American Noise
A little bit sultry, a little bit silly and not as cohesive as it should be, Memphis nevertheless demonstrates Crow is wholly comfortable in her own skin—whether anyone else likes it or not.
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Music OMH
One listen to the album reveals that, at least in her mind, she’s the genuine article, and that she’s feeling the need to let herself loose.
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PopSugar
Sheryl Crow's seventh album, 100 Miles From Memphis, is impeccably timed.
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N.Z. Herald
Seasoned singer-songwriter [and] cancer survivor . . . Crow opts for a retro-soul makeover on her latest.
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Breitbart
Crow decided to completely revolutionize her sound by taking on the styles of R&B, funk, and even reggae.
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HiFi Magazine
Although her latest work doesn’t allow her access to a particular Memphis studio, the pop-country star has no problem recreating the Southern bluesy soul.
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The Wall Street Journal
The album is filled with old-school horns, tight vocal harmonies, and bright production that recalls some of the classic records out of Motown and Muscle Shoals.
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The Telegraph
Crow's new soul album lacks sparkle.
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The Journal Star
Crow's always solid, and she's come up with a couple fine if familiar sounding tunes here with "Summer Day" and "Peaceful Feeling."
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Paul Ridenour
I remember why I like Sheryl Crow. She has an awesome voice. This CD is really good.
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