Sheryl Crow: 100 Miles from Memphis | CD review

(Polydor)This, purportedly, is Sheryl Crow's soul album, 12 songs that close the gap between the teenage Crow who listened to Otis, Curtis and Aretha in her bedroom in Missouri, and the studios in Memphis where much of the great soul music was recorded. But if Crow has travelled that 100 miles physically, musically she's barely budged an inch. The title track sticks to her slouchy, country-rock roots, while Peaceful Feeling sounds suspiciously like Crow's breakthrough hit All I Wanna Do, set to ...

Read full article Share article