Tuesday Night Music Club
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| Tuesday Night Music Club | ||
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| Studio album by Sheryl Crow | ||
| Released | August 3, 1993 | |
| Recorded | Pasadena, CA | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 49:42 | |
| Label | A&M | |
| Producer(s) | Bill Bottrell | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Sheryl Crow chronology | ||
| Tuesday Night Music Club (1993) |
Sheryl Crow (1996) |
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Tuesday Night Music Club is the debut album from American singer/songwriter Sheryl Crow. Released in August 1993 (see 1993 in music), the lead single "Run, Baby, Run" was not particularly successful. However, the album gained attention after the success of the third single, "All I Wanna Do," written by Kevin Gilbert. The single eventually reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100, propelling the album to number three in the US Album charts.
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[edit] History
The title of the album comes from the name for the ad hoc group of musicians, including Crow, who came together on Tuesdays to work on the album. Many of them share songwriting credits with Crow.
The group existed as a casual songwriting collective prior to its association with Crow, but rapidly developed into a vehicle for her debut album after her arrival (she was at the time dating Kevin Gilbert, who actually co-wrote most of the songs for the TNMC album along with Crow, Baerwald, Ricketts, Bottrell, Schwartz and MacLeod). Her relationship with Gilbert became acrimonious soon after the album release and there were issues with songwriting credits. Crow claimed to have written them in interviews later. Both Gilbert and Baerwald castigated Crow publicly in the fallout, although Baerwald would later soften his position. A similar tension would arise with TNMC member Bill Bottrell after her second album, which he produced.
Tuesday Night Music Club went on to sell some 7.6 million copies in the US and UK during the 1990s. The album also won Crow three Grammy Awards in 1995: Record of the Year, Best New Artist and Best Female Vocal Performance.
Prior to his passing, as a form of satirical protest, Gilbert claimed to have re-recorded "Strong Enough (To Be My Man)" by the Pasadena Gay Men's Choir as a disco-styled divergence from its original soft, ballad arrangement. Travis Tritt's 2002 album Strong Enough features a song titled "Strong Enough to be Your Man" and was written as a reply to Crow's original song.[1]
[edit] Track listing
- "Run, Baby, Run" (David Baerwald, Bill Bottrell, Crow) – 4:53
- "Leaving Las Vegas" (Baerwald, Bottrell, Crow, Kevin Gilbert, David Ricketts) – 5:10
- "Strong Enough" (Baerwald, Bottrell, Crow, Gilbert, Brian MacLeod, Ricketts) – 3:10
- "Can't Cry Anymore" (Bottrell, Crow) – 3:41
- "Solidify" (Baerwald, Bottrell, Crow, Gilbert, Kevin Hunter, MacLeod, Ricketts) – 4:08
- "The Na-Na Song" (Baerwald, Bottrell, Crow, Gilbert, MacLeod, Ricketts) – 3:12
- "No One Said It Would Be Easy" (Bottrell, Crow, Gilbert, Dan Schwartz) – 5:29
- "What I Can Do for You" (Baerwald, Crow) – 4:15
- "All I Wanna Do" (Baerwald, Bottrell, Wyn Cooper, Crow, Gilbert) – 4:32
- "We Do What We Can" (Bottrell, Crow, Gilbert, Schwartz) – 5:38
- "I Shall Believe" (Bottrell, Crow) – 5:34
[edit] Limited edition bonus disc
A limited edition of the album released in England in 1995 contained a second CD Sheryl Crow Live, containing tracks recorded live on June 6, 1994 at the Shepherds Bush Empire by GLR/BBC.
- "Reach Around Jerk" (Crow, Bottrell, Schwartz) – 4:48
- "Can't Cry Anymore" (Bottrell, Crow) – 4:54
- "What Can I Do For You" (Baerwald, Crow) – 7:01
- "No-One Said It Would Be Easy" (Bottrell, Crow, Gilbert, Dan Schwartz) – 6:55
- "Leaving Las Vegas" (Baerwald, Bottrell, Crow, Gilbert, Ricketts) – 6:38
- "Volvo Cowgirl" (Crow, Baerwald, Gilbert, Bottrell, Macleod, Schwartz) – 2:30
[edit] Other limited edition bonus disc
Another limited edition of the album contained a different second CD, Live in Singapore: [V] at the Hard Rock, containing tracks recorded live on May 1, 1995.
- "Can't Cry Anymore" (Bottrell, Crow) – 4:24
- "Leaving Las Vegas" (Baerwald, Bottrell, Crow, Gilbert, Ricketts) – 5:34
- "Run, Baby, Run" (Baerwald, Bottrell, Crow) – 5:58
- "The Na-Na Song" (Baerwald, Bottrell, Crow, Gilbert, MacLeod, Ricketts) – 3:42
- "Strong Enough" (Baerwald, Bottrell, Crow, Gilbert, MacLeod, Ricketts) – 3:12
- "All I Wanna Do" (Baerwald, Bottrell, Cooper, Crow, Gilbert) – 5:19
[edit] Personnel
[edit] Musicians
- Sheryl Crow - guitar, piano, vocals
- David Baerwald - guitar
- Bill Bottrell - guitar, pedal steel
- Kevin Gilbert - keys, guitar, drums ("Run Baby Run"),
- David Ricketts - bass ("Leaving Las Vegas")
- Dan Schwartz - bass, guitar
- Brian MacLeod - drums
[edit] Production
- Producer: Bill Bottrell
- Assistant producer: Dan Schwartz
- Engineer: Blair Lamb
- Mastering: Bernie Grundman
- Art direction: Richard Frankel
- Design: Jean Krikorian
- Photography: Melodie McDaniel, Peggy Sirota
- Liner notes: Sheryl Crow
[edit] Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1994 | Heatseekers | 2 |
| 1994 | The Billboard Hot 200 | 3 |
| 1994 | The UK Albums Chart | 8 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1994 | "All I Wanna Do" | Adult Contemporary | 1 |
| 1994 | "All I Wanna Do" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 35 |
| 1994 | "All I Wanna Do" | Modern Rock Tracks | 4 |
| 1994 | "All I Wanna Do" | Rhythmic Top 40 | 31 |
| 1995 | "All I Wanna Do" | Adult Top 40 | 32 |
| 1995 | "All I Wanna Do" | Top 40 Adult Recurrents | 4 |
| 1995 | "All I Wanna Do" | Top 40 Adult Recurrents | 7 |
| 1994 | "All I Wanna Do" | Top 40 Mainstream | 1 |
| 1994 | "All I Wanna Do" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 2 |
| 1994 | "All I Wanna Do" | UK Singles Chart | 4 |
| 1994 | "Leaving Las Vegas" | Modern Rock Tracks | 8 |
| 1994 | "Leaving Las Vegas" | Top 40 Mainstream | 31 |
| 1994 | "Leaving Las Vegas" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 60 |
| 1995 | "Strong Enough" | Adult Contemporary | 11 |
| 1995 | "Strong Enough" | Adult Top 40 | 34 |
| 1995 | "Strong Enough" | Modern Rock Tracks | 10 |
| 1995 | "Strong Enough" | Top 40 Mainstream | 3 |
| 1994 | "Strong Enough" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 5 |
| 1994 | "Strong Enough" | UK Singles Chart | 33 |
| 1995 | "Can't Cry Anymore" | Adult Contemporary | 22 |
| 1995 | "Can't Cry Anymore" | Adult Top 40 | 29 |
| 1995 | "Can't Cry Anymore" | Modern Rock Tracks | 38 |
| 1995 | "Can't Cry Anymore" | Top 40 Mainstream | 10 |
| 1995 | "Can't Cry Anymore" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 36 |
| 1995 | "Can't Cry Anymore" | UK Singles Chart | 33 |
| 1995 | "Run Baby Run" | UK Singles Chart | 24 |
[edit] Awards
Grammy Awards
| Year | Winner | Category |
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| 1994 | "All I Wanna Do" | Best Female Pop Vocal Performance |
| 1994 | "All I Wanna Do" | Record Of The Year |
[edit] Notes
- ^ Staff writer (2002). ("Album Notes" MusicOutfitter.com (accessed August 30, 2006)
