Sheryl Crow: 100 Miles from Memphis Review and Giveaway

I recently had a chance to listen to Sheryl Crow's new album, 100 Miles from Memphis.

For Sheryl Crow, the title of her seventh album isn’t just a location; it’s a state of mind. “I grew up in a small town 100 miles from Memphis, and that informed not only my musical taste, but how I look at life,” she says. “The drive to Memphis is all farmland, and everyone is community-oriented, God-fearing people, connected to the earth. The music that came out of that part of the world is a part of who I am, and it’s the biggest inspiration for what I do and why I do it.”

For Sheryl Crow, 100 Miles From Memphis is the right album at the right moment. “My last record (2008’s Detours) was pretty political, extremely personal, and more lyric-driven,” she says, “so it seemed like a great time to do something soulful and sexy and more driven by the music.” It took a lot of years, but with this set of songs, she finally made it back home.

100 Miles from Memphis is influenced by pop, country, blues, jazz, and has some really great original songs as well as renditions of classic favorites.

My favorite track is Summer Day. It has such an easy-going, feel-good vibe, and it's a song that I can totally see myself constantly listening to while relaxing on a nice summer day.

Long Road Home is another nice song--it has a nice rhythm and a laid back, catchy groove, and Say What You Want is another song I really enjoyed—Crow seems to show her sass in the song, and the chorus just gets stuck in my head.

Her renditions of Terence Trent D'Arby's Sign Your Name (featuring Justin Timberlake on background vocals) and Michael Jackson's I Want You Back are really, really good. I especially liked I Want You Back—she really did an awesome job with the song!

100 Miles from Memphis showcases Crow's versatile talent—evident in both her vocals and songwriting, and I personally think it features some of Crow's best work.

Shop: You can purchase Sheryl Crow: 100 Miles from Memphis from various retailers online and nationwide (ARV $11.98).

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Gem is a Hawaii Mom Blogger who posts reviews and giveaways, and blogs about life in Hawaii as a mom of 3 boys, including one with an Autism Spectrum Disorder. She loves to travel, bake, and eat anything with chocolate.