The Globe Sessions

The Globe Sessions
Studio album by
Sheryl Crow
ReleasedSeptember 21, 1998 (1998-09-21)
Recorded1996–1998
StudioGlobe Studios (New York), Sunset Sound Factory (Los Angeles)
Genre
Length55:06
LabelA&M
ProducerSheryl Crow
Sheryl Crow chronology
Sheryl Crow
(1996) 		The Globe Sessions
(1998) 		Sheryl Crow and Friends: Live from Central Park
(1999)
Singles from The Globe Sessions
  1. "My Favorite Mistake"
    Released: August 31, 1998[2]
  2. "There Goes the Neighborhood"
    Released: November 23, 1998[3]
  3. "Anything but Down"
    Released: February 22, 1999[4]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Boston Phoenix[5]
Christgau's Consumer Guide(1-star Honorable Mention)[6]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[7]
The Independent[8]
Los Angeles Times[9]
NME6/10[10]
Rolling Stone[11]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[12]
Spin5/10[13]

The Globe Sessions is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Sheryl Crow, released on September 21, 1998, in the United Kingdom and September 29, 1998, in the United States, then re-released in 1999. It was nominated for Album of the Year, Best Rock Album and Best Engineered Non-Classical Album at the 1999 Grammys, winning the latter two awards. The Globe Sessions reached No. 2 on the UK Albums Chart,[14] while peaking at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 chart,[15] achieving US sales of two million as of January 2008.[16] The album was recorded at and named for the sessions recorded at Globe Recording Studio in New York owned by Robert FitzSimons and Tracey Loggia.

In 2019 it was announced that the 2008 fire that swept through Universal Studios Hollywood ultimately destroyed buildings belonging to Universal Music Group. It was initially reported that The Globe Sessions was one of hundreds of albums to have had their studio masters completely destroyed. However, in a 2022 interview with The Line of Best Fit, this was revealed to be false, with Crow stating that "luckily, they found most of mine in a different area."[17]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Sheryl Crow, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."My Favorite Mistake"Crow, Jeff Trott4:08
2."There Goes the Neighborhood"Crow, Trott5:02
3."Riverwide" 4:07
4."It Don't Hurt"Crow, Trott4:49
5."Maybe That's Something"Crow, Trott4:17
6."Am I Getting Through (Part I & II)" 5:31
7."Anything but Down" 4:17
8."The Difficult Kind" 6:19
9."Mississippi"Bob Dylan4:41
10."Members Only" 4:57
11."Crash and Burn" 6:36
Extra track (1998 release (UK) – cat. no. 31454-0974-2)
No.TitleLength
12."Resuscitation"3:54
Extra track (1999 release (US) – cat. no. 06949-0407-2)
No.TitleLength
12."Sweet Child o' Mine[a]" (Guns N' Roses cover)3:49

On earlier versions of the album the track "Crash and Burn" contains the hidden track "Subway Ride", starting at 7:15 and running to 11:19, while omitting "Sweet Child o' Mine".[18] Another version eliminates both "Subway Ride" and "Sweet Child o' Mine".[19] The version of "Sweet Child o' Mine" included is the 'Rick Rubin New Mix', originally featured on the Big Daddy soundtrack and later included on Hits & Rarities, and also called the 'Pop Version' on the CD single. It differs from the 'Rock Version' used in the single music video. The European version features "Resuscitation" (Crow, Trott) as the twelfth track; the Japanese version contains the bonus tracks "Carolina" and "Resuscitation" (Crow, Trott). The Australian tour edition of the album (released in 1999) contains "Resuscitation", "Sweet Child o' Mine", and a bonus CD containing six songs recorded live at the Church of the Holy Trinity in Toronto, Canada on November 13, 1998:

Bonus disc: The Australian Tour Edition
No.TitleLength
1."A Change Would Do You Good" (Crow, Trott, Brian MacLeod)4:04
2."Riverwide"4:32
3."It Don't Hurt" (Crow, Trott)5:26
4."Strong Enough" (Crow, David Baerwald, Bill Bottrell, Kevin Gilbert, MacLeod, David Ricketts)3:17
5."The Difficult Kind"6:42
6."Everyday Is a Winding Road" (Crow, MacLeod, Trott)6:22

Personnel

Production

  • Producers: Sheryl Crow, ("Sweet Child o´Mine" produced by Rick Rubin)
  • Executive Producer: Rory Kaplan
  • Engineers: Trina Shoemaker, S. Husky Höskulds
  • Assistant engineers: Brant Scott, Howard Willing, Ryan Baesch
  • Mixing: Tchad Blake, Andy Wallace (tracks 2, 7–9)
  • Assistant mixing engineers Steve Sisco, Howard Willing
  • Mastering: Bob Ludwig
  • Digital engineer: Jeff Levison
  • Surround mix and digital mastering: David Tickle
  • Production coordination: Brant Scott
  • Art direction and design: Jeri Heiden
  • Cover photography: Peter Lindbergh
  • Photographies inside: Tchad Blake

Accolades

Grammy Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result
1999 The Globe Sessions Album of the Year[20] Nominated
Best Rock Album[21] Won
"My Favorite Mistake" Best Female Pop Vocal Performance[20] Nominated
Sheryl Crow Producer of the Year, Non-Classical[20] Nominated
Andy Wallace, Tchad Blake & Trina Shoemaker (engineers) Best Engineered Album, Non Classical[20] Won

Charts and certifications

Release history

Release history for The Globe Sessions
Region Date
United Kingdom September 21, 1998
United States September 29, 1998

Notes

  1. ^ "Sweet Child o' Mine" is 3:49 long. At the 4:27 mark another track – called "Subway Ride" – which mentions the impeachment of President Bill Clinton, begins and runs for just over 4 minutes.

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