This came out in 1999 – or at least that’s when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
Sheryl Crow’s powerful voice and sunny California pop make for fine studio albums and plenty of hit singles, but judging by this uneven set, they don’t translate very well to the stage — at least not to an outdoor stage on a rainy day in New York’s Central Park.
Luckily, the album is by Crow and Friends — and we’re not talking Phoebe and Chandler here. When Sheryl is joined by Stevie Nicks for her own Gold Dust Woman or Chrissie Hynde for If It Makes You Happy, your ears perk up — and when she all but turns the reins over to Keith Richards for Happy and to Eric Clapton for White Room, the album kicks into high gear. On her own she sometimes seems to be in over her head, but Crow gets by with a lot of help from her friends.
