Be Myself
2017 studio album by Sheryl Crow
Be Myself is the tenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Sheryl Crow. The album was released on April 21, 2017, by Wylie Songs and Warner Bros. Records. Produced by Crow and Jeff Trott, who also worked with Crow on her self-titled 1996 album and 1998's The Globe Sessions, it features a return to a more rock-driven sound following Crow's 2013 country album, Feels Like Home.
01Release
Singles
The album's lead single, "Halfway There", was released on March 3, 2017.
02Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 69/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| American Songwriter | |
| Blurt | |
| Exclaim! | 6/10 |
| The Guardian | |
| Mojo | |
| PopMatters | |
| Rolling Stone | |
| Slant Magazine | |
Be Myself received mostly positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 69 out of 100, which indicates "generally favorable reviews" based on 10 reviews.
Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic rated the album four out of five stars and calls it "set of strong, sophisticated pop." Writing for Rolling Stone and rating the album three out of five stars, Rob Sheffield calls it "excellent" and "a full-blown return to her fierce rock-queen glory."
Dave Simpson from The Guardian gave 3 out of 5 stars and stated "After a short-lived dabble in country music, Be Myself reunites Sheryl Crow with 1990s collaborators Jeff Trott and Tchad Blake and returns to the sassy, carefree, stripped down folk-pop-rock that brought her massive success in that era"
Sal Cinquemani from Slant Magazine rated 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Be Myself might lack the quirks that made Sheryl Crow so distinctive (it opened with a song about aliens, after all), but the album proves that some alliances can outlast even the latest planet-shrinking technology".
03Track listing
All tracks are written by Sheryl Crow and Jeff Trott; except "Woo Woo," written by Sheryl Crow, Toby Gad, and Jeff Trott.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Alone in the Dark" | 3:40 |
| 2. | "Halfway There" | 3:59 |
| 3. | "Long Way Back" | 5:07 |
| 4. | "Be Myself" | 4:22 |
| 5. | "Roller Skate" | 3:19 |
| 6. | "Love Will Save the Day" | 4:58 |
| 7. | "Strangers Again" | 3:51 |
| 8. | "Rest of Me" | 3:52 |
| 9. | "Heartbeat Away" | 5:35 |
| 10. | "Grow Up" | 3:27 |
| 11. | "Woo Woo" | 3:14 |
| Total length: | 45:20 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Disappearing World" | 4:17 |
| 13. | "The World You Make" | 4:25 |
| 14. | "Long Way Back" (Acoustic version) | 4:47 |
| Total length: | 58:49 | |
04Personnel
Credits adapted from AllMusic.
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05Charts
| Chart (2017) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA) | 97 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) | 104 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) | 51 |
| Canadian Albums (Billboard) | 59 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) | 97 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) | 67 |
| New Zealand Heatseekers Albums (RMNZ) | 8 |
| Scottish Albums (Official Charts) | 35 |
| Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) | 68 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) | 43 |
| UK Albums (Official Charts) | 47 |
| US Billboard 200 | 22 |
| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) | 3 |
06Release history
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worldwide | April 21, 2017 |
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Warner Bros. |
Sources and credits
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