Sheryl Crow and Friends: Live from Central Park explained

Sheryl Crow and Friends: Live from Central Park
Type:	Live album
Artist:	Sheryl Crow
Cover:	Sheryl Crow and Friends.jpg
Released:	December 7, 1999
Recorded:	September 14, 1999
Venue:	East Meadow, Central Park, New York City
Length:	73:00
Label:	A&M
Producer:	Sheryl Crow
Prev Title:	The Globe Sessions
Prev Year:	1998
Next Title:	C'mon, C'mon
Next Year:	2002

Sheryl Crow and Friends: Live from Central Park is a live album by American singer-songwriter Sheryl Crow, released on December 7, 1999, by A&M Records. Although it was not commercially successful upon its release, merely reaching  107 on the Billboard 200, the album has managed to reach US sales of 486,000 units as of January 2008,^[1] earning it gold certification consideration. The concert was held in New York's Central Park on September 14, 1999, and featured some of Crow's many musical friends; the Dixie Chicks (now simply the Chicks), Fleetwood Mac's Stevie Nicks, Pretenders leader Chrissie Hynde, the Rolling Stones' Keith Richards, Sarah McLachlan and legendary guitar virtuoso Eric Clapton. The concert's emcee was actor and comedian Bill Murray, another friend of Crow.

Track listing

• "Gold Dust Woman" was originally performed by Fleetwood Mac.

• "Happy" was originally performed by The Rolling Stones.

• "White Room" was originally performed by Cream.

• "Tombstone Blues" was originally performed by Bob Dylan.

Personnel^{[2] [3]}

• Sheryl Crow – acoustic guitar, bass guitar, harmonica, electric guitar, vocals, record producer
• Jim Bogios – drums
• Matthew Brubeck – bass guitar, cello
• Mike Rowe – keyboards
• Mary Rowell – acoustic guitar, violin
• Tim Smith – bass guitar, electric guitar, background vocals
• Peter Stroud – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, slide guitar
• Eric Clapton – "White Room"
• Dixie Chicks – "Strong Enough"
• Chrissie Hynde – "If It Makes You Happy"
• Sarah McLachlan – "The Difficult Kind"
• Stevie Nicks – "Gold Dust Woman"
• Keith Richards – "Happy"

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (1999–2000)! scope="col"

Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[4]	167

Certifications

Notes and References

1. Web site: 'Good' Is Not So Good . Keith . Caulfield . January 25, 2008 . Ask Billboard . Billboard.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20080129181247/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/ask_bb/index.jsp . January 29, 2008 . live . November 5, 2011.
2. Web site: 2019-09-03. The Discography of Sheryl Crow. 2020-09-21. umusic NZ. en-US.
3. Web site: Sheryl Crow Credits. 2020-09-21. AllMusic. en-us.
4. Web site: Sheryl Crow's ARIA chart history, received from ARIA in 2022 page 1. ARIA. Imgur.com. December 3, 2023. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.