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Evolution (2024)

Where the lyrics of Evolution take you, and where it was really made.

Evolution, her twelfth studio album, never entered the Billboard 200 and peaked at number 90 on the UK Albums Chart, her lowest-charting album to date.

Key places

Phantom Studios, Gallatin (2024)

Recording site Phantom Studios — Phantom Studios is listed as a recording site for Evolution. The point is placed at the town centre of Gallatin, not at the studio building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: See the map for directions.

Multiview Studios, Los Angeles (2024)

Recording site Motown Recording Studios — Multiview Studios is listed as a recording site for Evolution. The point is placed at the city centre of Los Angeles, not at the studio building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Old Green Barn, Nashville (2024)

Recording site Nashville — Old Green Barn is listed as a recording site for Evolution. The point is placed at the city centre of Nashville, not at the barn itself. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Evolution: twelfth studio album by American singer-songwriter Sheryl Crow
• Released March 29, 2024 through Big Machine
• Her second and final release with the label
• Her first studio album in five years
• Announced after her induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in November 2023

Background

• Announced November 3, 2023, the same day as the Hall of Fame induction
• Crow had earlier said she would not release another album after Threads in 2019
• Creation began with a couple of demos that Crow recorded and sent to producer Mike Elizondo
• Songs kept coming, and it soon became clear that this would be an album
• Crow said the music and lyrics come from a deep soul place, and she hoped listeners could feel that

Recording

• Recording sites credited on the album page: Phantom Studios (Gallatin, Tennessee), Multiview Studios (Los Angeles, California), Old Green Barn (Nashville, Tennessee)
• Mike Elizondo produced tracks 1, 2 and 4-10; John Shanks and Crow produced track 3
• Peter Gabriel sings lead on track 2, Digging in the Dirt
• The standard edition leaves out Digging in the Dirt

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · it.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Early life

• Born February 11, 1962 in Kennett, Missouri.
• Studied music education at the University of Missouri, earning a BS Ed in 1984.
• Worked as a music teacher and sang commercial jingles before moving into music.

Career

• Toured as a backing vocalist for Michael Jackson during the Bad World Tour (1987–1989).
• Debut album Tuesday Night Music Club (1993) produced hits including "All I Wanna Do" and "Strong Enough"; won three Grammys at the 37th ceremony.
• Released 12 studio albums, five compilations and three live albums; sold over 50 million albums worldwide.
• Won nine Grammy Awards from 32 nominations; inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2023.
• Known for a rock-oriented sound blending blues, country, folk and pop, with idealistic lyrics.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• Clash Magazine (Emma Harrison): 8 out of 10, calls it a soul-searching and liberating surprise return from the Grammy-award winner
• Riff Magazine (Vera Maksymiuk): says the album is at its core authentically Sheryl Crow, with an elevated artistic vision
• Glide Magazine (Jeremy Lukens): praises the blend of new territory with Crow's signature sound, which it says has enough music to satisfy fans
• Louder (Pat Carty): 3 out of 5, says the album becomes somewhat by-the-numbers after the opening four songs
• i (Ed Power): says the album is too bland to leave an impression
• Pitchfork (Claire Shaffer): 6 out of 10, says the new album sometimes makes her singular appeal feel generic

Reappraisal

• Critical reception was generally positive overall, but several reviewers criticized the album for sounding too familiar
• Multiple reviewers said Crow remained in the same groove as her earlier work

Records

• United States: peaked at number 24 on the Billboard Album Sales Chart
• United Kingdom: peaked at number 90 on the Official Albums Chart, her lowest-charting album to date
• United Kingdom: number 6 on the UK Album Downloads Chart
• Did not enter the Billboard 200 in the United States

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• After Threads, Crow had said she would not make another record, and this album reversed that position.
• Digging in the Dirt features Peter Gabriel, and the standard edition does not include it.
• Tom Morello plays electric guitar on track 6, the title track Evolution.
• Crow's announcement came on the same day as her Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · it.wikipedia.org

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