Threads

Threads

by Sheryl Crow
Threads

Threads

by Sheryl Crow

CD

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Overview

Teased upon its release as Sheryl Crow's final album -- a promise that seems perhaps a tad premature for an artist who was just 57 upon the record's release -- Threads is intended as a summation of her musical worldview. Specifically, it's designed to draw connections between Crow, her idols, and the generations who followed her, all through a variety of covers, collaborations, and duets. The cast of characters is formidable, encompassing titans and hipsters along with a host of musicians who are happy to cruise along in the middle of the road. Crow often found herself in that cozy MOR, an adult contemporary-adjacent positioning that tended to undersell her sense of adventure and craft. Threads touches upon both aspects, albeit to different degrees. The adventure crashes to the forefront with the booming presence of Chuck D on "Story of Everything," and simmers on her collaborations with St. Vincent ("Wouldn't Want to Be Like You") and Lucius ("Don't"), two artists who are associated with an indie world where Crow never quite belonged. As alluring as the dreamy girl group sway of "Don't" is, Crow seems more at home when she's standing toe-to-toe with Nashville's new generation -- Maren Morris and Jason Isbell are both here, with Chris Stapleton bridging the gap between country-pop and Americana -- or sharing space with legends who'd amassed a vast catalog long before Tuesday Night Music Club appeared in 1993. Some of this can veer toward the fusty -- it's hard to call a duet with Joe Walsh, where they claim it's "Still the Good Old Days," anything but that -- it's saved by good cheer and her sharp sense of craft. These two qualities give "Prove You Wrong," sung with Morris and Stevie Nicks and co-written with Al Anderson, a clean punch, makes the swampy Stapleton collaboration "Tell Me When It's Over" feel like an unearthed gem from The Globe Sessions, and gives the Willie Nelson duet "Lonely Alone" a sense of bruised beauty. Many of the covers also benefit from the slick professional chops of Crow and her friends; Brandi Carlile plays with her phrasing on a reading of George Harrison's "Beware of Darkness," while Jason Isbell helps kick Bob Dylan's "Everything Is Broken" into a boogie. Such little grace notes are abundant on Threads but, then again, there's an abundance of everything on Threads. Running a leisurely 75 minutes, Threads doesn't seem sequenced so much as unedited; it's as if instead of finishing the album, she decided to dump every track out into the marketplace. This makes for a somewhat somnolent record, but it's better to think of it as not a complete meal but rather a buffet that contains something to please every palette. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date: 08/30/2019
Label: Valory
UPC: 0843930041411
Rank: 7886

Tracks

  1. Prove You Wrong
  2. Live Wire
  3. Tell Me When It's Over
  4. Story of Everything
  5. Beware of Darkness
  6. Redemption Day
  7. Cross Creek Road
  8. Everything Is Broken
  9. The Worst
  10. Lonely Alone
  11. Border Lord
  12. Still the Good Old Days
  13. Wouldn't Want to Be Like You
  14. Don't
  15. Nobody's Perfect
  16. Flying Blind
  17. For the Sake of Love

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Sheryl Crow   Primary Artist,Bass,Piano,Harmonica,Keyboards,Wurlitzer,Guitar (Bass),Guitar (Acoustic)
Bonnie Raitt   Primary Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist,Guitar (Electric)
Joe Walsh   Primary Artist,Guitar,Featured Artist,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Emmylou Harris   Primary Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist
Eric Clapton   Primary Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist,Guitar (Electric)
James Taylor   Primary Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist,Guitar (Acoustic)
Vince Gill   Primary Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist,Guitar (Electric),Vocals (Background)
Brandi Carlile   Primary Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist
Neil Young   Primary Artist,Featured Artist,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Mavis Staples   Primary Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist
Sting   Primary Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist
Andra Day   Primary Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist
St. Vincent   Primary Artist,Vocals,Synthesizer,Featured Artist,Guitar (Electric)
Willie Nelson   Primary Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist,Guitar (Acoustic)
Keith Richards   Primary Artist,Bass,Piano,Vocals,Guitar (Bass),Featured Artist,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric),Guitar (Nylon String)
Kris Kristofferson   Primary Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist
Johnny Cash   Primary Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist
Stevie Nicks   Primary Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist
Gary Clark, Jr.   Primary Artist,Soloist,Featured Artist,Guitar (Rhythm),Guitar (Electric)
Lukas Nelson   Primary Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist
Carlton Ridenhour   Primary Artist
Chris Stapleton   Primary Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist,Guitar (Electric)
Lucius   Primary Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist
Maren Morris   Primary Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist
Jason Isbell   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals,Featured Artist
Regina McCrary   Vocals (Background)
Sarighani Reist   Cello
Chuck D   Vocals,Featured Artist
Paul Franklin   Pedal Steel
Audley Freed   Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Baritone),Guitar (Electric)
Davide Rossi   Strings
Kristin Wilkinson   Cello
Jen Gunderman   Piano,Accordion,Harmonium,Keyboards,Toy Piano,Wurlitzer,Synthesizer
Robert Kearns   Double Bass,Bass (Upright)
Leroy Hodges   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Viktor Krauss   Double Bass,Bass (Upright)
Jeff Trott   Bass,Organ,Piano,Guitar (Bass),Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Mickey Raphael   Harmonica
David Davidson   Bass,Violin,Conductor,Musical Director
Spooner Oldham   Organ
Greg Phillinganes   Bass,Keyboards,Guitar (Bass),Piano (Electric)
Don Henley   Vocals (Background)
David Hood   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Waddy Wachtel   Soloist,Slide Guitar,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Lester Snell   Piano,Conductor,Musical Director
Steve Jordan   Kettle Drums,Guitar (Bass),Guitar (Acoustic),Bass,Drums,Guitar,Cymbals,Percussion
Wei Tsun Chang   Bass,Violin
Josh Grange   Pedal Steel,Guitar (Acoustic)
Beverly Ann McCrary   Vocals (Background)
Andrew Petroff   Bass,Clapping,Mellotron,Synthesizer,Guitar (Bass),Guitar (Rhythm),Guitar (Electric)
Karen Winkelmann   Bass,Violin
David Angell   Bass,Violin
Al Anderson   Guitar (Acoustic)
Monisa Angell   Viola
Fred Eltringham   Drums,Percussion
Carole Neuen-Rabinowitz   Cello
Jenny Bifano   Violin
Deborah McCrary   Vocals (Background)
David Rossi   Strings
Alfreda McCrary   Vocals (Background)
Wei Tsun Chung   Violin
Margo Price   Featured Artist,Vocals (Background)
Alicia Enstrom   Bass,Violin
Cremaine Booker   Cello
Angela Deboer   French Horn

Technical Credits

Justin Niebank   Mixing Engineer
Martin Kierszenbaum   Producer
Scooter Weintraub   Executive Producer
Niko Bolas   Engineer,Recording
Rick Rubin   Producer
Stephen Bruton   Composer
Terry Paul   Composer
Steve Chadie   Recording
Simon Climie   Recording
Bob Dylan   Composer
Sheryl Crow   Composer,Producer,Liner Notes,Art Direction,Executive Producer
Kristin Wilkinson   Contractor
Joe Walsh   Composer
Jeff Trott   Composer,Producer
Chris Hudson   Photography
Lars Fox   Editing
Shane McAnally   Composer
David Paich   Arranger
Greg Calbi   Mastering,Mastering Engineer
George Harrison   Composer
Joel Jaffe   Recording
Dave O'Donnell   Mixing,Engineer,Recording,Mixing Engineer
Lester Snell   Arranger
Jane Rose   Photography
Charlie Kramsky   Assistant Engineer
Matt Rausch   Assistant
Justin Ford   Art Direction,Graphic Design
Mills Logan   Recording
David Ferguson   Recording
Al Anderson   Composer
Drew Bollman   Recording
Tony Castle   Recording
Keith Richards   Composer
Kris Kristofferson   Composer
Leslie Satcher   Composer
Mick Jagger   Composer
Steve Fallone   Assistant,Mastering Engineer
Stevie Nicks   Assistant
Donnie Fritts   Composer
Jacob Sciba   Recording
Carlton Ridenhour   Composer
Sandi Spika Borchetta   Art Direction
Chris Stapleton   Composer
Pam Wertheimer   Production Coordination
Peter Harding   Photography
Steve Jordan   Composer,Producer
Andrew Petroff   Loop,Drum Programming,Synthesizer Programming
Liz Porter   Photography
Reid Long   Photography
Joey Martinez   Photography
David Rossi   Arranger
Sean R. Badum   Assistant,Mixing Assistant
Nicole Flammia   Art Direction
Catie Laffoon   Photography
Jonathan Lackey   Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Tony Lake   Recording
Sean Quackenbush   Recording
Gosha Usov   Assistant
Zach Brown   Assistant
Alberto Vaz   Assistant,Recording
Eric Glauser   Recording
Becca Walls   Interviewer
Jordan O'Donnell   Photography
Katherine Graham   Graphic Design
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