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Sheryl Crow - Home For Christmas
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In past years, Sheryl Crow has contributed select performances to various holiday music compilations, most notably to the Special Olympics benefit series, A Very Special Christmas. This year, she has released her first full-length holiday album, Home For Christmas, which is available exclusively from Hallmark. Covering nine yuletide standards as well as one original song, Crow is at turns playful and poignant, summoning a warmhearted, musically eclectic set. Some songs accentuate a thick blanket of brass, encouraging Crow to deliver particularly spirited and soulful performances. She spruces up “Blue Christmas” — a new recording, not her 1997 rendition — with a chugging arrangement highlighted by Booker T. Jones’ agile organ flourishes. On the spiritual, “Go Tell It On The Mountain,” Crow leads a rich and stirring recital enlivened by a gospel choir. As well, she jazzes up “White Christmas” as bassist David Hayes anchors a swinging rhythm; and she works up a loose and boisterous version of “Merry Christmas Baby” that revels in mischievous delight....full text |
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| Crow offers a worthy addition to any holiday music collection. In past years, Sheryl Crow has contributed select performances to various holiday music compilations, most notably to the Special Olympics benefit series, A Very Special Christmas. This year, she has released her first full-length holiday album, Home For Christmas, which is available exclusively from Hallmark. Covering nine yuletide standards as......full text |
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| SHERYL CROW Home For Christmas (2008 US 10-track Hallmark Stores exclusive Christmas CD album produced by Bill Bottrell [he also produced her debut album Tuesday Night Music Club], features the original song 'There Is A Star That Shines Tonight' written by Sheryl along with interpretations of her favourite Christmas songs, plus includes details about a free download bonus track - housed in a fold-out die-cut card picture sleeve which is still factory sealed from new!)...full text |
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