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Released: 1998
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I woke up this morning
Now I understand
What it means to give your life
To just one man
Afraid of feeling nothing
No bees or butterflies
My head is full of questions
And my house is full of lies

Chorus:

This is home, home
And this is home, home
This is home

I found you standing there
When I was seventeen
Now I'm thirty-two
And I can't remember what I'd seen in you
I made a promise
Said it everyday
Now I'm reading romance novels
And dreaming of yesterday

Chorus

I'd like to see the Riviera
And slowdance underneath the stars
I'd like to watch the sun come up
In a stranger's arms

Chorus x2

I'm going crazy
A little every day
And everything I wanted
Is now driving me away
I woke this morning
To the sound of breaking hearts
Mine is full of questions
And it's tearing yours apart...
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 maggierob wrote:

My husband's first partner met him when they were both older teenagers. They were together for 25 years, and she basically just got bored with him and kicked him out. Thank goodness--he's mine now, and there is no one better! And while I haven't gone to the Rivera with him, Portofino was certainly nice. 

Have no idea what any of this has to do with Sheryl Crow! Almost sounds like 2 bored housewives, gossiping over the fence! 

Posted 8 months ago by Signwrtr61    [ Reply ]
Talk about a contrast....! The album cover, she looks wretched! Like she just finished digging thru a dumpster! The pic with the write up.... Now THAT is a SC worth looking at! Almost seems denegrating to her, to have such a pic for an album cover! 
Posted 8 months ago by Signwrtr61    [ Reply ]
SUPERB!!  Thanx RP!   
Posted 11 months ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
one of Sheryl's best!!!
Posted 1 year ago by jjbix37    [ Reply ]
 WonderLizard wrote:

It amazes me how so many are willing to jump on the "if it weren't for the TNMC" bandwagon. She's taken a career as a background singer and made it her own. Props, eh?




With or without TNMC Sheryl was destined for greatness.  TNMC just helped it to happen sooner (like 2 years, at most).  
Posted 2 years ago by h8rhater    [ Reply ]
great slide
Posted 2 years ago by carmelmik    [ Reply ]
 membeth wrote:

This is just beautiful.  I wish more of her material were like this.

one of very few of hers that I would own...

Posted 2 years ago by xcranky_yankee    [ Reply ]
 Relayer wrote:

She has some great music, and some more poppy music.  Her later albums were really too pop/country for me, but the real gem in her catalog is the follow up album to this one, The Globe Sessions. It felt like she was writing without a care about a hit single, and the honesty really came through.  I only listen to 1 album as a whole with her, and it is that album. 

That is an underrated album.

Posted 3 years ago by phlattop    [ Reply ]
I love how she sounds like she just woke up...sexy as hell.
Posted 3 years ago by Stratocaster    [ Reply ]
something in her vocal range
Posted 3 years ago by neotrogg    [ Reply ]
My husband's first partner met him when they were both older teenagers. They were together for 25 years, and she basically just got bored with him and kicked him out. Thank goodness--he's mine now, and there is no one better! And while I haven't gone to the Rivera with him, Portofino was certainly nice. 
Posted 3 years ago by maggierob    [ Reply ]
A very well put together pop song. Slide guitar coupled with an electric piano? The harmonies and lyrics are very good too. This one has always grabbed me.
Posted 3 years ago by ExpatLarry    [ Reply ]
Boy, I miss this version of Sheryl...love it.
Posted 3 years ago by LuvsMusic    [ Reply ]
Sad and haunting. For a rocker, listen to her song 'Steve McQueen'
Posted 3 years ago by murdog    [ Reply ]
this one is pretty good for her..stays in her lane
Posted 4 years ago by neotrogg    [ Reply ]
Had Sheryl on shuffle (first four albums) the other day and my wife and I were reminded how great she was back in the day. The song is a favorite of mine, but just about everything she wrote from TNMC for the next ten years was as good as it gets back then. I lost track as she went a little more "pop" and it makes me want to explore her new(er) stuff now too. 
Posted 4 years ago by johnalexford    [ Reply ]
What a woman! Lance is an idiot! Should have given up the  tour and kept her.
Posted 4 years ago by mjbaumann    [ Reply ]
The fade out at the end of the song is sublime.
Posted 4 years ago by PaganSkier    [ Reply ]
Was this written by David Baerwald  but Sheryl took full credit?
Posted 4 years ago by BSartiste    [ Reply ]
On my wedding day, her album was spinning relentlessly in a car
Posted 4 years ago by dmexico    [ Reply ]
Not a fan..but at least she stays in her vocal range lane here
Posted 4 years ago by neotrogg    [ Reply ]
Devastating.
Posted 5 years ago by raenvald    [ Reply ]
She has some great music, and some more poppy music.  Her later albums were really too pop/country for me, but the real gem in her catalog is the follow up album to this one, The Globe Sessions. It felt like she was writing without a care about a hit single, and the honesty really came through.  I only listen to 1 album as a whole with her, and it is that album. 
Posted 5 years ago by Relayer    [ Reply ]
 ginger wrote:

?? Haters gonna hate. {#Stupid}
 
Indeed they are.  That's what they do.  

Posted 5 years ago by h8rhater    [ Reply ]
 no kidding.... what a hater.. she's a great songwriter. 
ginger wrote:

?? Haters gonna hate. {#Stupid}
 

Posted 5 years ago by claudiamilan    [ Reply ]
 LowPhreak wrote:
I can see why she got together with Lance Armstrong. Then they broke up.

Similar types. LA the liar, cheat, and ego freak. SC probably not far from that.

I do like some of her songs/singing though.

 
?? Haters gonna hate. {#Stupid}
Posted 6 years ago by ginger    [ Reply ]
I am a man... I'm now 44... and this song makes me cry every year more easily.
Am I done? :)
Posted 6 years ago by CoYoT51    [ Reply ]
 aspicer wrote:
Fantastic album - by far her best.

 
I concur...
Posted 6 years ago by jsd52756    [ Reply ]
One of my favorite SC songs...kinda dark, sensual, melancholy
Posted 6 years ago by BamaBroad    [ Reply ]
This is just beautiful.  I wish more of her material were like this.
Posted 6 years ago by membeth    [ Reply ]
 h8rhater wrote:

Perhaps you are a fan.

 
{#Yes}
Posted 8 years ago by logic    [ Reply ]
 Segue wrote:
Not a fan but this is stunning.

 
Perhaps you are a fan.
Posted 8 years ago by h8rhater    [ Reply ]
new to me, 
thanx 4 playing RP 
Posted 8 years ago by Skydog    [ Reply ]
Not a fan but this is stunning.
Posted 8 years ago by Segue    [ Reply ]
Fantastic album - by far her best.
Posted 9 years ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
RP fix tab: tab is incorrect! This song is not "Chris Rea - Auberge"
Posted 9 years ago by kapetanc    [ Reply ]
Hmmmm.  Listed song is Chris Rea-Auberge with a  picture of Crow  and the comments were correct.
 
Posted 9 years ago by xtalman    [ Reply ]
I can see why she got together with Lance Armstrong. Then they broke up.

Similar types. LA the liar, cheat, and ego freak. SC probably not far from that.

I do like some of her songs/singing though.
Posted 9 years ago by LowPhreak    [ Reply ]
It amazes me how so many are willing to jump on the "if it weren't for the TNMC" bandwagon. She's taken a career as a background singer and made it her own. Props, eh?
Posted 9 years ago by WonderLizard    [ Reply ]
 expertTexpert wrote:
She rode the coattails of the Tuesday Night Music Club (Kevin Gilbert, David Baerwald & David Ricketts - they were David & David, and Bill Bottrell) to popularity without giving credit. 
I saw you on my TV taking credit for our work
And I knew if I said anything that I would be the jerk
There's always some ex-boyfriend, some jealous has-been clown
Trying to muscle in the spotlight, trying to keep the lady down

There's this comfortable old story about the man without a clue
Who rises to the top on work some woman had to do
But political correctness won't accept the inverse true
We just can't see the painted toenails on the foot that fits the shoe...

 
Now THAT is some sour grapes (on both the part of Gilbert and expertTexpert).  The taste is decidedly bitter.

TNMC's work would not have gone anywhere without Ms. Crow's involvement.  The success of her career following her brief collaboration with TNMC shows that she is no flash-in-the-pan, nor is she a coattail rider.
Posted 9 years ago by h8rhater    [ Reply ]
The HD live version of this song on youtube is pretty knock out...check the slide guitar playing , by Peter Stroud ,....then there's her doing it live on grand piano on her own and thats a 10 as well.
 
Posted 9 years ago by AndreasKristian    [ Reply ]
That look on the cover... whoa... someone's not gettin' any tonight...
Posted 9 years ago by rdo    [ Reply ]
 expertTexpert wrote:
She rode the coattails of the Tuesday Night Music Club (Kevin Gilbert, David Baerwald & David Ricketts - they were David & David, and Bill Bottrell) to popularity without giving credit.
 
Maybe some of the songs on the first album were (co)written by them. So why didn't they take legal action (or did they)?
She seems to have done alright without them since then.
Baerwald's Bedtime Stories was a great album, btw.
Posted 10 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
She rode the coattails of the Tuesday Night Music Club (Kevin Gilbert, David Baerwald & David Ricketts - they were David & David, and Bill Bottrell) to popularity without giving credit. 

Gilbert wrote a song about her:
 

I saw you on my TV taking credit for our work
And I knew if I said anything that I would be the jerk
There's always some ex-boyfriend, some jealous has-been clown
Trying to muscle in the spotlight, trying to keep the lady down

There's this comfortable old story about the man without a clue
Who rises to the top on work some woman had to do
But political correctness won't accept the inverse true
We just can't see the painted toenails on the foot that fits the shoe...
Posted 10 years ago by expertTexpert    [ Reply ]
 moodfood wrote:
another phenomenally gifted voice. {#Music}

 
you exaggerate.
Posted 10 years ago by KaraokeVox    [ Reply ]
 CrackerjaxATX wrote:
Anyone know who wrote this? love the song ; maybe the only SC song i am able to appreciate.
 
I'm pretty sure she wrote it; she doesn't do too many covers — especially back then.  Isn't this album earlier than 1998?
Posted 10 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
Poignant lyrics, lovely guitar, soft singing (hate shouty singers). What's not to like?
Posted 10 years ago by MrsTom    [ Reply ]
One great piece of a song - amazing ... Sheryl Crow's best ...
Posted 10 years ago by schoelle    [ Reply ]
i could dream.
Posted 10 years ago by radeza    [ Reply ]
good stuff, love the steel....{#Dancingbanana}{#Bounce}
Posted 11 years ago by oldfart48    [ Reply ]
No matter what others say, I love this song....!! {#Cheers}
Posted 11 years ago by d48m02h1918    [ Reply ]

Moderate tempo and melodic song that is emotive.


Posted 11 years ago by By_The_River    [ Reply ]
 Cynaera wrote:
I've always had a soft spot in my heart for Sheryl Crow's music.  She always looked so tough onstage, but could sing the most tender, haunting and heartbreaking songs. I can't say anything bad about her. And she's worked (and toured) with Stevie Nicks!  I love this song.  Wasn't it used in the movie "White Oleander"?
 

miss you so much, Cynaera...

this song is groovy...
 
Posted 11 years ago by Lazarus    [ Reply ]
Anyone know who wrote this? love the song ; maybe the only SC song i am able to appreciate.
Posted 11 years ago by CrackerjaxATX    [ Reply ]
 xtalman wrote:

She looks a bit scary in the cover art. 

 
Only if you were the one who just told her you forgot her birthday. 
Posted 11 years ago by SquiddlyDiddly    [ Reply ]
My band has played this for years now, it's one of my favorites to perform.  An understated classic.
Posted 11 years ago by BKardon    [ Reply ]

She looks a bit scary in the cover art.  

Nice tune, I have always liked her.


Posted 11 years ago by xtalman    [ Reply ]
One of the better Crow tunes. Understated, pure and simple. Unpretentious and calming...yet sad.
Posted 11 years ago by ziakut    [ Reply ]
Thanks for playing Sheryl Crow.
Posted 11 years ago by Keef    [ Reply ]
Here I go...click on PSD!!! {#Stop}
Posted 12 years ago by dw    [ Reply ]
Now I know what being in a coma feels like
Posted 12 years ago by clwguy    [ Reply ]
hearbreaking
Posted 12 years ago by asilbuch    [ Reply ]
Wow ... her voice was so fresh then ... did not know this track ... nice! {#Cheers}
Posted 12 years ago by 4merdj    [ Reply ]
 MiracleDrug wrote:

yes, she seems like you could have a beer with her and NOT have the urge to chew your own ears off....
 
i agree
Posted 12 years ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
wish i could hear it
ahhhh— there it is!
never mind {#Tongue}
Posted 12 years ago by Rmike    [ Reply ]
I know that Bill is not a big Sheryl Crow fan, but I love this song
Posted 12 years ago by fatcatjb    [ Reply ]
Still swayin' to the music....nice.
Posted 12 years ago by Stratocaster    [ Reply ]
If I had a hotel room, everyone be slow dancing.....
Posted 12 years ago by Stratocaster    [ Reply ]
Solid 8, gem among many pedestrian efforts from her
Posted 12 years ago by ydjb    [ Reply ]
 Bruce_AK wrote:
The video that goes with this tune is great. Ordinary people living simple lives:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1Ij3rV_ZS4

 
i sure like this song but i'm not sure about the video.  Too much of a dichotomy between the "ordinary people" and Crow.     most everyone at the fair looked weathered and not very happy and Crow comes along with heavy makeup and looking sultry.    it kind of creeped me out..

Posted 12 years ago by bpkengor    [ Reply ]
 bam23 wrote:
Now I find that I like 2 Cheryl crow songs. Not such a high percentage, but there is hope. No, she is not in the same league as Joni Mitchell.
 
yes, she seems like you could have a beer with her and NOT have the urge to chew your own ears off....


Posted 12 years ago by MiracleDrug    [ Reply ]
Saw her open and sing with The Rolling Stones. Awesome show.

Posted 13 years ago by PA1749    [ Reply ]
The video that goes with this tune is great. Ordinary people living simple lives:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1Ij3rV_ZS4

Posted 13 years ago by Bruce_AK    [ Reply ]
 MayBaby wrote:
I so love this but it's a bittersweet comfort because home seems so hard to find.
  Embrace the road, Maybaby! There are other paths.

Posted 13 years ago by Businessgypsy    [ Reply ]
 michaele wrote:
guilty pleasure. I could listen to the chorus for hours
 
While I know what you mean, I don't think it has to be a "guilty pleasure" just because an artist is successful. SC has lots of great tunes.
Posted 13 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
guilty pleasure. I could listen to the chorus for hours
Posted 13 years ago by michaele    [ Reply ]
crowOne of Ms. Crow's best, I think

Posted 13 years ago by a_genuine_find    [ Reply ]
I've always had a soft spot in my heart for Sheryl Crow's music.  She always looked so tough onstage, but could sing the most tender, haunting and heartbreaking songs. I can't say anything bad about her. And she's worked (and toured) with Stevie Nicks!  I love this song.  Wasn't it used in the movie "White Oleander"?
Posted 13 years ago by Cynaera    [ Reply ]
This song is the opposite of the song "Feels Like Home" written by Randy Newman sung by Linda Ronstadt/Bonnie Raitt/Chantal Kreviasik. Both are haunting in their own right, both referring to "home," and both bring tears to my eyes.
Posted 13 years ago by newwavegurly    [ Reply ]
 p2h2d2 wrote:
Haunting, terrible, beautiful anguish......like a moth to the flame
 
Amen to that.  This song makes me want to weep.

Posted 13 years ago by Helchat    [ Reply ]
Not a big fan of the one square TP lady these days, but she had it goin' on back then!
Posted 13 years ago by ajb    [ Reply ]
Haunting, terrible, beautiful anguish......like a moth to the flame
Posted 13 years ago by p2h2d2    [ Reply ]
 BKardon wrote:
Her first three albums were really quite great.
 

Agreed—I lost interest in her later works but when she was this hippy girl who had paid dues she was pretty great—not to mention that she had some pretty good support from artists such as David Baerwald in the beginning. Listening with headphones you can really appreciate the backing she had then. Unfortunately I think she burnt some bridges and lost herself while climbing the ladder to success.

Posted 13 years ago by run4more    [ Reply ]
A real gem. Under played when it was released, which makes it wonderful here. Like her relaxed unpretentious sounding voice. Backing vocals are soothing and creamy. Love it!
Posted 14 years ago by ziakut    [ Reply ]
Love Love Love!
Posted 14 years ago by MayBaby    [ Reply ]
I find her to be generally repellent, but I have to admit, I like this.
Posted 14 years ago by donna_birichina    [ Reply ]
I love the steel sound of this.
Posted 14 years ago by ladyj    [ Reply ]
I so love this but it's a bittersweet comfort because home seems so hard to find.
Posted 14 years ago by MayBaby    [ Reply ]
this aint bad never heard before
Posted 14 years ago by Giselle62    [ Reply ]
 BKardon wrote:
Her first three albums were really quite great.
  Yep.

Posted 14 years ago by lmic    [ Reply ]
Her first three albums were really quite great.
Posted 14 years ago by BKardon    [ Reply ]
 Sloggydog wrote:
So Bill's not such a big Sheryl Crow fan hey...I can forgive him cause he brings me so many other cool things
 
And, I think we Sheryl fans maybe might be wearing him down :) - he recently added "Every Day Is A Winding Road" to the playlist. (Yay!)

Posted 14 years ago by lmic    [ Reply ]
 bam23 wrote:
Now I find that I like 2 Cheryl crow songs. Not such a high percentage, but there is hope. No, she is not in the same league as Joni Mitchell.
 
I totally agree!

Posted 15 years ago by helgigermany    [ Reply ]
Love Sheryl, love her work... this song is one of my fav heartbreakers. For something the same but different, give a listen to "The Difficult Kind" from The Globe Sessions... at the time that came out, I sure could relate. Played it on the way to work, every day, and sang along LOUDLY. {#Yell} 
Posted 15 years ago by choffman2001    [ Reply ]
So Bill's not such a big Sheryl Crow fan hey...I can forgive him cause he brings me so many other cool things
Posted 15 years ago by Sloggydog    [ Reply ]
Sheryl has a real knack for the bad relationship song and the breakup song, and I can't think of a song that sounds more like a love song but is actually an "I hate it here" song than this one.  I love the song but find it heartbreaking at the same time.
Posted 15 years ago by oldkcscdj    [ Reply ]
Now I find that I like 2 Cheryl crow songs. Not such a high percentage, but there is hope. No, she is not in the same league as Joni Mitchell.
Posted 15 years ago by bam23    [ Reply ]
 JoBo wrote:
I love this dreamy and warm song; just wishing I had someone to go home to every day ...... {#Kiss}
 
If it make you happy, it can't be that bad?
Posted 15 years ago by randomprime    [ Reply ]
I love this dreamy and warm song; just wishing I had someone to go home to every day ...... {#Kiss}
Posted 15 years ago by JoBo    [ Reply ]
 WayUpNorth wrote:

How can you possibly compare Sheryl Crow and Joni Mitchell?  Too much of a stretch for me ...

 
Why is that a stretch?      I'd agree that Crow does not yet have the body of work of Mitchell.     But in the days of Court & Spark, Mitchell was a simple folk singer trying for commercial pop success.   Not much different for Crow at this point, imo.  

Posted 15 years ago by bpkengor    [ Reply ]
love album as well
Posted 15 years ago by Kdubba    [ Reply ]
 romeotuma wrote:


This song is groovy...
 
Just for fun I did a search for groovy and came up with this:

Groovy is an object-oriented programming language for the Java Platform

Who Knew? {#Ask}
Posted 15 years ago by peter_james_bond    [ Reply ]
I like this song, but only because the version I downloaded years ago has Neil Finn on much more prominent backing vocals...
Posted 15 years ago by Exene    [ Reply ]
Outstanding song. Sheryl has a knack to nail not just lyrics but melodies in a compelling and memorable way. I wouldn't shake her hand, given her one sheet policy, but have to give her props for a most excellent song.
Posted 15 years ago by steve_san_carlos    [ Reply ]
 rbigelo wrote:

Agreed. There's a noticeable maturity in this work. Perhaps she might be doing so gracefully in the same light as Joni Mitchell. People deserve a chance to grow from within. I certainly don't agree with her views on streaming media royalty rates that would mean the end of RP, but good work is good work and it was noble of RP to give her airplay.
 
How can you possibly compare Sheryl Crow and Joni Mitchell?  Too much of a stretch for me ...

Posted 15 years ago by WayUpNorth    [ Reply ]

Jazbo,  How do you know that Ms. Crow didn't push every many she was "in love with" out the door?

Nice song all the same.


Posted 15 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
I like  many here ,, liked her early stuff and  , yah !! what the hell was that kid rock thing !

my girlfiend hates her and says " that once again in the world of arts , it's not what you know , it's who you know ,, no talent required"

Did she know someone to get her big break or what ? anybody know?
Posted 15 years ago by laup    [ Reply ]
She's lost every man she thought she was in love with along with batteling cancer. I love her strengeth.
And alot of her music.

Posted 15 years ago by Jazbo    [ Reply ]
fatcatjb wrote:
this is a great song to listen to while bicycling in the morning

Or on your way to the office in a half crowded bus on a dim, slightly rainy November morning.
{#Hearteyes}

On the video she is looking the hottest ever.

Posted 16 years ago by Kerly    [ Reply ]
Odd choice of album photos.  She looks a little like early David Gilmour.
Posted 16 years ago by nate917    [ Reply ]
 rbigelo wrote:
Agreed. There's a noticeable maturity in this work. Perhaps she might be doing so gracefully in the same light as Joni Mitchell. People deserve a chance to grow from within.
 
I appreciate this sentiment. However, this is from her (most excellent) second album.

Posted 16 years ago by lmic    [ Reply ]
Looks like it's time to check out the LRC...
Posted 16 years ago by aquadonia    [ Reply ]
GREAT segue from TJW!
Posted 16 years ago by nigelr    [ Reply ]
 lattalo wrote:


That won't be hard to do, her music is marginal at best.  I am not surprise that she doesn't like
internet/independent radio.  As talentless as she is, her career would suffer if there more independent radio stations.

 Interesting point.  Did not know this.  She does cater to commercial radio, to be sure. 


Posted 16 years ago by michaelgmitchell    [ Reply ]
 Josephine wrote:
Sheryl at her best, this whole album. Still gritty and hungry and raw.
Sheryl was willing to tackle issues in a not so pop friendly way in this album. Still had some passion underlying the message in her words.

Yes, indeed.  All's changed, sadly.  She lost her edge.  But I would like to hear more of her from the 1st 3 CD's, as a previous post mentioned.

Posted 16 years ago by michaelgmitchell    [ Reply ]
 Mugro wrote:

BOYCOTT SHERYL CROW!!!!

SHE IS IN FAVOR OF THE NEW ROYALTY RATES THAT WOULD END INTERNET RADIO!!!

BOYCOTT SHERYL CROW!!!


 

That won't be hard to do, her music is marginal at best.  I am not surprise that she doesn't like
internet/independent radio.  As talentless as she is, her career would suffer if there more independent radio stations.

Posted 16 years ago by lattalo    [ Reply ]
this is a great song to listen to while bicycling in the morning
Posted 16 years ago by fatcatjb    [ Reply ]
Best song I have heard by this artist.

Never heard this one on the radio
Posted 16 years ago by pb10538    [ Reply ]
DoctorHooey wrote:
Wow, this is probably the first Sheryl Crow I've heard on RP since becoming addicted over a year ago. Glad to hear a deeper cut, this is some lovely stuff. The more I learn about songwriting, the more I admire her.



I really, really wish Bill would play more from her great first 3 albums.

Posted 16 years ago by lmic    [ Reply ]
i would not donkey punch her...........really boring she sounds like every great song mixed together with doo doo as the guitar.
Posted 16 years ago by Glockman45    [ Reply ]