Detours

For the live album by Saga, see Detours (Saga album).

Detours
Studio album by Sheryl Crow
Released	February 5, 2008 (2008-02-05)
Genre	Rock, Margaritaville
Length	52:55
Label	A&M
Producer	Bill Bottrell
Sheryl Crow chronology
Wildflower (2005) Detours (2008) 100 Miles from Memphis (2010)
Singles from Detours
"Shine Over Babylon" Released: October 31, 2007 (2007-10-31) "Love Is Free" Released: January 2008 (2008-01) "Now That You're Gone" Released: April 2008 (2008-04) "Out of Our Heads" Released: June 2008 (2008-06) "Motivation" Released: November 2008 (2008-11) "Detours" Released: December 2008 (2008-12)

Detours is the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter Sheryl Crow, released in February 2008. The album marks Crow reuniting with Bill Bottrell, who produced Crow's debut album, Tuesday Night Music Club and briefly worked with Crow on her 1996 self-titled album. The album returned to Crow's forte in roots rock. The album has sold over 700,000 copies worldwide as of 2010.

It was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category for Best Pop Vocal Album on December 4, 2008.

Production

Detours was recorded at Crow's Nashville farm and features fourteen of the 24 songs put to tape. The first single is a folk-rock anthem, "Shine Over Babylon". Crow told Billboard in the summer of 2007 that the song "is very environmentally conscious, in the tradition of Bob Dylan." The single ended up being a radio airplay release only and from that "Love Is Free" was confirmed to be the second single from the album, to be released in early 2008.

“

I'm really encouraging artists to write about what's going on, because we seem to be very distracted by some lightweight topics. I think it's time to start writing about the reality of what's around us.

”

In additional comments on her Web site, Crow describes the single as "an every way a desperate cry for understanding. Perhaps it is even a battle song in the face of fear."

The album is said by critics and fans to be a fairly political album. "This is the most honest record I've ever made. It's about being forced to wake up," says Crow.

The second single is "Love Is Free" which, in Crow's own words, is "inspired by New Orleans. What struck me about it is the stoicism of the New Orleans people, they are very spiritually based. You can see it in their eyes that they aren't going to give up, they are going to rebuild." So far "Love Is Free" has gained much airplay in the States and has already begun to enter the Billboard charts: the U.S. Hot 100 (#77), the Canadian Hot 100 (#53) and the Japanese Hot 100 (#10).

Perhaps coincidentally, while the New Orleans-inspired single was distributed and its allusions were noted by Crow during appearances on American television, the album itself was released on the day of Mardi Gras.

Official videos

• "Shine Over Babylon"
• "Lullaby For Wyatt"
• "Love Is Free"
• "God Bless This Mess"
• "Now That You're Gone"
• "Out Of Our Heads"
• "Gasoline"

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Artistdirect	[2]
Billboard	(favorable)[3]
Blender	[4]
Entertainment Weekly	(A)[5]
Los Angeles Times	[6]
PopMatters	(8/10)[7]
Rolling Stone	[8]
Slant Magazine	[9]
USA Today	[10]
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Detours has been praised by music critics and her fans, scoring a 75 on the website Metacritic.^[11] Many deem this album as marking Crow's return to prominence, linking the tracks to her original sound as heard on The Globe Sessions.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Sheryl Crow, except where noted. 

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"God Bless This Mess"		Crow	2:09
2.	"Shine Over Babylon"	Crow, Bill Bottrell	Crow, Bottrell, Brian MacLeod, Eric Schermerhorn	4:03
3.	"Love Is Free"	Crow, Bottrell	Crow, Bottrell	3:23
4.	"Peace Be Upon Us" (feat. Ahmed Al Hirmi)		Crow, Mike Elizondo, Bottrell, Jeff Trott	4:22
5.	"Gasoline" (featuring Ben Harper)		Crow, Trott, Bottrell	5:07
6.	"Out of Our Heads"	Bottrell, Crow	Bottrell	4:28
7.	"Detours"		Crow	3:29
8.	"Now That You're Gone"		Crow	3:51
9.	"Drunk with the Thought of You"		Crow	2:39
10.	"Diamond Ring"		Crow, Trott	4:10
11.	"Motivation"	Crow, Bottrell	Crow, Bottrell	3:47
12.	"Make It Go Away (Radiation Song)"		Crow	3:24
13.	"Love Is All There Is"		Crow, Elizondo, Trott	4:01
14.	"Lullaby for Wyatt"		Crow	4:09
Total length:				52:55

UK Edition Bonus Tracks
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
15.	"Rise Up"	Crow, Bottrell	Crow, Bottrell	4:08
16.	"Here Comes the Sun" (iTunes Bonus Track)	George Harrison	Harrison	3:00

US iTunes Bonus Tracks
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
15.	"Doctor My Eyes"	Jackson Browne	Browne	3:28
16.	"Here Comes the Sun" (Preorder Only)	Harrison	Harrison	3:00

Japanese Edition Bonus Tracks
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
15.	"Rise Up"	Crow, Bottrell	Crow, Bottrell	4:08
16.	"Beautiful Dream"			3:36

Japanese Tour Edition Bonus Tracks
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
15.	"Rise Up"	Crow, Bottrell	Crow, Bottrell	4:08
16.	"Beautiful Dream"			3:36
17.	"Shine Over Baylon" (Live Acoustic Version)			4:04
18.	"Detours" (Live Acoustic Version)			3:41
19.	"Drunk with the Thought of You" (Live Acoustic Version)			2:45
20.	"Love Is Free" (Live Acoustic Version)			3:26

Japanese Tour Edition Bonus DVD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"God Bless This Mess" (Music Video)
2.	"Gasoline" (Music Video)
3.	"Love Is Free" (Music Video)
4.	"Shine Over Babylon" (Music Video)
5.	"Out of Our Heads" (Music Video)

Personnel

• Adrián Agustin – assistant engineer
• Ahmed AlHirmi – oud
• Abdulla AlKhalifa – vocal arrangement, vocal producer
• Rosanna Arquette – vocals
• Catherine Berclaz – art direction, creative director
• Bill Bottrell – organ, synthesizer, acoustic guitar, bass, percussion, pedal steel, drums, electric guitar, marimba, pipe, vocals, choir, chorus, producer, engineer, mellotron, acoustic bass, string arrangements, drum programming, mixing, synthesizer bass, wurlitzer
• Doyle Bramhall II – electric guitar
• Teresa Bustillo – assistant
• Matt Butler – cello
• Sheryl Crow – organ, acoustic guitar, bass, piano, accordion, vocals, choir, chorus, handclapping
• Wyatt Crow – noise
• Greg d'Augenlli – brass
• Brendan Dekora – assistant engineer
• Mike Elizondo – synthesizer, acoustic guitar, bass, drums, sampling, drum programming
• Eric Fritsch – engineer
• Ben Harper – vocals
• Chris Hudson – production coordination
• Brian MacLeod – percussion, drums, sampling, drum programming
• Alex Pavlides – assistant engineer
• Julian Peploe – art direction, package design
• Mike Rowe – flute sample
• Norman Jean Roy – photography
• Doug Sax – mastering
• Marva Soogrim – vocals
• Zeph Sowers – assistant engineer
• Jeremy Stacey – piano, drums, timbales, vocals, kalimba
• Shari Sutcliffe – contractor
• Matt Tait – engineer
• Ken Takahashi – assistant engineer
• Jeff Trott – acoustic guitar, bass, guitar, electric guitar, vocals, choir, chorus, slide guitar
• Scooter Weintraub – management
• Pam Wertheimer – management
• David Allen Young – assistant engineer

Release history and chart performance

Detours debuted at number two on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, selling about 92,000 copies in its first week and an additional 52,000 copies in its second week.^[12] As of May 26, 2010, the album had sold 405,000 copies in the US.^[13]

Region	Date	Label	Catalog	Sales	Rank
Japan	January 30, 2008 (2008-01-30)	Universal	UICA-1044	28,518[14]	22
United States	February 5, 2008 (2008-02-05)	A&M	–	405,000	2
United Kingdom	February 18, 2008 (2008-02-18)	Interscope	–	25,000	20
Canada	February 5, 2008 (2008-02-05)	A&M	–	50,000	2
Ireland	February 18, 2008 (2008-02-18)	Interscope	–		28

Year-end charts

Chart (2008)	Peak position
Top Alternative Albums	22
Top Comprehensive Albums	125
Billboard 200	114

References

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12. ^ Hasty, Katie (February 20, 2008). "Johnson Remains No. 1; Winehouse, Hancock Soar". Billboard.com. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003712744. Retrieved November 6, 2011. 
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