Feels Like Home - Sheryl Crow
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  • Summary: Produced with Justin Niebank, the first country release for the singer-songwriter includes songs co-written with Al Anderson, Brandy Clark, Rodney Clawson, Chris DuBois, Luke Laird, Shane McAnally, and Brad Paisley.
  • Record Label: Warner Bros.
  • Genre(s): Country, Pop/Rock, Contemporary Singer/Songwriter, Contemporary Pop/Rock, American Trad Rock, Country-Pop
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. Billboard.com
    Sep 9, 2013
    92
    She may be changing direction, but that swagger is still intact.
  2. Entertainment Weekly
    Sep 11, 2013
    91
    [The album] inlays modern Music City twang like turquoise in a belt buckle, while the lyrics funnel her cheery realism into finer-cut tales of staycations, sexually charged car talk, and how "Waterproof Mascara" won't "run like his daddy did." [13 Sep 2013, p.70]
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  3. American Songwriter
    Sep 9, 2013
    70
    The album is at its best when it sticks to the timeless stuff about love and loss.
  4. Exclaim
    Sep 9, 2013
    70
    Yes, on the surface Feels Like Home is a makeover aimed at the parents of every Taylor Swift fan, but the essence of Crow's sound remains intact, and irresistible.
  5. Boston Globe
    Sep 10, 2013
    70
    So much of Feels Like Home indeed feels natural. When it doesn’t, it’s tough going, as on the obvious bids for radio play like formulaic first single “Easy” and “We Oughta Be Drinkin’.”
  6. All Music Guide
    Sep 9, 2013
    60
    That her instincts are often right speaks to her skills; that she veers into accidental condescension suggests this country move may be motivated by finding a new audience, not satisfying her existing one.
  7. PopMatters
    Sep 25, 2013
    60
    While a lot of Feels Like Home misses the mark in this capacity, enough of it rings with the ole’ Sheryl Crow charm to make it a worthy entry into her repertoire and a notable foray into Country-pop music territory.

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  1. Shiftyeyeddog
    Sep 15, 2013
    9
    It took me a listen or two to acclimatize to it, but when I did, did I ever. Once in a while an album comes along that as soon as it's over you want to play it again, and again. Feels Like Home is right, it fits like a comfy old glove. I could quibble and say I'd prefer something more alt-y and gritty, maybe produced by Jack White, but on its own terms, this album works a treat. Every song works strongest songwriting since Globe Sessions. Nothing sounds like an empty genre exercise, unlike some of her other material of the last 10 years. She sounds fully engaged and invested and it shows in her singing, she sings the hell out of these tracks. A warm and welcome place to be indeed.… Expand

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