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===1994β1997: International success=== Crow began dating [[Kevin Gilbert (musician)|Kevin Gilbert]] and joined him in an ad hoc group of musicians known to themselves as the "Tuesday Music Club".<!-- Note: unlike the album title, the club name did not include the word "Night" --><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/08.01.96/gilbert-obit-9631.html |title= All Rocked Out |access-date= December 16, 2007 |first= Richard |last= Sine |date= August 1, 1996 |work= [[Metro Silicon Valley]] |archive-date= January 26, 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190126033153/http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/08.01.96/gilbert-obit-9631.html |url-status= live }}</ref> The group existed as a casual songwriting collective prior to its association with Crow, but rapidly developed into a vehicle for her debut album after her arrival. Group members Gilbert, [[David Baerwald]], and [[David Ricketts (musician)|David Ricketts]] (both formerly of [[David & David]]), [[Bill Bottrell]], [[Brian MacLeod (US musician)|Brian MacLeod]], and Dan Schwartz share songwriting credits with Crow on her debut album, ''[[Tuesday Night Music Club]]'',<ref name="allmusicbio"/> released in 1993. Her relationship with Gilbert became acrimonious soon after the album was released, and disputes arose about songwriting credits.<ref name="allmusicbio"/> ''Tuesday Night Music Club'' featured many of the songs written by Crow's friends, including the second single, "[[Leaving Las Vegas (song)|Leaving Las Vegas]]". The album was slow to garner attention, until "[[All I Wanna Do (Sheryl Crow song)|All I Wanna Do]]" became an unexpected smash hit in October 1994.<ref>{{cite web |title= Wyn Cooper: A Serendipitous Career |publisher= Academy of American Poets |date= n.d. |url= http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/5822 |access-date= August 23, 2009 |quote= Cooper, who had been quietly stringing together teaching gigs and establishing his reputation as a poet, was soon receiving royalty checks big enough to allow him to stop working. |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090903002029/http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/5822 |archive-date= September 3, 2009 |df= mdy-all }}</ref> The singles "[[Strong Enough (Sheryl Crow song)|Strong Enough]]" and "Can't Cry Anymore" were also released, with the first song ("Strong Enough") charting at No. 5 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and "Can't Cry Anymore" hitting the Top 40.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131210031320/http://www.billboard.com/charts/1995-02-11/hot-100|url-status=dead|title=Top 100 Songs|archive-date=December 10, 2013|website=Billboard.com|access-date=August 30, 2019}}</ref> ''Tuesday Night Music Club'' went on to sell more than 7 million copies in the US and [[UK]] during the 1990s. The album also won Crow three [[Grammy Award|Grammys]] at the [[37th Annual Grammy Awards]] in 1995: [[Grammy Award for Record of the Year|Record of the Year]], [[Grammy Award for Best New Artist|Best New Artist]] and [[Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance|Best Female Pop Vocal Performance]].<ref name="allmusicbio"/> Crow performed at the 1994 [[Woodstock Festival]] and appeared in the "New Faces" section of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' in 1994. She also supplied background vocals to the song "[[The Garden of Allah (song)|The Garden of Allah]]" from Don Henley's 1995 album ''[[Actual Miles: Henley's Greatest Hits]]''. In 1996, Crow released her [[Sheryl Crow (album)|self-titled second album]].<ref>{{cite book |last1= Jagger |first1= Mick |author-link= Mick Jagger |first2= Dora |last2= Loewenstein |first3= Philip |last3= Dodd |title= According to the Rolling Stones |date= October 2003 |publisher= Chronicle Books |isbn= 0-8118-4060-3 |page= [https://archive.org/details/accordingtorolli00jagg/page/316 316] |url-access= registration |url= https://archive.org/details/accordingtorolli00jagg }}</ref> She produced the album herself and also played a variety of instruments, from various guitars, bass or [[pedal steel]] to various organs and piano. The debut single, "[[If It Makes You Happy]]", became a radio success and netted her two Grammys for [[Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance|Best Female Rock Vocal Performance]] and [[Grammy Award for Best Rock Album|Best Rock Album]] at the [[39th Annual Grammy Awards]] in 1997.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9905E7DE1231F93BA15751C0A961958260 |title=Winners of the 1997 Grammy Awards |work=The New York Times |date=February 28, 1997 |access-date=September 9, 2013 |archive-date=July 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728171927/https://www.nytimes.com/1997/02/28/arts/winners-of-the-1997-grammy-awards.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Other singles included "[[A Change Would Do You Good]]", "[[Home (Sheryl Crow song)|Home]]", and "[[Everyday Is a Winding Road]]". The album was banned from sale at [[Wal-Mart|Walmart]], because in the lyrics to "Love Is a Good Thing" Crow says that Walmart sells guns to children.<ref>{{cite web |author= Errico, Marcus |title= Wal-Mart Bans Sheryl Crow's Next Album |publisher= E! |date= July 10, 1996 |url= http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b33553_wal-mart_bans_sheryl_crows_next_album.html |access-date= August 23, 2009 |quote= Wal-Mart, the nation's largest retailer, is refusing to carry Crow's upcoming album, because one song says the chain sells guns to kids. |archive-date= September 3, 2009 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090903191355/http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b33553_wal-mart_bans_sheryl_crows_next_album.html |url-status= live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-09-10-mn-42265-story.html |title=Wal-Mart Bans Album Over Gun Sale Lyrics |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=September 10, 1996 |access-date=May 26, 2017 |archive-date=August 7, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170807010149/http://articles.latimes.com/1996-09-10/news/mn-42265_1_wal-mart-decision |url-status=live }}</ref> The album also features a [[protest song]] called "Redemption Day", which was covered by [[Johnny Cash]] on his posthumous album ''[[American VI: Ain't No Grave]]''. Crow performed at [[Another Roadside Attraction (festival)|Another Roadside Attraction]] in 1997. Also in 1997, Crow contributed the theme song to the [[James Bond]] film ''[[Tomorrow Never Dies]]''. Her song "[[Tomorrow Never Dies (song)|Tomorrow Never Dies]]" was nominated for a [[Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media|Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television]] at the [[41st Annual Grammy Awards]] and [[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song|Best Original Song]] at the [[55th Golden Globe Awards]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/archives.php?id=10511 |title=Grammy Award nominations at a glance |publisher=Turkishdailynews.com.tr |date=April 7, 2005 |access-date=October 19, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121120154315/http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/archives.php?id=10511 |archive-date=November 20, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/158896/Tomorrow-Never-Dies/details |title=Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) |access-date=October 19, 2010 |archive-date=May 3, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090503102516/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/158896/Tomorrow-Never-Dies/details |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> {{Clear}}
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