Sheryl Crow

Solo Artist

Photo: Office of Representative Clark · Public domain
Active 1983-present
Origin Kennett, Missouri
Albums 12
Tracks 147
Most frequent collaborator Jeff Trott · 70 tracks
Genres RockPop RockCountry Rock
Artist
88%
Authorship

Holds writing credit on 130 of 147 tracks

Does Sheryl Crow write her own songs?

She is credited on 130 of her 147 studio tracks and is the only writer on 31. Most of the tracks she is not on are covers, including ten of the twelve on her Christmas album.

By the Numbers

12
Studio Albums
147
Tracks Credited
88%
Self-Written
43
Years Active
76
Collaborators

Authorship Breakdown 130 / 147 self-written

Who wrote the songs?

Across all 147 tracks: how many Sheryl Crow wrote alone, how many they co-wrote, and how many were written by others. The bracket marks every track they hold any writing credit on.

Sheryl Crow has a writing credit88%
21%
67%
12%
Sole author31tracks21%
Co-written99tracks67%
Outside writers17tracks12%

Role Fingerprint how they contribute

Lyricist Performer Composer Producer
Sheryl Crow's roles across the catalogue

Share of all 147 tracks where they are personally credited, by role.

Lyricist (words)88%
Composer (music)88%
Producer75%
Performer100%

Authorship Over Time writing credit per album

Sheryl Crow's writing credit per album, in release order. Hover any bar for the album.

avg 88%
100%
100%
91%
100%
100%
100%
17%
100%
83%
100%
76%
100%
1993Tuesday Night Music Club
1996Sheryl Crow
1998The Globe Sessions
2002C'mon, C'mon
2005Wildflower
2008Detours
2008Home for Christmas
2010100 Miles from Memphis
2013Feels Like Home
2017Be Myself
2019Threads
2024Evolution
Early · 98% written
Mid · 80% written
Late · 88% written

Authorship by Decade track-weighted

97%
1990s
Tuesday Night Music Club, Sheryl Crow +1 more
80%
2000s
C'mon, C'mon, Wildflower +2 more
88%
2010s
100 Miles from Memphis, Feels Like Home +2 more
100%
2020s
Evolution

Authorship Spectrum pure performer to complete author

Where Sheryl Crow sits on the scale from a pure performer (0%, sings songs written by others) to a complete author (100%, writes everything). The bright marker is their catalogue authorship score, plotted against other artists on the site.

Sheryl Crow
Other artists on the site

Reference artists spread across the scale, closest by genre and era.

Tim McGraw2%
Backstreet Boys25%
Garth Brooks41%
Kelly Clarkson49%
Cyndi Lauper60%
Phil Collins78%
Bon Jovi99%
88%Sheryl Crow
Pure Performer0%
Songwriter~50%
Complete Author100%

Who Really Wrote the Hits signature songs

All I Wanna Do
Tuesday Night Music Club
Written by Wyn Cooper, Sheryl Crow, Bill Bottrell, David Baerwald, Kevin Gilbert
Co-wrote
Strong Enough
Tuesday Night Music Club
Written by Sheryl Crow, Bill Bottrell, David Baerwald, Kevin Gilbert, David Ricketts, Brian MacLeod
Co-wrote
Can't Cry Anymore
Tuesday Night Music Club
Written by Sheryl Crow, Bill Bottrell
Co-wrote
Leaving Las Vegas
Tuesday Night Music Club
Written by Sheryl Crow, Bill Bottrell, David Baerwald, Kevin Gilbert, David Ricketts
Co-wrote
If It Makes You Happy
Sheryl Crow
Written by Sheryl Crow, Jeff Trott
Co-wrote
Everyday Is a Winding Road
Sheryl Crow
Written by Sheryl Crow, Brian MacLeod, Jeff Trott
Co-wrote
A Change Would Do You Good
Sheryl Crow
Written by Sheryl Crow, Jeff Trott, Brian MacLeod
Co-wrote
My Favorite Mistake
The Globe Sessions
Written by Sheryl Crow, Jeff Trott
Co-wrote
Anything but Down
The Globe Sessions
Written by Sheryl Crow
Wrote it
Soak Up the Sun
C'mon, C'mon
Written by Sheryl Crow, Jeff Trott
Co-wrote
Steve McQueen
C'mon, C'mon
Written by Sheryl Crow, John Shanks
Co-wrote
Always on Your Side
Wildflower
Written by Sheryl Crow
Wrote it
Good Is Good
Wildflower
Written by Sheryl Crow, Jeff Trott
Co-wrote
Love Is Free
Detours
Written by Sheryl Crow, Bill Bottrell
Co-wrote
Easy
Feels Like Home
Written by Sheryl Crow, Chris DuBois, Jeff Trott
Co-wrote

Discography 12 albums

Pick You Up, announced for October 2026, is not counted here: it has not been released and only a partial track listing is published. Home for Christmas, a Christmas record, is included because the discography lists it among the studio albums.

Collaborator Network who they worked with most

Sheryl Crow147 tracks
70Jeff Trott, 70 tracks BB41Bill Bottrell, 41 tracks 35John Shanks, 35 tracks SJ17Steve Jordan, 17 tracks on The Rolling Stones's page 13Doyle Bramhall II, 13 tracks JS13Justin Stanley, 13 tracks ME12Mike Elizondo, 12 tracks JN12Justin Niebank, 12 tracks DB7David Baerwald, 7 tracks KG7Kevin Gilbert, 7 tracks BM6Brian MacLeod, 6 tracks CD5Chris DuBois, 5 tracks DR4David Ricketts, 4 tracks LS3Leslie Satcher, 3 tracks CS3Chris Stapleton, 3 tracks DS2Dan Schwartz, 2 tracks BD2Bob Dylan, 2 tracks B2Bottrell, 2 tracks KR2Keith Richards, 2 tracks on The Rolling Stones's page KL2Kelley Lovelace, 2 tracks LL2Luke Laird, 2 tracks BA2Brent Anderson, 2 tracks AA2Al Anderson, 2 tracks SM2Shane McAnally, 2 tracks EW2Emily Weisband, 2 tracks KH1Kevin Hunter, 1 track WC1Wyn Cooper, 1 track TW1Todd Wolfe, 1 track RB1R.S. Bryan, 1 track TW1Tad Wadhams, 1 track KC1Kathryn Crow, 1 track MF1Marti Frederiksen, 1 track PS1Peter Stroud, 1 track ES1Eric Schermerhorn, 1 track AA1Ahmed Al Hirmi) (music: Crow, 1 track BH1Ben Harper, 1 track T1Trott, 1 track MT1Mel Tormé, 1 track RW1Robert Wells, 1 track IB1Irving Berlin, 1 track KG1Kim Gannon, 1 track WK1Walter Kent, 1 track BR1Buck Ram, 1 track LB1Lou Baxter, 1 track JM1Johnny Moore's Three Blazers, 1 track EA1Emmett Adams, 1 track DF1Douglas Furber, 1 track BH1Bill Hayes, 1 track JJ1Jay Johnson, 1 track BB1Bill Botrell, 1 track JT1Justin Timberlake, 1 track TT1Terence Trent D'Arby, 1 track CC1Citizen Cope, 1 track CG1Clarence Greenwood, 1 track GC1Gary Clark Jr, 1 track BG1Berry Gordy, 1 track FP1Freddie Perren, 1 track AM1Alphonzo Mizell, 1 track DR1Deke Richards, 1 track VG1Vince Gill, 1 track on Eagles's page AM1Ashley Monroe, 1 track RC1Rodney Clawson, 1 track BP1Brad Paisley, 1 track ZB1Zac Brown, 1 track on Zac Brown Band's page BC1Brandy Clark, 1 track NH1Natalie Hemby, 1 track CD1Chuck D, 1 track on Public Enemy's page GH1George Harrison, 1 track on The Beatles's page MJ1Mick Jagger, 1 track on The Rolling Stones's page SB1Stephen Bruton, 1 track DF1Donnie Fritts, 1 track KK1Kris Kristofferson, 1 track TP1Terry Paul, 1 track JW1Joe Walsh, 1 track on Eagles's page PG1Peter Gabriel, 1 track on Genesis's page IJ1Ilsey Juber, 1 track

Bubble size = tracks worked on together. BB Bill Bottrell · SJ Steve Jordan · JS Justin Stanley

Photo credits

Portraits in the web and the rail come from Wikimedia Commons. The artist's own photo carries its credit under the picture.

The Authorship Story

Data Insight

She is credited on 130 of her 147 studio tracks and is the only writer on 31. Jeff Trott is the other name on 44 tracks across two decades, more than twice Bill Bottrell's 20. Her solo credits cluster in the middle of the career: none on the debut, six on The Globe Sessions, and none at all on the three albums after 2008.

Quick Facts

  • Self-writtenCredited on 130 of her 147 studio tracks
  • Written alone31 tracks carry her name and no other
  • Constant partnerJeff Trott, credited on 44 tracks
  • Biggest albumTuesday Night Music Club sold 4,500,000 in the United States
  • Biggest song"All I Wanna Do" reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100
  • CertificationsTuesday Night Music Club is 7x platinum and Sheryl Crow 3x platinum

Creative Fingerprint

A writer on nearly everything who almost never works alone, with one co-writer running through half the catalogue.

The Story

Sheryl Crow sang backing vocals for Michael Jackson and wrote for other people before Tuesday Night Music Club came out in 1993 and sold four and a half million copies in the United States. Twelve studio albums have followed, moving from the pop rock of the 1990s through soul covers and country, and she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2023.

Frequently Asked Questions Sheryl Crow

Does Sheryl Crow write her own songs?
She is credited on 130 of her 147 studio tracks and is the only writer on 31. Most of the tracks she is not on are covers, including ten of the twelve on her Christmas album.
Who writes with her most?
Jeff Trott, on 44 tracks. Bill Bottrell, who produced the debut, is on 20, and Doyle Bramhall II and Justin Stanley are on 13 each from the soul album alone.
Who wrote "All I Wanna Do"?
Sheryl Crow with David Baerwald, Kevin Gilbert, Bill Bottrell and the poet Wyn Cooper, whose poem the words come from. It reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100.
How many albums has she released?
Twelve studio albums, from Tuesday Night Music Club in 1993 to Evolution in 2024, plus a Christmas record in 2008.
Which album sold the most?
Tuesday Night Music Club, at 4,500,000 in the United States. It is certified 7x platinum by the RIAA.
Which album does she write most of herself?
The Globe Sessions, where she is the only writer on six of the eleven tracks. The debut has none.
What is the Tuesday Music Club?
The songwriting circle around Bill Bottrell, David Baerwald and Kevin Gilbert that made her first album. She is credited on all eleven tracks and alone on none of them.
Why is she on so few tracks of Home for Christmas?
It is mostly standards and carols. She is credited on two of the twelve tracks and the rest are other people's songs.
Has she moved to country?
Feels Like Home in 2013 is a country album and Threads and Evolution are country rock. The soul covers record 100 Miles from Memphis came in between.
Is she still recording?
Evolution came out in 2024 and Pick You Up is announced for October 2026. That one is not counted here because it has not been released.

Sources

Wikipedia: Sheryl Crow Wikipedia: Sheryl Crow discography