I would not call myself a Sheryl Crowe fan. But, I’m always happy when I hear one of her songs. Her debut seemed to come out of nowhere, but that wasn’t really true. I remember the songs from this album being part of the soundtrack of the summer and fall of 1994 and much of 1995.
This is a really strong album from a singer-songwriter with firm ideas how to express a discernable point of view and the result is a lasting piece of work that people will enjoy as long as people enjoy listening to music.
It should be noted that Crowe’s collaborators on TNMC accused her of taking more credit than deserved for the final product including disputes about songwriting credits.1
My Rating:
AllMusic’s review concluded that, “Tuesday Night Music Club has a loose, ramshackle charm…proving that roots rock can sound contemporary and have humor.”2
Los Angeles Times: “This pop singer-songwriter sings with the seductive quirkiness of Rickie Lee Jones, and her country-influenced debut album is full of odbball gems.”3
classicrockreview.com retroactively named TNMC its Album of the Year in 1993 writing, “…the music is original, entertaining, and interesting.”4
Charts
TNMC peaked on the Billboard 200 album chart at #3.5 Bruce Springsteen’s Greatest Hits and The Lion King soundtrack kept Crow from the top spot the week of March 25, 1995.6
Six singles were released from this album:
• Run Baby Run (released 9/27/93), peak Billboard Hot 100 position: did not chart.
• What I Can Do for You (released 2/7/94), peak Billboard Hot 100 position: did not chart.
• Leaving Las Vegas (released 4/4/94), peak Billboard Hot 100 position: #60
• All I Wanna Do (released 7/12/94), peak Billboard Hot 100 position: #2. Spent two weeks at #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart.7
• Strong Enough (released 11/15/94), peak Billboard Hot 100 position: #5
• Can’t Cry Anymore (released 5/8/95), peak Billboard Hot 100 position: #368
Released on August 3, 1993. Here’s what else was happening:
Pop Culture
• Number one song: Can’t Help Falling in Love by UB409
• Number one album: Zooropa by U210
• Number one movie: Rising Sun by Philip Kaufman11
• Most watched TV program: 60 Minutes12
• NYT bestseller, fiction: The Bridges of Madison County by Robert James Waller13
• NYT bestseller, non-fiction: Women Who Run with the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estes14
Other albums released that month
• Da Bomb by Kris Kross
• The Outer Limits by Voivod
• Emergency on Planet Earth by Jamiroquai
• River of Dreams by Billy Joel
• Bloody Kisses by Type O Negative
• For the Cool in You by Babyface
• Pure Pleasure by Shaggy
• Last Splash by The Breeders
• In Pieces by Garth Brooks
• Music Box by Mariah Carey
• Up on the Roof: Songs from the Brill Building by Neil Diamond
Sport
• Aug 1 14-time MLB All Star Reggie Jackson is inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
• Aug 2 Maryland investors led by Baltimore attorney Peter Angelos buy the MLB Baltimore Orioles team at auction in New York for $173M, nearly $50M more than ever paid for a baseball team.
• Aug 15 75th PGA Championship Men's Golf, Inverness GC: Paul Azinger wins his first major title in a playoff with Greg Norman.
• Aug 15 Nolan Ryan, 324th & final victory, Rangers 4, Indians 1.
• Aug 19 Sally Gunnell runs women's world record 400m hurdles (52.74").
• Aug 20 Colin Jackson runs world record 110m hurdles (12.91).
• Aug 23 Fred McGriff & David Justice are 6th to hit back-to-back HRs twice in same game.
Notable Births
• Aug 2 Cassidy Gifford, American actress and daughter of Frank & Kathy Lee, born in New York.
• Aug 3 Yurina Kumai, Japanese pop singer (Berryz Kobo; Hello! Project Kids), and fashion model, born in Kanagawa, Japan.
• Aug 17 Ederson [de Moraes], Brazilian football goalkeeper (Manchester City, Brazil), born in Osasco, Brazil.
• Aug 18 Cameron Smith, Australian golfer (Players C'ship & British Open 2022; US Masters runner-up 2020), born in Brisbane, Australia.
• Aug 26 Keke Palmer, American actress (True Jackson, VP), born in Harvey, Illinois.
• Aug 29 Liam Payne, English pop singer (One Direction- "What Makes You Beautiful"), born in Wolverhampton, England.
Notable Deaths
• Aug 1 Ewing Kaufman, founder/owner (KC Royals), dies of lung cancer at 76.
Aug 3 James Donald, Scottish actor (Bridge on River Kwai, Vikings, In Which We Serve, Way Ahead), dies of stomach cancer at 76.
• Aug 4 Kenny Drew, American-Danish jazz pianist (Moonlight Desert), dies at 64.
• Aug 5 (Alexander) "Duke" Burrell, American jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader (Louisiana Shakers; Louis Jordan; Johnny Otis), dies at 73.
• Aug 5 Eugen Suchoň, Slovak organist and composer (Krútňava (The Whirlpool); Psalm of the Carpathian Lands; Kaleidoscope), and music educator, dies at 84.
• Aug 5 Randy Hobbs, American rock musician (Johnny Winter Band; McCoys), dies of heart failure at 45.
• Aug 6 Milt Thompson, American astronaut (Dynasoar, X-15), NASA test pilot and chief-engineer, dies at 67.
• Aug 7 Roy Budd, English jazz pianist/composer (Paper Tiger), dies at 46.
• Aug 8 Harry Bellaver, American actor (Another World; Naked City), dies at 88.
• Aug 8 Lou van Rees, Dutch jazz and pop music impresario, dies at 77.
• Aug 10 Euronymous [Øystein Aarseth], Norwegian black-metal guitarist and producer (Mayhem), stabbed to death by a musical rival at 25.
• Aug 16 Stewart Granger, English actor (Prisoner of Zenda, King Solomon's Mines), dies of cancer at 80.
• Aug 17 Johnny Sayles, American soul singer ("I Can't Get Enough Of Your Love"), dies of a heart attack at 56.
• Aug 17 Phil Seymour, American rock and power pop musician, singer, and songwriter (The Dwight Twilley Band), dies of lymphoma at 41.
• Aug 21 Tatiana Troyanos, American mezzo-soprano (Octavian-Der Rosenleavalier), dies of cancer at 54.
• Aug 22 Kasdi Merbah, Prime Minister of Algeria (1988-89), assassinated.
• Aug 23 Charles Scorsese (father of Martin), actor (Cape Fear, Goodfellas, Wise Guys), dies at 80.
• Aug 30 Richard Jordan, American actor (Hunt for Red October, Posse), dies at 55.
Enjoy and listen without prejudice. Cheers!
Full video playlist: You're Welcome 105; Tuesday Night Music Club by Sheryl Crowe
Prime: 105. Tuesday Night Music Club by Sheryl Crowe
TNMC review at Classic Rock Review
S. Crow chart history.
Ibid.