the last third of the album was considered the weakest part and the song "Ordinary Morning" was considered a poor choice for a closer. Rolling Stone editor David Fricke also criticized the album for being underdeveloped and lacking originality, and unfavorably compared the song "Hard to Make a Stand" to "Tumbling Dice" by the Rolling Stones and "Sweet Jane" by the Velvet Underground. The Village Voices Robert Christgau gave the album a one-star honorable mention grade and quipped that it was indebted to "not just Alanis but Tchad". In February 1997, Sheryl Crow was ranked at number 26 in The Village Voices 1996 Pazz & Jop critics' poll. At the 39th Annual Grammy Awards, the album was awarded Best Rock Album and Crow received the Best Female Rock Vocal Performance award for the song "If It Makes You Happy". Retrospectively, AllMusic critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine referred to the album as "a postmodern masterpiece of sorts – albeit a mainstream, post-alternative, postmodern masterpiece. It may not be as hip or innovative as, say, the Beastie Boys' Paul's Boutique, but it is as self-referential, pop culture obsessed, and musically eclectic." Sal Cinquemani of Slant Magazine highlighted the album's "quirky, stream-of-conscious lyrics" and elaborate sound collages, stating that "none of [Crow's] other full-length albums have been as consistent, immaculately produced or distinctly modern." In 1999, Rolling Stone selected Sheryl Crow as one of the essential albums of the decade. In 2002, the magazine also ranked it at number 44 in its list of Women in Rock: The 50 Essential Albums. In 2003, the album was featured in the Vital Pop: 50 Essential Pop Albums list by Slant Magazine. In 2008, Entertainment Weekly magazine placed the album at number 39 in their list of Top 100 Best Albums of the past 25 years. In 2020, Rolling Stone ranked Sheryl Crow at number 475 in its list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. Track listing Personnel Credits are adapted from AllMusic. Sheryl Crow – lead vocals, background vocals, bass guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, harmonium, keyboards, Moog bass, Hammond organ, piano, Wurlitzer, pennyosley, loops, producer Jeri Heiden – art direction, design Steve Berlin – saxophone Ron Black – assistant engineer Tchad Blake – engineer, mixing R.S. Bryan – wah wah guitar Steve Donnelly – dobro, electric guitar Dave Douglas – horn Davey Faragher – fuzz bass Neil Finn – background vocals Curtis Fowlkes