133: All I Wanna Do
When Sheryl Crow finished her debut album, she decided that it didn't sound the way she wanted it to. So she actually convinced A&M Records to scrap it and let her start over. The result was a collaboration between her and several other Los Angeles-area musicians who met weekly to help each other with their songwriting. That quickly turned into a project dedicated to putting together Crow's second debut album. That group became the Tuesday Night Music Club, because that's the night they'd meet, and it also became the title of that album. Now, some controversy arose around the TNMC and the album that arose from it, specifically who got credit for what, and it may have led to the death of one of the members. But that all came later on and as a result I didn't focus on any of that in this episode. Instead I stuck to Crow's early career and what led to the Club, her (second) first album and how "All I Wanna Do" went from a throwaway track to her breakout hit. And as ever, I'm thankful for your support. Click here for a transcript of this episode. Click here to become a patron of the show.