The album was arguably her most pop-influenced to date, a big departure from the folk and rock sound on her previous release, The Globe Sessions.

2 on the UK Albums Chart and on the US Billboard 200, with first-week sales of 185,000 copies in the United States.

[12] The album has been certified Platinum in the US and Japan, selling 2.1 million units in the US as of January 2008.

[13] The song "Safe and Sound" is dedicated to Crow's former boyfriend Owen Wilson and is an account of their relationship.

[14] All tracks written by Sheryl Crow, with additional writers noted.