Guide Note

Detours is the sixth studio album from pop/rock singer-songwriter Sheryl Crow. Detours notably marked the return of producer Bill Bottrell, who Crow hadn't collaborated with in over a decade. Bottrell, who had worked with Madonna, Michael Jackson and Elton John in previous years, also produced Crow's debut Tuesday Night Music Club in 1993.

With him overseeing the Detours, critics hailed the album as Crow's return to the sound that made her popular years before.

The album also features a song Crow wrote for the 2007 film Grace Is Gone, "Lullaby For Wyatt."

Fast Facts

1. Genre: Rock
2. Release Date: February 5, 2008
3. Label: A&M; Records
4. Producer: Bill Bottrell
5. Peak Chart Position: #2 Billboard 200
6. Singles: "Shine Over Babylon," "Love Is Free," "Now That You're Gone"

1. "God Bless This Mess"
2. "Shine Over Babylon"
3. "Love Is Free"
4. "Peace Be Upon Us"
5. "Gasoline"
6. "Out Of Our Heads"
7. "Detours"
8. "Now That You're Gone"
9. "Drunk With The Thought Of You"
10. "Diamond Ring"
11. "Make It Go Away"
12. "Love Is All There Is"
13. "Lullaby For Wyatt"

• "Crow hasn't been this free or fine since 'Sheryl Crow,' but there is an emotional directness on 'Detours' that makes this a progression, not a retreat..." - Allmusic

• "Is it wrong if all she wants to do is have some armistice-loving fun?" - Entertainment Weekly

• "She confronts both personal and political terrors, and emerges hopeful — getting where she needs to go, despite the detours." - Rolling Stone