Sheryl Crow - 100 Miles From Memphis

As the title of her forthcoming July 20 album 100 Miles from Memphis would indicate, Sheryl Crow grew up in the lengthy shadow and radio airwaves of that legendary music town. Known for it's country, blues and early rock and roll via the legendary Sun and Muscle Shoals studios, Memphis was also a mecca for what she calls the "southern soul and hard-edged R+B" of Stax and Atlantic Records and artists such as Otis Redding, Aretha Franklin, Booker T and the MG's and Wilson Pickett -- a style she taps into for her new "funky, soul-based record." The fact that Crow began her career as a singer -- touring as a back up vocalist for Michael Jackson for a couple of years -- prior to her own multiplatinum success is reiterated on 100 Miles' dynamic, groove-driven tracks.

With the help of producer/guitarist Doyle Bramhall (Eric Clapton) and Justin Stanley, Crow brings her own "old soul" spin to original songs such as lead track "Our Love Is Fading" and piano ballad "For the Sake of Love" as well as a few choice covers including the Redbone classic "Come and Get Your Love", Terence Trent D'Arby's "Sign Your Name," and the rare Marvin Gaye song, "Desperate Situations." "I feel artistically revitalized and the music feels fresh and at the same time very familiar to what I do,”  Crow writes on her website. Listen to lead single "Summer Love" and a snippet of "Our Love Is Fading" or watch the all-too-brief video after the jump.

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Sheryl Crow - "Summer Love" (from the album 100 Miles From Memphis)

Sheryl Crow - "Our Love Is Fading" (snippet) (from the album 100 Miles From Memphis)