“A lot of people say the streaming services have saved the music business, and perhaps they have in some ways,” Crow says. “But the issue is so much deeper. When music is designed for a six-second attention span, there’s so many things you have to look at and analyze differently that don’t have anything to do with making music and buying records. For me, at my comfort level, I’m thinking this is a great record to go out on. It documents my history and inspiration and where I am now.”
Crow’s days as a musician are far from over. She’ll still release songs and perform, keeping alive a career that began well before she released her multimillion-selling 1994 debut, Tuesday Night Music Club. Long before her breakthrough as a solo artist, she had been a highly successful backing singer and session artist for stars like Stevie Wonder and Michael Jackson, who gave her a spot duetting with him on his late-1980s Bad tour. She’d also done well writing and recording jingles, including a particularly lucrative advertisement for McDonald’s.
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