This is Big Machine Radio, I am Becca
And welcome to the Sheryl Crow "Threads" Album Release Special
You are in for something very special
We've got Sheryl in the studio with us
She has created this incredible album
Full of collaborations with some of the biggest names in music
And some of the brightest young stars
And we're gonna go through every track
And hear the stories behind the songs
Sheryl has so many great stories and
The first thing I wanted to ask you
The album is called "Threads," and I understand
That you had been doing some recording with Kris Kristofferson
And that is kind of what led you to want to make this album
With some of your heroes and some of your peers, so
Tell me how it worked, because there are so many incredible names on here
Did you have a list of people you wanted to work with?
Did the songs kind of guide you to who you wanted to record with?
Well, the process did start with Kris Kristofferson
And after I recorded with him, I called Steve Jordan
And said, "I want more of this
I want more of the special moments that change the molecules"
And he and I talked about what that would look like
And I said, "Well, I don't know exactly what that's gonna look like
Except for, I'll write songs, I'll do the songs by the people that matter to me
I'll write with people when I, when there's an opportunity to do that"
And it was all of that
I wrote with Joe Walsh, "For The Record"
I did a Bob Dylan song because I love him so much
With Jason Isbell, I did a George Harrison song
Because not only was he a monumental figure in my creative life but also
The song felt necessary to record for my children
For the people of their generation
And I asked Eric to play on it
And I asked Brandi to sing on it because she's a mom
And there were just so many things that were
Threads that just wove through the making of this record
And that presented themselves
Well, there are so many amazing songs on this album
I say, let's not waste any time
We're gonna start with Track One, it's "Prove You Wrong"
Now, this is you, Maren Morris and Stevie Nicks, so
Tell us about getting the three of you together for this song
"Prove You Wrong" was such a joy
I knew I wanted to have Stevie Nicks on this record
She's been a huge inspiration for me since I was really young
And then I got to meet her a few years later
At a GRAMMYs party and wound up working with her
And wound up getting to produce her
And tour with her and above all, she's just a remarkable woman
And incredible fully realized artist
And so I knew I wanted to bring Stevie in on something
And so, I wrote this song really kind of with her in mind
And I also wanted to sort of bring in
Somebody I felt like was maybe the next generation
Of a Stevie Nicks, Sheryl Crow
And that's Maren Morris, I mean Maren Morris, I feel like
Has that incredible sex appeal but also that strength that Stevie has
And has always had, and it was just a perfect marriage
To get the both of them on this song that is very much
In both of their wheelhouses
And it's fun to listen to
I love this song 'cause there's a bit of sass in there
And I mean, you've got three powerhouse women on it
It is Stevie Nicks, Maren Morris, and Sheryl Crow
Off her brand new album, "Threads"
Which is available now
