A Change Would Do You Good

The story behind

The song A Change Would Do You Good, released as a single in 1997, was born from a collaborative creative process in New Orleans. Sheryl Crow, along with guitarist Jeff Trott and Brian MacLeod, spent six months in the city, seeking inspiration from classic soul music, with artists like Mavis Staples as references. The abundance of lyrical ideas was such that the trio ended up pulling lines out of a hat to shape the song. Their lyrics, though abstract, revolve around the need for change in life. Trott revealed that the first verse was a playful reference to the producer Bill Bottrell, who