In 1997, who won the Best Rock Album Grammy for "Sheryl Crow"?

In 1997, Sheryl Crow won the Best Rock Album Grammy for the album “Sheryl Crow.” Released in October 1996, the self-titled record followed her breakthrough debut, Tuesday Night Music Club, and showed a harder, more guitar-driven side of her songwriting.

The album’s success helped Crow win two Grammys at the 39th Annual Grammy Awards: Best Rock Album and Best Female Rock Vocal Performance for “If It Makes You Happy.” The record also produced songs such as “A Change,” “Hard to Make a Stand,” and “Everyday Is a Winding Road.”

A common mix-up concerns the Grammy year. Crow won Best Rock Album again in 1999 for The Globe Sessions, but her first victory in this category came in 1997 for Sheryl Crow. The award recognized the album as a whole, rather than one particular track. The 1997 ceremony honored recordings released during the preceding eligibility period, which is why the album’s 1996 release is associated with the 1997 award.