What I Can Do for You

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"What I Can Do for You"
What I Can Do For You 1995.jpg
1995 UK re-release, CD #1
Single by Sheryl Crow
from the album Tuesday Night Music Club
B-side"Volvo Cowgirl 99" "I Shall Believe" "D'yer Mak'er" "I'm Gonna Be a Wheel Someday" "No One Said It Would Be Easy"
ReleasedNovember 11, 1993
RecordedToad Hall, Pasadena, California, 1993
GenreRock[1]
Length4:15
Songwriter(s)David Baerwald, Sheryl Crow
Producer(s)Bill Bottrell
Sheryl Crow singles chronology
"Run Baby Run"
(1993) 		"What I Can Do for You"
(1993) 		"All I Wanna Do"
(1994)

"What I Can Do for You" is a single by Sheryl Crow from the album Tuesday Night Music Club released on A&M Records. It was originally released in 1993, and the single included a faster version of LP track "The Na-Na Song" under the name "Volvo Cowgirl 99". "What I Can Do for You" managed only number 97 when first released at the end of 1993, but was re-released after the success of "All I Wanna Do" and "Strong Enough". Two CD singles were released, with the second one being a limited edition including a 1996 mini-calendar. In the UK charts, it reached number 84 in its first release on February 19, 1994 and then number 43 on November 11, 1995.[2]

The 1995 UK release sparked an industry controversy when the Official Charts Company initially refused to allow the single a chart placing due to the free calendar in the packaging, which broke a chart rule about free gifts. After it was pointed out that the chart compilers had allowed Madonna's "You'll See" to chart (which also contained a free calendar, albeit configured differently within the single packaging as postcards, rather than ring-bound), the decision was reversed just before the week's chart was issued.[3]

The song deals with sexual harassment, which Crow says she experienced during her rise to fame.

Track listing[]

Original UK CD single (Cat. No. 580 463-2) (1993)[]

  1. "What I Can Do for You" (Radio Edit)
  2. "What I Can Do for You" (LP Version)
  3. "Volvo Cowgirl 99"
  4. "I Shall Believe"

Re-released UK CD single #1 (Cat. No. 581 221-2) (1995)[]

  1. "What I Can Do for You" (UK Edit)
  2. "D'yer Mak'er"
  3. "I'm Gonna Be a Wheel Someday"
  4. "No One Said It Would Be Easy"

Re-released UK CD single #2 (Cat. No. 581 229-2) (1995)[]

  1. "What I Can Do for You" (Live in Madrid)
  2. "All I Wanna Do" (Live in Madrid)
  3. "Strong Enough" (Live in Madrid)
  4. "Can't Cry Anymore" (Live in Madrid)

Chart performance[]

Chart (1995) Peak
position
United Kingdom (UK Singles Chart)[2] 43

References[]

  1. ^ "Tuesday Night Music Club by Sheryl Crow". Classic Rock Review. April 28, 2013. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "What-I-Can-Do-for-You" search results at the Official Charts
  3. ^ "CSC climbs down in Crowformat row" (PDF). Music Week. 1995-11-11.

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