Sheryl Crow smitten by reggae's lure

Pop superstar Sheryl Crow has tried her hand at reggae on 100 Miles From Memphis, her new album which is due for release on July 20.

Billboard magazine reports that Crow and Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards teamed-up on the song Eye To Eye, which is expected to be one of 100 Miles From Memphis' highlights.

Crow is best known for songs such as Leaving Las Vegas and All I Wanna Do, which are from her 1993 Grammy-winning debut album, Tuesday Night Music Club.

The singer is also a big reggae fan, especially of legendary singer Toots Hibbert. In 2008, Hibbert toured the United States and Canada along with Crow and British singer James Blunt.

Billboard quoted Crow as saying 100 Miles From Memphis is her most rootsy set in years.

Richards is no stranger to reggae. He and fellow 'Stone' Mick Jagger signed Peter Tosh to their Rolling Stones Records in the late 1970s, and has also recorded with Justin Hinds and the Dominoes.