Wildflower (Sheryl Crow album)

For the album by Lauren Alaina, see Wildflower (Lauren Alaina album).

Wildflower
Studio album by Sheryl Crow
Released	September 27, 2005
Recorded	2005
Genre	Rock, modern rock, Pop rock
Length	46:42
Label	A&M
Producer	Sheryl Crow, John Shanks
Sheryl Crow chronology
The Very Best of Sheryl Crow (2003) Wildflower (2005) Hits & Rarities (2007)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Blender	[2]
Entertainment Weekly	(C+)[3]
PopMatters	(3/10)[4]
Q	[5]
Rolling Stone	[6]
Slant Magazine	[7]
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Wildflower is the fifth studio album by American singer-songwriter Sheryl Crow, first released September 27, 2005. Although the album debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200,^[8] it received mixed reviews and was not as commercially successful as previous albums, having also peaked at #25 on the UK Album Chart^[9] (where all her previous studio albums had been Top 10 successes).

In December 2005, however, the album was nominated for a Best Pop Vocal Album Grammy Award, while Sheryl Crow was nominated for a Best Female Pop Vocal Performance Grammy Award for the song "Good Is Good".

The album was certified platinum in the U.S. in December 2005,^[10] and as of January 2008, it had sold 949,000 units (over the counter) there.^[11]

A deluxe edition of the CD was also released, which contains an additional DVD featuring acoustic versions of many of the album's tracks, as well as the promotional video for the lead single "Good Is Good".

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I Know Why"	Crow	4:15
2.	"Perfect Lie"	Crow	4:34
3.	"Good Is Good"	Crow, Jeff Trott	4:18
4.	"Chances Are"	Crow, Trott	5:16
5.	"Wildflower"	Crow	3:57
6.	"Lifetimes"	Crow, Trott	4:12
7.	"Letter to God"	Crow, Trott	4:04
8.	"Live It Up"	Crow, Trott	3:42
9.	"I Don't Wanna Know"	Crow, Trott	4:28
10.	"Always on Your Side"	Crow	4:15
11.	"Where Has All the Love Gone"	Crow, Trott	3:40

Japanese release bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"Wildflower" (Acoustic version)	Crow	3:56
13.	"Where Has All the Love Gone" (Acoustic version)	Crow, Trott	3:41
14.	"Letter to God" (Acoustic version)	Crow, Trott	3:28

European release bonus track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"Wildflower" (Acoustic version)	Crow	3:56

Deluxe edition DVD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Always On Your Side" (with Sting)	4:13
2.	"If it Makes You Happy" (live)	5:14
3.	"Where Has All the Love Gone" (acoustic version)	3:39
4.	"Letter to God" (acoustic version)	3:34

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
2005	The Billboard 200[8]	2
2005	UK Albums Top 40[9]	25

Music videos

• "Good Is Good
• "Always on Your Side" (with Sting)
• "Perfect Lie" (Acoustic version)
• "I Don't Wanna Know" (from the documentary "Saving the American Wild Horse")

Further videos were included on the Wildflower DVD

• "Good Is Good" (Acoustic version)
• "I Know Why" (Acoustic version)
• "Where Has All the Love Gone" (Acoustic version)
• "Always on Your Side" (Acoustic version)
• "Letter to God" (Acoustic version)
• "Lifetimes" (Acoustic version)

Personnel

• Abe Laboriel Jr. – Drums
• Ali Helnwein – String Arrangements
• Allen Sides – String Engineer
• Andy Sharp – Assistant Engineer
• Bob Ludwig – Mastering
• Brandon Duncan – Assistant Engineer
• Brian MacLeod – Drums, Acoustic Guitar
• Brian Vibberts – Assistant Engineer
• Bruce Kaphan – Pedal Steel
• Carter Smith – Photography
• Daniel Chase – Casio, Drums, Engineer, Percussion, Programming
• Dave Way – Engineer
• David Campbell – String Arrangements
• Dean Baskerville – Engineer
• Drew Vonderhaar – Assistant Engineer
• Eric Danchick – Assistant Engineer
• Errin Familia – Assistant Engineer
• Greg Leisz – Baritone Guitar, Pedal Steel
• Gustavo Papaleo – Cover Photo
• Jamie Muhoberac – Keyboards
• Jeff Moses – Assistant Engineer
• Jeff Rothschild – Drums, Engineer, Mixing, Programming
• Jeff Trott – Bass, Drum Programming, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Piano, Producer, Slide Balalaika, Synthesizer Bass, Background Vocals, Wurlitzer
• Jimmy Hoyson – Assistant Engineer
• Joel Derouin – Concert Master
• John Shanks – Banjo, Bass, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Mixing, Producer, Background Vocals
• Keith Schreiner – Drum Programming
• Kevin Harp – Assistant Engineer
• Mike Elizondo – Bass
• Pam Wertheimer – Production Coordination
• Psyop – Art Direction, Design, Illustrations
• Roger Joseph Manning Jr. – Piano
• Scooter Weintraub – Management
• Shari Sutcliffe – Contractor, Production Coordination
• Sheryl Crow – Bass, Acoustic Guitar, Harmony Vocals, Keyboards, Piano, Producer, Vocals, Background Vocals, Wurlitzer
• Sheryl Nields – Cover Photo, Photography
• Steve Churchyard – String Engineer
• Trina Shoemaker – Engineer

References

1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Sheryl Crow: Wildflower > Review" at Allmusic. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
2. ^ Blender review^{[dead link]}
3. ^ Browne, David (3 October 2005). "Wildflower (2005): Sheryl Crow". Entertainment Weekly (Time) (#843). ISSN 1049-0434. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1111234,00.html. Retrieved 6 November 2011. 
4. ^ LaBrack, Jill (10 October 2005). "Sheryl Crow: Wildflower". PopMatters. http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/c/crowsheryl-wildflower.shtml. Retrieved 6 November 2011. 
5. ^ Q (London: EMAP Metro) (#231): p. 115. October 2005. ISSN 0955-4955. 
6. ^ Edwards, Gavin (6 October 2005). "Sheryl Crow: Wildflower". Rolling Stone (Straight Arrow). ISSN 0035-791X. Archived from the original on 20 October 2005. http://web.archive.org/web/20051020063653/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/_/id/7640666/sherylcrow?pageid=rs.Artistcage&pageregion=triple1. 
7. ^ Keefe, Jonathan (3 October 2005). "Sheryl Crow: Wildflower". Slant Magazine. http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/sheryl-crow-wildflower/651. Retrieved 6 November 2011. 
8. ^ ^{a b} "Wildflower > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums" at Allmusic. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
9. ^ ^{a b} "Wildflower". ChartStats.com. http://www.chartstats.com/release.php?release=34764. Retrieved 6 November 2011. 
10. ^ "American certifications – Sheryl Crow – Wildflower". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22Wildflower%22. 
11. ^ Caulfield, Keith (25 January 2008). "'Good' Is Not So Good". Ask Billboard. Billboard.com. Archived from the original on 29 January 2008. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003702049. Retrieved 6 November 2011. 

• Sheryl Crow – Wild Flower at Discogs (list of releases)