Wildflower (album)

Infobox Album | Name = Wildflower
Type = Album
Artist = Sheryl Crow


Released = September 27, 2005
Recorded = 2005
Genre = Rock, modern rock, pop
Length = 46:42
Label = A&M Records
Producer = Sheryl Crow, John Shanks
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:wvse4j877waq link]
*"Blender" Rating|3|5 [http://www.blender.com/guide/reviews.aspx?id=3562 link]
*"Entertainment Weekly" (C+) [http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1111234,00.html link]
*"PopMatters" (3/10) [http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/c/crowsheryl-wildflower.shtml link]
*"Q" Rating|3|5 (#231, Oct. 2005, p. 115)
*"Rolling Stone" Rating|3|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/_/id/7640666/sherylcrow?pageid=rs.Artistcage&pageregion=triple1 10/6/05]
*"Slant Magazine" Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/music_review.asp?ID=662 link]
Last album = "The Very Best of Sheryl Crow"
(2003)
This album = "Wildflower"
(2005)
Next album = "Hits & Rarities"
(2007) |

"Wildflower" is an album by American singer-songwriter Sheryl Crow, first released September 27, 2005. Although the album debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200, it received mixed reviews and was not as commercially successful as previous albums, having also peaked at #25 on the UK Album Chart (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, and as of January 2008, it had sold 949,000 units (over the counter) there. [ [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/ask_bb/index.jsp http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/ask_bb/index.jsp] "Billboard.com" ]

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

#"I Know Why" (Crow) – 4:15
#"Perfect Lie" (Crow) – 4:34
#"Good Is Good" (Crow, Jeff Trott) – 4:18
#"Chances Are" (Crow, Trott) – 5:16
#"Wildflower" (Crow) – 3:57
#"Lifetimes" (Crow, Trott) – 4:12
#"Letter to God" (Crow, Trott) – 4:04
#"Live It Up" (Crow, Trott) – 3:42
#"I Don't Wanna Know" (Crow, Trott) – 4:28
#"Always on Your Side" (Crow) – 4:15
#"Where Has All the Love Gone" (Crow, Trott) – 3:40

Bonustracks
#"Wildflower (Acoustic)" (Crow) - LatAm, UK, JAP, AUS
#"Where Has All the Love Gone (Acoustic)" (Crow, Trott) – UK, JAP
#"Letter to God (Acoustic)" (Crow, Trott) - JAP

Wildflower Deluxe Edition

12. "Always on Your Side" (with Sting) - 4:13

13. "If it Makes You Happy" (live) -5:14

14. "Where Has All the Love Gone" (acoustic version) - 3:39

15. "Letter to God" (acoustic version) - 3:34

Charts

Album

Music videos

* I Know Why
* Good Is Good
* Always On Your Side
* Letter To God (acoustic version)
* Lifetimes
* I Dont' Wanna Know ("from the documentary "Saving the American Wild Horse")
* Good Is Good (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

Note: Credits from AMG Music Services.

References