Wildflower (Sheryl Crow album)

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	(63/100)^[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]
Blender	^[3]
Entertainment Weekly	C+^[4]
PopMatters	(3/10)^[5]
Q	^[6]
Robert Christgau	^[7]
Rolling Stone	^[8]
Slant Magazine	^[9]

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,^[10] it received mixed reviews and was not as commercially successful as previous albums, having also peaked at #25 on the UK Album Chart^[11] (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,^[12] and as of January 2008, it had sold 949,000 units (over the counter) there.^[13]

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
"Wildflower (Acoustic)" (Crow) [Latin America, UK, Japan & Australia bonus track]
"Where Has All the Love Gone (Acoustic)" (Crow, Trott) [UK & Japan bonus track]
"Letter to God (Acoustic)" (Crow, Trott) [Japan bonus track]

Wildflower Deluxe Edition DVD

"Always On Your Side"(with Sting) – 4:13
"If it Makes You Happy" (live) – 5:14
"Where Has All the Love Gone" (acoustic version) – 3:39
"Letter to God" (acoustic version) – 3:34

Charts

Chart (2005)^[14]	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)	98
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 75)	51
Belgium Flanders (Ultratop)	58
Belgium Wallonia (Ultratop)	87
Canada (Canadian Albums Chart)	1
France (SNEP)	61
Germany (Media Control Charts)	21
Japan (Oricon)	20
Netherlands (MegaCharts)	54
Spain (PROMUSICAE)	97
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)	48
Switzerland (Swiss Music Charts)	17
United Kingdom (UK Albums Chart)	25
United States (Billboard 200)	2
United States (Top Internet Albums)	2

Year-end charts

Chart (2005)	Position
United States (Billboard 200)^[15]	148

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

↑ "Wildflower Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Sheryl Crow: Wildflower > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
↑ Blender review Archived November 23, 2005, at the Wayback Machine.
↑ Browne, David (3 October 2005). "Wildflower (2005): Sheryl Crow". Entertainment Weekly. Time (#843). ISSN 1049-0434. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
↑ LaBrack, Jill (10 October 2005). "Sheryl Crow: Wildflower". PopMatters. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
↑ Q (#231). London: EMAP Metro. October 2005. p. 115. ISSN 0955-4955. Missing or empty |title= (help)
↑ Christgau, Robert. "CG: Sheryl Crow". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
↑ Edwards, Gavin (6 October 2005). "Sheryl Crow: Wildflower". Rolling Stone. Straight Arrow. ISSN 0035-791X. Archived from the original on 20 October 2005.
↑ Keefe, Jonathan (3 October 2005). "Sheryl Crow: Wildflower". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
↑ "Wildflower > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums" at AllMusic. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
↑ "Wildflower". ChartStats.com. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
↑ "American certifications – Sheryl Crow – Wildflower". Recording Industry Association of America.
↑ Caulfield, Keith (25 January 2008). "'Good' Is Not So Good". Ask Billboard. Billboard.com. Archived from the original on 29 January 2008. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
↑ http://www.lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Sheryl+Crow&titel=Wildflower&cat=a
↑ http://www.billboard.com/artist/279107/sheryl+crow/chart?f=412

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

External links

Wildflower at Metacritic

Sheryl Crow

Studio albums	Tuesday Night Music Club Sheryl Crow The Globe Sessions C'mon, C'mon Wildflower Detours Home for Christmas 100 Miles from Memphis Feels Like Home

Compilation albums	The Very Best of Sheryl Crow iTunes Originals Hits & Rarities

Live albums	Sheryl Crow and Friends: Live from Central Park

Singles	"Leaving Las Vegas" "All I Wanna Do" "Strong Enough" "Can't Cry Anymore" "Run Baby Run" "What I Can Do for You" "If It Makes You Happy" "Everyday Is a Winding Road" "Hard to Make a Stand" "A Change Would Do You Good" "Home" "Tomorrow Never Dies" "My Favorite Mistake" "There Goes the Neighborhood" "Anything but Down" "Sweet Child o' Mine" "Soak Up the Sun" "Steve McQueen" "The First Cut Is the Deepest" "Light in Your Eyes" "Good Is Good" "Perfect Lie" "Always on Your Side" "Real Gone" "Not Fade Away" "Shine over Babylon" "Love Is Free" "Now That You're Gone" "Motivation" "Summer Day" "Sign Your Name" "Easy" "Callin' Me When I'm Lonely" "Shotgun"

Guest singles	"Picture" (with Kid Rock) "Building Bridges" (with Brooks & Dunn and Vince Gill) "Just Stand Up!" "Coal Miner's Daughter" (with Miranda Lambert and Loretta Lynn)

Related articles	Discography Awards and nominations Ghost Brothers of Darkland County

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