Wildflower (Sheryl Crow album)

Wildflower is the fifth studio album by American singer-songwriter Sheryl Crow, first released September 27, 2005. Although the album debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200,^[10] it received mixed reviews and was not as commercially successful as previous albums, having also peaked at No. 25 on the UK Album Chart^[11] (where all her previous studio albums had been Top 10 successes).

Wildflower
Studio album by Sheryl Crow
Released	September 27, 2005
Studio	Music Lane (Austin, TX) Capitol Studios Henson Recording Studios Larrabee Sound Studios Ocean Way Recording Sage & Sound Recording Sunset Sound (Los Angeles, CA) Talentshop Recorders (Nashville, TN) Black Apple Studios (Portland, OR)
Genre	Pop rock country rock
Length	46:42
Label	A&M
Producer	Sheryl Crow, Jeff Trott, John Shanks
Sheryl Crow chronology
The Very Best of Sheryl Crow (2003) Wildflower (2005) Hits & Rarities (2007)
Singles from Wildflower
"Good Is Good" Released: September 19, 2005 "Perfect Lie" Released: November 1, 2005 "Always on Your Side" Released: March 2006

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]

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

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I Know Why"	Sheryl 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

Australian / European / Digital 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

Japanese bonus track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
14.	"Letter to God" (Acoustic Version)	Crow, Trott	3:29

Charts and certifications

Chart (2005)^[14]	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[15]	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)^[16]	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)^[17]	148

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)^[18]	Platinum	100,000^^
United States (RIAA)^[20]	Platinum	940,000^[19]
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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

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8. Edwards, Gavin (October 6, 2005). . Rolling Stone. Straight Arrow. ISSN 0035-791X. Archived from the original on October 20, 2005.
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11. "Wildflower". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 6, 2011.
12. "American certifications – Sheryl Crow – Wildflower". Recording Industry Association of America.
13. Caulfield, Keith (January 25, 2008). "'Good' Is Not So Good". Ask Billboard. Billboard.com. from the original on January 29, 2008. Retrieved November 6, 2011.
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16. "ワイルドフラワー" (in Japanese). Oricon. from the original on October 4, 2023. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
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18. "Canadian album certifications – Sheryl Crow – Wildflower". Music Canada. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
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• Sheryl Crow – Wild Flower at Discogs (list of releases)

External links

• Wildflower at Metacritic