Wildflower (Sheryl Crow album)

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Wildflower
Studio album by
Sheryl Crow
ReleasedSeptember 27, 2005
Studio
  • Music Lane (Austin, Texas)
  • Capitol (Hollywood, California)
  • Henson (Hollywood, California)
  • Larrabee (Los Angeles, California)
  • Ocean Way (Hollywood, California)
  • Sage & Sound (Los Angeles, California)
  • Sunset Sound (Hollywood, California)
  • Talentshop Recorders (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • Black Apple (Portland, Oregon)
Genre
Length46:42
LabelA&M
ProducerSheryl Crow, Jeff Trott, John Shanks
Sheryl Crow chronology
The Very Best of Sheryl Crow
(2003) 		Wildflower
(2005) 		Hits & Rarities
(2007)
Singles from Wildflower
  1. "Good Is Good"
    Released: September 19, 2005
  2. "Perfect Lie"
    Released: November 1, 2005
  3. "Always on Your Side"
    Released: February 13, 2006
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic63/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarHalf star[2]
BlenderStarStarStar[3]
Entertainment WeeklyC+[4]
The GuardianStarStar[5]
MojoStarStarStar[6]
PopMatters3/10[7]
QStarStarStar[8]
Rolling StoneStarStarStar[9]
Slant MagazineStarStarStarHalf star[10]
Uncut7/10[11]

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,[12] it received mixed reviews and was not as commercially successful as previous albums, having also peaked at No. 25 on the UK Album Chart[13] (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,[14] and as of January 2008, it had sold 949,000 units (over the counter) there.[15]

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

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Know Why"Sheryl Crow4:15
2."Perfect Lie"Crow4:34
3."Good Is Good"Crow, Jeff Trott4:18
4."Chances Are"Crow, Trott5:16
5."Wildflower"Crow3:57
6."Lifetimes"Crow, Trott4:12
7."Letter to God"Crow, Trott4:04
8."Live It Up"Crow, Trott3:42
9."I Don't Wanna Know"Crow, Trott4:28
10."Always on Your Side"Crow4:15
11."Where Has All the Love Gone"Crow, Trott3:40
Australian / European / Digital bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Wildflower" (Acoustic Version)Crow3:56
13."Where Has All the Love Gone" (Acoustic Version)Crow, Trott3:41
Japanese bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."Letter to God" (Acoustic Version)Crow, Trott3:29

Charts and certifications

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Chart (2005)[16] Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[17] 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)[18] 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
Italian Albums (FIMI)[19] 64

Year-end charts

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Chart (2005) Position
United States (Billboard 200)[20] 148

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[21] Platinum 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[23] Platinum 949,000[22]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

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  • Sheryl Crow – Bass, Acoustic Guitar, Harmony Vocals, Keyboards, Piano, producer, Vocals, Background Vocals, Wurlitzer Electric Piano
  • Jeff Trott – Bass, Drum Programming, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Piano, producer, Slide Balalaika, Synthesizer Bass, Background Vocals, Wurlitzer Electric Piano
  • 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
  • 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 Nields – Cover Photo, Photography
  • Steve Churchyard – String Engineer
  • Trina Shoemaker – Engineer

References

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  2. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Sheryl Crow: Wildflower > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
  3. ^ Blender review Archived November 23, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
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  6. ^ Almost every track plays nice sweet-and-sour tricks on the ears. But maximum, piercingly intelligent, heartfelt Crow comes through only in Sending A Letter To God. [Oct 2005, p.98]
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  11. ^ Wildflower is more satisfying, less self-consciously searching for radio-friendliness [than C'Mon C'mon]. [Nov 2005, p.100]
  12. ^ "Wildflower > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums" at AllMusic. Retrieved November 6, 2011.
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  19. ^ "Italiancharts.com – Sheryl Crow – Wildflower". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
  20. ^ https://www.billboard.com/artist/sheryl-crow/chart-history/billboard-200-albums
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