Wildflower (Sheryl Crow album)

Wildflower
Wildflower
Studio album by Sheryl Crow
Released	September 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	Pop rock; country rock;
Length	46:42
Label	A&M
Producer	Sheryl Crow, Jeff Trott, John Shanks
Sheryl Crow chronology
Singles from Wildflower
	"Good Is Good"; Released: September 19, 2005; "Perfect Lie"; Released: November 1, 2005; "Always on Your Side"; Released: February 13, 2006;

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	63/100^[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Blender	^[3]
Entertainment Weekly	C+^[4]
The Guardian	^[5]
Mojo	^[6]
PopMatters	3/10^[7]
Q	^[8]
Rolling Stone	^[9]
Slant Magazine	^[10]
Uncut	7/10^[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

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)^[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

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

Certifications


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

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

^ "Wildflower Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved May 19, 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 (October 3, 2005). "Wildflower". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
^ Betty, Clarke. "Sheryl Crow, Wildflower". The Guardian. Retrieved September 23, 2005.
^ 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]
^ LaBrack, Jill (October 10, 2005). "Sheryl Crow: Wildflower". PopMatters. Retrieved November 6, 2011.
^ Q. No. #231. London: EMAP Metro. October 2005. p. 115. ISSN 0955-4955. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
^ Edwards, Gavin (October 6, 2005). "Sheryl Crow: Wildflower". Rolling Stone. Straight Arrow. ISSN 0035-791X. Archived from the original on October 20, 2005.
^ Keefe, Jonathan (October 3, 2005). "Sheryl Crow: Wildflower". Slant Magazine. Retrieved November 6, 2011.
^ Wildflower is more satisfying, less self-consciously searching for radio-friendliness [than C'Mon C'mon]. [Nov 2005, p.100]
^ "Wildflower > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums" at AllMusic. Retrieved November 6, 2011.
^ "Wildflower". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 6, 2011.
^ "American certifications – Sheryl Crow – Wildflower". Recording Industry Association of America.
^ Caulfield, Keith (January 25, 2008). "'Good' Is Not So Good". Ask Billboard. Billboard.com. Archived from the original on January 29, 2008. Retrieved November 6, 2011.
^ Steffen Hung. "Sheryl Crow - Wildflower". lescharts.com. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 69.
^ "ワイルドフラワー" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on October 4, 2023. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
^ "Italiancharts.com – Sheryl Crow – Wildflower". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
^ https://www.billboard.com/artist/sheryl-crow/chart-history/billboard-200-albums
^ "Canadian album certifications – Sheryl Crow – Wildflower". Music Canada. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
^ "Ask Billboard". Billboard.
^ "American album certifications – Sheryl Crow – Wildflower". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 19, 2023.

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

External links

Wildflower at Metacritic

[1] "Wildflower Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved May 19, 2012.

[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

[4] Browne, David (October 3, 2005). "Wildflower". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 28, 2022.

[5] Betty, Clarke. "Sheryl Crow, Wildflower". The Guardian. Retrieved September 23, 2005.

[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]

[7] LaBrack, Jill (October 10, 2005). "Sheryl Crow: Wildflower". PopMatters. Retrieved November 6, 2011.

[8] Q. No. #231. London: EMAP Metro. October 2005. p. 115. ISSN 0955-4955. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[9] Edwards, Gavin (October 6, 2005). "Sheryl Crow: Wildflower". Rolling Stone. Straight Arrow. ISSN 0035-791X. Archived from the original on October 20, 2005.

[10] Keefe, Jonathan (October 3, 2005). "Sheryl Crow: Wildflower". Slant Magazine. Retrieved November 6, 2011.

[11] Wildflower is more satisfying, less self-consciously searching for radio-friendliness [than C'Mon C'mon]. [Nov 2005, p.100]

[Billboard_200-12] "Wildflower > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums" at AllMusic. Retrieved November 6, 2011.

[ChartStats-13] "Wildflower". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 6, 2011.

[14] "American certifications – Sheryl Crow – Wildflower". Recording Industry Association of America.

[15] Caulfield, Keith (January 25, 2008). "'Good' Is Not So Good". Ask Billboard. Billboard.com. Archived from the original on January 29, 2008. Retrieved November 6, 2011.

[16] Steffen Hung. "Sheryl Crow - Wildflower". lescharts.com. Retrieved August 2, 2022.

[ARIA-17] Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 69.

[18] "ワイルドフラワー" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on October 4, 2023. Retrieved October 4, 2023.

[ac_Italy_Sheryl_Crow-19] "Italiancharts.com – Sheryl Crow – Wildflower". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 23, 2024.

[20] ttps://www.billboard.com/artist/sheryl-crow/chart-history/billboard-200-albums

[CanadaSheryl_CrowWildfloweralbumCertRef-21] "Canadian album certifications – Sheryl Crow – Wildflower". Music Canada. Retrieved July 19, 2023.

[22] "Ask Billboard". Billboard.

[United_StatesSheryl_CrowWildfloweralbumCertRef-23] "American album certifications – Sheryl Crow – Wildflower". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 19, 2023.

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v t e 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 Be Myself Threads Evolution
Compilation albums	The Very Best of Sheryl Crow Hits & Rarities Icon Sheryl: Music from the Feature Documentary
Live albums	Sheryl Crow and Friends: Live from Central Park
Singles	"Run Baby Run" "What I Can Do for You" "Leaving Las Vegas" "All I Wanna Do" "Strong Enough" "Can't Cry Anymore" "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" "Always on Your Side" "Real Gone" "Not Fade Away" "Shine over Babylon" "Love Is Free" "Now That You're Gone" "Summer Day" "Sign Your Name" "Easy" "Callin' Me When I'm Lonely" "Shotgun"
Guest singles	"Sorcerer" "American Girls" "Picture" "Building Bridges" "Just Stand Up!" "Coal Miner's Daughter"
Related articles	Discography Awards and nominations Charles A. Crow
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