Wildflower (Sheryl Crow album)
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| 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) |
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| Length | 46:42 | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
| Producer | Sheryl Crow, Jeff Trott, John Shanks | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | (63/100) |
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| Allmusic |
  
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| Blender |
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| Entertainment Weekly | C+ |
| PopMatters | (3/10) |
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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, it received mixed reviews and was not as commercially successful as previous albums, having also peaked at No. 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.
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 |
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| 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 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 12. | "Wildflower" (Acoustic Version) | Crow | 3:56 |
| 13. | "Where Has All the Love Gone" (Acoustic Version) | Crow, Trott | 3:41 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 14. | "Letter to God" (Acoustic Version) | Crow, Trott | 3:29 |
Charts and certifications
| Chart (2005) | Peak position |
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| 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 |
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| United States (Billboard 200) | 148 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Canada (Music Canada) | Platinum | 100,000^ |
| United States (RIAA) | Platinum | 940,000 |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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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