Wildflower (Sheryl Crow album)

For the album by Lauren Alaina, see Wildflower (Lauren Alaina album).
Wildflower
Studio album by Sheryl Crow
Released September 27, 2005
Recorded 2005
Genre Rock, modern rock, pop rock
Length 46:42
Label A&M
Producer Sheryl Crow, John Shanks
Sheryl Crow chronology
The Very Best of Sheryl Crow
(2003)		 Wildflower
(2005)		 Hits & Rarities
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Blender [2]
Entertainment Weekly (C+)[3]
PopMatters (3/10)[4]
Q [5]
Rolling Stone [6]
Slant Magazine [7]
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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 #2 on the Billboard 200,[8] it received mixed reviews and was not as commercially successful as previous albums, having also peaked at #25 on the UK Album Chart[9] (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,[10] and as of January 2008, it had sold 949,000 units (over the counter) there.[11]

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".

Contents

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "I Know Why"   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
Deluxe edition DVD
No. Title Length
1. "Always On Your Side" (with Sting) 4:13
2. "If it Makes You Happy" (live) 5:14
3. "Where Has All the Love Gone" (acoustic version) 3:39
4. "Letter to God" (acoustic version) 3:34

Charts

Album

Year Chart Position
2005 The Billboard 200[8] 2
2005 UK Albums Top 40[9] 25

Music videos

Further videos were included on the Wildflower DVD

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Sheryl Crow: Wildflower > Review" at Allmusic. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
  2. ^ Blender review
  3. ^ Browne, David (3 October 2005). "Wildflower (2005): Sheryl Crow". Entertainment Weekly (Time) (#843). ISSN 1049-0434. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1111234,00.html. Retrieved 6 November 2011. 
  4. ^ LaBrack, Jill (10 October 2005). "Sheryl Crow: Wildflower". PopMatters. http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/c/crowsheryl-wildflower.shtml. Retrieved 6 November 2011. 
  5. ^ Q (London: EMAP Metro) (#231): p. 115. October 2005. ISSN 0955-4955. 
  6. ^ Edwards, Gavin (6 October 2005). "Sheryl Crow: Wildflower". Rolling Stone (Straight Arrow). ISSN 0035-791X. Archived from the original on 20 October 2005. http://web.archive.org/web/20051020063653/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/_/id/7640666/sherylcrow?pageid=rs.Artistcage&pageregion=triple1. 
  7. ^ Keefe, Jonathan (3 October 2005). "Sheryl Crow: Wildflower". Slant Magazine. http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/sheryl-crow-wildflower/651. Retrieved 6 November 2011. 
  8. ^ a b "Wildflower > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums" at Allmusic. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
  9. ^ a b "Wildflower". ChartStats.com. http://www.chartstats.com/release.php?release=34764. Retrieved 6 November 2011. 
  10. ^ "American certifications – Sheryl Crow – Wildflower". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22Wildflower%22. 
  11. ^ Caulfield, Keith (25 January 2008). "'Good' Is Not So Good". Ask Billboard. Billboard.com. Archived from the original on 29 January 2008. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003702049. Retrieved 6 November 2011. 
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