Wallflower (Diana Krall album)

Wallflower
Studio album by Diana Krall
Released February 3, 2015 (2015-02-03)
Genre Vocal jazz
Length 45:14
Label Verve
Producer David Foster
Diana Krall chronology
Glad Rag Doll
(2012)		 Wallflower
(2015)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic58/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
American Songwriter[3]

Wallflower is the twelfth studio album by Canadian singer and songwriter Diana Krall, released on February 3, 2015 by Verve Records.[4] The album was produced by David Foster.[5] The album's supporting tour, Wallflower World Tour, began in Boston on February 25, 2015.

Recording

The album tracks are cover songs of various pop and rock hits. The only track that had never been released before is "If I Take You Home Tonight" by Paul McCartney. He wrote the song for his album Kisses on the Bottom, in which he collaborated with Krall. Although the song didn't make the cut for that album, Krall asked McCartney if she could record the song, and he gave his consent.[6]

Commercial performance

Wallflower debuted at number two on the Canadian Albums Chart, selling 13,000 copies in its first week.[7] As of January 2016, the album has sold 66,000 copies in Canada.[8]

In the United States, it entered the Billboard 200 at number 10 with first-week sales of 44,000 copies, becoming Krall's 6th top ten album on the chart.[9] The album debuted at number 19 on the UK Albums Chart with 3,511 copies sold in its first week.[10]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s)Original artist Length
1. "California Dreamin'"  John Phillips, Michelle PhillipsThe Mamas & the Papas 3:17
2. "Desperado"  Glenn Frey, Don HenleyEagles 3:32
3. "Superstar"  Bonnie Bramlett, Leon RussellDelaney & Bonnie 4:16
4. "Alone Again (Naturally)" (duet with Michael Bublé)Gilbert O'SullivanGilbert O'Sullivan 3:50
5. "Wallflower" (featuring Blake Mills)Bob DylanDoug Sahm 3:05
6. "If I Take You Home Tonight"  Paul McCartneyDiana Krall 3:52
7. "I Can't Tell You Why"  Timothy B. Schmit, Frey, HenleyEagles 3:40
8. "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word"  Elton John, Bernie TaupinElton John 4:11
9. "Operator (That's Not the Way It Feels)"  Jim CroceJim Croce 3:41
10. "I'm Not in Love"  Eric Stewart, Graham Gouldman10cc 3:52
11. "Feels Like Home" (duet with Bryan Adams)Randy NewmanLinda Ronstadt 4:21
12. "Don't Dream It's Over"  Neil FinnCrowded House 3:37

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[11] 7
Australian Jazz Albums (ARIA)[12] 1
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[13] 5
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[14] 7
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[15] 5
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[16] 2
Croatian Combined Albums (HDU)[17] 7
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[18] 6
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[19] 10
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[20] 7
French Albums (SNEP)[21] 4
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[22] 9
Greek Albums (IFPI)[23] 6
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[24] 1
Irish Albums (IRMA)[25] 29
Italian Albums (FIMI)[26] 9
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[27] 19
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[28] 9
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[29] 4
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[30] 2
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[31] 1
Scottish Albums (OCC)[32] 24
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[33] 1
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[34] 33
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[35] 5
UK Albums (OCC)[36] 19
US Billboard 200[37] 10
US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)[38] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2015) Position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[39] 63
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[40] 103
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[41] 76
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[42] 26
French Albums (SNEP)[43] 53
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[44] 74
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[45] 36
US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)[46] 2

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Canada (Music Canada)[47] Gold 40,000^
Poland (ZPAV)[48] Platinum 20,000*

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ "Reviews for Wallflower by Diana Krall - Metacritic". Metacritic.
  2. ↑ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Wallflower - Diana Krall - Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards - AllMusic". AllMusic.
  3. ↑ "Diana Krall: Wallflower". American Songwriter.
  4. ↑ "Diana Krall's ‘Wallflower’: REVIEW". NY Daily News.
  5. ↑ "First Listen: Diana Krall, 'Wallflower'". NPR.org. 25 January 2015.
  6. ↑ "Diana Krall: Liner Notes From A 'Wallflower'". NPR.org. 31 January 2015.
  7. ↑ Cross, Alan (February 13, 2013). "Weekly Music Sales Report and Analysis: 13 February 2013". A Journal of Musical Things. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
  8. ↑ http://www.fyimusicnews.ca/articles/2016/01/08/nielsen-billboard%E2%80%99s-2015-canadian-music-industry-sales-report
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  10. ↑ Jones, Alan (February 9, 2015). "Official Charts Analysis: Ellie Goulding knocks Uptown Funk! from singles top spot with sales of 172,368". Music Week. Intent Media. Retrieved February 28, 2015. (subscription required (help)).
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  12. ↑ "ARIA Jazz Albums Chart". ARIA Charts. February 16, 2015. Retrieved February 21, 2015.
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  17. ↑ "Top Kombiniranih [Top Combined]" (in Croatian). Top Combined Albums. Hrvatska diskografska udruga. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
  18. ↑ "Czech Albums – Top 100". ČNS IFPI. Note: On the chart page, select 201506 on the field besides the word "Zobrazit", and then click over the word to retrieve the correct chart data. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
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  29. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Diana Krall – Wallflower". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
  30. ↑ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLIS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
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  32. ↑ "2015-02-14 Top 40 Scottish Albums Archive". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
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  40. ↑ "Jaaroverzichten 2015 – Albums" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
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