''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

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(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

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, while Sheryl Crow was nominated for a Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

for the song "

Good Is Good "Good Is Good" is a song by American singer-songwriter Sheryl Crow, and is featured on her 2005 album, ''Wildflower (Sheryl Crow album), Wildflower''. It was released as the first single from the album. The single was not commercially successful ...

". 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 "

Track listing

Charts

Year-end charts

Personnel

Abe Laboriel Jr. Abraham Laboriel Jr. (born March 23, 1971) is an American session drummer. He is the son of Mexican bass guitarist Abraham Laboriel, nephew of Mexican rocker Johnny Laboriel, and brother of record producer, songwriter, and film composer Mateo ...

– 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 Brian Vibberts is an American audio engineer, a native of Portland, Connecticut, who has been active since 1991. He is a 7-time Grammy Award winner (6x Grammy, 1 Latin Grammy) and has participated in the making of numerous albums that have resul ...

– 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 Gregory Brian Leisz ( ; born September 18, 1949) is an American musician. He is a songwriter, recording artist, and producer. He plays guitar, dobro, mandolin, lap steel and pedal steel guitar. Biography Leisz grew up in the garage band cultu ...

– Baritone Guitar, Pedal Steel * Gustavo Papaleo – Cover Photo *

Jamie Muhoberac Benjamin Edward "Jamie" Muhoberac is an American session keyboardist with numerous credits. He is best known for his work with Seal and Was (Not Was). Biography Muhoberac has worked with acts including The All-American Rejects, Fleetwood Mac, B ...

– 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 John Matthew Shanks (born December 18, 1964) is an American songwriter, record producer and guitarist. Early life and education John Matthew Shanks was born in New York City. Shanks moved to Los Angeles when he was 17 years old. He was in a ban ...

– 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 Sheryl Nields is an American portrait photographer. Life Nields grew up in Los Angeles, California. She attended Parsons School of Design, and then worked as an assistant to Patrick Demarchelier and Walter Chin. She started photographing musi ...

– Cover Photo, Photography * Steve Churchyard – String Engineer * Trina Shoemaker – Engineer

References

External links

* {{Authority control Sheryl Crow albums 2005 albums Albums produced by John Shanks A&M Records albums