''Wildflower'' is the fifth studio album by American singer-songwriter

Sheryl Crow Sheryl Suzanne Crow (born February 11, 1962) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and actress. Her music incorporates elements of rock, pop, country, folk, and blues. She has released eleven studio albums, five compilations and three ...

, 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

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

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

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 Robert C. Ludwig (born c. 1945) is an American mastering engineer. He has mastered recordings on all the major recording formats for all the major record labels, and on projects by more than 1,300 artists including Led Zeppelin, Lou Reed, Que ...

– Mastering * Brandon Duncan – Assistant Engineer *

Brian MacLeod Brian (sometimes spelled Bryan in English) is a male given name of Irish and Breton origin, as well as a surname of Occitan origin. It is common in the English-speaking world. It is possible that the name is derived from an Old Celtic word m ...

– Drums, Acoustic Guitar * Brian Vibberts – Assistant Engineer *

Bruce Kaphan Bruce Kaphan is a musician who has worked on many studio projects, often as a pedal steel player, from 1970 to 2011. In particular he was a member of American Music Club. Albums Albums he has worked on include the following: * Schoolyard Ghosts * ...

– 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. Roger Joseph Manning Jr. (born May 27, 1966) is an American keyboardist, singer, and songwriter who co-founded the bands Jellyfish, the Moog Cookbook, and Imperial Drag. He has also spent several years as a member of Beck's backing band, contri ...

– Piano * Scooter Weintraub – Management * Shari Sutcliffe – Contractor, Production Coordination *

– Bass, Acoustic Guitar, Harmony Vocals, Keyboards, Piano, producer, Vocals, Background Vocals, Wurlitzer * Sheryl Nields – 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