Name: Wildflower [Deluxe Edition]
Brand: Universal Music Distribution
SKU: 517633
Price: 23.71 USD
Availability: InStock

Performer Notes

Personnel: Sheryl Crow (vocals, acoustic guitar, piano, Wurlitzer organ, keyboards, background vocals); Sheryl Crow; John Shanks (guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, banjo, keyboards, bass guitar, background vocals); Jeff Trott (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, slide guitar, piano, Wurlitzer piano, Wurlitzer organ, keyboards, bass synthesizer, drum programming, background vocals); Greg Leisz (pedal steel guitar, baritone guitar); Bruce Kaphan (pedal steel guitar); David Campbell (strings); Roger Joseph Manning, Jr. (piano); Keith Schreiner (synthesizer, drums, drum programming); Mike Elizondo (bass guitar); Jamie Muhoberac (keyboards); Daniel Chase (drums, percussion, programming); Jeff Rothschild (drums, programming); Brian Macleod , Abe Laboriel, Jr. (drums).
Audio Mixers: John Shanks; Jeff Rothschild; Andy Wallace; Bob Clearmountain.
Recording information: Black Apple Studios, Portland, OR; Capitol Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA; Henson Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA; Larrabee Sound Studios, Hollywood, CA; Music Lane Recording, Austin, TX; Ocean Way Recording, Hollywood, CA; Sage And Sound Recording, Hollywood, CA; Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA; Talentshop Recorders, Nashville, TN.
Director: Martyn Atkins.
Photographers: Carter Smith; Sheryl Nields.
On her fifth studio album, singer/songwriter Sheryl Crow leaves her carefree rock tunes by the side of a winding road, traveling forward with a subdued, introspective set of songs. The result is akin to Beck's SEA CHANGE, a record that largely eschews upbeat pop in favor of quieter, more thoughtful tracks. (In fact, Beck's father, David Campbell, provides string arrangements for almost every song on WILDFLOWER.)
Although there is a notable chamber-pop feel to this 2005 album, with an orchestra present on all but one track, the strings never eclipse Crow's pensive songs, and the focus here remains on her immediately recognizable and strikingly emotive vocals. "I Know Why" opens WILDFLOWER with gentle acoustic-guitar and banjo lines, while the Eastern-tinged "Chances Are" coasts over a foundation of subtle synthesizers and tabla-like drum programming. The disc's most energetic moment, "Live It Up," hews closest to Crow's past hits, but the overall mood of the record is beautifully autumnal, revealing that, even more than a decade into her solo career, she's not afraid to challenge herself or her listeners

Professional Reviews

Rolling Stone (No. 984, p.152) - 3 out of 5 stars - "...The track "Chances Are" is gorgeous...It's reminiscent of early Van Morrison and suggests new possibilities for Crow."

Mojo (Publisher) (p.98) - 3 stars out of 5 - "Her tunesmithery is still right there, sneaking in alluring dissonances..."

Album: Wildflower [Deluxe Edition]
#	Song Title	Time
1)	I Know Why
2)	Perfect Lie
3)	Good Is Good
4)	Chances Are
5)	Wildflower
6)	Lifetimes
7)	Letter to God
8)	Live It Up
9)	I Don't Wanna Know
10)	Always on Your Side
11)	Where Has All the Love Gone
1)	Where Has All the Love Gone
2)	Letter to God
3)	I Know Why
4)	Perfect Lie
5)	Lifetimes
6)	Good Is Good
7)	Always on Your Side

Album: Wildflower [Deluxe Edition]
#	Song Title	Time
1)	I Know Why
2)	Perfect Lie
3)	Good Is Good
4)	Chances Are
5)	Wildflower
6)	Lifetimes
7)	Letter to God
8)	Live It Up
9)	I Don't Wanna Know
10)	Always on Your Side
11)	Where Has All the Love Gone
1)	Where Has All the Love Gone
2)	Letter to God
3)	I Know Why
4)	Perfect Lie
5)	Lifetimes
6)	Good Is Good
7)	Always on Your Side