Sheryl Crow released Wildflower this past fall, just over a decade since her debut album. She described this set of eleven new songs as a more grown-up, mature, and introspective sound. Her Best Of album in 2003 "was really the end of a chapter in my artistic life, and this is like my first record." Originally, Sheryl planned two releases, but once the recording was completed in February 2005, she decided to condense them into one collection. Wildflower is a beautiful and solid body of work with a subtle if not bittersweet edge. This is reflected both the lyrics and stunning music video for "Good is Good":

And everytime you hear the rolling thunder
You turn around before the lightening strikes
And does it ever make you stop and wonder
If all your good times pass you by

Sheryl dedicated the album to Lance Armstrong and even postponed releasing it until September, well after the limelight of his seventh Tour de France victory was fading. Since then, she had an amiable split with Lance and recently revealed her struggle with breast cancer, postponing a spring tour for Wildflower.

Lance, known for his phenomenal Livestrong campaign for cancer research, stated: "Once again I'm reminded of just how pervasive this illness is, as it has now touched someone I love deeply." And Sheryl, in her announcement of a successful surgery, remarked "I am inspired by the brave women who have faced this battle before me and grateful for the support of family and friends."