Wallflower (Diana Krall album)

Wallflower
Studio album by Diana Krall
Released February 3, 2015 (2015-02-03)
Recorded
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]

Release

The album was supposed to be released September 9, 2014 but was pushed back to October 21. On September 25, 2014 with tour postponements the album was pushed back again to February 3, 2015.

Commercial performance

Wallflower debuted at number two on the Canadian Albums Chart, selling 13,000 copies in its first week.[7] By January 2016 the album had 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 sixth top-10 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'"  
The Mamas & the Papas 3:17
2. "Desperado"  
Eagles 3:32
3. "Superstar"  
Delaney & 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"  
Eagles 3:40
8. "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word"  
Elton John 4:11
9. "Operator (That's Not the Way It Feels)"  Jim CroceJim Croce 3:41
10. "I'm Not in Love"  
10cc 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 & Blues 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
South Korean Albums (Gaon)[33] 48
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[34] 1
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[35] 33
Swedish Jazz Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[36] 1
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[37] 5
UK Albums (OCC)[38] 19
US Billboard 200[39] 10
US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)[40] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2015) Position
Australian Jazz & Blues Albums (ARIA)[41] 1
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[42] 63
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[43] 103
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[44] 76
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[45] 26
French Albums (SNEP)[46] 53
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[47] 74
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[48] 48
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[49] 44
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[50] 45
US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)[51] 2

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[52] Gold 7,500*
Canada (Music Canada)[53] Platinum 80,000^
Poland (ZPAV)[54] Platinum 20,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[50] Gold 20,000^

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  2. ↑ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Wallflower - Diana Krall - Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards - AllMusic". AllMusic.
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  4. ↑ "Diana Krall's 'Wallflower': REVIEW". NY Daily News.
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