Lullabies & Wildflowers

Lullabies & Wildflowers
Studio album by
Melissa Errico
ReleasedApril 29, 2008
GenreEasy Listening
Length45:45
LabelVelour/Universal Records, later Ghostlight Records
ProducerRob Mathes
Melissa Errico chronology
Blue Like That
(2003) 		Lullabies & Wildflowers
(2008) 		Legrand Affair
(2011)

Lullabies & Wildflowers is the second solo recording from singer and actress, Melissa Errico, and is a thematic collection of songs about mothers and their children.[1] The album was released on Velour/Universal Records on 29 April 2008, (then Ghostlight Records). It was produced by Rob Mathes. The CD cover and accompanying booklet was created and illustrated by Kate Neckel.[2]

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1 "Mockingbird" Traditional 2:56
2 "Hushabye" Traditional 3:04
3 "Since You Asked" Judy Collins 3:14
4 "The Wind Says Shhh" Mike Errico 3:42
5 "Gentle Child" Melissa Errico, Chucho Valdez 3:30
6 "Someone to Watch Over Me" George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin 4:18
7 "Gartan Mother's Lullaby" Traditional 3:27
8 "Rockabye Baby" Traditional 3:33
9 "Wildflowers" Tom Petty 3:12
10 "A Child Is Born" Thad Jones 3:25
11 "Tiny Sparrow" Traditional 4:00
12 "Goodnight" John Lennon, Paul McCartney 4:00
13 "Walking Happy" James Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn 3:06

On 18 May 2015, Melissa Errico released a two track download only single, entitled "More Lullabies & Wildflowers" to raise money for the charity "The Bowery Babes".[3][4] The songs are taken from the same recording sessions as the original album tracks:

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1 "How Are Things In Glocca Morra?" Burton Lane, E. Y. Harburg 3:08
2 "Maybe Someone Dreamed Us" Michel Legrand, Alan & Marilyn Bergman 4:35

References

  1. ^ Margeaux Baulch. "Blossoming on the Bowery: Broadway Star Melissa Errico Sings About Lullabies, Wildflowers and Motherhood". Beautynewsnyc.com.
  2. ^ "Community Spotlight: Melissa Errico". Mommypoppins.com.
  3. ^ "Melissa Errico Releases Two Cut Tracks From Her Album Lullabies & Wildflowers". Theatermania.com. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Melissa Errico to Debut New Singles This Month". BroadwayWorld.com.