Wildflowers (Dolly Parton song)

"Wildflowers" is a song written by Dolly Parton, which was included on Parton's 1987 album Trio with Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt. In the song, Parton talks about being restless and wanting to branch out, using wildflowers as a metaphor, concluding that "wildflowers don't care where they grow". The original recording featured an autoharp, acoustic guitar (played by Harris) and fiddle, and was arranged to sound like an old fashioned country waltz. It was the fourth single released from the Trio album, and reached #6 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in July 1988.^[1]

In 2008, the recording was played at a reception by the Texas State Democratic Party, honoring former First Lady Ladybird Johnson. Johnson's love of wild flowers was well known, and she had long championed the planting of them along the U.S. highways.

Chart positions

Chart (1988)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	6
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	8

References

↑ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Hot Country Songs: 1944-2012, Eighth edition. Record Research. p. 147.

External links

Wildflowers lyrics at Dolly Parton On-Line

Emmylou Harris

Studio albums	Gliding Bird Pieces of the Sky Elite Hotel Luxury Liner Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town Blue Kentucky Girl Light of the Stable Roses in the Snow Evangeline Cimarron White Shoes The Ballad of Sally Rose Thirteen Angel Band Bluebird Brand New Dance Cowgirl's Prayer Wrecking Ball Red Dirt Girl Stumble into Grace All I Intended to Be Hard Bargain

Collaboration albums	Trio (with Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt) Trio II (with Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt) Western Wall: The Tucson Sessions (with Linda Ronstadt) All the Roadrunning (with Mark Knopfler) Old Yellow Moon (with Rodney Crowell) The Traveling Kind (with Rodney Crowell)

Live albums	Last Date At the Ryman (with The Nash Ramblers) Spyboy

Compilation albums	Profile: Best of Emmylou Harris Her Best Songs Profile II: The Best of Emmylou Harris Duets Songs of the West Portraits Singin' with Emmylou, Vol. 1 Anthology: The Warner/Reprise Records The Very Best of Emmylou Harris: Heartaches & Highways Songbird: Rare Tracks and Forgotten Gems

Video albums	Live at the Ryman Spyboy: Live from the Legendary Exit/In Real Live Roadrunning (with Mark Knopfler)

Notable singles	"If I Could Only Win Your Love" "Together Again" "One of These Days" "Sweet Dreams" "(You Never Can Tell) C'est La Vie" "Making Believe" "To Daddy" "Two More Bottles of Wine" "Save the Last Dance for Me" "Blue Kentucky Girl" "Beneath Still Waters" "Wayfaring Stranger" "The Boxer" "Mister Sandman" "If I Needed You" (with Don Williams) "Tennessee Rose" "Born to Run" "(Lost His Love) On Our Last Date" "I'm Movin' On" "So Sad to Watch Good Love Go Bad" "In My Dreams" "Pledging My Love" "Heartbreak Hill" "Heaven Only Knows" "I Still Miss Someone"

Collaboration singles	"To Know Him Is to Love Him" (with Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt) "Telling Me Lies" (with Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt) "Those Memories of You" (with Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt) "Wildflowers" (with Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt)

Guest singles	"Thing About You" (with Southern Pacific) "We Believe in Happy Endings" (with Earl Thomas Conley)

Discographies	Discography Solo contributions Collaborations A–F Collaborations G–K Collaborations L–Q Collaborations R–Z

Related articles	Reprise Records Warner Bros. Records Roy Orbison John Denver Gram Parsons Daniel Lanois Rodney Crowell Desire The Last Waltz

Dolly Parton

Albums Singles

Studio albums	Hello, I'm Dolly (1967) Just Because I'm a Woman (1968) In The Good Old Days (1969) My Blue Ridge Mountain Boy (1969) The Fairest of Them All (1970) Golden Streets of Glory (1971) Joshua (1971) Coat of Many Colors (1971) Touch Your Woman (1972) My Favorite Songwriter: Porter Wagoner (1972) My Tennessee Mountain Home (1973) Bubbling Over (1973) Jolene (1974) Love Is Like a Butterfly (1974) The Bargain Store (1975) Dolly: The Seeker/We Used To (1975) All I Can Do (1976) New Harvest – First Gathering (1977) Here You Come Again (1977) Heartbreaker (1978) Great Balls of Fire (1979) Dolly, Dolly, Dolly (1980) 9 to 5 and Odd Jobs (1980) Heartbreak Express (1982) Burlap & Satin (1983) The Great Pretender (1984) Real Love (1985) Rainbow (1987) White Limozeen (1989) Eagle When She Flies (1991) Slow Dancing with the Moon (1993) Something Special (1995) Treasures (1996) Hungry Again (1998) The Grass Is Blue (1999) Little Sparrow (2001) Halos & Horns (2002) For God and Country (2003) Those Were The Days (2005) Backwoods Barbie (2008) Better Day (2011) Blue Smoke (2014)

Compilations	As Long as I Love (1970) The Best of Dolly Parton (1970) Just the Way I Am (1972) Mine (1973) Best of Dolly Parton (1975) Just Because I'm a Woman (1976) Dolly Parton's Greatest Hits (1982) Collector's Series (1985) Think About Love (1986) The Best There Is (1987) Best of Dolly Parton, Vol. 3 (1987) I Will Always Love You and Other Greatest Hits (1996) Ultimate Dolly Parton (2003) Singer, Songwriter & Legendary Performer (2006) The Very Best of Dolly Parton (2007) 16 Biggest Hits (2007) Playlist: The Very Best of Dolly Parton (2008) Dolly (2009) Letter to Heaven: Songs of Faith & Inspiration (2010) Dolly Parton & Friends (2011)

Dollywood Exclusives	Precious Memories (1999) Sha-Kon-O-Hey! Land of Blue Smoke (2009)

Collaborations	Just Between You And Me Just the Two of Us Always, Always Porter Wayne and Dolly Rebecca Once More Two of a Kind The Right Combination: Burning the Midnight Oil Together Always We Found It Love and Music Porter 'n' Dolly Say Forever You'll Be Mine Porter & Dolly The Winning Hand Once Upon a Christmas Trio Honky Tonk Angels Trio II

Songs	"Dumb Blonde" "Mule Skinner Blues" "Joshua" "Coat of Many Colors" "Touch Your Woman" "My Tennessee Mountain Home" "Jolene" "I Will Always Love You" "Love is Like a Butterfly "The Bargain Store" "The Seeker" "We Used To" "All I Can Do" "Light of a Clear Blue Morning" "Here You Come Again" "Two Doors Down" / "It's All Wrong, But It's All Right" "Heartbreaker" "Baby I'm Burning" "You're The Only One" "Sweet Summer Lovin'" "Starting Over Again" "Old Flames Can't Hold a Candle to You" "9 to 5" "But You Know I Love You" "The House of the Rising Sun" "Single Women" "Heartbreak Express" "Hard Candy Christmas" "Potential New Boyfriend" "Save the Last Dance for Me" "Tennessee Homesick Blues" "Don't Call It Love" "Real Love" "Think About Love" "Tie Our Love (In a Double Knot)" "We Had It All" "The River Unbroken" "To Know Him Is to Love Him" "Telling Me Lies" "Those Memories of You" "Wildflowers" "Why'd You Come in Here Lookin' Like That" "Yellow Roses" "Love Is Strange" "Rockin' Years" "Silver and Gold" "Eagle When She Flies" "Little Sparrow" "Better Get to Livin'" "Together You and I"

Collaboration singles	"The Last Thing on My Mind" "Please Don't Stop Loving Me" "Say Forever You'll Be Mine" "To Know Him Is to Love Him" "Telling Me Lies" "Those Memories of You" "Wildflowers"

Guest singles	"Islands in the Stream" (w/ Kenny Rogers) "When I Get Where I'm Going" (w/ Brad Paisley)

Soundtracks	The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas Rhinestone Straight Talk Joyful Noise

Live albums	A Real Live Dolly Heartsongs: Live from Home Live and Well Live from London An Evening With...Dolly Live!

Christmas albums	Home for Christmas (1990)

Films	9 to 5 The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas Rhinestone A Smoky Mountain Christmas Steel Magnolias Wild Texas Wind Straight Talk Unlikely Angel Blue Valley Songbird Joyful Noise Hollywood to Dollywood The Book Lady For the Love of Dolly Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors

Tours	Real Love Tour Thinkin' About Love Tour White Limozeen Tour Eagle When She Flies Tour Halos & Horns Tour Hello, I'm Dolly Tour The Vintage Tour An Evening with Dolly Parton Backwoods Barbie Tour Better Day World Tour Blue Smoke World Tour

Theme parks and attractions	Dollywood Dollywood's Splash Country Dolly Parton's Dixie Stampede

Related articles	Stella Parton Rachel Dennison Porter Wagoner Willie Nelson Kenny Rogers Emmylou Harris Linda Ronstadt Ricky Van Shelton Vince Gill Brad Paisley RCA Records Columbia Records Dollywood Foundation Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton discography Just Because I'm a Woman: Songs of Dolly Parton

Book Category

Linda Ronstadt

Stone Poneys albums	The Stone Poneys featuring Linda Ronstadt Evergreen, Volume 2 Linda Ronstadt, Stone Poneys and Friends, Vol. III

Studio albums	Hand Sown ... Home Grown Silk Purse Linda Ronstadt Don't Cry Now Heart Like a Wheel Prisoner in Disguise Hasten Down the Wind Simple Dreams Living in the USA Mad Love Get Closer What's New Lush Life For Sentimental Reasons Canciones de Mi Padre Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind Mas Canciones Frenesí Winter Light Feels Like Home Dedicated to the One I Love We Ran A Merry Little Christmas Hummin' to Myself

Collaborations	Trio Santiago Trio 2 Western Wall: The Tucson Sessions Adieu False Heart

Compilations	Different Drum Greatest Hits Greatest Hits, Volume 2 The Very Best of Linda Ronstadt Mi Jardin Azul: Las Canciones Favoritas Duets

Hit singles	"Different Drum" "You're No Good" "When Will I Be Loved" "Heat Wave" "Love Is a Rose" "The Tracks of My Tears" "That'll Be the Day" "Blue Bayou" "It's So Easy" "Poor Poor Pitiful Me" "Tumbling Dice" "Back in the U.S.A." "Ooh Baby Baby" "Just One Look" "Alison" "How Do I Make You" "Hurt So Bad" "I Can't Let Go" "I Knew You When" "What's New?" "Somewhere Out There "Don't Know Much" "All My Life" "When Something Is Wrong With My Baby"

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Book:Linda Ronstadt

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