n listening to “Wildflower,” one can hear the growth in Sheryl Crow’s music since her earlier years with the infectious “All I Wanna Do” on the album “Tuesday Night Music Club.” Her tunes are still infectious, but perhaps a little more mellow and mature.

The single off “Wildflower,” titled “Good Is Good,” gives an accurate idea to the album’s mood.

The chorus says, “And you could find a rock to crawl right under/ If all the good times pass you by.” The subject content is something only someone like Crow, at 42, could write. She has already had the experience of being middle-aged and feeling the best times have passed. It’s a little different than singing about how “all I wanna do is have some fun.”

The most upbeat song is “Live It Up.” The chorus says, “Live it up/ like’s there’s no time left/ Just like there’s no tomorrow.” It is the most carefree chorus and is one of the few songs that show a more fun side to Crow.

In “Always on Your Side” she says, “My yesterday’s are all boxed up/ And neatly put away/ But every now and then you come to mind.” Crow seems to do a lot of reminiscing, about her past relationships and life in general.

In the opening track, “I Know Why,” she says, “They say that love keeps on growin’/ It’s the one thing that I’ve felt I’ve always known,” and, “I know why the heart gets lonely/ Every time you give your love away.” Crow talks about how giving into love can turn to heartache. The other fades away once you give your love to them.

For an artist who has had a hit off every album she’s released, “Wildflower” won’t be an exception.