The Wild Places (Dan Fogelberg album)

"Bones in the Sky" is a tribute to Georgia O'Keeffe.{{cite news |last1=Caudle |first1=Todd |title=Dan Fogelberg woos audience at Red Rocks |work=Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph |date=26 Aug 1989 |page=D4}} "Lovers in a Dangerous Time" is a cover of the Bruce Cockburn song.{{cite news |last1=Boehm |first1=Mike |title=Fogelberg Waits Until the End to Turn Up the Heat |work=Los Angeles Times |date=3 June 1991 |page=F2}} Fogelberg considered The Wild Places to be a concept album about the environment and ecology.{{cite news |last1=Graff |first1=Gary |title=LP expresses love of outdoors |work=Austin American-Statesman |date=10 Jan 1991 |department=Onward |page=10}}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|2|5}}[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r7552/review|pure_url=yes}} AllMusic review]

|rev2 = Calgary Herald

|rev2score = B{{cite news |last1=King |first1=Frank |title=Recent Releases |work=Calgary Herald |date=4 Oct 1990 |page=F4}}

|rev3 = Chicago Tribune

|rev3score = {{rating|2|4}}{{cite news |last1=Herrmann |first1=Brenda |title=Recordings |work=Chicago Tribune |date=15 Nov 1990 |department=Tempo |page=9}}

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The Calgary Herald called the album "a heartfelt, sincere recording with lots of pleasing melodies." The Chicago Tribune praised "Lovers in a Dangerous Time", but concluded that "everything else should be avoided unless you're wearing crystals while riding in an elevator."

All songs written by Dan Fogelberg except as indicated

1. "Aurora Nova" – 1:37
2. "The Wild Places" – 4:44
3. "Forefathers" – 4:56
4. "Song of the Sea" – 5:38
5. "Anastasia's Eyes" – 3:58
6. "Blind to the Truth" – 6:17
7. "Lovers in a Dangerous Time" (Bruce Cockburn) – 4:50
8. "Rhythm of the Rain" (John Gummoe)* – 4:24
9. "Bones in the Sky" – 3:52
10. "The Spirit Trail" – 5:59
11. "Ever On" – 5:49

• includes uncredited interpolation of "Rain" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney)

• Dan Fogelberg – lead vocals, acoustic piano, keyboards, synthesizers, guitars, drum programming, percussion, string arrangements (5)
• Mike Finnigan – organ (10)
• Michael Landau – guitars (4, 6)
• Bob Glaub – bass (2–4, 8, 10, 11)
• George Hawkins – bass (6)
• Russ Kunkel – drums (1–4, 6, 8, 10, 11), percussion (1, 10, 11)
• Lenny Castro – congas (6), timbales (6), percussion (6, 11)
• Al Garth – soprano saxophone (4), tenor saxophone (8)
• Jerry Hey – trumpet (6)
• Heart Attack Horns – horns (8)
• Timothy B. Schmit – backing vocals (2, 4, 10)
• David Crosby – backing vocals (4)
• Julia Waters – harmony vocals (6, 8)
• Maxine Waters – harmony vocals (6, 8)
• Oren Waters – harmony vocals (6, 8)
• Sara K – backing vocals (7)

• Executive Producer – Remington Boone
• Producer – Dan Fogelberg
• Engineers – Dan Fogelberg, Marty Lewis, Dave Reynolds and Duane Scott.
• Mixed by Dan Fogelberg and Marty Lewis at The Complex Studios (Los Angeles, CA).
• Mix Assistants – Mike Kloster and Brett Swain
• Mastered by Stephen Marcussen at Precision Mastering (Hollywood, CA).
• Production Coordination – Nina Avramides-Berducat and Charlie Fernandez
• Art Direction and Design – Amy Dakos and John Kosh
• Cover Illustration – Amy Dakos
• Photography – Andy Katz and Anastasia Savage

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