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The Wild Places
Studio album by Dan Fogelberg
Released	1990
Studio	Mountain Bird Studio (Boulder, Colorado) Lahaina Sound Recording (Maui, Hawaii) Sunset Sound (Hollywood, California)
Genre	Soft rock
Length	52:04
Label	Full Moon/Epic
Producer	Dan Fogelberg
Dan Fogelberg chronology
Exiles (1987) The Wild Places (1990) Dan Fogelberg Live: Greetings from the West (1991)

The Wild Places is an album by the American musician Dan Fogelberg, released in 1990. Fogelberg's tour in support of the album included talks from The Wilderness Society about the preservation of nature.

Production

"Bones in the Sky" is a tribute to Georgia O'Keeffe. "Lovers in a Dangerous Time" is a cover of the Bruce Cockburn song. Fogelberg considered The Wild Places to be a concept album about the environment and ecology.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Calgary Herald	B
Chicago Tribune

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."

Track listing

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)

Personnel

• 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)

Production

• 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

Charts

Album – Billboard (United States)

Singles – Billboard (United States)

Notes

1. Abbott, Jim (August 31, 1990). "Music". Calendar. Orlando Sentinel. p. 17.
2. "'We'd better get round quick,' says Dan". Entertainment. The Province. May 30, 1991. p. 65.
3. Caudle, Todd (August 26, 1989). "Dan Fogelberg woos audience at Red Rocks". Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph. p. D4.
4. Boehm, Mike (June 3, 1991). "Fogelberg Waits Until the End to Turn Up the Heat". Los Angeles Times. p. F2.
5. Graff, Gary (January 10, 1991). "LP expresses love of outdoors". Onward. Austin American-Statesman. p. 10.
6. AllMusic review
7. ^ King, Frank (October 4, 1990). "Recent Releases". Calgary Herald. p. F4.
8. ^ Herrmann, Brenda (November 15, 1990). "Recordings". Tempo. Chicago Tribune. p. 9.
9. "Dan Fogelberg". Billboard. Retrieved March 11, 2023.

• Dan Fogelberg albums
• 1990 albums