Personnel includes: Darden Smith (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, harmonica, piano, Wurlitzer piano, keyboards, percussion); Kim Richey,

Bruce Hughes, Patty Griffin (vocals); Knox Chandler (electric guitar, cello); Billy White (electric guitar, bass, percussion); Michael Hardwick (pedal steel guitar); Michael Ramos (piano, keyboards); Roscoe Beck (acoustic bass);

Chris Maresh (bass); J.J. Johnson (drums, percussion); Sammy Merendino (drums, programming).

Engineers include: Stewart Lerman, Carl Theile, Darden Smith.

Uncut (10/02, p.119) - 3 stars out of 5 - "Gentle, warm, refreshingly uncluttered, these are simple songs in the vein of Guy Clark or Chris Whitley."

Yoga Journal (10/02, p.154) - "...What SUNFLOWER lacks in edge and urgency, it more than makes up in intimacy, vulnerability, and wisdom..."