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Impossible Dream

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Released
  
April 20, 2004

Genre
  
Contemporary Folk

Label
  
ATO Records

Recorded
  
N/A

Length
  
48:38

Producer
  
Craig Ross

Impossible Dream is Patty Griffin’s fifth commercially released album, and fourth studio album. It was released on April 20, 2004. The album features an unlisted song – Griffin’s mother and father singing “The Impossible Dream” – at the end of “Top of the World.”

Contents

Impossible Dream reached a peak of number 67 on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 16,000 copies in the United States in its first week.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Patty Griffin

  1. “Love Throw a Line” – 3:38
  2. “Cold as It Gets” – 2:38
  3. “Kite” – 3:09
  4. “Standing” – 4:04
  5. “Useless Desires” – 5:50
  6. “Top of the World” – 5:28
  7. “Rowing Song” – 3:26
  8. “When It Don’t Come Easy” – 4:52
  9. “Florida” – 5:01
  10. “Mother of God” – 7:14
  11. “Icicles” – 3:18

Personnel

  • Patty Griffin – vocals, guitar, piano
  • Emmylou Harris – background vocals
  • Lisa Germano – violin, zither
  • Ian McLagan – electric piano
  • Julie Miller – background vocals
  • Billy Beard – drums
  • Brian Beattie – bowed bass, pump organ
  • Doug Lancio – guitar, mandolin
  • Michael Ramos – trumpet
  • Frank Swart – bass
  • Sumner Erickson – tuba
  • John Deaderick – organ
  • Brady Blade, Jr. – drums
  • JD Foster – bass, percussion
  • Jonathan Greene – drums

    • References

    Impossible Dream Wikipedia
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