Impossible Dream is the fourth studio album (fifth album overall) by the American folk musician Patty Griffin, 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.”
| Impossible Dream | ||||
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| Released | April 20, 2004 | |||
| Genre | Contemporary Folk | |||
| Length | 48:38 | |||
| Label | ATO Records | |||
| Producer | Craig Ross | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   link |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+[1] |
Impossible Dream reached a peak of number 67 on the Billboard 200 chart,[2] selling 16,000 copies in the United States in its first week.[3]
Track listing
editAll tracks composed by Patty Griffin
- “Love Throw a Line” – 3:38
- “Cold as It Gets” – 2:38
- “Kite” – 3:09
- “Standing” – 4:04
- “Useless Desires” – 5:50
- “Top of the World” – 5:28
- “Rowing Song” – 3:26
- “When It Don’t Come Easy” – 4:52
- “Florida” – 5:01
- “Mother of God” – 7:14
- “Icicles” – 3:18
Personnel
edit- 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 Howard Swart – bass
- Sumner Erickson – tuba
- John Deaderick – organ
- Brady Blade, Jr. – drums
- JD Foster – bass, percussion
- Jonathan Greene – drums
References
edit- ^ Havighurst, Craig. Music Review: Impossible Dream. Entertainment Weekly, April 23, 2004. Accessed 1 Aug. 2006.
- ^ Artist chart history for Patty Griffin, Billboard.com.
- ^ Caulfield, Keith. “Ask Billboard – Griffin’s ‘Impossible Dream’”. Billboard. May 5, 2004.