Impossible Dream is Patty Griffin

Patty Griffin

Patty Griffin, born Patricia Jean Griffin, March 16, 1964, is an American Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter and musician. She is especially known for her down-home crafting of songs and her connection to musicians including Emmylou Harris, Ellis Paul, and the Dixie Chicks, who have played with...

's fifth commercial

Commerce

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ly 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

The Impossible Dream (The Quest)

"The Impossible Dream " is a popular song composed by Mitch Leigh, with lyrics written by Joe Darion. It was written for the 1965 musical Man of La Mancha...

" - at the end of "Top of the World

Top of the World (Dixie Chicks song)

"Top of the World" is a contemporary folk-country song written by Patty Griffin and most known as recorded and performed in Grammy Award-winning fashion by the Dixie Chicks....

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Impossible Dream reached a peak of number 67 on the Billboard 200

Billboard 200

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 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
   Top of the World (Dixie Chicks song)
   "Top of the World" is a contemporary folk-country song written by Patty Griffin and most known as recorded and performed in Grammy Award-winning fashion by the Dixie Chicks....
   
   " – 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
  Emmylou Harris
  Emmylou Harris is an American singer-songwriter and musician. In addition to her work as a solo artist and bandleader, both as an interpreter of other composers' works and as a singer-songwriter, she is a sought-after backing vocalist and duet partner, working with numerous other artists including...
  
   - background vocals
• Lisa Germano
  Lisa Germano
  Lisa Germano is an American singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who has released seven albums featuring her often-hushed vocal style, confessional lyrics, and distinctive violin. Her 1994 album Geek the Girl received widespread critical acclaim, including being featured as a top album of...
  
   - violin, zither
• Ian McLagan
  Ian McLagan
  Ian McLagan is an English keyboard instrumentalist, best known as a member of the English rock bands Small Faces and Faces.-Small Faces and Faces:...
  
   - electric piano
• Julie Miller
  Julie Miller
  Julie Miller is a songwriter, singer, and recording artist currently living in Nashville, Tennessee. She married Buddy Miller in 1981...
  
   - 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.
  Brady Blade
  Brady L Blade Jr. is an American rock, pop and country drummer, record producer and composer, who currently resides in Stockholm, Sweden....
  
  - drums
• J.D. Foster - bass, percussion
• Jonathan Greene - drums

External links

• Lyrics to the album on PattyNet.net