Impossible Dream

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."

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

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
• J.D. Foster - bass, percussion
• Jonathan Greene - drums

References

External links

• Lyrics to the album on PattyNet.net