Impossible Dream (Patty Griffin album)

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.”

This article is about the Patty Griffin album. For other uses, see The Impossible Dream (disambiguation).
Impossible Dream
Studio album by
Patty Griffin
ReleasedApril 20, 2004
GenreContemporary Folk
Length48:38
LabelATO Records
ProducerCraig Ross
Patty Griffin chronology
A Kiss in Time
(2003)		 Impossible Dream
(2004)		 Children Running Through
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic link
Entertainment WeeklyB+[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

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 Howard Swart – bass
  • Sumner Erickson – tuba
  • John Deaderick – organ
  • Brady Blade, Jr. – drums
  • JD Foster – bass, percussion
  • Jonathan Greene – drums

References
  1. Havighurst, Craig. Music Review: Impossible Dream. Entertainment Weekly, April 23, 2004. Accessed 1 Aug. 2006.
  2. Artist chart history for Patty Griffin, Billboard.com.
  3. Caulfield, Keith. “Ask Billboard – Griffin’s ‘Impossible Dream’”. Billboard. May 5, 2004.
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