Flaming Red is Patty Griffin's second album. It was released on June 23, 1998, and reached number 12 on the Top Heatseekers chart. According to Billboard, the album has sold 122,000 copies in the U.S. up to May 2004.Caulfield, Keith. "Ask Billboard - Griffin's 'Impossible Dream'". Billboard. May 5, 2004.
Critical reception
Of the album, Griffin herself commented, "I always felt like I was a rock singer. It was all I listened to. I felt like, 'Don't call me a folksinger.'" Called "rock-centric", "incendiary" and "full-bodied", the album marked a shift to recording with a full band. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic writes, "Flaming Red is evidence that Griffin is one [of] the more talented and ambitious singer/songwriters to emerge in the late '90s."
NPR named the album to their list of 150 Greatest Albums Made By Women calling it "electrifying" and a "testament to the fire simmering under all of [Griffin's] work preceding this album, and what came after it."
Legacy and Influence In 2010, Katy Perry described Griffin as one of her biggest influences and said Flaming Red was her favorite record during her teen years.
Track listing
Personnel Patty Griffin – vocals, guitar Kenny Aronoff – drums John Catchings – strings on "Peter Pan" David Davidson – strings on "Peter Pan" Chris Feinstein – bass guitar Emmylou Harris – backing vocals Jay Joyce – guitar, keyboards, programming, producer Mike Joyce – bass guitar Doug Lancio – guitar Buddy Miller – backing vocals Julie Miller – backing vocals Brad Pemberton – drums Kathryn Plummer – strings on "Peter Pan" Michael Ramos – keyboards Giles Reaves – keyboards, programming Frank Sass – drums Daniel Tashian – guitar Ty Tyler – guitar Kristin Wilkinson – strings on "Peter Pan" Angelo Petraglia - producer on "One Big Love"
Track information and credits adapted from the album's liner notes.
Charts
Chart (1998) Peakposition
References
External links Lyrics to the album on PattyNet.net