Patty Griffin - Flaming Red

Patty Griffin's Living with Ghosts was an impressive debut, but its spare acoustic arrangements occasionally made it sound more like a sketchbook than a completed album. Shortly after its release, her label commissioned a new version of "Let Him Fly," which matched her vocals to a full live band. Satisfied with the results, Griffin decided to flesh out the instrumentation on her second album Flaming Red and the results are revelatory. Griffin didn't stick with traditional rock arrangments -- she also recorded country-rock, folk, catchy pop and even trip-hop songs, as well. Instead of camouflaging her songwriting, it actually reveals the richness of her music and lyrics. Her sonic revision may be more accessible, but it's no compromise -- Flaming Red is evidence that Griffin is one the more talented and ambitious singer/songwriters to emerge in the late '90s. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Name Credits Angelo Producer, Producer Buddy Miller Vocals (Background) Charlie Brocco Assistant Engineer Chris Stone Assistant Engineer Daniel Tashian Guitar David Davidson Strings David Leonard Engineer, Mixing Doug Lancio Guitar Emmylou Harris Vocals (Background) F. Reid Shippen Assistant Engineer Femio Hernández Mixing Assistant Frank Sass Drums George Marino Mastering Giles Reeves Programming, Keyboards Jay Joyce Guitar, Keyboards, Engineer, Producer, Programming, Mixing John Catchings Strings Julie Miller Vocals (Background) Kathryn Plummer Strings Ken Schles Photography Kenny Aronoff Drums Kristin Wilkinson Strings Michael Baker Executive Producer Michael Ramos Keyboards Mike Joyce Bass Patty Griffin Vocals, Vocals (Background), Guitar Rick "Soldier" Will Engineer Tom Lord-Alge Mixing Ty Tyler Guitar