''Flaming Red'' is

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's second album. It was released on June 23, 1998, and reached number 12 on the

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chart. According to ''

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'', the album has sold 122,000 copies in the U.S. up to May 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.

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writes, "''Flaming Red'' is evidence that Griffin is one fthe more talented and ambitious singer/songwriters to emerge in the late '90s."

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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 riffin'swork preceding this album, and what came after it."

Track listing

Personnel

*Patty Griffin –

vocals Singing is the art of creating music with the voice. It is the oldest form of musical expression, and the human voice can be considered the first musical instrument. The definition of singing varies across sources. Some sources define sing ...

guitar The guitar is a stringed musical instrument that is usually fretted (with Fretless guitar, some exceptions) and typically has six or Twelve-string guitar, twelve strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming ...

Kenny Aronoff Kenneth D. Aronoff (born March 7, 1953) is an American drummer, best known for his work as a session and touring musician. He has toured and recorded with a wide range of artists throughout his career, including the Rolling Stones, the Smashing ...

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*John Catchings – strings on "Peter Pan" *David Davidson – strings on "Peter Pan" *Chris Feinstein –

bass guitar The bass guitar (), also known as the electric bass guitar, electric bass, or simply the bass, is the lowest-pitched member of the guitar family. It is similar in appearance and construction to an Electric guitar, electric but with a longer nec ...

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backing vocals A backing vocalist is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists. A backing vocalist may also sing alone as a lead-in to the main vocalist's entry or to sing a counter-melody. Backing vocalists are us ...

*Jay Joyce – guitar, keyboards, programming, producer *Mike Joyce – bass guitar * Doug Lancio – guitar *

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– 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

References

External links

Lyrics to the album on PattyNet.net
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