1000 Kisses (album) explained

1000 Kisses
Type:	Album
Artist:	Patty Griffin
Cover:	1000 Kisses (album).jpg
Released:	April 9, 2002
Recorded:	April 17–18, 2001
Studio:	Doug's Basement, Nashville, TN; Sunroom Studio
Genre:	Contemporary Folk
Length:	39:45
Label:	ATO
Producer:	Patty Griffin, Doug Lancio
Prev Title:	Flaming Red
Prev Year:	1998
Next Title:	A Kiss in Time
Next Year:	2003

1000 Kisses is the third studio album by Patty Griffin. It was released on April 9, 2002 on ATO Records.

Reception

The album reached a peak of number 101 on the Billboard 200 chart^[1] resulting in a number one peak on the Top Heatseekers chart. According to Billboard the album has sold 151,000 copies in the US up to May 2004.^[2] In 2009, the album was ranked #15 on Paste Magazine's "The 50 Best Albums of the Decade" list.^[3]

Personnel

• Patty Griffin – vocals, guitar, resonator guitar, percussion, finger cymbals
• Emmylou Harris – harmony vocals on "Long Ride Home"
• Giles Reaves – drums, bells, vibraphone, djembe
• Doug Lancio – mandolin, electric & 12-string guitar
• Michael Ramos – accordion
• Kami Lyle – trumpet
• David Jacques – bass
• John Deaderick – piano
• Luis Guerra – stand-up bass on "Mil Besos"
• Carrie Rodriguez – violin on "Mil Besos"
• Brian Standefer - cello
• David Pulkingham - classical guitar on "Mil Besos"

External links

• Lyrics to the album on PattyNet.net

Notes and References

1. Artist chart history for Patty Griffin
2. Caulfield, Keith. "Ask Billboard - Griffin's 'Impossible Dream'". Billboard. May 5, 2004.
3. Web site: The 50 Best Albums of the Decade (2000-2009). 2016-08-11.