Servant of Love | ||||
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Released | September 25, 2015 | |||
Genre | Folk, Americana | |||
Length | 52:00 | |||
Label | PGM Recordings, Thirty Tigers | |||
Producer | Craig Ross | |||
Patty Griffin chronology | ||||
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Singles from Servant of Love | ||||
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Servant of Love is the ninth studio album by American singer-songwriter Patty Griffin. It was independently released on September 25, 2015, in conjunction with Thirty Tigers. [2] [3] It was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Folk Album.
The first song released from the album was "Rider of Days," in late July 2015. [4] On August 12, 2015, the song "There Isn't One Way" was premiered exclusively by The Wall Street Journal . [5]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Servant of Love" | 5:06 |
2. | "Gunpowder" | 4:22 |
3. | "Good and Gone" | 3:11 |
4. | "Hurt a Little While" | 4:06 |
5. | "250,000 Miles" | 4:32 |
6. | "Made of the Sun" | 3:55 |
7. | "Everything's Changed" | 3:42 |
8. | "Rider of Days" | 3:31 |
9. | "There Isn't One Way" | 4:03 |
10. | "Noble Ground" | 4:05 |
11. | "Snake Charmer" | 2:32 |
12. | "You Never Asked Me" | 3:38 |
13. | "Shine a Different Way" | 5:17 |
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Chart (2015) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200 [6] | 68 |
US Folk Albums (Billboard) [7] | 3 |
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [8] | 8 |
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [9] | 15 |
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard) [10] | 13 |
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