Servant of Love
{{Infobox album
| name = Servant of Love
| type = studio
| artist = Patty Griffin
| cover = File:Servant of Love.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2015|09|25}}
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| length = 52:00
| label = PGM Recordings, Thirty Tigers
| producer = Craig Ross
| prev_title = Silver Bell
| prev_year = 2013
| next_title = Patty Griffin
| next_year = 2019
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Servant of Love
| type = studio
| single1 = Rider of Days
| single1date = July 27, 2015
| single2 = There Isn't One Way
| single2date = August 12, 2015
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
|rev1 = AllMusic
|rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0002865274|pure_url=yes}} |title=Servant of Love - Patty Griffin : Songs, Reviews, Credits |last=Deming|first=Mark|date=|work=Allmusic|accessdate=November 24, 2015}}
}}
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.{{cite news|last=Russell|first=Jack|title=Patty Griffin to Release Servant of Love In September|work=American Songwriter|date=June 22, 2015|url=http://www.americansongwriter.com/2015/06/patty-griffin-release-servant-love/|accessdate=August 15, 2015|archive-date=August 1, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150801105614/http://www.americansongwriter.com/2015/06/patty-griffin-release-servant-love/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.pattygriffin.com/news/servant-of-love-available-now|title=Servant of Love Available Now|author=|date=September 25, 2015|accessdate=September 30, 2015}} It was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Folk Album.
Promotion
The first song released from the album was "Rider of Days," in late July 2015.{{cite news|last=Presley|first=Katie|title=Songs We Love: Patty Griffin, 'Rider of Days'|date=July 27, 2015|work=NPR|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/allsongs/2015/07/27/422878689/songs-we-love-patty-griffin-rider-of-days|accessdate=August 15, 2015|archive-date=August 15, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150815131144/http://www.npr.org/sections/allsongs/2015/07/27/422878689/songs-we-love-patty-griffin-rider-of-days|url-status=live}} On August 12, 2015, the song "There Isn't One Way" was premiered exclusively by The Wall Street Journal.{{cite news|last=Danton|first=Eric R.|title=Patty Griffin Offers Life Advice on ‘There Isn’t One Way’ (Exclusive Song)|work=The Wall Street Journal|date=August 12, 2015|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2015/08/12/patty-griffin-offers-life-advice-on-there-isnt-one-way-exclusive-song/|accessdate=August 15, 2015|archive-date=August 15, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150815005256/http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2015/08/12/patty-griffin-offers-life-advice-on-there-isnt-one-way-exclusive-song/|url-status=live}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline =
| total_length =
| all_writing =
| title1 = Servant of Love
| length1 = 5:06
| title2 = Gunpowder
| length2 = 4:22
| title3 = Good and Gone
| length3 = 3:11
| title4 = Hurt a Little While
| length4 = 4:06
| title5 = 250,000 Miles
| length5 = 4:32
| title6 = Made of the Sun
| length6 = 3:55
| title7 = Everything's Changed
| length7 = 3:42
| title8 = Rider of Days
| length8 = 3:31
| title9 = There Isn't One Way
| length9 = 4:03
| title10 = Noble Ground
| length10 = 4:05
| title11 = Snake Charmer
| length11 = 2:32
| title12 = You Never Asked Me
| length12 = 3:38
| title13 = Shine a Different Way
| length13 = 5:17
}}
Personnel
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;Musicians
- Conrad Choucroun – drums
- Shawn Colvin – lead vocals, background vocals
- John Deaderick – accordion, piano
- Patty Griffin – composer, mandolin, piano, lead vocals
- Scrappy Jud Newcombe – electric guitar
- Ephraim Owens – trumpet
- David Pulkingham – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Craig Ross – bass guitar, drones, drums, acoustic guitar, baritone guitar, Hammond B3 organ
- Lindsey Verrill – bowed bass
- Ralph White – Kalimba
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;Production
- Gina Binkley – design
- David Boyle – engineer
- Joe Gastwirt – mastering
- Patty Griffin – producer
- Jerry Holmes – technical support
- David McClister – photography
- Beth Middleworth – design
- Cindi Peters – production service
- Mike Poole – mixing
- Craig Ross – engineer, producer
- Mishka Westell – cover illustration
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Chart performance
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| scope="col"| Chart (2015)
! scope="col"| Peak |
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| {{album chart|Billboard200|68|artist=Patty Griffin|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 24, 2015}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardFolk|3|artist=Patty Griffin|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 24, 2015}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardIndependent|8|artist=Patty Griffin|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 24, 2015}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardRock|15|artist=Patty Griffin|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 24, 2015}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardTastemaker|13|artist=Patty Griffin|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 24, 2015}} |
References
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