Patty Griffin SILVER BELL

Personnel: Patty Griffin (vocals, guitar, piano); Doug Lancio, Jay Joyce (guitar); John Deaderick (keyboards); Billy Beard (drums). Audio Mixer: Glyn Johns. Liner Note Author: Patty Griffin. Recording information: Kingsway Studios, New Orleans, LA. Photographer: Sam Jones . Shelved during of the great record label consolidation of the early 2000s, Patty Griffin's Silver Bell is indeed a "lost album" but it is not one that carries mythic weight. Griffin rebounded relatively quickly after Silver Bell's abandoned release -- two years later, she signed with ATO and released 1000 Kisses, the first in a series of regular records all receiving greater acclaim and stronger sales -- and Silver Bell itself strengthened her reputation and bank account due to covers by the Dixie Chicks, who cut "Top of the World" and "Truth #2" on 2002's Home (over a decade later, Natalie Maines once again returned to this album for its title track, recording "Silver Bell" for her 2013 solo debut, Mother). If the