# Children Running Through
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{{Infobox album
| name = Children Running Through
| type = studio
| artist = [Patty Griffin](/source/Patty_Griffin)
| cover = Children Running Through.jpg
| alt = Patty Griffin sitting on the bumper of an old rusted truck in a field. Her hair blows in the wind.
| released = {{Start date|2007|2|6}}
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [Folk](/source/Folk_music), [Americana](/source/Americana_music), [country folk](/source/country_folk)
| length = 47:12
| label = [ATO](/source/ATO_Records)
| producer = Patty Griffin, [Mike McCarthy](/source/Mike_McCarthy_(producer))
| prev_title = [Impossible Dream](/source/Impossible_Dream_(Patty_Griffin_album))
| prev_year = 2004
| next_title = [Patty Griffin: Live from the Artist's Den](/source/Patty_Griffin%3A_Live_from_the_Artist's_Den)
| next_year = 2007
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Children Running Through
| type = studio
| single1 = [Heavenly Day](/source/Heavenly_Day)
| single1date = 2007
}}
}}
'''''Children Running Through''''' is [Patty Griffin](/source/Patty_Griffin)'s sixth [commercially](/source/Commerce) released album, and fifth studio album.
The album debuted at number 34 on the [''Billboard'' 200](/source/Billboard_200) in mid-February, the highest chart position achieved by Griffin in her career. It sold about 27,000 copies in its first week.[{{cite web|first=Katie |last=Hasty |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1054981/fall-out-boy-hits-high-note-with-no-1-debut |title=Fall Out Boy Hits 'High' Note With No. 1 Debut |work=Billboard.com |date=2007-02-14 |accessdate=2008-03-15}}] As of January 2010, the album had sold over 168,000 copies in the United States.[{{cite news|last=Ayers|first=Michael D.|title=Patty Griffin ventures into gospel with new album|work=[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))|publisher=[Reuters](/source/Reuters)|date=January 8, 2010|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6070VJ20100108|accessdate=January 9, 2010}}]
[Kelly Clarkson](/source/Kelly_Clarkson) performed a live cover version of "Up To The Mountain (MLK Song)" with [Jeff Beck](/source/Jeff_Beck) on the "[Idol Gives Back](/source/Idol_Gives_Back)" special edition of [American Idol](/source/American_Idol) on April 25, 2007. Griffin is regarded as one of Clarkson's musical inspirations{{citation needed|date=April 2013}} and Clarkson also covered "No Bad News" during the [Nashville](/source/Nashville%2C_Tennessee) concert on her [My December Tour](/source/My_December_Tour). Bonus track "Moon Song" was covered by Griffin's close friend [Emmylou Harris](/source/Emmylou_Harris) on her 2008 album ''[All I Intended to Be](/source/All_I_Intended_to_Be)''.
== Reception ==
{{Music ratings
| MC = 87/100[{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/children-running-through/patty-griffin|title=Reviews for Children Running Through by Patty Griffin|website=[Metacritic](/source/Metacritic)|access-date=May 2, 2025}}]
| rev1 = [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic)
| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}[[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r948793|pure_url=yes}} AllMusic review]]
| rev2 = ''[The A.V. Club](/source/The_A.V._Club)''
| rev2Score = A−[[http://www.avclub.com/content/node/58543 The A.V. Club review] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070624042112/http://www.avclub.com/content/node/58543 |date=June 24, 2007 }}]
| rev3 = ''[Blender](/source/Blender_(magazine))''
| rev3score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}[[http://www.blender.com/guide/reviews.aspx?id=4378 Blender review]]
| rev4 = ''[Entertainment Weekly](/source/Entertainment_Weekly)''
| rev4score = A−[It's the showcase of a confident singer successfully diversifying. [9 Feb 2007, p.72]]
| rev5 = ''[Paste](/source/Paste_(magazine))''
| rev5score = {{Rating|4|5}}[[http://www.pastemagazine.com/action/article/3807/patti_griffin_children_running_through Paste review] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070607141250/http://www.pastemagazine.com/action/article/3807/patti_griffin_children_running_through |date=June 7, 2007 }}]
| rev6 = ''[PopMatters](/source/PopMatters)''
| rev6score = 7/10[{{cite web|url=https://www.popmatters.com/patty-griffin-children-running-through-2495814710.html|title=Patty Griffin: Children Running Through|website=[PopMatters](/source/PopMatters)|last=Gilstrap|first=Andrew|date=25 February 2007|access-date=2 May 2025}}]
| rev7 = ''[Q](/source/Q_(magazine))''
| rev7score = {{rating|4|5}}[Sorrowful and stately, Griffin's voice is a startlingly expressive instrument. [May 2007, p.125]]
| rev8 = ''[Rolling Stone](/source/Rolling_Stone)''
| rev8score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}[[https://web.archive.org/web/20080103003241/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/pattygriffin/albums/album/13145025/review/13151522/children_running_through Rolling Stone review]]
| rev9 = ''[Slant Magazine](/source/Slant_Magazine)''
| rev9score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}[[http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/music_review.asp?ID=1069 Slant Magazine review] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930181147/http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/music_review.asp?ID=1069 |date=September 30, 2007 }}]
| rev10 = ''[Uncut](/source/Uncut_(magazine))''
| rev10score = {{rating|4|5}}[Her songwriting here... demonstrates a depth and majesty previously absent in her work. [Mar 2007, p.82]]
}}
''[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette](/source/Pittsburgh_Post-Gazette)'' said the song "Heavenly Day" gives "Griffin a chance to let that fine voice soar."[Mervis, Scott (8 February 2007), [http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07039/760263-42.stm "For the Record: 2/8/07"]. ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette''. Accessed 2008-07-24] According to ''[Entertainment Weekly](/source/Entertainment_Weekly)'' Griffin "effortlessly slow-burns her way through an evocation of good times."[Collis, Clark, Dombal, Ryan, Endelman, Michael, Greenblatt, Leah, Vozick-Levinson, Simon (19 January 2007), "Swinging Singles". ''Entertainment Weekly'' (916):78-79]
The album was nominated for a [Grammy Award](/source/Grammy_Award) for [Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album](/source/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Contemporary_Folk_Album).[Zuel, Bernard. [http://www.smh.com.au/news/gig-reviews/patty-griffin/2008/02/15/1202760570414.html "Patty Griffin"]. ''[The Sydney Morning Herald](/source/The_Sydney_Morning_Herald)''. February 16, 2008.]
Griffin won Album of the Year and Artist of the Year award at the 2007 [Americana Music Honors & Awards](/source/Americana_Music_Honors_%26_Awards) ceremony and is one of only three female artists to win the latter (with Griffin being the second after [Loretta Lynn](/source/Loretta_Lynn) in 2005 and [Gillian Welch](/source/Gillian_Welch) following in 2012).
== Track listing ==
All songs written by Patty Griffin.
{{Track listing
| headline = ''Children Running Through'' {{nobold|– Standard edition}}[{{cite web |title=Spotify - Children Running Through |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/7pqVvNMgwqay4lDgLdD0R7?si=Fbq_ZOwvSXmeYwxekXPN3w |website=Spotify |access-date=29 May 2022}}]
| total_length = 47:12
| title1 = You'll Remember
| length1 = 2:07
| title2 = Stay on the Ride
| length2 = 5:17
| title3 = Trapeze
| length3 = 4:23
| note3 = featuring [Emmylou Harris](/source/Emmylou_Harris)
| title4 = Getting Ready
| length4 = 3:15
| title5 = Burgundy Shoes
| length5 = 3:26
| title6 = Heavenly Day
| length6 = 3:45
| title7 = No Bad News
| length7 = 4:02
| title8 = Railroad Wings
| length8 = 3:59
| title9 = Up to the Mountain (MLK Song)
| length9 = 4:08
| title10 = I Don't Ever Give Up
| length10 = 4:00
| title11 = Someone Else's Tomorrow
| length11 = 4:06
| title12 = Crying Over
| length12 = 4:37
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = ''Children Running Through'' {{nobold|– Barnes & Noble edition (bonus tracks)}}
| total_length = 54:56
| title13 = Free
| length13 = 3:54
| title14 = Only Up or Down
| length14 = 3:50
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = ''Children Running Through'' {{nobold|– iTunes Store edition (bonus track)}}
| total_length = 50:28
| title13 = Moon Song
| length13 = 3:16
}}
== Personnel ==
* David Angell – Violin
* Kristen Cassel – Cello
* David Davidson – Violin
* Christopher Farrell – Viola
* Traci Goudie – Art Direction, Design
* Patty Griffin – Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Producer, Vox Organ, Drawing
* [Emmylou Harris](/source/Emmylou_Harris) – Background Vocals on "Trapeze"
* Jim Hoke – Baritone & Tenor Saxophone, Bass Harmonica
* Anthony LaMarchina – Cello
* [Doug Lancio](/source/Doug_Lancio) – Guitar, Autoharp
* [JD Foster](/source/JD_Foster) - Bass
* Michael Longoria – Percussion, Drums
* Mike McCarthy – Producer
* [Ian McLagan](/source/Ian_McLagan) – Grand Piano
* John Mark Painter – Horn, Horn Arrangements, String Arrangements
* Leslie Richter – Engineer
* [Jane Scarpantoni](/source/Jane_Scarpantoni) – Cello, Soloist
* Pamela Sixfin – Violin
* Steve Squire – Second Engineer
* Mary Kathryn Vanosdale – Violin
* Jim Vollentine – Engineer
* Kathi Whitley – Production Coordination
* Kristin Wilkinson – Viola
* [Glenn Worf](/source/Glenn_Worf) – Bass, Tic Tac
==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2007)
! scope="col"| Peak
position
|-
{{album chart|BillboardIndependent|2|artist=Patty Griffin|rowheader=true|accessdate=July 20, 2025}}
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|34|artist=Patty Griffin|rowheader=true|access-date=July 20, 2025}}
|}
== References ==
{{Patty Griffin}}
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Category:2007 albums
Category:Patty Griffin albums
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