NOVELTY - Infrared-absorbing composition, the dry portion of which comprises, prior to firing: a silver component (65-93 wt.%) comprising silver powder having a tap density of 0.4-4.3 g/cc; a borosilicate glass frit (0.1-5 wt.%) comprising an oxide of a metal is lead, zinc and/or bismuth; a co-ground blend (5-10 wt.%) of a glass frit comprising an oxide of a metal is lead, zinc and/or bismuth, and a metal powder is selenium and/or bismuth; carbon black (1-10 wt.%); inorganic black pigment (0.1-5 wt.%); and a staining compound (0.1-5 wt.%).    USE - (I) is useful as paste composition. (I) is useful for manufacturing article, which is an automotive gas, a solar cell, automotive windshield and a home appliance panel (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - (I) allows higher firing temperatures and hence shorter firing times.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) a paste composition comprising the composition (50-90 wt.%), an organic medium (9-49.5 wt.%) and a surfactant (0.5-1 wt.%);    (2) an automotive glass including a coating comprising the fired paste;    (3) a solar cell including a coating comprising the fired paste;    (4) a method for reducing thermal stress during the formation of a conductive coating on a glass, ceramic, or enamel substrate, comprising: applying the paste to a glass, ceramic, or enamel substrate; and firing the paste and substrate for a time and at a temperature sufficient to sinter the metals and density the glasses in the paste;    (5) a method for producing (I) comprising: blending together to form a paste comprises a silver component (44-93 wt.%), where the silver component (100 wt.%) comprises a silver powder (40-70 wt.%) specific surface area of 0.25-1.5 m2/g, a silver flake (30-60 wt.%) having a tap density of 3-5.8 g/cc and specific surface area of 0.3-1.4 m2/g, the borosilicate glass frit (0.5-5 wt %), the co-ground blend having a particle D50 of less than 5 microns, the glass frit is glass A (comprising lead oxide (PbO) (50-60 wt.%), silicon dioxide (SiO2) (20-30 wt.%), zinc oxide (ZnO) (5-15 wt.%), boron trioxide (B2O3) (5-15 wt.%), titanium dioxide (TiO2) (0.1-5 wt.%), zirconium dioxide (ZrO2) (0.1-5 wt.%), aluminum trioxide (Al2O3) (0.1-5 wt.%), lithium superoxide + sodium superoxide + potassium superoxide (2-10 wt.%) and fluorine (F) (0.1-2 wt.%)), glass B (comprising SiO2 (20-30 wt.%), ZnO (50-60 wt.%), B2O3 (5-15 wt.%), TiO2 (0.1-5 wt.%), ZrO2 (0.1-5 wt.%), Al2O3 (0.1-5 wt.%), lithium superoxide + sodium superoxide + potassium superoxide (2-10 wt.%) and F (0.1-2 wt.%)) and/or glass C (comprising Bi2O3 (50-60 wt.%), SiO2 (20-30 wt.%), ZnO (5-15 wt.%), B2O3 (5-15 wt.%), TiO2 (0.1-5 wt.%), ZrO2 (0.1-5 wt.%), Al2O3 (0.1-5 wt.%), lithium superoxide + sodium superoxide + potassium superoxide (2-10 wt.%) and F (0.1-2 wt.%)), and the staining compound comprises silver ortho phosphate (30-50 wt.%), molybdate (30-50 wt.%) and chromite (15-25 wt.%) and the organic medium (1-20 wt.%); mixing together the foregoing using high shear dispersion to homogenize the paste; casting the paste; and firing the paste, where the composition absorbs radiation in at least a portion of the infrared spectrum; and    (6) an article of manufacture including a coating made by the method.