Comprehensive Nanci Griffith Discography

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These are Nanci's full-length albums of original material. For listings of compilations of previously-released material, appearances on collections of various artists, or appearances on albums by other artists, click on the appropriate link above.

This page last updated on 2/20/2008

There's a Light Beyond These Woods (1978)
B. F. Deal cover, 1978: B. F. Deal Records, BFD9 Featherbed cover, 1982: Featherbed Records, FB903 Philo/Rounder cover, 1986: Philo/Rounder, PH 1097 (1986) Philo/Rounder, PHILO 11671-1234-2 (2002)	1. I Remember Joe 2. Alabama Soft Spoken Blues 3. Michael's Song 4. Song for Remembered Heroes 5. West Texas Sun 6. There's a Light Beyond These Woods (Mary Margaret) 7. Dollar Matinee 8. Montana Backroads 9. John Philip Griffith	Nanci's first full-length album, recorded in Austin in 1978, was originally released on vinyl on the small local B. F. Deal label. When B. F. Deal Records folded a couple of years later, the album was re-released on vinyl with a new cover by Featherbed Records, the label that also released Poet In My Window. When Nanci was picked up by Philo/Rounder Records a few years after that, the album was re-released yet again with a third cover. Philo/Rounder released the album on vinyl, cassette and CD. A beautifully-remastered CD edition of the album was re-released by Rounder in 2002, and this is the only version that is currently in print. When buying this CD used, it would be worth your time to make sure you're getting the 2002 remastered version, not the 1986 version, because the 2002 remaster sounds much better!

Poet In My Window (1982)
Featherbed Records, FB902 (1982) Philo/Rounder, PH 1098 (1986) Philo/Rounder, PHILO 11671-1235-2 (2002)	01. Can't Love Wrong (bonus track on remastered CD) 02. Marilyn Monroe/Neon & Waltzes 03. Heart of a Miner 04. Julie Anne 05. You Can't Go Home Again 06. October Reasons 07. Wheels 08. Workin' In Corners 09. Waltzing With the Angels 10. Trouble With Roses 11. Tonight I Think I'm Gonna Go Downtown 12. Poet In My Window	Nanci's second album was recorded in Fredericksburg, TX (in the Texas Hill Country outside of Austin), and was originally released on the Featherbed label in 1982. The album was re-released by Philo/Rounder in 1986, and a 24-bit remastered edition was released in 2002. The 2002 remaster has a previously-unreleased bonus track, recorded in 1980.

Once in a Very Blue Moon (1984)
Philo/Rounder, PH 1096 (1984) Philo/Rounder, PHILO 11671-1233-2 (2002)	01. Ghost In The Music 02. Love Is A Hard Waltz 03. Roseville Fair 04. Mary & Omie 05. Friend Out In The Madness 06. I'm Not Drivin' These Wheels 07. Time Alone 08. Ballad Of Robin Winter-Smith 09. Daddy Said 10. Once In A Very Blue Moon 11. If I Were The Woman You Wanted 12. Year Down In New Orleans 13. Spin On A Red Brick Floor	Nanci's third album marks a shift, both musically and geographically. This album was recorded in Nashville and has a more "country" flavor to it. While Nanci still wrote most of the tracks here, she sings more songs by other writers than on her earlier albums. As with her first two albums, this one has been re-issued by Philo/Rounder in a 24-bit remastered edition that sounds wonderful.

Last of the True Believers (1986)
Philo/Rounder, PH 1109 (1986) Classic Records, DAD 1040 (2001) (DVD-Audio)	01. The Last of the True Believers 02. Love at the Five and Dime 03. St. Olav's Gate 04. More Than a Whisper 05. Banks of the Ponchartrain 06. Lookin' For The Time (Workin' Girl) 07. Goin' Gone 08. One of These Days 09. Love's Found a Shoulder 10. Fly By Night 11. The Wing and the Wheel	Nanci's final album for Philo/Rounder was also recorded in Nashville and has a similar sound to Once in a Very Blue Moon. Unlike her other albums for Philo/Rounder, this album was not re-issed in a remastered CD version. Instead, a DVD-Audio version was issued in 2001, containing a 96kHz, 24-bit stereo mix. Buy the CD: Buy the DVD-audio:

Lone Star State of Mind (1987)
MCA Records, MCAD-31300	01. Lone Star State of Mind 02. Cold Hearts/Closed Minds 03. From a Distance 04. Beacon Street 05. Nickel Dreams 06. Sing One for Sister 07. Ford Econoline 08. Trouble in the Fields 09. Love in a Memory 10. Let It Shine On Me 11. There's a Light Beyond These Woods (Mary Margaret)	In 1987, Nanci moved to MCA Records. Stylistically, she remained very much in the "country" vein. The version of "There's a Light Beyond These Woods" on this album, is a completely new recording of the song from her first album. A digitally-remastered (and much improved-sounding) version of this album can be found on the collection The Complete MCA Studio Recordings, which you'll find on the Compilations page.

Little Love Affairs (1988)
MCA Records, MCAD-42102	01. Anyone Can Be Somebody's Fool 02. I Knew Love 03. Never Mind 04. Love Wore a Halo (Back Before the War) 05. So Long Ago 06. Gulf Coast Highway 07. Little Love Affairs 08. I Wish It Would Rain 09. Outbound Plane 10. I Would Change My Life 11. Sweet Dreams Will Come	Nanci's second album for MCA Records continues in the country tradition. Some of her finest songs appear on this album. Like Lone Star State of Mind, this album has been digitally remastered for the The Complete MCA Studio Recordings, which you'll find on the Compilations page.

One Fair Summer Evening (1988)
MCA Records, MCAD-42255	01. Once in a Very Blue Moon 02. Looking for the Time (Workin' Girl) 03. Deadwood, South Dakota + 04. More Than a Whisper 05. I Would Bring You Ireland + 06. Roseville Fair 07. Workin' in Corners 08. Trouble in the Fields 09. The Wing and the Wheel 10. From a Distance 11. Love at the Five and Dime 12. Spin on a Red Brick Floor + denotes a song previously unrecorded by Nanci	Nanci's third album for MCA Records is her first full-length live album, recorded at Anderson Fair in Houston. It is also many Nanci fans' favorite album, and is a definite must for any Nanci collection. It's an acoustic performance, with just guitar, piano and bass accompanying the vocals. This album is the companion to the video of the same name, although there are a few track differences between the album and the video. This is the only of Nanci's MCA recordings that has not been digitally remastered, but it hardly needs it -- it's one of the best-sounding recordings of her career!

Storms (1989)
MCA Records, MCAD-6319	01. I Don't Want to Talk About Love 02. Drive-In Movies and Dashboard Lights 03. You Made This Love a Teardrop 04. Brave Companion of the Road 05. Storms 06. It's a Hard Life Wherever You Go 07. If Wishes Were Changes 08. Listen to the Radio 09. Leaving the Harbor 10. Radio Fragile	Nanci's next album for MCA Records represents a stylistic shift away from a "country" sound toward a more "pop" sound. MCA decided Nanci might do better in their pop division, so she was given a new producer and promoted on VH-1. It didn't exactly work in terms of record sales, but it did produce my personal favorite of her albums. Like her other MCA studio albums, this complete album is available remastered on the CD The Complete MCA Studio Recordings, which you'll find on the Compilations page.

Late Night Grande Hotel (1991)
MCA Records, MCAD-10306	01. It's Just Another Morning Here 02. Late Night Grande Hotel 03. It's Too Late 04. Fields of Summer 05. Heaven 06. The Power Lines 07. Hometown Streets 08. Down 'N' Outer 09. One Blade Shy of a Sharp Edge 10. The Sun, Moon, and Stars 11. San Diego Serenade	Nanci's final album for MCA Records stays mostly in the "pop" genre. While not most fans' favorite album, there are still some very good songs here, including the title track. As with all the other MCA studio albums, this album was remastered for the CD The Complete MCA Studio Recordings, which you'll find on the Compilations page.

Other Voices Other Rooms (1993)
Elektra, 61464-2	01. Across the Great Divide 02. Woman of the Phoenix 03. Tecumseh Valley 04. Three Flights Up 05. Boots of Spanish Leather 06. Speed of the Sound of Loneliness 07. From Clare to Here 08. Can't Help But Wonder Where I'm Bound 09. Do-Re-Mi 10. This Old Town 11. Comin' Down in the Rain 12. Ten Degrees and Getting Colder 13. Morning Song for Sally 14. Night Rider's Lament 15. Are You Tired of Me Darling 16. Turn Around 17. Wimoweh	In 1993, Nanci moved to Elektra Records. Her first album for Elektra is an album of songs by other writers, and it was quite the success -- she won a Grammy for it! In additional to recording songs by many of Nanci's favorite songwriters, she recruited many of her friends to sing along.

Flyer (1994)
Elektra, 61681-2	01. The Flyer 02. Nobody's Angel 03. Say It Isn't So 04. Southbound Train 05. These Days in Open Book 06. Time of Inconvenience 07. Don't Forget About Me 08. Always Will 09. Going Back to Georgia 10. Talk to Me While I'm Listening 11. Fragile 12. On Grafton Street 13. Anything You Need But Me 14. Goodnight to Mother's Dream 15. This Heart	This was Nanci's watershed release -- intensely personal, passionate, reflective and celebratory at the same time. Many of these songs rank among Nanci's absolute best, and the production is absolutely stunning. Guests include the Chieftans, the Indigo Girls and Adam Duritz. Every Nanci fan needs this one...

Blue Roses from the Moons (1997)
Elektra, 62015-2	01. Everything's Comin' up Roses 02. Two for the Road 03. Wouldn't That Be Fine 04. Battlefield 05. Saint Teresa of Avila 06. Gulf Coast Highway (duet with Darius Rucker) 07. I Fought the Law 08. Not My Way Home 09. Is This All There Is? 10. Maybe Tomorrow 11. Waiting for Love 12. I'll Move Along 13. Morning Train 14. She Ain't Going Nowhere	Nanci returns to the studio after a three-year absence, and the result is fairly similar to Flyer, but a little uneven. There are more songs by other writers here than we usually see on a Nanci album, also. An interesting bit of international trivia is that the Japanese release of Blue Roses From the Moons contains a bonus track: "Well... All Right." This is the same recording that can be found on the Not Fade Away [Remembering Buddy Holly] CD. It fits very nicely on Blue Roses, though.

Other Voices, Too (A Trip Back to Bountiful) (1998)
Elektra, 62235-2	01. Wall of Death 02. Who Knows Where the Time Goes? 03. You Were on My Mind 04. Walk Right Back 05. Canadian Whiskey 06. Desperadoes Waiting for a Train 07. Wings of a Dove 08. Dress of Laces 09. Summer Wages 10. He Was a Friend of Mine 11. Hard Times Come Again No More 12. Wasn't That a Mighty Storm 13. Deportee (Plane Wreck at los Gatos) 14. Yarrington Town 15. I Still Miss Someone 16. Try the Love 17. The Streets of Baltimore 18. Darcy Farrow 19. If I Had a Hammer (The Hammer Song)	This is the sequel to Nanci's hugely successful Other Voices Other Rooms. All the songs here are covers of songs by other writers.

The Dust Bowl Symphony (1999)
Elektra, 62418-2	01. Trouble in the Fields 02. The Wing and the Wheel 03. These Days in an Open Book 04. Love at the Five and Dime 05. It's a Hard Life Wherever You Go 06. Late Night Grande Hotel 07. Tell Me How 08. Not My Way Home 09. 1937 Pre-War Kimball 10. Waiting for Love 11. Nobody's Angel 12. Always Will 13. Drops from the Faucet 14. Dust Bowl Reprise	Most of the song titles look familiar, but trust me, you've never heard them like this before! Nanci recorded this album with the London Symphony Orchestra, and these are all-new versions of many of Nanci's best songs. This is a stunningly beautiful album, and it remains one of my personal favorites. Purists who like to hear Nanci with just a guitar might not care for the lush orchestrations, but I find it simply enchanting.

Clock Without Hands (2001)
Elektra, 62660-2	01. Clock Without Hands 02. Traveling Through This Part of You 03. Where Would I Be 04. Midnight in Missoula 05. Lost Him In the Sun 06. The Ghost Inside of Me 07. Truly Something Fine 08. Cotton 09. Pearl's Eye View (The Life of Dickey Chapelle) 10. Roses On the 4th of July 11. Shaking Out the Snow 12. Armstrong 13. Last Song for Mother 14. In the Wee Small Hours	Nanci's first new album of the 21st Century continues in the tradition of Flyer and Blue Roses from the Moons with its combination of ultra-personal songwriting and interesting stories about other people. The last track, the classic "In the Wee Small Hours," is a wonderful, unexpected bonus.

Winter Marquee (2002)
Rounder Records, 11661-3220-2	01. Speed of the Sound of Loneliness 02. I Wish it Would Rain 03. Boots of Spanish Leather 04. Two for the Road 05. Listen to the Radio 06. There's A Light Beyond These Woods (Mary Margaret) 07. Gulf Coast Highway 08. The Flyer 09. Good Night, New York + 10. Traveling Through This Part of You 11. Last Train Home + 12. I'm Not Driving These Wheels (Bring The Prose To The Wheel) 13. What's That I Hear + 14. White Freight Liner + + denotes a song previously unrecorded by Nanci	Nanci's most recent release finds her back on the Rounder label. This is a live album, recorded in Knoxville on May 29, 2002, with special guests Emmylou Harris, Tom Russell and Andrew Hardin. Four of the tracks here are songs Nanci has never recorded before. Of note is that the DVD release of this concert contains 18 tracks, including one more track -- "Home on the Radio" -- that she has otherwise never released.

Hearts in Mind (2004)
NewDoor Records/Universal Music, 986 443-9	1. Simple Life 2. Angels 3. Heart Of Indochine 4. Beautiful 5. Back When Ted Loved Sylvia 6. Mountain Of Sorrow 7. Old Hanoi 8. Before 9. I Love This Town 10. Rise To The Occasion 11. Love Conquers All 12. Last Train Home 13. Big Blue Ball Of War 14. Our Very Own (bonus track for U.S. release)	A few notes about this CD: The song "Simple Life" here is a completely different song from the one Nanci wrote in 1986 and which was recorded by Jeannie Stahl. "Big Blue Ball of War" is the same song which has been available for download on Nanci's website for the past couple of years, although the mix on the album is a little different from the mix of the downloaded version. Nanci wrote or co-wrote at least eight of the 14 songs on this album. The others were written by the likes of Tom Kimmel & Jennifer Kimball, Le Ann Etheridge, Julie Gold, Clive Gregson and Ron Davies.

Ruby's Torch (2006)
Rounder Records, 11661-3265-2	1. When I Dream 2. If These Walls Could Speak 3. Ruby's Arms 4. Never Be the Sun 5. Bluer Than Blue 6. Brave Companion of the Road 7. Grapefruit Moon 8. Please Call Me, Baby 9. Late Night Grande Hotel 10. In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning 11. Drops From the Faucet	While some of the song titles may look familiar, these are all-new recordings. This album is sort of a sequel to The Dust Bowl Symphony, in that it features lush orchestral arrangements. This is Nanci's version of a "torch" album, hence the title. It is rich and beautiful all the way through.

The Loving Kind (2009)
Rounder Records 11661-3275-2	1. The Loving Kind 2. Money Changes Everything 3. One of These Days 4. Up Against the Rain 5. Cotton's All We Got 6. Not Innocent Enough 7. Across America 8. Party Girl 9. Sing 10. Things I Don't Need 11. Still Life 12. Tequila After Midnight 13. Pour Me a Drink	Nanci's first album of new material in three years contains nine songs written or co-written by Nanci, including a new reworking of her old song "One of These Days." Guest vocalists on this album include John Prine, Todd Snider, Elizabeth Cook and Richard Dobson.

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