Flyer

• Artist: Nanci Griffith
• Rating:
• Release Date: 1994
• Total Time: 55:57
• Type: Lyrics are included with the album
• Genre: Country

Review

After getting increased exposure with her exquisite cover album Other Voices, Other Rooms, Nanci Griffith emerged with an album of originals that demonstrated to her new fans that she was more than just an interpreter of songs. She has always been a gifted and versatile songwriter with a knack for stepping inside her characters in story songs, but she writes from a more personal perspective on this album. With the help of high-profile friends from U2, Dire Straits, Indigo Girls, and Counting Crows, she incorporates more rock & roll instrumentation (electric guitar, piano, drums) into her acoustically based music. In fact, many of the highlights of this album involve collaborations. Mark Knopfler (Dire Straits) adds his usual tasteful guitar work in "Don't Forget About Me," and Adam Duritz of Counting Crows delivers perhaps his best vocal performance in the playful duet "Going Back to Georgia." As in previous releases, she wrestles with issues of love and loss; however, the songs resonate on a deeper level as she writes from the perspective of someone who has seen and done a lot but still longs to connect souls with one special person ("Southbound Train," "On Grafton Street"). Although she falters a bit when choosing to tackle politics ("Time of Inconvenience"), this is her most consistent album of original songs in almost a decade. ~ Vik Iyengar, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
The Flyer	Nanci Griffith	Nanci Griffith	(4:23)
Nobody's Angel	Nanci Griffith	Nanci Griffith	(4:13)
Say It Isn't So (Lyrics)	Nanci Griffith, Harlan Howard	Nanci Griffith	(3:18)
Southbound Train (Lyrics)	Julie Gold	Nanci Griffith	(4:32)
These Days in an Open Book (Lyrics)	Nanci Griffith	Nanci Griffith	(3:33)
Time of Inconvenience (Lyrics)	Nanci Griffith	Nanci Griffith	(3:48)
Don't Forget About Me (Lyrics)	Nanci Griffith, James Hooker	Nanci Griffith	(3:00)
Always Will (Lyrics)	Nanci Griffith	Nanci Griffith	(2:42)
Going Back to Georgia (Lyrics)	Nanci Griffith, Adam Duritz, Brian Claflin	Nanci Griffith	(4:15)
Talk to Me While I'm Listening (Lyrics)	Nanci Griffith	Nanci Griffith	(4:12)
Fragile (Lyrics)	Nanci Griffith	Nanci Griffith	(3:26)
On Grafton Street (Lyrics)	Nanci Griffith, Fred Koller	Nanci Griffith	(3:58)
Anything You Need But Me (Lyrics)	Nanci Griffith	Nanci Griffith	(3:08)
Goodnight to Mother's Dream	Nanci Griffith	Nanci Griffith	(4:03)
This Heart	Nanci Griffith	Nanci Griffith, The BoDeans	(3:26)

Credits

Adam Duritz (Vocal Harmony), Marc Frigo (Assistant Engineer), John Keane (Engineer), Michael Rhodes (Strings), Michael Rhodes (Guitar (Bass)), Amy Hughes (Assistant Engineer), John Keane (Guitar (Steel)), Pat McLaughlin (Vocals), Larry Mullen, Jr. (Remixing), Jerry Dale McFadden (?), Pete Lewis (Engineer), David Mansfield (Guitar (Electric)), Adam Duritz (Gut String Guitar), Tony Levin (Guitar (Bass)), John Painter (Strings), Nineyear Wooldridge (Assistant Producer), David Angell (Strings), David Davidson (Strings), John Painter (Guitar (Bass)), Amy Ray (Vocals (Background)), Emily Saliers (Vocals), Kathi Whitley (Production Assistant), Kristin Wilkinson (Strings), Lee Satterfield (Choir, Chorus), John Painter (String Arrangements), James Hooker (Organ (Hammond)), John Catchings (Cello), David Angell (Violin), The BoDeans (Performer), Daniel Smith (Assistant Engineer), Fran Breen (Drums), John Heiden (Art Direction), Emily Saliers (?), Barry & Holly Tashian (Choir, Chorus), Adam Clayton (Guitar (Bass)), Nanci Griffith (Guitar), Peter Collins (Producer), Tim White (Organ (Hammond)), Larry Mullen, Jr. (Percussion), Sonny Curtis (Guitar (Rhythm)), James Hooker (Harmonium), Adam Duritz (Duet), Pat McLaughlin (Mandola), Bill Dillon (Guitar (Electric)), Larry Mullen, Jr. (Bongos), Pat McInerney (Cymbals), John Keane (Mixing), Michael Rhodes (Amplifiers), Scott Hull (Mastering), Pat McInerney (Tom-Tom), John Painter (Horn Arrangements), Mary Ann Kennedy (Percussion), Dave Schools (Guitar (Bass)), David Davidson (Violin), David Mansfield (Mandocello), Larry Mullen, Jr. (Cowbell), Matt Malloy (Flute), Sonny Curtis (Guitar (Electric)), Sonny Curtis (Guitar), Pat McLaughlin (Vocals (Background)), Daniel Smith (?), Andy Carlson (Violin), Sonny Curtis (?), Pamela Rose (Choir, Chorus), Samuel Llanas (Gut String Guitar), Mark Knopfler (Guitar (Electric)), David Leonard (Remixing), Pat McInerney (Percussion), Brian Hardin (Assistant Engineer), Fats Kaplin (?), Paddy Moloney (Penny Whistle), John Keane (Guitar (Electric)), Sonny Curtis (Vocals), Nanci Griffith (Vocal Harmony), Bill Dillon (Guitar), Seán Keane (Fiddle), Tony Levin (Didjeridu), James Hooker (Keyboards), Samuel Llanas (Vocal Harmony), Larry Mullen, Jr. (Drums), Emily Saliers (Vocals (Background)), Eddie Bayers (?), Greg Calbi (Mastering), Sonny Curtis (Vocals (Background)), Mary Ann Kennedy (Choir, Chorus), Mary Ann Kennedy (Vocals (Background)), Daniel Smith (Assistant), Seán Keane (?), Larry Mullen, Jr. (?), Tony Levin (Bass), Nick Sparks (Assistant Engineer), David Leonard (Engineer), Kathi Whitley (Assistant Producer), Mickey Raphael (Harmonica), John Hedgecoth (Jug), Byrd Burton (Guitar (Electric)), Adam Duritz (?), Adam Clayton (Bass Pedals), Michael Rhodes (Bass), Bill Dillon (Guitar (Acoustic)), Frank Christian (Guitar (Electric)), David Mansfield (Violin), Joe Pirrera (Engineer), Eddie Bayers (Drums), Kathi Whitley (Choir, Chorus), Bill Dillon (Mandolin), Byrd Burton (Guitar), Fran Breen (Cymbals), Martin Fay (Fiddle), Al Anderson (Guitar (Electric)), Byrd Burton (Guitar (Acoustic)), Amy Ray (Vocals), Frank Christian (Guitar), Frank Christian (Guitar (Acoustic)), Amy Ray (?), Jerry Marotta (Drums), Nineyear Wooldridge (Production Assistant), Jennifer Kimball (Choir, Chorus), Larry Mullen, Jr. (Paiste Cymbals), Ron de la Vega (Cello), Mickey Raphael (Bass Harmonica), Kristin Wilkinson (Viola), James Hooker (Piano), James Hooker (Vocal Harmony), John Heiden (Design), Martin Fay (?), Rocky Schenck (Photography), Dave Schools (6-String Bass), Emmylou Harris (Choir, Chorus), James Hooker (Harpsichord), Nanci Griffith (?), John Painter (Flugelhorn), Pat McInerney (Drums), Joe Pirrera (Assistant Engineer), John Catchings (Strings), Derek Bell (Harp), David Mansfield (Dobro), Kurt Neumann (Vocal Harmony), Al Anderson (Guitar (Acoustic)), Jerry Marotta (Percussion), David Leonard (Mixing), Dave Schools (Strings), Eberhard Ramm (French Horn), John Painter (Accordion), Larry Mullen, Jr. (Stick), David Mansfield (Mandolin), John Painter (Guitar (Electric)), Tony Levin (Chapman Stick), John Painter (Slide Guitar), Peter Buck (Producer), John Keane (Gut String Guitar), Nanci Griffith (Vocals), Kurt Neumann (Gut String Guitar), Nanci Griffith (Art Direction), John Keane (Vocal Harmony)

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