On her first studio album since 2001's Clock Without Hands, Nanci Griffith hearkens back to her best early albums, particularly the Jim Rooney-produced work of the '80s. Whereas her '90s music veered off into arch or uncomfortable pairings with...more.
I have all of Nanci Griffith's CD's and this one was just a little too slow for me. The tracks were mostly very mellow and retrospective, and I miss Nanci's energy.
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During the '80s, Texas singer-songwriter Nanci Griffith graduated from modest folk celebrity to find herself signed to a major label and making thoughtful, better-heeled studio albums that were critical favorites but commercial anomalies in the country market where she...more.
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Need I say more? I adore this CD - not only do you get Nanci Griffith at her best, you also get guesting with her - Emmylou Harris, the Indigo Girls, Arlo Guthrie, Odetta, John Prine and even Bob Dylan on harmonica on...more.
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"Across the Great Divide" ... Nanci makes these old precious songs come alive. She has a way of breathing life into a song like no other musician can. She is wonderful to see live.