The Best of Nanci Griffith

The Best of Nanci Griffith is a 1993[1] UK album release by Nanci Griffith. It is very similar to The MCA Years: A Retrospective but with several different tracks. Two of the tracks on The Best of Nanci Griffith had previously never been released on any album.[2] The first of these, "Tumble And Fall", was later released on The Complete MCA Studio Recordings. The second previously unreleased song, "The Road To Aberdeen", was recorded live at The Royal Albert Hall in London in June 1993.

The Best of Nanci Griffith
Greatest hits album by
Released1993
GenreFolk, country
Length68:09
LabelMCA
Nanci Griffith chronology
The MCA Years: A Retrospective
(1993)
The Best of Nanci Griffith
(1993)
Flyer
(1994)

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Nanci Griffith, except where indicated

No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Trouble In the Fields"Nanci Griffith, Rick WestLone Star State of Mind3:18
2."From a Distance"Julie GoldLone Star State of Mind4:10
3."Speed of the Sound of Loneliness"John PrineOther Voices, Other Rooms4:20
4."Love at the Five and Dime (live)" One Fair Summer Evening4:44
5."Listen to the Radio" Storms3:48
6."Gulf Coast Highway" (duet with Mac MacAnally)"Nanci Griffith, James Hooker, Danny FlowersLittle Love Affairs3:06
7."I Wish It Would Rain" Little Love Affairs2:48
8."Ford Econoline" Lone Star State of Mind2:10
9."If Wishes Were Changes"Nanci Griffith, James HookerStorms3:48
10."The Wing and the Wheel (live)" One Fair Summer Evening2:15
11."Late Night Grande Hotel" Late Night Grande Hotel3:35
12."From Clare to Here"Ralph McTellOther Voices, Other Rooms5:10
13."It's Just Another Morning Here" Late Night Grande Hotel4:23
14."Tumble and Fall" "B" side from the CD single "Heaven"2:40
15."There's a Light Beyond These Woods (Mary Margaret)" Lone Star State of Mind4:21
16."Outbound Plane" Little Love Affairs2:39
17."Lone Star State of Mind"Pat Alger, Gene Levine, Fred KollerLone Star State of Mind3:56
18."It's a Hard Life Wherever You Go" Storms4:02
19."The Road to Aberdeen (live)" Recorded live at the Royal Albert Hall, London, June 19932:56
Total length:68:09

References

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  1. ^ Colin Larkin (27 May 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 1553. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
  2. ^ "www.nancigriffith.com - Ruby's Torch - Albums". www.nancigriffith.com. Archived from the original on 20 February 2007. Retrieved 25 January 2022.