Flyer (album)

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Flyer
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Studio album by
Nanci Griffith
ReleasedSeptember 13, 1994
RecordedFebruary - June 1994
GenreCountry folk
Length56:09
LabelElektra
ProducerPeter Collins, Peter Buck
Nanci Griffith chronology
The Best of Nanci Griffith
(1993) 		Flyer
(1994) 		Country Gold
(1997)

Flyer was the eleventh studio album released by singer-songwriter Nanci Griffith. Released in 1994, it contained 15 tracks, mostly of original material. It was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album at the 37th Annual Grammy Awards.[1] The album had contributions from Peter Buck, Mark Knopfler, Emmylou Harris, Larry Mullen Jr., Adam Clayton, Adam Duritz, The Chieftains and the Indigo Girls.[2]

Griffith wrote or co-wrote all of the tracks except "Southbound Train." She said that while much of her writing had been fiction, the songs on this album were more autobiographical. "This album is of songs that came internally from my life with no delays or fiction. They are of immediate reaction and inspiration."[2]

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[3]
Chicago Tribune3/4 stars[4]
Entertainment WeeklyC[5]
Los Angeles Times3/4 stars[6]
Q4/5 stars[7]
Rolling Stone4/5 stars[8]

Writing for AllMusic, the critic Vik Iyengar wrote of the album, "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."[3]

Track listing[]

All tracks composed by Nanci Griffith except where indicated.[2]

  1. "The Flyer" – 4:23
  2. "Nobody's Angel" – 4:13
  3. "Say It Isn't So" (Griffith, Harlan Howard) – 3:18
  4. "Southbound Train" (Julie Gold) – 4:32
  5. "These Days In An Open Book" – 3:33
  6. "Time Of Inconvenience" – 3:48
  7. "Don't Forget About Me" (Griffith, James Hooker) – 3:00
  8. "Always Will" – 2:42
  9. "Going Back To Georgia" (Griffith, Adam Duritz, Brian Claflin) – 4:15
  10. "Talk To Me While I'm Listening" – 4:12
  11. "Fragile" – 3:26
  12. "On Grafton Street" (Griffith, Fred Koller) – 3:58
  13. "Anything You Need But Me" – 3:08
  14. "Goodnight to Mother's Dream" – 4:03
  15. "This Heart" – 3:26

Personnel[]

[2]

  • Nanci Griffith - vocals, guitar
  • Al Anderson – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
  • David Angell – violin
  • Eddie Bayers – drums
  • Derek Bell – harp
  • Fran Breen – bass harmonica, drums, cymbals
  • Byrd Burton – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
  • Andy Carlson – violin
  • John Catchings – cello
  • Frank Christian – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
  • Adam Clayton – bass guitar, bass pedals
  • Sonny Curtis – vocals, electric guitar, backing vocals
  • David Davidson – violin
  • Ron de la Vega – cello
  • Bill Dillon – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin
  • Adam Duritz – gut-string guitar, backing vocals
  • Ramm Eberhard – French horn
  • Martin Fay – fiddle
  • Emmylou Harris – backing vocals
  • John Hedgecoth – jug
  • James Hooker – keyboards, harmonium, background vocals
  • John Keane – electric guitar, steel guitar, gut-string guitar, backing vocals
  • Seán Keane – fiddle
  • Mary Ann Kennedy – percussion, backing vocals
  • Jennifer Kimball – backing vocals
  • Mark Knopfler – electric guitar
  • Tony Levin – didjeridu, bass guitar, double bass, Chapman stick
  • Sam Llanas – gut-string guitar, backing vocals
  • David Mansfield – electric guitar, resonator guitar, mandocello, mandolin, violin
  • Jerry Marotta – drums, percussion
  • Pat McInerney – drums, cymbals, tom tom, percussion
  • Pat McLaughlin – mandola, backing vocals
  • Matt Molloy – flute
  • Paddy Moloney – pennywhistle
  • Larry Mullen, Jr. – drums, bongos, cowbells, percussion
  • Kurt Neumann – gut-string guitar, backing vocals
  • John Painter – electric guitar, slide guitar, baritone guitar, string arrangements, accordion, flugelhorn, bass guitar
  • Eberhard Ramm – French horn
  • Mickey Raphael – harmonica
  • Amy Ray – backing vocals
  • Michael Rhodes – bass guitar
  • Pam Rose – backing vocals
  • Emily Saliers – backing vocals
  • Lee Satterfield – backing vocals, choir arrangement
  • Dave Schools – bass guitar, 6-string bass
  • Holly Tashian – backing vocals
  • Tim White – keyboards
  • Kathi Whitley – backing vocals
  • Kristin Wilkinson – viola

References[]

  1. ^ Rock on the Net.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Griffith, Nanci (1994). Flyer (booklet). Elektra Entertainment.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Iyengar, Vik. "Flyer – Nanci Griffith". AllMusic. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
  4. ^ Dretzka, Gary (October 6, 1994). "Nanci Griffith Flyer (Elektra)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved September 29, 2013.
  5. ^ Hiltbrand, David (September 23, 1994). "Flyer Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 29, 2013.
  6. ^ Rosenbluth, Jean (November 20, 1994). "In Brief (Nanci Griffith, "Flyer," Elektra)". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 29, 2013.
  7. ^ "Nanci Griffith – Flyer CD Album". Q. CD Universe. Retrieved September 29, 2013.
  8. ^ Galvin, Peter (December 1, 1994). "Nanci Griffith: Flyer : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 2, 2007. Retrieved September 29, 2013.
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