Flyer (album)

Flyer is a 15-track studio album, primarily of original material by the singer-songwriter Nanci Griffith, released in 1994. It was nominated for Best Contemporary Folk Album in the 37th Annual Grammy Awards (March 1, 1995).[1] The album has contributions from Peter Buck, Mark Knopfler, Emmylou Harris, Larry Mullen Jr., Adam Clayton, Adam Duritz, The Chieftains and the Indigo Girls.[2]

Flyer
Studio album by Nanci Griffith
Released	September 13, 1994
Genre	Country folk
Length	56:09
Label	Elektra
Producer	Peter Collins, Peter Buck
Nanci Griffith chronology
The Best of Nanci Griffith (1993) Flyer (1994) Country Gold (1997)

Griffith wrote or co-wrote all of the tracks except "Southbound Train." She says that while much of her writing has been fiction, the songs on this album are 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
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Chicago Tribune	[4]
Entertainment Weekly	C[5]
Los Angeles Times	[6]
Q	[7]
Rolling Stone	[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 a Mother's Dream" – 4:03
15. "This Heart" – 3:26

Personnel

[2]

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

References

1. Rock on the Net.
2. Griffith, Nanci (1994). Flyer (booklet). Elektra Entertainment.
3. 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.