Storms (Nanci Griffith album)

Storms is singer-songwriter Nanci Griffith's eighth album. In it she heads in a third musical direction, that of pop music. Griffith, whose background is primarily folk music, turned toward country music in her preceding four or five albums, and here, again, ventures into a little different style. Griffith enlisted the talents of noted rock music producer Glyn Johns for the musical style change. The album landed at #42[3] on the Billboard Country Albums chart, and at #99[4] on the Pop Albums chart in 1989. The last track on the album, "Radio Fragile", is about singer-songwriter Phil Ochs.[5]

Storms
Studio album by
Nanci Griffith
ReleasedAugust 8, 1989 (1989-08-08)
RecordedOcean Way Studio, Nashville, Tennessee
GenreCountry pop
Folk–Pop
Length37:04
LabelMCA
ProducerGlyn Johns
Nanci Griffith chronology
One Fair Summer Evening
(1988)		 Storms
(1989)		 Late Night Grande Hotel
(1991)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]
Robert ChristgauC+ [2]

Critical reception

Writing for AllMusic, critic Lindsay Planer notes that although her change in style was not well received by purists, Griffith "unfurled some of her finest musical stories to date."[1]

Robert Christgau didn't much care for the album. He gave it a C+ and remarks, "I don't know. But I expect she thinks it has something to do with art"[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Nanci Griffith, unless otherwise noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Don't Wanna Talk About Love"
4:06
2."Drive-In Movies and Dashboard Lights" 3:11
3."You Made This Love a Teardrop" 3:05
4."Brave Companion of the Road" 3:16
5."Storms"Eric Taylor3:05
6."It's a Hard Life Wherever You Go" 3:59
7."If Wishes Were Changes"
  • Nanci Griffith
  • James Hooker
3:45
8."Listen to the Radio" 3:44
9."Leaving the Harbor" 3:26
10."Radio Fragile"
  • Nanci Griffith
  • James Hooker
5:27
Total length:37:04

Musicians
  • Nanci Griffith - Lead & Harmony Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
  • James Hooker - Piano, Synthesizer
  • Fran Breen - Drums
  • Bernie Leadon - Acoustic Slide Guitar, Mando-Cello, Electric Guitar, Harmony Vocal (track 8)
  • Pat Donaldson - Electric Bass, Mando-Cello
  • Neil MacColl - Electric Guitar (tracks 1, 6, 10)
  • Jerry Donahue - Electric Guitar (track 7)
  • Mark Donahue - Emulator III
  • Phil Everly - Supporting Harmony Vocal (track 3)
  • Albert Lee - Supporting Harmony Vocal (tracks 7, 8)

Production
  • Produced by Glyn Johns
  • Recording Engineer - Jack Joseph Puig
  • Recording Second Engineer - Joe Schiff
  • Mixing Engineer - Glyn Johns
  • Mising Assistant Engineer - Mike Rose
  • Mastered by Doug Sax

Track information and credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[6]

Charts
Chart (1989) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[4] 99
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[3] 42
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References
  1. Iyengar, Vik. "Storms - Nanci Griffith". AllMusic. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
  2. Christgau, Robert. "CG: Nanci Griffith". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved September 29, 2013.
  3. "Nanci Griffith Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved arch 7, 2020.
  4. "Nanci Griffith Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  5. "The Popdose Guide to Nanci Griffith". Popdose. January 8, 2008. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  6. Storms (liner notes). Nanci Griffith. Philo. 1989. Philo CD 1098.CS1 maint: others (link)
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