Poet in My Window

Poet in My Window is singer-songwriter Nanci Griffith's second album. This album is in the folk music style preceding her next two albums that are more in the country music genre. A later release of the album included a bonus track, "Can't Love Wrong," in the unusual position as the album's lead-off track, preceding all of the original tracks. Griffith wrote all but one of the album's tunes.

Poet in My Window
Studio album by Nanci Griffith
Released	1982
Recorded	Loma Ranch Studio, Fredericksburg, Texas
Genre	Folk
Length	33:57
Label	Philo Records
Producer	Nanci Griffith, John Hill, Laurie Hill
Nanci Griffith chronology
There's a Light Beyond These Woods (1978) Poet in My Window (1982) Once in a Very Blue Moon (1984)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Critical reception

Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr. reviewed the album for AllMusic and began the review with, "While Poet in My Window is only a small step up from Nanci Griffith's debut, the album finds her inching toward the mature art of Once in a Very Blue Moon"[1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Nanci Griffith, except "Tonight I Think I'm Gonna Go Downtown" by Jimmie Gilmore and John Reed.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Marilyn Monroe/Neon and Waltzes"	2:42
2.	"Heart of a Miner"	3:37
3.	"Julie Anne"	3:09
4.	"You Can't Go Home Again"	3:58
5.	"October Reasons"	3:20
6.	"Wheels"	2:45
7.	"Workin' in Corners"	4:03
8.	"Waltzing with the Angels"	3:04
9.	"Trouble with Roses"	2:27
10.	"Tonight I Think I'm Gonna Go Downtown"	2:33
11.	"Poet in My Window"	2:19
Total length:		33:57

2002 Reissue bonus track[2]

No.	Title	Note	Length
1.	"Can't Love Wrong"	Inserted as first track on reissue.	2:57

Musicians

• Nanci Griffith - Acoustic Guitar, Lead Vocal, Harmony Vocals
• Brian Wood - Acoustic Lead Guitar, Pedal Steel, Harmony Vocals
• Wells Young - Piano, Synthesizer & Bass on "October Reasons"
• Eric Taylor - Bass
• Evelyne Taylor - Harmony Vocals
• John Hill - Drums
• The Gulf Coasters - Harmony Vocals on "Wheels"
  • Marlin Griffith - Tenor
  • Al Copp - Bass
  • John Grosnick - Lead
  • Dick Blatter - Baritone
  • Mo Rector - Vocal Arrangement

Production

• Nanci Griffith - Producer
• John Hill - Producer, Engineer
• Laurie Hill - Producer, Engineer
• Brian Wood - Associate Producer
• Tom Southwick - Executive Producer

Track information and credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[3]

References

1. Lankford, Jr., Ronnie D. AllMusic Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
2. "Bonus track". MusicBrainz. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
3. Poet in My Window (liner notes). Nanci Griffith. Philo. 1982. Philo CD 1098.CS1 maint: others (link)