Poet in My Window
Poet in My Window | ||||
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Studio album by Nanci Griffith | ||||
Released | 1982 | |||
Recorded | Loma Ranch Studio, Fredericksburg, Texas | |||
Genre | Folk | |||
Length | 33:57 | |||
Label | Featherbed (original)[1] Philo Records | |||
Producer | Nanci Griffith, John Hill, Laurie Hill | |||
Nanci Griffith chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
MusicHound Folk: The Essential Album Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Ottawa Citizen | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Poet in My Window is the second studio album by the singer-songwriter Nanci Griffith, released in 1982.[6][7] A reissue 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.[8] Griffith wrote all but one of the album's tunes.
Critical reception
Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr., for AllMusic, wrote that "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."[2]
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 |
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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 |
No. | Title | Note | Length |
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1. | "Can't Love Wrong" | Inserted as first track on reissue. | 2:57 |
Personnel
- Nanci Griffith – acoustic guitar, lead vocals, 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.[9]
References
- ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 13.
- ^ a b Lankford, Ronnie D Jr.. AllMusic Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ^ MusicHound Folk: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1998. p. 330.
- ^ "Recordings". Ottawa Citizen. Arts. January 26, 2002. p. 14.
- ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 291–292.
- ^ "Nanci Griffith | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ "Nanci Griffith". MTV News. Archived from the original on July 20, 2018.
- ^ "Nanci Griffith - Poet In My Window". www.countrystandardtime.com.
- ^ Poet in My Window (liner notes). Nanci Griffith. Philo. 1982. Philo CD 1098.
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- Poet in My Window (1982)
- Once in a Very Blue Moon (1985)
- The Last of the True Believers (1986)
- Lone Star State of Mind (1987)
- Little Love Affairs (1988)
- Storms (1989)
- Late Night Grande Hotel (1991)
- Other Voices, Other Rooms (1993)
- Flyer (1994)
- Blue Roses from the Moons (1997)
- Other Voices, Too (A Trip Back to Bountiful) (1998)
- The Dust Bowl Symphony (1999)
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- Intersection (2012)
- The MCA Years: A Retrospective (1993)
- The Best of Nanci Griffith (1993)
- Country Gold (1997)
- From a Distance: The Very Best of Nanci Griffith (2002)
- The Complete MCA Studio Recordings (2003)
- One Fair Summer Evening (1988)
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