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What is the best Nanci Griffith album?

By YPB Team

Texas folk on small labels, Nashville polish, Grammy-winning covers and a symphony orchestra all sit in one catalogue. Some of these records made her name; others are quiet favourites.

  1. There's a Light Beyond These Woods — ranked #11
    There's a Light Beyond These Woods
    Nanci Griffith's 1978 debut album, the first record of the Texas folk songwriter.
  2. Poet in My Window — ranked #22
    Poet in My Window
    Her 1982 second album, built mostly on her own songs.
  3. Once in a Very Blue Moon — ranked #33
    Once in a Very Blue Moon
    Her 1984 album on Philo Records, co-produced with Jim Rooney.
  4. The Last of the True Believers — ranked #44
    The Last of the True Believers
    Her 1986 breakthrough with Jim Rooney, home of "Love at the Five and Dime".
  5. Lone Star State of Mind — ranked #55
    Lone Star State of Mind
    Her 1987 major-label debut on MCA, which carried the first recording of Julie Gold's "From a Distance".
  6. Little Love Affairs — ranked #66
    Little Love Affairs
    Her 1988 MCA album of short stories in song, the second of her Nashville records.
  7. Storms — ranked #77
    Storms
    Her 1989 MCA album produced by Glyn Johns, a pop-leaning turn in her catalogue.
  8. Late Night Grande Hotel — ranked #88
    Late Night Grande Hotel
    Her 1991 MCA album, produced by Rod Argent and Peter Van Hooke.
  9. Other Voices, Other Rooms — ranked #99
    Other Voices, Other Rooms
    Her 1993 tribute to the folk songwriters who shaped her, which won the Grammy for Best Contemporary Folk Album.
  10. Flyer — ranked #1010
    Flyer
    Her 1994 album of mostly original songs, recorded with a long list of guest musicians.
  11. Blue Roses from the Moons — ranked #1111
    Blue Roses from the Moons
    Her 1997 album, made with Buddy Holly's old band the Crickets behind her.
  12. Other Voices, Too — ranked #1212
    Other Voices, Too
    The 1998 sequel to her Grammy-winning covers album, subtitled A Trip Back to Bountiful.
  13. The Dust Bowl Symphony — ranked #1313
    The Dust Bowl Symphony
    Her 1999 album revisiting her own songs with the London Symphony Orchestra.
  14. Clock Without Hands — ranked #1414
    Clock Without Hands
    Her 2001 studio album of new songs, following two covers records and an orchestral one.
  15. Hearts in Mind — ranked #1515
    Hearts in Mind
    Her 2004 studio album of new songs.
  16. Ruby's Torch — ranked #1616
    Ruby's Torch
    Her 2006 set of torch songs, a late-night change of pace in her catalogue.
  17. The Loving Kind — ranked #1717
    The Loving Kind
    Her 2009 album, whose title song tells the story of Richard and Mildred Loving.
  18. Intersection — ranked #1818
    Intersection
    Her 2012 album, the last studio record she released.
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