# What is the best Nanci Griffith album?

> 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.

*By YPB Team · Published October 25, 2026 · https://youpick.best/ranking/what-is-the-best-nanci-griffith-album*

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1. **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**
   Her 1982 second album, built mostly on her own songs.
3. **Once in a Very Blue Moon**
   Her 1984 album on Philo Records, co-produced with Jim Rooney.
4. **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**
   Her 1987 major-label debut on MCA, which carried the first recording of Julie Gold's "From a Distance".
6. **Little Love Affairs**
   Her 1988 MCA album of short stories in song, the second of her Nashville records.
7. **Storms**
   Her 1989 MCA album produced by Glyn Johns, a pop-leaning turn in her catalogue.
8. **Late Night Grande Hotel**
   Her 1991 MCA album, produced by Rod Argent and Peter Van Hooke.
9. **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**
   Her 1994 album of mostly original songs, recorded with a long list of guest musicians.
11. **Blue Roses from the Moons**
   Her 1997 album, made with Buddy Holly's old band the Crickets behind her.
12. **Other Voices, Too**
   The 1998 sequel to her Grammy-winning covers album, subtitled A Trip Back to Bountiful.
13. **The Dust Bowl Symphony**
   Her 1999 album revisiting her own songs with the London Symphony Orchestra.
14. **Clock Without Hands**
   Her 2001 studio album of new songs, following two covers records and an orchestral one.
15. **Hearts in Mind**
   Her 2004 studio album of new songs.
16. **Ruby's Torch**
   Her 2006 set of torch songs, a late-night change of pace in her catalogue.
17. **The Loving Kind**
   Her 2009 album, whose title song tells the story of Richard and Mildred Loving.
18. **Intersection**
   Her 2012 album, the last studio record she released.

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