NANCI GRIFFITH
''OTHER VOICES, OTHER ROOMS''
1993
62:08
ELEKTRA
1/Across the Great Divide
Kate Wolf/3:57
2/Woman of the Phoenix
Vince Bell/2:41
3/Tecumseh Valley
Townes Van Zandt/4:29
4/Three Flights Up
Pat Metheny/3:31
5/Boots of Spanish Leather
Bob Dylan/5:17
6/Speed of the Sound of Loneliness
John Prine/4:20
7/From Clare to Here
Ralph McTell/5:11
8/Can't Help But Wonder Where I'm Bound
Tom Paxton/3:16
9/Do-Re-Mi
Woody Guthrie/2:52
10/This Old Town/3:00
11/Comin' Down in the Rain/3:45
12/Ten Degrees and Getting Colder
Gordon Lightfoot/2:40
13/Morning Song for Sally
Jerry Jeff Walker/4:55
14/Night Rider's Lament
Michael Burton/3:57
15/Are You Tired of Me Darling/3:11
16/Turn Around/3:19
17/Wimoweh
Ronnie Gilbert / Lee Hays / Fred Hellerman / Pete Seeger / Traditional/1:47
Chet Atkins /Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Classical)
Fran Breen /Drums, Percussion
John Catchings /Cello
Frank Christian /Guitar (Acoustic)
Guy Clark /Guest Artist, Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals
Pete Cummins /Gut String Guitar, Vocal Harmony
Iris DeMent /Guest Artist, Gut String Guitar, Vocal Harmony, Vocals
Philip Donnelly /Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric)
Stuart Duncan /Mandolin, Violin
Bob Dylan /Guest Artist, Harmonica
Béla Fleck /Banjo, Guest Artist
Pat Flynn /Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic)
Jimmie Dale Gilmore /Guest Artist
John Gorka /Vocals
Marlin Griffith /Vocals
Nanci Griffith /Guitar (Acoustic), String Arrangements, Vocal Harmony, Vocals
Arlo Guthrie /Duet, Guest Artist, Gut String Guitar, Vocal Harmony
Emmylou Harris /Guest Artist, Gut String Guitar, Vocal Harmony
John Hartford /Banjo, Vocals
Carolyn Hester /Guest Artist, Gut String Guitar, Vocal Harmony
James Hooker /Keyboards, Organ, Piano, Vocal Harmony, Vocals
Roy M. "Junior" Husky /Bass (Upright)
Mary Ann Kennedy /Percussion, Vocals
Pete Kennedy /Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic)
Leo Kottke /Guitar (12 String)
Alison Krauss /Violin
Gordon Lightfoot /Guest Artist
David Mallett /Vocals
Pat McInerney /Percussion
Edgar Meyer /Bass
Odetta /Guest Artist, Vocals
Tom Paxton /Guest Artist
John Prine /Guest Artist, Vocal Harmony, Vocals
Amy Ray /Vocals
Jim Rooney /Producer, Vocals
Pamela Rose /Vocals
Emily Saliers /Vocals
Lee Satterfield /Guitar (Acoustic), Vocal Harmony
Barry Tashian /Vocals
Barry & Holly Tashian /Vocals
Townes Van Zandt /Guest Artist
Andrea Zonn /Viola
REVIEW
by Johnny Loftus
Nanci Griffith has the kind of beguiling singing voice that's effortless and easily beautiful -- like a pretty girl who doesn't ever need makeup to be radiant. Sounding a little bit like Emmylou Harris is never a bad thing, but Griffith doesn't stop there. She duets with Harris and a host of other country and folk notables on Other Voices, Other Rooms, her first collection of cover songs. Like Harris, Griffith can climb inside a character-driven song with a simple twist of inflection or a lingering note. This is what she does on Vince Bell's "Woman of the Phoenix," deftly painting images of a winter freeze, cacti, and Michael, the "rock 'n' roll hood from the Odessa plains." Dylan's "Boots of Spanish Leather" rambles like the Texas countryside and features the man himself on harmonica. The guest list for Other Voices really is incredible. Alison Krauss, John Gorka, Edgar Meyer, Amy Ray, and Emily Saliers -- it's a regular homespun who's who. There's plenty to sigh about here, and occasionally the album can almost be too tasteful for its own good. But raveups like Woody Guthrie's "Do-Re-Mi" let Griffith trade some serenity for dustbowl grit (the addition of John Prine's lascivious gruffness helps a lot, too), and the frustrated anger of "This Old Town" only supports this. What might be most refreshing about Other Voices, Other Rooms is its ability to access the warm tones of country, grassroots, 1960s folk, and the '70s songwriting tradition while still sounding more like it comes from Griffith's Texas roots than anywhere else. This is highly recommended for fans of Griffith or any of the like-minded artists who help out here.
''OTHER VOICES, OTHER ROOMS''
1993
62:08
ELEKTRA
1/Across the Great Divide
Kate Wolf/3:57
2/Woman of the Phoenix
Vince Bell/2:41
3/Tecumseh Valley
Townes Van Zandt/4:29
4/Three Flights Up
Pat Metheny/3:31
5/Boots of Spanish Leather
Bob Dylan/5:17
6/Speed of the Sound of Loneliness
John Prine/4:20
7/From Clare to Here
Ralph McTell/5:11
8/Can't Help But Wonder Where I'm Bound
Tom Paxton/3:16
9/Do-Re-Mi
Woody Guthrie/2:52
10/This Old Town/3:00
11/Comin' Down in the Rain/3:45
12/Ten Degrees and Getting Colder
Gordon Lightfoot/2:40
13/Morning Song for Sally
Jerry Jeff Walker/4:55
14/Night Rider's Lament
Michael Burton/3:57
15/Are You Tired of Me Darling/3:11
16/Turn Around/3:19
17/Wimoweh
Ronnie Gilbert / Lee Hays / Fred Hellerman / Pete Seeger / Traditional/1:47
Chet Atkins /Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Classical)
Fran Breen /Drums, Percussion
John Catchings /Cello
Frank Christian /Guitar (Acoustic)
Guy Clark /Guest Artist, Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals
Pete Cummins /Gut String Guitar, Vocal Harmony
Iris DeMent /Guest Artist, Gut String Guitar, Vocal Harmony, Vocals
Philip Donnelly /Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric)
Stuart Duncan /Mandolin, Violin
Bob Dylan /Guest Artist, Harmonica
Béla Fleck /Banjo, Guest Artist
Pat Flynn /Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic)
Jimmie Dale Gilmore /Guest Artist
John Gorka /Vocals
Marlin Griffith /Vocals
Nanci Griffith /Guitar (Acoustic), String Arrangements, Vocal Harmony, Vocals
Arlo Guthrie /Duet, Guest Artist, Gut String Guitar, Vocal Harmony
Emmylou Harris /Guest Artist, Gut String Guitar, Vocal Harmony
John Hartford /Banjo, Vocals
Carolyn Hester /Guest Artist, Gut String Guitar, Vocal Harmony
James Hooker /Keyboards, Organ, Piano, Vocal Harmony, Vocals
Roy M. "Junior" Husky /Bass (Upright)
Mary Ann Kennedy /Percussion, Vocals
Pete Kennedy /Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic)
Leo Kottke /Guitar (12 String)
Alison Krauss /Violin
Gordon Lightfoot /Guest Artist
David Mallett /Vocals
Pat McInerney /Percussion
Edgar Meyer /Bass
Odetta /Guest Artist, Vocals
Tom Paxton /Guest Artist
John Prine /Guest Artist, Vocal Harmony, Vocals
Amy Ray /Vocals
Jim Rooney /Producer, Vocals
Pamela Rose /Vocals
Emily Saliers /Vocals
Lee Satterfield /Guitar (Acoustic), Vocal Harmony
Barry Tashian /Vocals
Barry & Holly Tashian /Vocals
Townes Van Zandt /Guest Artist
Andrea Zonn /Viola
REVIEW
by Johnny Loftus
Nanci Griffith has the kind of beguiling singing voice that's effortless and easily beautiful -- like a pretty girl who doesn't ever need makeup to be radiant. Sounding a little bit like Emmylou Harris is never a bad thing, but Griffith doesn't stop there. She duets with Harris and a host of other country and folk notables on Other Voices, Other Rooms, her first collection of cover songs. Like Harris, Griffith can climb inside a character-driven song with a simple twist of inflection or a lingering note. This is what she does on Vince Bell's "Woman of the Phoenix," deftly painting images of a winter freeze, cacti, and Michael, the "rock 'n' roll hood from the Odessa plains." Dylan's "Boots of Spanish Leather" rambles like the Texas countryside and features the man himself on harmonica. The guest list for Other Voices really is incredible. Alison Krauss, John Gorka, Edgar Meyer, Amy Ray, and Emily Saliers -- it's a regular homespun who's who. There's plenty to sigh about here, and occasionally the album can almost be too tasteful for its own good. But raveups like Woody Guthrie's "Do-Re-Mi" let Griffith trade some serenity for dustbowl grit (the addition of John Prine's lascivious gruffness helps a lot, too), and the frustrated anger of "This Old Town" only supports this. What might be most refreshing about Other Voices, Other Rooms is its ability to access the warm tones of country, grassroots, 1960s folk, and the '70s songwriting tradition while still sounding more like it comes from Griffith's Texas roots than anywhere else. This is highly recommended for fans of Griffith or any of the like-minded artists who help out here.
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