Compilations
The following list and commentary graciously provided by
David Grant (http://www.grantguerrero.com/nanci.html)
Various-artist compilations with non-album tracks by Nanci:
These are tracks by Nanci which have never appeared on any of her regular CDs.
The B. F. Deal Sampler Vol. 1 (1977)
B. F. Deal Records, BFD 5
(Nanci's first three studio recordings, not on any subsequent release -- "Texas Boy," "If I Were a Child" and "Double-Standard Blues")
Kerrville Folk Festival Highlights 1978
PSG-78
(Live recording of Eric Taylor and Nanci Griffith singing "Dollar Matinee")
Kerrville Folk Festival Highlights 1979
PSG-79
(Live recording of Nanci Griffith singing "There's a Light Beyond These Woods")
Fast Folk Musical Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 8 (1984)
Fast Folk, FF 108
(Contains a live recording of Nanci singing "Daddy Said," with Frank Christian on guitar)
Great Acoustics (1985)
Philo/Rounder, PH 1101
(Live version of "Workin' In Corners")
The Last Temptation of Elvis (1990)
New Musical Express, NME 038/039
(A UK release; Nanci and the Blue Moon Orchestra sing "Wooden Heart")
Falling From Grace (Soundtrack) (1992)
Mercury, 314 512 004-2
(Nanci sings "Cradle of the Interstate")
Best of Mountain Stage, Vol. 6 (1994)
Blue Plate Music, BPM-006
(Live version of "Outbound Plane")
Red Hot + Country (1994)
Mercury, 314-522 639-2
(Nanci sings "If These Old Walls Could Speak")
Kerrville Folk Festival: Ten Great Years, Volume 1 (1995)
Kerrville/Silverwolf, 1001
(Live recordings from the Kerrville Folk Festival, 1982-1986. Nanci sings "Wheels" and "Once In a Very Blue Moon," and appears as a backing vocalist with Lyle Lovett on "Closing Time," and Jimmie Dale Gilmore on "Tonight I Think I'm Gonna Go Downtown." This is a limited-edition 5-CD set -- only 400 copies made.)
KBCO: The Best of Studio C, Vol. 5 (1995)
KBCO-C-05
(Contains a live in-studio solo performance of "The Flyer" from Boulder, Colorado, radio station KBCO)
Live at the World Cafe, Vol. 2 (1995)
WC9502
(Contains a live in-studio solo performance of "It's a Hard Life Wherever You Go" from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, radio station WXPN)
Not Fade Away [Remembering Buddy Holly] (1996)
MCA/Decca Records, DRND-11260
(Nanci sings "Well...All Right" with the original Crickets and members of her own Blue Moon Orchestra)
Columbia Records Radio Hour, Vol. 2 (1996)
Columbia Records, CK 67498
(Nanci, along with Hooker, Frank Christian and Bruce Cockburn, sings "Goin' Back to Georgia," from the "Christmas with Cockburn 1994" broadcast)
One Voice (1996)
MCA Records, MCAD-11403
(This CD contains a multi-language version of "From a Distance" sung by Nanci, Raul Malo and Donna Summer)
Sweet Relief II: Gravity of the Situation (1996)
Columbia Records, CK 67573
(Nanci and Hootie & the Blowfish sing "Gravity of the Situation")
World Folk Music Association 11th Annual Benefit Concert (1997)
Private release from World Folk Music Association
(Nanci and Carolyn Hester sing "Boots of Spanish Leather" and Nanci sings "Across the Great Divide.")
Kerrville Folk Festival: The Early Years (1997)
Kerrville/Silverwolf 1009
(Contains the same two live recordings, "Dollar Matinee" and "There's a Light Beyond These Woods," from the 1978 and 1979 highlights albums. This is their first appearance on CD. Limited edition of 500 CD sets.)
Stone Country (1997)
Beyond Music, BYCD3055
(Nanci and the Blue Moon Orchestra perform "No Expectations" on this country artists' tribute to the Rolling Stones.)
Annabelle's Wish (Soundtrack) (1997)
Rising Tide/Blue Eye Records, RTD-53051
(Nanci -- without the Blue Moon orchestra -- sings the song "Tiny Dreamer (Music Box Theme)," written by Steve Dorff and John Bettis. You might know John Bettis as the lyricist for the Carpenters; he wrote the lyrics for such hits as "Top of the World" and "Goodbye to Love" . . .)
Treasures Left Behind: Remembering Kate Wolf (1998)
Red House Records, RHR CD 114
(Nanci sings Kate Wolf's song "Friend of Mine," with a few members of the Blue Moon Orchestra and Nina Gerber.)
Best of the Cambridge Folk Festival (1998)
Strange Fruit Records, CAFECD001
(Contains Nanci's live performance of "It's Just Another Morning Here" from the 1992 Cambridge Folk Festival.)
Transatlantic Sessions 2, Volume One (1998)
Iona Records, IRCD063
(A Scottish release containing songs from the television series of the same name; all performances were taped live with an assorment of American and Celtic musicians. Nanci's track on Volume One is "Always Will.")
Transatlantic Sessions 2, Volume Two (1998)
Iona Records, IRCD064
(The second volume of the set, Volume Two contains Nanci singing "Boots of Spanish Leather.")
Sounds of Wood & Steel 2 (1999)
Windham Hill Records, 01934-11404-2
(Contains a beautiful solo instrumental performance by Nanci of her song "Year Down In New Orleans.")
Winter Party, Volume Two (1999)
Centaur Entertainment, CEN 0008-2
(This is two-CD set containing continuous dance mixes of different songs from a wide variety of artists. Disc one was mixed by Julian Marsh and contains a remix of Nanci's song "Late Night Grande Hotel." Basically, everything except the original lead vocal was removed -- new backing vocals, percussion, keyboards, etc. were added. It's truly different.)
The FolkScene Collection, Volume Two (1999)
Red House Records, RHR CD 137
(Contains a solo acoustic performance of "Love at the Five and Dime" recorded live-in-the-studio on April 13, 1988)
Concerts for a Landmine Free World (2001)
Vanguard Records, 79579-2
(This is a CD of highlights from a series of concerts given in December 1999 and December 2000, with proceeds benefitting the Campaign for a Landmine-Free World. The concerts were organized by Emmylou Harris, who appears on the CD along with artists such as Mary Chapin Carpenter, John Prine, Guy Clark, Bruce Cockburn, Gillian Welch, Patty Griffin and others. On this CD, Nanci sings "It's a Hard Life.")
Poet: A Tribute to Townes Van Zandt (2001)
Pedernales/FreeFalls Entertainment, FFE-7019 2
(Nanci sings the beautiful "Tower Song" on this all-star studio tribute to the late Townes Van Zandt. Unfortunately, no other artist information is given about the track, so I don't know who the supporting musicians are. Other artists singing on this album include Emmylou Harris, Guy Clark, Robert Earl Keen, Willie Nelson, Cowboy Junkies, John Prine, Lucinda Williams, Steve Earle, and more.)
Philadelphia Folk Festival 40th Anniversary (2001)
Sliced Bread Records, SB74440
(This 4-CD box set contains live recordings from 40 years' worth of Philadelphia Folk Festivals -- a truly amazing collection of singers and songs. Nanci's performance is the song "From A Distance," recorded on 8/27/2000. She is accompanied by the Blue Moon Orchestra.)
KGSR Broadcasts Vol. 9 (2001)
Private, limited-edition release from KGSR-FM, Austin
(Yet another live recording of "It's a Hard Life Wherever You Go." This one is a little different in that it is was recorded live in the radio studio, rather than in concert. Plus it's just Nanci on guitar and vocals with Pat McInerney on percussion, so it's a very "unplugged"-sounding performance. It was recorded on August 13, 2001.)
Lonesome, On'ry and Mean: A Tribute to Waylon Jennings (2003)
Dualtone, 80302-01137-2
(This is a studio recording of Nanci singing the Waylon Jennings song "You Asked Me To." On it she is joined by members of the Blue Moon Orchestra. Rather than a strict "country" interpretation, the addition of accordian and banjo give it a little of a bluegrass flavor.)