Other
The following list and commentary graciously provided by
David Grant (http://www.grantguerrero.com/nanci.html)
Guest appearances by Nanci on albums by other artists:
Nanci sings lead vocals on the following:
The Chieftains -- A Chieftans Celebration (1989)
RCA Records, 09026-7858-2
(Nanci sings "The Wexford Carol," a traditional Christmas Carol.)
The Chieftains -- The Bells of Dublin (1991)
RCA Records, 09026-60824-2
(This contains the same recording of "The Wexford Carol" as on A Chieftans Celebration.)
The Chieftains -- An Irish Evening (1992)
RCA Records, 09026-60916-2
(This is a live concert recording of the Chieftans, with Nanci and Roger Daltrey as guests. Nanci sings "Little Love Affairs," "Red is the Rose" and "Ford Econoline.")
Billy Joe Walker, Jr. -- Warm Front (1993)
Liberty Records, CDP-7-81104-2
(Nanci sings "Moon of the Misbegotten," which she also co-wrote.)
Nanci sings backing vocals on the following:
Mike Williams -- Free Man Happy Man (1977)
B. F. Deal Records, BFD 6
(Nanci sings harmony vocals on "Blue Skies and Teardrops," "Wichita Falls Waltz," "Free Man, Happy Man," "Country Beautiful," "The Drifter and the Rodeo Queen," "New Rose of San Antone," "Catch Another Butterfly," "Wednesday Morning West Texas Blues" and "Be There in the Morning.")
Frank Zigal -- B. F. Deal Sampler Vol. 1 (1977)
B. F. Deal Records, BFD 5
(Nanci sings harmony vocals on "Big Black Cadillac.")
Mike Williams -- Comin' Atcha (1979)
B. F. Deal Records, BFD 12
(Nanci is credited with singing harmony vocals on this album, but not listed for any specific tracks.)
Eric Taylor -- Shameless Love (1981)
Featherbed Records, FB 901
(Nanci actually appears with her back to the camera on the cover of the album. She sings harmony vocals on "Only Lovers," "Game of Hearts," "East Texas Moon" and "Charlie Ray McWhite.")
Robert Earl Keen, Jr. -- No Kinda Dancer (1984)
Philo/Rounder, Philo CD PH 1108
(Nanci sings harmony vocals on "Between Hello and Goodbye," and wrote and sings the descant on "Swervin' In My Lane.")
Darden Smith -- Native Soil (1986)
RediMix Records, RM 001 (1986)
Watermelon Records, Watermelon CD 1009 (1992)
(Nanci sings harmony vocals on "Two Dollar Novels.")
Maura O'Connell -- Just In Time (1986)
Philo/Rounder, Philo CD PH 1124
(Nanci sings harmony vocals on "Feet of a Dancer" and "Leaving Neidin.")
Maura O'Connell -- Helpless Heart (1987)
Warner Bros. Records, 9 26016-2
(Nanci sings harmony vocals on "Western Highway.")
Darden Smith -- Darden Smith (1988)
Epic Records, EK 40938
(Nanci sings harmony vocals on "Two Dollar Novels" -- which is a newer recording than the one listed above -- "Love Me Like a Soldier" and "Little Maggie.")
Fred Koller -- Where the Fast Lane Ends (1990)
Alcazar Records, Alcazar 112
(Nanci sings harmony vocals on "Goin' Gone.")
Steve Wariner -- Christmas Memories (1990)
MCA Records, MCAD-10067
(Nanci sings harmony vocals on "Past Three O'Clock.")
Pat Alger -- True Love and Other Short Stories (1991)
Sugar Hill Records, SH-CD1029
(Nanci sings harmony vocals on "Lone Star State of Mind" and "Goin' Gone.")
John Gorka -- Temporary Road (1993)
High Street Records, 72902 10315-2
(Nanci sings harmony vocals on "The Gypsy Life," "I Don't Feel Like a Train," "Grand Larceny" and "Can You Understand My Joy.")
Dave Mallett -- This Town (1993)
Vanguard Records, VCD-79466
Significant promotional items, U.S. releases:
Note: There are many promotional CDs of single tracks from albums sent to radio stations; Only the promo items or items with unreleased tracks are listed.
Nanci Griffith: Words and Music (1989)
MCA Records
(This is a cassette tape that contains songs from Storms, with interview segments in between each song.)
It’s A Hard Life Wherever You Go
Drive-In Movies and Dashboard Lights
Storms
"Storms" Promo EP (1989)
MCA Records, CD45-18092
("Wooden Heart" remains unreleased in the U.S. except on this promo CD, and the live recording of "There's a Light" is from the One Fair Summer Evening video, but not the album)
01. Storms
02. Wooden Heart
03. Deadwood, South Dakota (Live)
04. There's a Light Beyond These Woods (Mary Margaret) (Live)
A Portrait of an Artist (1991)
MCA Records, CD33-1693
(This CD contains 12 songs from her various MCA albums)
01. Late Night Grande Hotel
02. It's a Hard Life Wherever You Go
03. Love at the Five and Dime (Live)
04. From a Distance
05. Gulf Coast Highway (duet with Mac MacAnally)
06. I Wish It Would Rain
07. Deadwood, South Dakota (Live)
08. Trouble In the Fields
09. Drive-In Movies and Dashboard Lights
10. I Don't Wanna Talk About Love
11. There's a Light Beyond These Woods (Mary Margaret) (1987 studio version)
12. Heaven
Present Echoes (1993)
Elektra, PRCD 8711-2
(Six songs from OVOR plus the recordings by the original artists, along with cards containing photos of each of the artists, including Nanci)
01. Do Re Mi - Woody Guthrie
02. Do Re Mi - Nanci Griffith
03. Boots of Spanish Leather - Bob Dylan
04. Boots of Spanish Leather - Nanci Griffith
05. Speed of the Sound of Loneliness - John Prine
06. Speed of the Sound of Loneliness - Nanci Griffith
07. Tecumseh Valley - Townes Van Zandt
08. Tecumseh Valley - Nanci Griffith
09. Across the Great Divide - Kate Wolf
10. Across the Great Divide - Nanci Griffith
11. Wimoweh - The Weavers
12. Wimoweh - Nanci Griffith
It's a Hard Life Wherever You Go (Live) (1993)
Elektra, PRCD 8863-2
(Live track taken from the Other Voices Other Rooms video, recorded in Austin)
Flyer Advance Promo Copy (1995)
Elektra, PRO 61681-2
(Normally an advance promo copy of a CD is just a regular copy of the CD sent out a couple of weeks before the official release date, but Elektra Records sends out advance promo copies that don't have the final album artwork. In the case of Flyer, the advance promo CD also contained different mixes of two songs: "On Grafton Street" and "This Heart." "On Grafton Street" is missing The Chieftans, making it sort of a Blue Moon Orchestra solo version. "This Heart" is a different mix, probably a version of the song preceding the remix by Larry Mullen on the final album.)
Time of Inconvenience/Interview (1995)
Elektra, PRCD 9417-2
(Two-disc set with edit and album versions of "Time of Inconvenience" on disc one and a 9 1/2 minute interview with John Conlon of WRLT, Nashville, on disc two)
Disc One:
01. Time of Inconvenience (Edit)
02. Time of Inconvenience (Album Version)
Disc Two:
01. Interview
AAA Radio Live Sampler (1995)
Elektra, PRCD 9170-2
(These are all live recordings, recorded in concert at the Gene Autry Western Heritage Museum in L.A. on 11/17/94)
01. These Days In An Open Book
02. Things We Said Today
03. It's a Hard Life Wherever You Go
04. This Heart
Other Voices, Present Echoes (1998)
Elektra, PRCD 1134-2
(A set containing a promo release of the Other Voices, Too CD plus a second disc containing some of the original artists' recordings of songs from the album)
01. Who Knows Where the Time Goes? - Sandy Denny
02. Deportee - Cisco Houston
03. Desperadoes Waiting for a Train - Guy Clark
04. Yarrington Town - Mickie Merkens
05. If I Had a Hammer (The Hammer Song) - The Weavers
06. Canadian Whiskey - Tom Russell
07. He Was a Friend of Mine - Dave Van Ronk
Wall of Death/Audio Bio (1998)
Elektra, PRCD 1139-2
(Contains the album version of "Wall of Death," and a brief (1:24) audio biography of Nanci Griffith, read by an unnamed male narrator).
01. Wall of Death
02. Audio Bio
Where Would I Be CD single (2001)
Elektra, PRCD 1638
(Contains a radio edit that is about a minute shorter than the original album version of the song.)
01. Where Would I Be (radio edit)
02. Where Would I Be (album version)
Nanci's UK singles and CD singles:
All the ones I know of, at least. Singles marked with an (*) contain non-album bonus tracks.
"From a Distance"/"Sing One For Sister"
"Cold Hearts Closed Minds"/"Ford Econoline"/"Lone Star State of Mind"
"Outbound Plane"/"So Long Ago"/"Trouble in the Fields"
"I Knew Love"/"Never Mind"/"Lone Star State of Mind"
"From a Distance"/"Love Wore a Halo"/"There's A Light Beyond these Woods"
"It's A Hard Life"/"Gulf Coast Highway"/"If Wishes Were Changes"
"You Made This Love a Teardrop"/"More Than a Whisper"/"Little Love Affairs"
*"Late Night Grande Hotel"/"It's Just Another Morning Here"/"Wooden Heart"/"From a Distance (Live)"
*"Heaven"/"Down 'N' Outer"/"Tumble and Fall"/"Love at the Five and Dime (Live)"
"Speed of the Sound of Loneliness"/"Boots of Spanish Leather"/"From Clare to Here"
*"From Clare to Here (radio edit)"/"Cradle of the Interstate"/"De Lejos"/"From Clare to Here (full version)"
"Across the Great Divide"/"This Old Town"/"Speed of the Sound of Loneliness"
"On Grafton Street"/"These Days in an Open Book"/"This Heart"
"Everything's Coming Up Roses"/"Not My Way Home"/Well... All Right"
Unauthorized CD releases:
These are CDs that were manufactured without the authorization of Nanci or her record companies...These are silver-pressed CDs, not CD-Rs! Maybe someday I'll list the homemade CD-Rs of Nanci that I've seen, but not right now...
Love Affairs in a Foreign Town (1994)
Monada/OSA, NCI 016
(This was originally a Westwood One radio broadcast, recorded in London during the Little Love Affairs tour in 1988. The CD was made from a well-worn LP (Westwood One sent its concerts out to network stations on LPs in those days) and contains noticeable surface noise. Otherwise it's a great show!)
01. Lone Star State of Mind
02. Banks of the Ponchartrain
03. I Knew Love
04. Lookin' for the Time
05. Once In a Very Blue Moon
06. The Ballad of Robin Winter-Smith
07. Listen to the Radio
08. Outbound Plane
09. There's a Light Beyond These Woods
10. Love Wore a Halo (Back Before the War)
11. From a Distance
12. Ford Econoline
Sound of Loneliness (1995)
Kiss the Stone, KTS 410
(This was originally a BBC radio broadcast, recorded at the Royal Albert Hall in London during the Flyer tour on October 11, 1994. The quality of this CD is quite good.)
01. From a Distance
02. Say It Isn't So
03. Always Will
04. Across the Great Divide
05. Trouble In the Fields
06. Don't Forget About Me
07. Southbound Train
08. Time of Inconvenience
09. Speed of the Sound of Loneliness
10. Tecumseh Valley
11. Are You Tired of Me My Darlin'
12. Going Back to Georgia
13. This Heart
14. It's a Hard Life Wherever You Go
Revisited (1999)
Damian Music, 71499-12223-2
(This CD has not *officially* been released, although it was shipped to stores in late 1999 and many, many copies of it were sold. It is a dance remix collection of only three songs: "Late Night Grande Hotel," "St. Teresa" and "Gulf Coast Highway" -- truly strange!)
01. Late Night Grande Hotel - Original Mix
02. St. Teresa - Original Mix
03. Gulf Coast Highway - Original Mix
04. Late Night Grande Hotel - Gomi's Radio Mix
05. Late Night Grande Hotel - Roy Rede's Piano and Bassoon Mix
06. St. Teresa - Cyphonix Mix
07. Gulf Coast Highway - Baroque String Mix
08. Late Night Grande Hotel - Boy Wunder's Extended Mix
09. St. Teresa - Extended Mix
10. Late Night Grande Hotel - Boy Wunder's Radio Edit
11. Late Night Grande Hotel - Boy Wunder's Twilo Dub Mix
12. Late Night Grande Hotel - Gomi's Extended Arena Mix