One Fair Summer Evening

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One Fair Summer Evening
Live album by Nanci Griffith
Released	1988
Recorded	August 19-20, 1988, Anderson Fair, Houston, Texas
Genre	Country
Length	47:18
Label	MCA Records
Producer(s)	Nanci Griffith and Tony Brown
Professional reviews
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Nanci Griffith chronology
Little Love Affairs (1988)	One Fair Summer Evening (1988)	Storms (1989)

One Fair Summer Evening is Nanci Griffith's seventh album, and her first one recorded in a live setting. It was recorded on August 19 and August 20, 1988 at Anderson Fair, a Houston, Texas club long known for featuring folk artists in an intimate setting. Griffith mainly performs live versions of songs from her previously released albums, but adds in a couple of new ones: "Deadwood, South Dakota" and "I Would Bring You Ireland". The album rose into the #43 position of the Billboard Country Albums chart.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Once in a Very Blue Moon" (Patrick Alger/Eugene Levine) - 2:53
2. "Looking for the Time (Workin' Girl)" (Nanci Griffith) - 2:52
3. "Deadwood, South Dakota" (Eric Taylor) - 4:59
4. "More Than a Whisper" (Nanci Griffith/Bobby Nelson) - 3:39
5. "I Would Bring You Ireland" (Nanci Griffith) - 3:21
6. "Roseville Fair" (Bill Staines) - 3:32
7. "Workin' in Corners" (Nanci Griffith) - 3:58
8. "Trouble in the Fields" (Nanci Griffith/Rick West) - 3:57
9. "The Wing and the Wheel" (Nanci Griffith) - 3:11
10. "From a Distance" (Julie Gold) - 4:37
11. "Love at the Five and Dime" (Nanci Griffith) - 7:08
12. "Spin on a Red Brick Floor" (Nanci Griffith) - 3:11