Flyer (album)

Flyer
Studio album by Nanci Griffith
Released September 13, 1994
Genre Country folk
Length 56:09
Label Elektra
Producer Peter Collins, Peter Buck
Nanci Griffith chronology
The Best of Nanci Griffith
(1993)		 Flyer
(1994)		 Country Gold
(1997)

Flyer is a 15-track studio album, primarily of original material by singer-songwriter Nanci Griffith, released in 1994. It was nominated for Best Contemporary Folk Album in the 37th Annual Grammy Awards (March 1, 1995)[1]. The album features contributions from Peter Buck, Mark Knopfler, Emmylou Harris, Larry Mullen Jr., Adam Clayton, Adam Duritz, The Chieftains, and the Indigo Girls.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [2]
Rolling Stone [3]

Writing for Allmusic, critic Vik Iyengar wrote of the album "Although she falters a bit when choosing to tackle politics ("Time of Inconvenience"), this is her most consistent album of original songs in almost a decade."[2]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Nanci Griffith; except where indicated

  1. "The Flyer" – 4:23
  2. "Nobody's Angel" – 4:13
  3. "Say It Isn't So" (Griffith, Harlan Howard) – 3:18
  4. "Southbound Train" (Julie Gold) – 4:32
  5. "These Days In An Open Book" – 3:33
  6. "Time Of Inconvenience" – 3:48
  7. "Don't Forget About Me" (Griffith, James Hooker) – 3:00
  8. "Always Will" – 2:42
  9. "Going Back To Georgia" (Griffith, Adam Duritz, Brian Claflin) – 4:15
  10. "Talk To Me While I'm Listening" – 4:12
  11. "Fragile" – 3:26
  12. "On Grafton Street" (Griffith, Fred Koller) – 3:58
  13. "Anything you Need But Me" – 3:08
  14. "Goodnight to a Mother's Dream" – 4:03
  15. "This Heart" – 3:26

References

  1. ^ Rock on the Net.
  2. ^ a b Iyengar, Vik. "Flyer > Review". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r203437. Retrieved October 23, 2011. 
  3. ^ "Flyer > Review". Rolling Stone. http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/nancigriffith/albums/album/186920/review/5943520/flyer?source=nancigriffith_rssfeed. Retrieved July 9, 2011.