Philo/Rounder Records, 1986
All songs by Nanci Griffith, except: "St. Olav's Gate" (Tom Russell), "Goin' Gone" (Patrick Alger, Bill Dale and Fred Koller). Nanci co-wrote "More Than A Whisper" with Bobby Nelson.
Notable Participants: Pat Alger (accoustic lead guitar, high string guitar), Bela Fleck (banjo), Roy Huskey Jr. (stand-up bass), Lyle Lovett (harmony vocals), Maura O'Connell (harmony vocals "Banks of the Pontchartrain").
This album was nominated for a Grammy Award
Mark E. Ferguson, manager of the Nanci Griffith Mailing List
A big breakthrough here. Nanci's songwriting is at its peak on this Grammy-nominated record -- it includes "Love at the Five and Dime," "Lookin' for the Time (Workin' Girl)," "Banks of the Pontchartrain," "The Wing and the Wheel," and many other gems. Her cover of "Goin' Gone" is gorgeous. The album is truly excellent from start to finish, despite the beginnings of a tendency to get a bit too, um, _precious_ (there I said it). But many true fans consider this to be Nanci's very best record. Stylewise, it goes further in the direction of traditional C&W, with lots of fiddle, banjo, and pedal steel. Trivia tidbit: that's Lyle Lovett on the cover; he provides backup vocals here as he did on the previous album.