Storms

MCA Records, 1989

Tracks

I Don't Wanna Talk About Love

Drive-In Movies And Dashboard Lights

You Made Love A Teardrop

Brave Companion Of The Road

Storms

It's A Hard Life Wherever You Go

If Wishes Where Changes

Listen To The Radio

Leaving The Harbor

Radio Fragile

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Credits and Notes

Producer: Glyn Johnrs

All songs by Nanci Griffith except: "Storms" (Eric Taylor). Nanci wrote the lyrics and co-wrote the music for "If Wishes Were Changes" with James Hooker. James Hooker wrote the music for "Radio Fragile."

Notable Participants: James Hooker (piano, synthesizer, B3), Fran Breen (drums), Phil Everly (supporting harmony vocal on "You Made This Love A Teardrop").

Reviews and Commentary

Mark E. Ferguson, manager of the Nanci Griffith Mailing List

Here Nanci goes to LA and hires Glyn Johns to produce this collection of mostly pop-style tunes. The familiar country-folk sound is nearly absent, and there are synths galore. But the songs are generally good, mostly about "stormy" relationships. Nanci reportedly was going through some tough times while writing the material, and it frequently shows. This isn't a record that grabs you immediately, but with repeated listenings one can get past the slick, commercial-sounding production and find the plea- sures buried in tunes like "I Don't Wanna Talk About Love," which at first sounds like generic pop, but soon reveals a meaningful lyric and an affecting melody sung with an oh-so-smooth delivery.