Flyer
Studio album by
Nanci Griffith
ReleasedSeptember 13, 1994
RecordedFebruary - June 1994
GenreCountry folk
Length56:09
LabelElektra
ProducerPeter Collins, Peter Buck
Nanci Griffith chronology
The Best of Nanci Griffith
(1993) 		Flyer
(1994) 		Country Gold
(1997)

Flyer was the eleventh studio album released by singer-songwriter Nanci Griffith. Released in 1994, it contained 15 tracks, mostly of original material. It was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album at the 37th Annual Grammy Awards.[1] The album had contributions from Peter Buck, Mark Knopfler, Emmylou Harris, Larry Mullen Jr., Adam Clayton, Adam Duritz, the Chieftains and the Indigo Girls.[2]

Griffith wrote or co-wrote all of the tracks except "Southbound Train." She said that while much of her writing had been fiction, the songs on this album were more autobiographical. "This album is of songs that came internally from my life with no delays or fiction. They are of immediate reaction and inspiration."[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Chicago Tribune[4]
Entertainment WeeklyC[5]
Los Angeles Times[6]
Q[7]
Rolling Stone[8]

Writing for AllMusic, the 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."[3]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Nanci Griffith except where indicated.[2]

  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 Mother's Dream" – 4:03
  15. "This Heart" – 3:26

Personnel

Adapted from liner notes.

Principal musicians

Other contributors

References

  1. ^ Rock on the Net.
  2. ^ a b c Griffith, Nanci (1994). Flyer (booklet). Elektra Entertainment.
  3. ^ a b Iyengar, Vik. "Flyer – Nanci Griffith". AllMusic. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
  4. ^ Dretzka, Gary (October 6, 1994). "Nanci Griffith Flyer (Elektra)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved September 29, 2013.
  5. ^ Hiltbrand, David (September 23, 1994). "Flyer Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 29, 2013.
  6. ^ Rosenbluth, Jean (November 20, 1994). "In Brief (Nanci Griffith, "Flyer," Elektra)". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 29, 2013.
  7. ^ "Nanci Griffith – Flyer CD Album". Q. CD Universe. Retrieved September 29, 2013.
  8. ^ Galvin, Peter (December 1, 1994). "Nanci Griffith: Flyer : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 2, 2007. Retrieved September 29, 2013.
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