Nanci Griffith - From a Distance: The Very Best of Nanci Griffith

Music to make you smile and sing along

Nancy is one of my favorites and because I only have her music on old records, I thought I should get the C Ds The music is great and I love her songs. Everyone should have the pleasure of listening to Nancy Griffith. November 17, 2008

Good music

For the Nanci fan, but don't ever attend her concert unless you want to hear the liberal drivel she seems compelled to dish out. August 3, 2008

From A Distance-Nanci Griffith

I only recently discovered this amazing talent. The album is infectious. Simple yet eloquent work! March 9, 2008

Fine collection, unacceptably marketed

Others have noted the duplication between this disc and the prior MCA-era collection. I don't have a major problem with a new collection displacing an old one, but I take an even more dim view of the way MCA has titled this project: released in 2002, the "best of" moniker is more than misleading, since these tracks are culled from only five years (the most recent recordings from 1991) and as many albums from an artist who has released gobs of music before and since.

Note that for a few dollars more you can buy "The Complete MCA Recordings", a 2-disc set which includes the four studio albums represented here *in their entirety* (this disc does include a few very good live tracks not on that set). Since Griffith has had few "hits" as such, the song selection for this set really comes down to an editor's choices; there are many equally strong songs from this period not represented here.

Having said all that, on its own merits this is a fine collection, showcasing Griffith's most fertile and appealing songwriting period, after she fully developed her storytelling skill and vocal style but before she gained elder-stateswoman status by helming the "Other Voices" projects. As one might expect from late-80s country-folk, there is a certain sameness of stylistic and production approach here and Griffith's signature woman-child voice can sometimes become cloying. But taken in small doses nearly every one of these songs has the capability to surprise and delight. October 15, 2006

ONE GREAT SONG/RENDITION

I REALLY ENJOY THIS ARTIST, BUT THE COLLECTION ISN'T REALLY WONDERFUL EXCEPT FOR "FROM A DISTANCE". ON THE OTHER HAND I'D BUY THIS CD FOR THAT SONG ALONE EVEN IF THE OTHER CUTS WERE NANCI READING CLASSIFIED ADS. March 25, 2006

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