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The Complete MCA Studio Recordings
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Artist(s)Nanci Griffith
StudioMca
Release DateJune 17, 2003
UPC Code008817038124
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2 Audio CD, Usually ships in 24 hours, Extra tracks, Original recording remastered
 

Tracks

Disc 1
  1. Tumble and Fall
  2. Lone Star State of Mind - Nanci Griffith, Koller, Fred
  3. Cold Hearts/Closed Minds
  4. From a Distance - Nanci Griffith, Gold, Julie
  5. Beacon Street
  6. Nickel Dreams - Nanci Griffith, McAnally, Mac
  7. Sing One for Sister - Nanci Griffith, Keen, Robert Earl J
  8. Ford Econoline
  9. Trouble in the Fields
  10. Love in a Memory
  11. Let It Shine on Me - Nanci Griffith, Kennerley, Paul
  12. There's a Light Beyond These Woods (Mary Margaret)
  13. Anyone Can Be Somebody's Fool
  14. I Knew Love - Nanci Griffith, Brown, Roger
  15. Never Mind - Nanci Griffith, Howard, Harlan
  16. Love Wore a Halo (Back Before the War)
  17. So Long Ago
  18. Gulf Coast Highway
  19. Little Love Affairs
  20. I Wish It Would Rain
  21. Outbound Plane
  22. I Would Change My Life - Nanci Griffith, Keen, Robert Earl J
  23. Sweet Dreams Will Come - Nanci Griffith, Stewart, John
  24. Wooden Heart - Nanci Griffith, Kaempfert, Bert
Disc 2
  1. I Don't Want to Talk About Love
  2. Drive-In Movies and Dashboard Lights
  3. You Made This Love a Teardrop
  4. Brave Companion on the Road
  5. Storms - Nanci Griffith, Taylor, Eric
  6. It's a Hard Life Wherever You Go
  7. If Wishes Were Changes
  8. Listen to the Radio
  9. Leaving the Harbor
  10. Radio Fragile
  11. It's Just Another Morning Here
  12. Late Night Grande Hotel
  13. It's Too Late
  14. Fields of Summer
  15. Heaven - Nanci Griffith, Gold, Julie
  16. The Power Lines
  17. Hometown Streets
  18. Down 'N' Outer
  19. One Blade Shy of a Sharp Edge
  20. The Sun, Moon and Stars - Nanci Griffith, Bell, Vince
  21. San Diego Serenade - Nanci Griffith, Waits, Tom
  22. Stand Your Ground

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User Reviews

Average user review: 5.0 (6 reviews)

rating: 5 QuoteNanci Griffith - MCA Recordings Double CDQuote
For any new Nanci Griffith fan, this is a great way to get started collecting her music. Also, for any old Nanci Griffith fan, this is a great addition to your collection. It's packed with 46 songs on two CDs and they're all great. Nanci brings to mind artists such as Emmylou Harris, Loretta Lynn and John Prine. Great CD, Highly recommended. April 25, 2008

rating: 5 QuoteAll the wheat and not much chaffQuote
There's something a bit frustrating about the MCA portion of Nanci Griffith's career. She has a couple of five-star albums to her credit dating to before and after the period covered here, but none from during the MCA era. All four of the albums collected here have some wonderful songs and a few forgettable ones. The good news, though, is that none of the songs are actually bad. Besides, with four albums for less than the price of two, a few weak links are perfectly acceptable.

If any of those four is missing from your collection (and especially if you only have a greatest-hits CD), this is worth picking up. All four of the MCA albums featured at least one great song that hasn't turned up on any of her live albums or compilations. "Lone Star State of Mind," "Never Mind," "Love Wore A Halo," "San Diego Serenade," and "You Made This Love A Teardrop" have all aged just as well as concert staples like "Gulf Coast Highway" or "I Wish It Would Rain" (which are, of course, here as well).

For the completists, there are three previously unreleased (or nearly-unreleased) songs here. Of these, the bouncy "Tumble and Fall" is definitely a keeper, and "Stand Your Ground" is also pretty good. The third, a cover of "Wooden Heart," is just about identical to every other version of that song I've ever heard, so if you liked those, you'll like her version too.

February 20, 2006

rating: 4 QuoteEarly EffortsQuote
I enjoyed listening to these tracks, but I found Ms. Griffith's later recordings to be much more powerful. In particular, "Last of the True Believers" just blows me away whenever I play it.

This "Complete Recordings" double-CD set is a good value, and anyone who loves Nanci Griffith will appreciate that this appears to be a complete collection of recordings from a period in the artist's life. February 6, 2006

rating: 5 QuoteA Must - Have for Griffith Fans!Quote
This is one of the best compilations of her music I've heard - and at a good price to boot! It's a great sampling for new fans and old ones alike - an absolute delight to my ears! December 2, 2005

rating: 5 QuoteNice Remastering Job! Excellent Nanci - Great Box SetQuote
this is the way I like it!
4 albums on 2 cd's..
couldn't have come at a better time since I just now discovered this inviting angelic heart warming voice.
she is a beautiful lady
these are her beautiful songs

Highly Recommended! March 8, 2005

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