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Other Voices, Too (A Trip Back to Bountiful)

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Other Voices, Too
(A Trip Back to Bountiful)
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 21, 1998
RecordedDecember 1997 – April 1998
GenreCountry folk
Length72:33
LabelElektra
ProducerJim Rooney[1]
Nanci Griffith
Don Gehman
Nanci Griffith chronology
Blue Roses from the Moons
(1997)
Other Voices, Too
(A Trip Back to Bountiful)

(1998)
The Dust Bowl Symphony
(1999)

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Chicago Tribune(positive)[3]
Rolling Stone[4]

Other Voices, Too (A Trip Back to Bountiful) is a 1998 album by Nanci Griffith. It is her thirteenth studio album.[5][1] Following the Grammy Award-winning album Other Voices, Other Rooms, Other Voices, Too (A Trip Back to Bountiful) is a second album of cover songs written by a wide variety of singer-songwriters.[6]

The album includes many guest musicians, including Guy Clark, The Crickets, Odetta, Lucinda Williams, Rodney Crowell, Steve Earle, Lyle Lovett, John Prine, Emmylou Harris, Gillian Welch, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Tom Rush, and Richard Thompson.

Critical reception

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People wrote that "not only does this album benefit from the sweet growl of Griffith’s sensuous voice, it also reflects her wondrous curiosity and eclectic tastes in music."[7]

Track listing

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  1. "Wall of Death" (Richard Thompson) 3:09
  2. "Who Knows Where The Time Goes" (Sandy Denny) 5:34
  3. "You Were on My Mind" (Sylvia Fricker) 2:46
  4. "Walk Right Back" (Sonny Curtis) 2:33
  5. "Canadian Whiskey" (Tom Russell) 2:59
  6. "Desperados Waiting for a Train" (Guy Clark) 4:16
  7. "Wings of a Dove" (Bob Ferguson) 2:51
  8. "Dress of Laces" (John Grimaudo, Saylor White) 4:55
  9. "Summer Wages" (Ian Tyson) 4:02
  10. "He Was a Friend of Mine" (Traditional) 3:11
  11. "Hard Times Come Again No More" (Stephen Collins Foster) 5:43
  12. "Wasn't That a Mighty Storm" (Traditional) 5:01
  13. "Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos)" (Woody Guthrie, Martin Hoffman) 5:21
  14. "Yarrington Town" (Mickie Merkens) 4:23
  15. "I Still Miss Someone" (Johnny Cash, Roy Cash Jr) 3:38
  16. "Try The Love" (Pat McLaughlin) 3:45
  17. "The Streets of Baltimore" (Harlan Howard, Tompall Glaser) 2:35
  18. "Darcy Farrow" (Tom Campbell, Steve Gillette) 2:33
  19. "If I Had a Hammer (The Hammer Song)" (Pete Seeger, Lee Hays) 2:48

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Nanci Griffith - Other Voices, Too (A Trip Back to Bountiful)". www.countrystandardtime.com.
  2. ^ Jason Ankeny. "Other Voices, Too (A Trip Back to Bountiful) - Nanci Griffith | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-06-20.
  3. ^ Gary Dretzka. (1998-08-23). "Nanci Griffith Other Voices, Too (A Trip Back to... - tribunedigital-chicagotribune". Articles.chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2016-06-20.
  4. ^ "Nanci Griffith: Other Voices, Too (A Trip Back to Bountiful) : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". 1998-07-09. Archived from the original on October 2, 2007. Retrieved 2016-06-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ CATLIN, ROGER. "OTHER VOICES, TOO (A TRIP BACK TO BOUNTIFUL) -- NANCI GRIFFITH". courant.com.
  6. ^ "Spunk Rock". Los Angeles Times. July 3, 1998.
  7. ^ "Picks and Pans Review: Other Voices, Too". PEOPLE.com.