Storms (Nanci Griffith album)

Storms is singer-songwriter Nanci Griffith's eighth album. In it she heads in a third musical direction, that of pop music. Griffith, whose background is primarily folk music, turned toward country music in her preceding four or five albums, and here, again, ventures into a little different style. Griffith enlisted the talents of noted rock music producer Glyn Johns for the musical style change. The album landed at #42 on the Billboard Country Albums chart, and at #99 on the Pop Albums chart in 1989.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Robert Christgau	C+ ^[2]

Writing for AllMusic, critic Lindsay Planer notes that although her change in style was not well received by purists, Griffith "unfurled some of her finest musical stories to date."^[1]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Nanci Griffith; except where indicated

"I Don't Wanna Talk About Love" (Griffith, James Hooker) – 4:08
"Drive-In Movies and Dashboard Lights" – 3:14
"You Made This Love a Teardrop" – 3:12
"Brave Companion of the Road" – 3:20
"Storms" (Eric Taylor) – 3:10
"It's a Hard Life Wherever You Go" – 4:01
"If Wishes Were Changes" (Griffith, James Hooker) – 3:47
"Listen to the Radio" – 3:48
"Leaving the Harbor" – 3:28
"Radio Fragile" (Griffith, James Hooker) – 5:36

Personnel

Nanci Griffiths - vocals, harmony vocals, acoustic guitar
Bernie Leadon - acoustic and electric guitar
Pat Donaldson - bass
James Hooker - piano, synthesizer
Fran Breen - drums
Jerry Donahue - guitar on "If Wishes Were Changes"
Neil MacColl - guitar on "I Don't Wanna Talk About Love", "If Wishes Were Changes" and "Radio Fragile"

Chart performance

Chart (1989)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	42
U.S. Billboard 200	99

References

1 2 Iyengar, Vik. "Storms - Nanci Griffith". AllMusic. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
↑ Christgau, Robert. "CG: Nanci Griffith". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved September 29, 2013.

Nanci Griffith

Pat McInerney Maura Kennedy Pete Kennedy Clive Gregson

Studio albums	There's a Light Beyond These Woods (1978) Poet in My Window (1982) Once in a Very Blue Moon (1984) The Last of the True Believers (1986) Lone Star State of Mind (1987) Little Love Affairs (1988) Storms (1989) Late Night Grande Hotel (1991) Other Voices, Other Rooms (1993) Flyer (1994) Blue Roses from the Moons (1997) Other Voices, Too (A Trip Back to Bountiful) (1998) The Dust Bowl Symphony (1999) Clock Without Hands (2001) Winter Marquee (2002) Hearts in Mind (2004) Ruby's Torch (2006) The Loving Kind (2009) Intersection (2012)

Compilation albums	The MCA Years: A Retrospective (1993) The Best of Nanci Griffith (1993) Country Gold (1997) From a Distance: The Very Best of Nanci Griffith (2002) The Complete MCA Studio Recordings (2003)

Live albums	One Fair Summer Evening (1988)

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