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Other Voices, Other Rooms,Nanci Griffith

- Other Voices, Other Rooms
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  - 17 shares
Nanci Griffith
Released 1993

Across The Great Divide
03:57
3,664 plays

Speed Of The Sound Of Loneliness
04:20
3,615 plays

Tecumseh Valley
04:29
2,775 plays

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- 1
- Across The Great Divide
- 03:57
- 3,664 plays

- 2
- Woman Of The Phoenix
- 02:41
- 2,083 plays

- 3
- Tecumseh Valley
- 04:29
- 2,775 plays

- 4
- Three Flights Up
- 03:31
- 2,109 plays

- 5
- Boots Of Spanish Leather
- 05:17
- 2,688 plays

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- Speed Of The Sound Of Loneliness
- 04:20
- 3,615 plays

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- From Clare To Here
- 05:11
- 2,258 plays

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- Can't Help But Wonder Where I'm Bound
- 03:16
- 2,049 plays

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- Do Re Mi
- 02:52
- 1,924 plays

- 10
- This Old Town
- 03:00
- 2,106 plays

- 11
- Comin' Down In The Rain
- 03:45
- 2,127 plays

- 12
- Ten Degrees And Getting Colder
- 02:40
- 2,528 plays

- 13
- Morning Song For Sally
- 04:55
- 2,092 plays

- 14
- Night Rider's Lament
- 03:57
- 1,782 plays

- 15
- Are You Tired Of Me Darling
- 03:11
- 1,810 plays

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- Turn Around
- 03:19
- 1,901 plays

- 17
- Wimoweh (The Lion Sleeps Tonight)
- 01:47
- 1,789 plays

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album review

Nanci Griffith has the kind of beguiling singing voice that's effortless and easily beautiful -- like a pretty girl who doesn't ever need makeup to be radiant. Sounding a little bit like Emmylou Harris is never a bad thing, but Griffith doesn't stop there. She duets with Harris and a host of other country and folk notables on Other Voices, Other Rooms, her first collection of cover songs. Like Harris, Griffith can climb inside a character-driven song with a simple twist of inflection or a lingering note. This is what she does on Vince Bell's "Woman of the Phoenix," deftly painting images of a winter freeze, cacti, and Michael, the "rock 'n' roll hood from the Odessa plains." Dylan's "Boots of Spanish Leather" rambles like the Texas countryside and features the man himself on harmonica. The guest list for Other Voices really is incredible. Alison Krauss, John Gorka, Edgar Meyer, Amy Ray, and Emily Saliers -- it's a regular homespun who's who. There's plenty to sigh about here, and occasionally the album can almost be too tasteful for its own good. But raveups like Woody Guthrie's "Do-Re-Mi" let Griffith trade some serenity for dustbowl grit (the addition of John Prine's lascivious gruffness helps a lot, too), and the frustrated anger of "This Old Town" only supports this. What might be most refreshing about Other Voices, Other Rooms is its ability to access the warm tones of country, grassroots, 1960s folk, and the '70s songwriting tradition while still sounding more like it comes from Griffith's Texas roots than anywhere else. This is highly recommended for fans of Griffith or any of the like-minded artists who help out here. ~ Johnny Loftus, All Music Guide