Poet in My Window

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Poet in My Window
File:NanciGriffithPoetinMyWindow.jpg
Studio album by
Released1982
RecordedLoma Ranch, Fredericksburg, Texas
GenreFolk
Length33:57
LabelFeatherbed (original)[1]
Philo
ProducerNanci Griffith, John Hill, Laurie Hill
Nanci Griffith chronology
There's a Light Beyond These Woods
(1978)
Poet in My Window
(1982)
Once in a Very Blue Moon
(1985)

Poet in My Window is the second studio album by the singer-songwriter Nanci Griffith, released in 1982.[2][3] A reissue of the album included a bonus track, "Can't Love Wrong", in the unusual position as the album's lead-off track, preceding all of the original tracks.[4] Griffith wrote all but one of the album's tunes.

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarHalf starFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg[5]
The Encyclopedia of Popular MusicStarStarFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg[1]
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Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr., for AllMusic, wrote that "While Poet in My Window is only a small step up from Nanci Griffith's debut, the album finds her inching toward the mature art of Once in a Very Blue Moon."[5]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Nanci Griffith, except "Tonight I Think I'm Gonna Go Downtown" by Jimmie Gilmore and John Reed.

No.TitleLength
1."Marilyn Monroe/Neon and Waltzes"2:42
2."Heart of a Miner"3:37
3."Julie Anne"3:09
4."You Can't Go Home Again"3:58
5."October Reasons"3:20
6."Wheels"2:45
7."Workin' in Corners"4:03
8."Waltzing with the Angels"3:04
9."Trouble with Roses"2:27
10."Tonight I Think I'm Gonna Go Downtown"2:33
11."Poet in My Window"2:19
Total length:33:57
2002 Reissue bonus track
No.TitleNoteLength
1."Can't Love Wrong"Inserted as first track on reissue.2:57

Personnel

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  • Nanci Griffith – acoustic guitar, lead vocals, harmony vocals
  • Brian Wood – acoustic lead guitar, pedal steel, harmony vocals
  • Wells Young – piano, synthesizer; bass on "October Reasons"
  • Eric Taylor – bass
  • Evelyne Taylor – harmony vocals
  • John Hill – drums
  • The Gulf Coasters – harmony vocals on "Wheels"
    • Marlin Griffith – tenor
    • Al Copp – bass
    • John Grosnick – lead
    • Dick Blatter – baritone
    • Mo Rector – vocal arrangement

Production

  • Nanci Griffith – Producer
  • John Hill – Producer, engineer
  • Laurie Hill – Producer, engineer
  • Brian Wood – Associate Producer
  • Tom Southwick – Executive Producer

Track information and credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[9]

References

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