20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Nanci Griffith

Performer: Nanci Griffith
Distributor: Universal Distribution

Notes: Producers include: Nanci Griffith, Tony Brown, Glyn Johns, Peter Van-Hooke, Rod Argent. Compilation producer: Mike Ragogna. Includes liner notes by Robyn Flans. Digitally remastered by Jim Phillips (Universal Mastering Studios, West North Hollywood, California). Liner Note Author: Robyn Flans. Photographers: Senor McGuire; Caroline Greyshock. This is a beautifully compiled anthology whittled down from the five albums Griffith made for MCA in the late '80s and early '90s. Interestingly, it all hangs together rather cohesively, despite the stylistic differences from album to album. The songs from STORMS and LATE NIGHT GRANDE HOTEL, the former a folk-rock album and the latter verging on Enya's New Age turf, are quite a bit different from the pure country of LONE STAR STATE OF MIND or LITTLE LOVE AFFAIRS. It's a tribute to the intelligence of Griffith's songwriting and her basic musicality that the songs hang together so well. Highlights are almost too numerous to mention; the best (certainly the catchiest) song might be the early "Once in a Very Blue Moon," but there's nothing here that's less than rewarding.

Nanci Griffith has been a shining light in the American roots music community since the 1980s. Considered the female equivalent of maverick singer-songwriters such as Lyle Lovett and Dwight Yoakam, Griffith made several stellar albums that blended country, folk, and twangy rockabilly (she's an avowed Buddy Holly & the Crickets fan) into a sound distinctly her own. The Texas native recorded two albums of cover songs that made clear her influences extended well beyond the Lone Star state, and in 2007 she released RUBY'S TORCH, an album of pop standards and ballads that further extended her grasp on vintage American music.

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