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1988 live album by Nanci Griffith
One Fair Summer Evening
Live album by Nanci Griffith
Released1988
RecordedAugust 19–20, 1988
VenueAnderson Fair, Houston, Texas
GenreCountry
Length47:18
LabelMCA
ProducerNanci Griffith, Tony Brown
Nanci Griffith chronology
Little Love Affairs
(1988) 		One Fair Summer Evening
(1988) 		Storms
(1989)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic

One Fair Summer Evening was Nanci Griffith's seventh album, and her first one recorded in a live setting. It was recorded on August 19 and August 20, 1988, at Anderson Fair, a Houston, Texas club long known for featuring folk artists in an intimate setting.

Griffith mainly performed live versions of songs from her previously released albums, but added in a couple of new ones: "Deadwood, South Dakota" and "I Would Bring You Ireland". The album rose into the #43 position of the Billboard Country Albums chart.

Critical reception

Jon Cummings of PopDose wrote, "Stripped of most of the country elements that had been ladled over their studio versions, Griffith’s songs emerge crisp and timeless; indeed, these live recordings accomplish the rare feat of rendering their studio antecedents obsolete."

AllMusic's Lindsay Planer retrospectively gave the album 4½ out of a possible 5 stars and began the review with, "This is singer/songwriter Nanci Griffith's first live album, and it captures the essence of what has endeared Griffith to fans of both folk and cosmopolitan country. Although One Fair Summer Evening was not an immediate phenomenon at the cash registers, the revealing nature of the performance has secured it a place in the hearts of enthusiasts since its release in 1988."

Track listing

All tracks are written by Nanci Griffith, except where indicated

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Once in a Very Blue Moon"Patrick Alger, Eugene Levine2:53
2."Looking for the Time (Workin' Girl)" 2:52
3."Deadwood, South Dakota"Eric Taylor4:59
4."More Than a Whisper"Nanci Griffith, Bobby Nelson3:39
5."I Would Bring You Ireland" 3:21
6."Roseville Fair"Bill Staines3:32
7."Workin' in Corners" 3:58
8."Trouble in the Fields"Nanci Griffith, Rick West3:57
9."The Wing and the Wheel" 3:11
10."From a Distance"Julie Gold4:37
11."Love at the Five and Dime" 7:08
12."Spin on a Red Brick Floor" 3:11
Total length:47:18

Personnel

Production

  • Producers - Nanci Griffith and Tony Brown
  • Associate Producer - Buzz Stone
  • Engineer - Phillip Barrett
  • Assistant Engineer - Steve Lowney, Andy Vastola
  • Second Engineers - Marty Williams, Mark J. Coddington
  • Mastered by - Glenn Meadows
  • CD Master Tape Prepared by - Glenn Meadows
  • Digital Editing - Milan Bogdan
  • Art Direction - Simon Levy
  • Design - Virginia Team/Jerry Joyner
  • Photography - Peter Nash

Track information and credits adapted from Discogs and AllMusic, then verified from the album's liner notes.

Chart performance

Chart (1988) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 43

References

  1. ^ Lindsay Planer. "One Fair Summer Evening - Nanci Griffith | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-06-20.
  2. Cummings, Jon (8 January 2008). "The Popdose Guide to Nanci Griffith". PopDose. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  3. "Nanci Griffith – One Fair Summer Evening". discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved 4 March 2020. MCAD-42255
  4. "Nanci Griffith – One Fair Summer Evening". allmusic.com. AllMusic. Retrieved 4 March 2020. MCAD-42255
  5. One Fair Summer Evening (liner notes). Nanci Griffith. MCA. 1988. MCAD-42255.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. "Nanci Griffith Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. December 23, 1988. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
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