Once in a Very Blue Moon

by Nanci Griffith

Once in a Very Blue Moon cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1984
  • Label: Philo
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 39:10
  • Community rating: 3.85/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Nanci Griffith's third album marked her breakthrough into the national consciousness, masterfully bridging the gap between Texas folk and traditional Nashville country. Anchored by her delicate, crystalline vocals and acoustic-driven arrangements, the record features the iconic title track and established her distinct "folkabilly" style.

Genres

Descriptors: Folk, female-vocals, acoustic, storytelling, ballad, melodic

Tracklist

  1. Ghost In The Music (2:49)
  2. Love Is A Hard Waltz (3:10)
  3. Roseville Fair (2:59)
  4. Mary & Omie (4:27)
  5. Friend Out In The Madness (2:40)
  6. I'm Not Drivin' These Wheels (Bring The Prose To The Wheel) (3:17)
  7. Time Alone (2:01)
  8. Ballad Of Robin Winter-Smith (3:15)
  9. Daddy Said (2:35)
  10. Once In A Very Blue Moon (2:34)
  11. If I Were The Woman You Wanted (3:57)
  12. Year Down In New Orleans (2:29)
  13. Spin On A Red Brick Floor (2:52)

Credits

  • Stephen Doster - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
  • Pat Alger - acoustic guitar, guitar [mark howard's high-string guitar], words by, music by
  • B茅la Fleck - banjo
  • John Catchings - cello
  • Lloyd Green - dobro, pedal steel guitar
  • Roy Huskey Jr. - double bass [up-right bass]
  • Philip Donnelly - electric guitar, sounds [sea gulls]
  • Josephine Gibson - graphics

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