Nanci Griffith " Once in a Very Blue Moon " Vinyl LP Lyrics Insert Philo PH-1096
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Once in a Very Blue Moon was singer-songwriter Nanci Griffith's third studio album. The album had more of a country sound than her previous albums. Her first two albums were backed sparsely with instrumentation, but starting with this album, the whole complement of country-styled instrumentalists can be heard. Noted country musicians performing on the album include Lyle Lovett, banjo player Béla Fleck, champion fiddle player Mark O'Connor, and pedal steel master Lloyd Green. The title song was covered by Dolly Parton, who included her version on her Real Love album in 1985.
Vik Iyengar at AllMusic wrote, "Nanci Griffith finds her voice on her third studio album, Once in a Very Blue Moon. This is the album where she established her musical identity – she is at home in many genres (which perhaps explains why she never gets played on formatted radio stations), and seamlessly blends folk, bluegrass, and country with a group of stellar musicians, including guitarist Pat Alger and a young banjo player named Béla Fleck." He concluded the review with, "This album marks the emergence of a major talent."
LP No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Ghost in the Music"

  • Nanci Griffith
  • Eric Taylor
2:48 2. "Love Is a Hard Waltz"   3:10 3. "Roseville Fair" Bill Staines 2:59 4. "Mary & Omie"   4:28 5. "Friend Out in the Madness"   2:41 6. "I'm Not Drivin' These Wheels"   3:17 7. "Time Alone"   2:01 8. "Ballad of Robin Winter-Smith" Richard Dobson 3:14 9. "Daddy Said"   2:35 10. "Once in a Very Blue Moon"
  • Pat Alger
  • Eugene Levine
2:34 11. "If I Were the Woman You Wanted" Lyle Lovett 3:54 12. "Year down in New Orleans"   2:28 13. "Spin on a Red Brick Floor"   2:52 Total length: 39:01

Personnel[edit]

  • Nanci Griffith – acoustic guitar, lead vocals, harmony vocals
  • Pat Alger – acoustic guitar, sea gulls
  • John Catchings – cello
  • Philip Donnelly – electric guitar
  • Stephen Doster – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
  • Béla Fleck – banjo
  • Denise Franke – harmony vocals
  • Lloyd Green – dobro, pedal steel
  • Mark Howard – acoustic rhythm guitar, high-strung guitar
  • Roy Huskey Jr. – upright bass
  • Lyle Lovett – harmony vocals
  • Terry Mcmillan – harmonica
  • Kenny Malone – percussion
  • Mark O'Connor – piccolo mandolin, mandolin, fiddle, mandola
  • Ralph Vitello – piano, synthesizer

Production[edit]

  • Producer – Nanci Griffith
  • Cover Design – Nanci Griffith, Bill Narum
  • Cover Lettering – Bill Narum
  • Producer – Jim Rooney
  • Mastered by – Jim Lloyd
  • Executive Producer – Wayne R. Miller
  • Cover Photography – Daniel Schaefer, Wayne R. Miller
    • Front and back cover were shot at The Blue Moon Cafe, Austin, Texas
  • Special Assistance – Kevin Boyle, Gene Menger
  • Back Cover Diners – Humphrey Brown, Sr., Jacqui Brown, Jason Brown, Humphrey Brown, Jr., Nanci Griffith
  • Graphics – Marlin D. Griffith, Josephine Gibson
  • Once in a Very Blue Moon Studio album by  Nanci Griffith Released 1984 Recorded June 26 – July 2, 1984 Studio Jack Clement's Cowboy Arms Hotel and Recording Spa, Nashville, Tennessee Genre Country Length
    • LP  39:01
    Label Philo Producer Jim Rooney, Nanci Griffith


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