Storms (Nanci Griffith album)

Storms
Studio album by Nanci Griffith
Released	1988
Recorded	Ocean Way Studio, Nashville, Tennessee
Genre	Country pop Folk–Pop
Length	37:44
Label	MCA
Producer	Glyn Johns
Nanci Griffith chronology
One Fair Summer Evening (1988) Storms (1989) Late Night Grande Hotel (1991)

Storms is singer-songwriter Nanci Griffith's eighth album. In it she heads in a third musical direction, that of pop music. Griffith, whose background is primarily folk music, turned toward country music in her preceding four or five albums, and here, again, ventures into a little different style. Griffith enlisted the talents of noted rock music producer Glyn Johns for the musical style change. The album landed at #42 on the Billboard Country Albums chart, and at #99 on the Pop Albums chart in 1989.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	C+ [2]

Writing for AllMusic, critic Lindsay Planer notes that although her change in style was not well received by purists, Griffith "unfurled some of her finest musical stories to date."^[1]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Nanci Griffith; except where indicated

1. "I Don't Wanna Talk About Love" (Griffith, James Hooker) – 4:08
2. "Drive-In Movies and Dashboard Lights" – 3:14
3. "You Made This Love a Teardrop" – 3:12
4. "Brave Companion of the Road" – 3:20
5. "Storms" (Eric Taylor) – 3:10
6. "It's a Hard Life Wherever You Go" – 4:01
7. "If Wishes Were Changes" (Griffith, James Hooker) – 3:47
8. "Listen to the Radio" – 3:48
9. "Leaving the Harbor" – 3:28
10. "Radio Fragile" (Griffith, James Hooker) – 5:36

Chart performance

Chart (1989)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	42
U.S. Billboard 200	99

References

1. Iyengar, Vik. "Storms - Nanci Griffith". AllMusic. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
2. Christgau, Robert. "CG: Nanci Griffith". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved September 29, 2013.