Flyer (album)

Flyer
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Studio album by Nanci Griffith
Released	September 13, 1994
Genre	Country folk
Length	56:09
Label	Elektra
Producer	Peter Collins, Peter Buck
Nanci Griffith chronology
The Best of Nanci Griffith (1993)The Best of Nanci Griffith1993 Flyer (1994) Country Gold (1997)Country Gold1997

Flyer is a 15-track studio album, primarily of original material by the singer-songwriter Nanci Griffith, released in 1994. It was nominated for Best Contemporary Folk Album in the 37th Annual Grammy Awards (March 1, 1995). The album has contributions from Peter Buck, Mark Knopfler, Emmylou Harris, Larry Mullen Jr., Adam Clayton, Adam Duritz, The Chieftains and the Indigo Girls.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Chicago Tribune
Entertainment Weekly	C
Los Angeles Times
Q
Rolling Stone

Writing for AllMusic, the critic Vik Iyengar wrote of the album, "Although she falters a bit when choosing to tackle politics ("Time of Inconvenience"), this is her most consistent album of original songs in almost a decade."

Track listing

All tracks composed by Nanci Griffith except where indicated.

1. "The Flyer" – 4:23
2. "Nobody's Angel" – 4:13
3. "Say It Isn't So" (Griffith, Harlan Howard) – 3:18
4. "Southbound Train" (Julie Gold) – 4:32
5. "These Days In An Open Book" – 3:33
6. "Time Of Inconvenience" – 3:48
7. "Don't Forget About Me" (Griffith, James Hooker) – 3:00
8. "Always Will" – 2:42
9. "Going Back To Georgia" (Griffith, Adam Duritz, Brian Claflin) – 4:15
10. "Talk To Me While I'm Listening" – 4:12
11. "Fragile" – 3:26
12. "On Grafton Street" (Griffith, Fred Koller) – 3:58
13. "Anything you Need But Me" – 3:08
14. "Goodnight to a Mother's Dream" – 4:03
15. "This Heart" – 3:26