The Complete MCA Studio Recordings [EXTRA TRACKS] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED]

Nanci Griffith

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 17, 2003)
• Original Release Date: June 17, 2003
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Extra tracks, Original recording remastered
• Label: Mca
• ASIN: B00009PJPQ
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #11,151 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 4 albums for the price of 2. Nanci is brilliant., December 13, 2004

By	Tom B "handydandy" (Westport, CT USA) - See all my reviews

This collection includes four complete Nanci Griffith albums: Lone Star State of Mind, Little Love Affairs, Storms, and Late Night Grande Hotel, plus a couple of previously unreleased tracks. They're all very good albums, so this collection is a real bargain. It's not meant as a "best of" collection, but rather four of her albums, in their entirety. I like that, because best-of collections inevitably leave out some really good tracks. I'm a big fan of Nanci Griffith, with her bell-like little-girl voice and tuneful songs. Almost all of these songs are classics in their own right, and anyone who likes Nanci will appreciate them. Newcomers will be won over. Her music is exceptional: melodic, beautifully performed and with obvious emotional involvement. If you already have one or more of the albums, you'll have to weigh the price of getting the rest of them included here as a batch vs. buying them individually. On the other hand, there are a couple of nice bonus tracks not on the albums. If you're just starting a collection of Nanci's music this is a fabulous deal, a wealth of great music for a great price.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars All the wheat and not much chaff, February 19, 2006

By	David A. Bede (Singapore) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

There's something a bit frustrating about the MCA portion of Nanci Griffith's career. She has a couple of five-star albums to her credit dating to before and after the period covered here, but none from during the MCA era. All four of the albums collected here have some wonderful songs and a few forgettable ones. The good news, though, is that none of the songs are actually bad. Besides, with four albums for less than the price of two, a few weak links are perfectly acceptable.

If any of those four is missing from your collection (and especially if you only have a greatest-hits CD), this is worth picking up. All four of the MCA albums featured at least one great song that hasn't turned up on any of her live albums or compilations. "Lone Star State of Mind," "Never Mind," "Love Wore A Halo," "San Diego Serenade," and "You Made This Love A Teardrop" have all aged just as well as concert staples like "Gulf Coast Highway" or "I Wish It Would Rain" (which are, of course, here as well).

For the completists, there are three previously unreleased (or nearly-unreleased) songs here. Of these, the bouncy "Tumble and Fall" is definitely a keeper, and "Stand Your Ground" is also pretty good. The third, a cover of "Wooden Heart," is just about identical to every other version of that song I've ever heard, so if you liked those, you'll like her version too.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nice Remastering Job! Excellent Nanci - Great Box Set, March 7, 2005

By	Willie Boy - See all my reviews

this is the way I like it!
4 albums on 2 cd's..
couldn't have come at a better time since I just now discovered this inviting angelic heart warming voice.
she is a beautiful lady
these are her beautiful songs

Highly Recommended!