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Feb 12, 2022 · From her 1985 Austin City Limits, Nanci Griffith performs "Once in a Very Blue Moon." Lyle Lovett joins on background vocals.Enjoy an hour of late Texas sing...
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- “If I Were The Woman You Wanted,” Nanci Griffith
- “Closing Time,” Lacy J. Dalton
- “The Front Porch Song,” Robert Earl Keen Jr.
Written by Lyle Lovett It might confuse some because Griffith released the song on her 1984 album, Once in a Very Blue Moon, as “If I Were the Woman You Wanted.” But later, in 1986, Lovett released the song, “If I Were the Man That You Wanted,” on his self-titled debut album. His version is a bit more drawn out, and smoother, whereas Griffith, on h...
Written by Lyle Lovett No, this isn’t the Semisonic song. This is the 1986 finger-picked Americana tune by country singer Lacy J. Dalton. Written by Lovett, this track appeared first (though just barely) on Dalton’s album, Highway Diner. A folk artist, Dalton released 23 albums, the latest of which was in 2010, Here’s To Hank. “Closing Time,” which...
Written by Lyle Lovett Released on Keen’s 1984 album, No Kinda Dancer, “The Front Porch Song” is a storytelling song about slower times, a perspective from your home, and simple wants and hopes. The track appeared two years later on Lovett’s self-titled album in 1986 as “This Old Porch.” Keen plays it faster, more of a chug-a-lug song, whereas Love...
- Jacob Uitti
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- Senior Writer
Lyle Lovett, who contributed backing vocals to her third album, Once in a Very Blue Moon, had won it before her. In 2010, Griffith received a Lifetime Achievement Award at BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards.
Once in a Very Blue Moon is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Nanci Griffith, released in 1985. 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.
- She’s No Lady. Coming from Lyle Lovett’s second studio album, Pontiac, the single, “She’s No Lady,” peaked on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in 1988, and at number eight on RPM Canada’s Country Tracks.
- Cowboy Man. Coming from Lyle Lovett’s self-titled debut album, which was released in 1986, the single, “Cowboy Man,” became his first top ten hit on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart by ranking tenth.
- Give Back My Heart. Lyle Lovett’s second album, Pontiac, brought forth five singles that would realize chart success for the country singer-songwriter.
- Blues for Dixie (featuring Asleep at the Wheel) In 1993, Lyle Lovett collaborated with swing band, Asleep at the Wheel, for the Grammy Award-winning single, “Blues for Dixie.”
Lyle Lovett's "If I Were The Woman You Wanted" is one of the many gems. Lovett adds harmony vocals to two cuts and Griffith also gets assistance from B+la Fleck and Mark O'Connor. Griffith is an eclectic artist capable of attracting a wide variety of listeners.
Nanci Griffith had recorded Lovett's "If I Were the Man You Wanted" as "If I Were the Woman You Wanted" for her 1984 album, Once in a Very Blue Moon. He appears on that album as a vocalist and can also be seen in the picture on the cover of her subsequent album Last of the True Believers (1986).
