Hearts in Mind

Hearts in Mind
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 11, 2004 / February 1, 2005 (US)
RecordedMarch – July 2004
GenreFolk, country
Length46:44 / 51:01 (US)
LabelNew Door
ProducerNanci Griffith, Pat McInerney
Nanci Griffith chronology
The Complete MCA Studio Recordings
(2002)
Hearts in Mind
(2004)
Ruby's Torch
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com[1]
AllMusic[8]
BBC Music(positive)[3]
Entertainment WeeklyC+[4]
The Music Box[5]
Paste(positive)[6]
PopMatters[7]
Rolling Stone[2]
Uncut[9]
USA Today[10]

Hearts in Mind is an album by folk-country singer Nanci Griffith, which was released in Ireland and the United Kingdom on October 11, 2004. It was later released in the USA on February 1, 2005 featuring the bonus track "Our Very Own".[1]. As with Griffith's 2001 album Clock Without Hands, Vietnam is a recurring theme ("Old Hanoi", "Heart of Indochine").

Track listing

All tracks composed by Nanci Griffith; except where indicated.[11]

  1. "Simple Life" (Griffith, Elizabeth Cook) 3:06
  2. "Angels" (Tom Kimmel, Jennifer Kimball) 4:34
  3. "Heart of Indochine" 3:48
  4. "Beautiful" 4:10
  5. "Back When Ted Loved Sylvia" (LeAnn Etheridge) 4:15
  6. "Mountain of Sorrow" (Julie Gold) 3:50
  7. "Old Hanoi" 3:39
  8. "Before" (Griffith, LeAnn Etheridge) 2:43
  9. "I Love This Town" featuring Jimmy Buffett on backing vocals (Clive Gregson) 3:21
  10. "Rise to the Occasion" (Ron Davies) 3:18
  11. "Love Conquers All" (Griffith, Charley Stefl) 2:50
  12. "Last Train Home" 3:06
  13. "Big Blue Ball of War" 4:05
  14. "Our Very Own" (Griffith, Keith Carradine) *(US Release Only) 4:15

Personnel

The Blue Moon Orchestra[12]
  • LeAnn Etheridge - acoustic guitar, bass guitar, harmony vocals
  • Clive Gregson - acoustic and electric guitar, dobro, mandolin, accordion
  • Ron de la Vega - bass guitar
  • James Hooker - piano, organ, synthesizer
  • Pat McInerney - drums, percussion

References

  1. ^ "About.com review". Archived from the original on September 20, 2005. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
  2. ^ "Rolling Stone review". Archived from the original on April 25, 2009. Retrieved September 30, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ BBC Music review
  4. ^ Entertainment Weekly review
  5. ^ The Music Box review
  6. ^ Paste review
  7. ^ PopMatters review
  8. ^ AllMusic review
  9. ^ "Nanci Griffith – Hearts in Mind". Uncut. 2005. Retrieved September 30, 2013.[permanent dead link]
  10. ^ USA Today review
  11. ^ Sue Keogh: Nanci Griffith Hearts In Mind Review, bbc.co.uk
  12. ^ Blue Moon Orchestra, nancigriffith.com, (archived on April 6, 2005)