There's A Light Beyond These Woods
by Nanci Griffith

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There's A Light Beyond These Woods by Nanci Griffith
Year: 1978
Overall rank: 30,485th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
70/100 (from 4 votes)
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Award Top albums of 1978 (343rd)
Award Top albums of of the 1970s (3,296th)
Award Best albums of all time (30,485th)

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Nanci Griffith bestography

There's A Light Beyond These Woods is ranked 11th best out of 23 albums by Nanci Griffith on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Nanci Griffith is Little Love Affairs which is ranked number 6292 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 212.

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Overall rank: 30,485th | 1970s rank: 3,296th | 1978 rank: 343rd  Overall chart history
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 !		09/10/2023 14:25 henrygreen0203  Ratings distribution  87374/100
 
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Above Average.

This independently-produced debut from Nanci Griffith is charming and intriguing. The production is hit or miss, but it best supports her on the dreamy Alabama Soft Spoken Blues. The original material is decent for a folk debut, but the charm here is mostly Griffith's captivating vocal performance. Very reminiscent of Joni Mitchell or Joan Baez, with barely a trace of Griffith's trademark lingering Texas drawl.

Eric Taylor, Griffith's husband at the time, appears here singing his original song "Dollar Matinee." He went on to release his gorgeous debut album "Shameless Love" just a few years after this release.

I recommend her follow-up independent albums over this, but this is still a worthy debut. This album was reissued in 2023 for streaming with the beautiful original artwork.

All but two songs written or co-written by Nanci Griffith.

Track Pick: There's a Light Beyond These Woods
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