''One Fair Summer Evening'' was

Nanci Griffith Nanci Caroline Griffith (July 6, 1953 – August 13, 2021) was an American singer, guitarist, and songwriter. She appeared many times on the PBS music program ''Austin City Limits'' starting in 1985 (season 10). In 1994 she won a Grammy Award fo ...

's seventh album, and her first one recorded in a live setting. It was recorded on August 19 and August 20, 1988 at Anderson Fair, a

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club long known for featuring folk artists in an intimate setting. Griffith mainly performed live versions of songs from her previously released albums, but added in a couple of new ones: "Deadwood, South Dakota" and "I Would Bring You Ireland". The album rose into the #43 position of the

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Country Albums chart.

Critical reception

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s Lindsay Planer gave the album 4½ out of a possible 5 stars and began the review with, "This is singer/songwriter Nanci Griffith's first live album, and it captures the essence of what has endeared Griffith to fans of both folk and cosmopolitan country. Although One Fair Summer Evening was not an immediate phenomenon at the cash registers, the revealing nature of the performance has secured it a place in the hearts of enthusiasts since its release in 1988." Jon Cummings of ''PopDose'' wrote, "Stripped of most of the country elements that had been ladled over their studio versions, Griffith’s songs emerge crisp and timeless; indeed, these live recordings accomplish the rare feat of rendering their studio antecedents obsolete."

Track listing

Personnel

* Nanci Griffith -

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, lead vocals * Denny Bixby -

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* Denice Franke - backing vocals * James Hooker -

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* Doug Hudson - harmony vocals * Denise Franke - harmony vocals * Eric Taylor, James Hooker, Denny Bixby - harmony vocals on "Love at the Five and Dime"

Production

*Producers - Nanci Griffith and Tony Brown *Associate Producer - Buzz Stone *Engineer - Phillip Barrett *Assistant Engineer - Steve Lowney, Andy Vastola *Second Engineers - Marty Williams, Mark J. Coddington *Mastered by - Glenn Meadows *CD Master Tape Prepared by - Glenn Meadows *Digital Editing - Milan Bogdan *Art Direction - Simon Levy *Design - Virginia Team/Jerry Joyner *Photography - Peter Nash Track information and credits adapted from ''

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'', then verified from the album's liner notes.

Chart performance

References

{{Authority control Nanci Griffith albums 1988 live albums Albums produced by Tony Brown (record producer) MCA Records live albums