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by folk singer Nanci Griffith. It was her first album for

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after leaving

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. Recorded live during the ''

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'' tour in spring 2002, this album grew from the original wish to capture just one live song (

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' "What's That I Hear") into a 14-track live CD album, Griffith's first live recording since ''

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'' (1988). On May 29, 2002, at the historic Tennessee Theatre in Knoxville, a live performance was filmed, and released on DVD under the same name. During the recording of both the album and the DVD, Griffith was joined on stage by

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and

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Track listing

All tracks composed by Nanci Griffith; except where indicated #" Speed of the Sound of Loneliness" ( John Prine) 4:40 #"I Wish It Would Rain" 2:36 #" Boots of Spanish Leather" ( Bob Dylan) 6:34 #"Two for the Road" 2:59 #"Listen to the Radio" 3:51 #"There's a Light Beyond These Woods (Mary Margaret)" 4:46 #"Gulf Coast Highway" (Griffith, James Hooker,

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) 3:32 #"The Flyer" 4:46 #"Good Night, New York" (

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) 5:06 #"Traveling Through This Part Of You" 4:19 #"Last Train Home" 3:05 #"I'm Not Drivin' These Wheels (Bring the Prose to the Wheel)" 3:40 #"What's That I Hear" (

) 4:08 #"White Freight Liner" ( Townes Van Zandt) 5:01

Personnel

* Nanci Griffith - vocals, acoustic guitars * James Hooker - keyboards, vocals * Pat McInerney - drums, percussion * Ron de la Vega - bass, cello, vocals * Chas Williams - electric guitars, dobro * Le Ann Etheridge - acoustic guitar, vocals *

- harmony vocal on "Good Night, New York" *

- acoustic guitar & additional vocals on "What's That I Hear" & "White Freight Liner" *

- acoustic guitar on "What's That I Hear" & "White Freight Liner"

Chart performance

References

Nanci Griffith albums 2002 live albums Rounder Records live albums {{2000s-country-album-stub