Released in July 2001, Clock Without Hands is Nanci Griffith

Nanci Griffith

Nanci Griffith, is an American singer, guitarist and songwriter from Austin, Texas.-Biography:...

's fourteenth studio album. It was named after Carson McCullers

Carson McCullers

Carson McCullers was an American writer. She wrote novels, short stories, and two plays, as well as essays and some poetry. Her first novel The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter explores the spiritual isolation of misfits and outcasts of the South...

' final novel http://www.nancigriffith.com/discography_albums.php?album=11 , and is a particularly personal collection of songs, including "Last Song For Mother" , a moving tribute to her late mother. Vietnam is also a recurring subject in several songs, including the biographical "Pearls Eye View (The Life Of Dickey Chapelle)" for Dickey Chapelle

Dickey Chapelle

Dickey Chapelle, born Georgette Louise Meyer , was an American photojournalist known for her work as a war correspondent from World War II through the Vietnam War.-Early life:...

, and "Traveling Through This Part Of You" for ex-husband Eric Taylor, a Vietnam veteran.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Nanci Griffith; except where indicated

1. "Clock Without Hands" 3:43
2. "Traveling Through This Part Of You" 4:03
3. "Where Would I Be" (Paul Carrack
   Paul Carrack
   Paul Carrack is an English singer, songwriter and musician. Carrack has been a member of several bands including Ace, Squeeze, Mike + The Mechanics, and Roxy Music, been a session and touring musician for several others including Nick Lowe, and has enjoyed success as a solo artist as well...
   
   ) 4:28
4. "Midnight In Missoula" 3:59
5. "Lost Him In The Sun" (John Stewart
   John Stewart (musician)
   John Coburn Stewart was an American songwriter and singer. He is known for his contributions to the American folk music movement of the 1960s while with The Kingston Trio and as the songwriter of The Monkees' #1 hit "Daydream Believer" and his own #5 hit "Gold", among several hundred original...
   
   ) 2:52
6. "The Ghost Inside Of Me" (John Stewart) 3:04
7. "Truly Something Fine" (Griffith, James Hooker) 3:06
8. "Cotton" (James Hooker) 2:41
9. "Pearl's Eye View (The Life Of Dickey Chapelle)" (Griffith, Maura Kennedy) 3:27
10. "Roses On The 4th Of July" 3:36
11. "Shaking Out The Snow" (Griffith, James Hooker) 4:45
12. "Armstrong" (John Stewart) 3:33
13. "Last Song For Mother" 2:40
14. "In The Wee Small Hours" (Bob Hilliard
    Bob Hilliard
    Bob Hilliard was an American lyricist. He wrote the words for the songs; "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning", "Any Day Now", "Dear Hearts and Gentle People", "Our Day Will Come", "My Little Corner of the World", and "Seven Little Girls ".-Career:Born in New York City, New York, and after...
    
    , David A.Mann) 2:50