Flyer is a 15-track studio album, primarily of original material by singer-songwriter

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 Nanci Griffith

Nanci Griffith

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, released in 1994. It was nominated for Best Contemporary Folk Album in the 37th Annual Grammy Awards (March 1, 1995). The album features contributions from Peter Buck

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, Mark Knopfler

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, Emmylou Harris

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, Larry Mullen Jr.

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, Adam Clayton

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, Adam Duritz

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, The Chieftains

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, and the Indigo Girls

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.

Reception

Writing for Allmusic, critic Vik Iyengar wrote of the album "Although she falters a bit when choosing to tackle politics ("Time of Inconvenience"), this is her most consistent album of original songs in almost a decade."

Track listing

All tracks composed by Nanci Griffith; except where indicated

1. "The Flyer" – 4:23
2. "Nobody's Angel" – 4:13
3. "Say It Isn't So" (Griffith, Harlan Howard
   Harlan Howard
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   ) – 3:18
4. "Southbound Train" (Julie Gold
   Julie Gold
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   ) – 4:32
5. "These Days In An Open Book" – 3:33
6. "Time Of Inconvenience" – 3:48
7. "Don't Forget About Me" (Griffith, James Hooker) – 3:00
8. "Always Will" – 2:42
9. "Going Back To Georgia" (Griffith, Adam Duritz, Brian Claflin) – 4:15
10. "Talk To Me While I'm Listening" – 4:12
11. "Fragile" – 3:26
12. "On Grafton Street" (Griffith, Fred Koller
    Fred Koller
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    ) – 3:58
13. "Anything you Need But Me" – 3:08
14. "Goodnight to a Mother's Dream" – 4:03
15. "This Heart" – 3:26