Storms is singer-songwriter

Singer-songwriter

Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...

 Nanci Griffith

Nanci Griffith

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

's eighth album. In it she heads in a third musical direction, that of pop music

Popular music

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. Griffith, whose background is primarily folk music

Folk music

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, turned toward country music

Country music

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 in her preceding four or five albums, and here, again, ventures into a little different style. Griffith enlisted the talents of noted rock music

Rock music

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 producer Glyn Johns

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 for the musical style change. The album landed at #42 on the Billboard

Billboard (magazine)

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 Country Albums chart, and at #99 on the Pop Albums chart in 1989.

Reception

Writing for Allmusic, critic Lindsay Planer notes that although her change in style was not well received by purists, Griffith "unfurled some of her finest musical stories to date."

Track listing

All tracks composed by Nanci Griffith; except where indicated

1. "I Don't Wanna Talk About Love" (Griffith, James Hooker) – 4:08
2. "Drive-In Movies and Dashboard Lights" – 3:14
3. "You Made This Love a Teardrop" – 3:12
4. "Brave Companion of the Road" – 3:20
5. "Storms" (Eric Taylor
   Eric Taylor (musician)
   Eric Taylor is an American singer-songwriter from Texas. He is known for his anecdotal songs which often take the form of short stories. In addition to Taylor's seven solo releases, his songs have been recorded by Nanci Griffith, Lyle Lovett and many others.-Biography:Eric Taylor was born in...
   
   ) – 3:10
6. "It's a Hard Life Wherever You Go" – 4:01
7. "If Wishes Were Changes" (Griffith, James Hooker) – 3:47
8. "Listen to the Radio" – 3:48
9. "Leaving the Harbor" – 3:28
10. "Radio Fragile" (Griffith, James Hooker) – 5:36

Chart performance

Chart (1989)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	42
U.S. Billboard 200	99