Poet in My Window

Poet in My Window is the second studio album by the singer-songwriter Nanci Griffith, released in 1982.^[6][7] A reissue of the album included a bonus track, "Can't Love Wrong", in the unusual position as the album's lead-off track, preceding all of the original tracks.^[8] Griffith wrote all but one of the album's tunes.

Poet in My Window
Studio album by Nanci Griffith
Released	1982
Recorded	Loma Ranch Studio, Fredericksburg, Texas
Genre	Folk
Length	33:57
Label	Featherbed (original)[1] Philo Records
Producer	Nanci Griffith, John Hill, Laurie Hill
Nanci Griffith chronology
There's a Light Beyond These Woods (1978) Poet in My Window (1982) Once in a Very Blue Moon (1985)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[1]
MusicHound Folk: The Essential Album Guide	[3]
Ottawa Citizen	[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[5]

Critical reception

Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr., for AllMusic, wrote that "While Poet in My Window is only a small step up from Nanci Griffith's debut, the album finds her inching toward the mature art of Once in a Very Blue Moon."^[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Nanci Griffith, except "Tonight I Think I'm Gonna Go Downtown" by Jimmie Gilmore and John Reed.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Marilyn Monroe/Neon and Waltzes"	2:42
2.	"Heart of a Miner"	3:37
3.	"Julie Anne"	3:09
4.	"You Can't Go Home Again"	3:58
5.	"October Reasons"	3:20
6.	"Wheels"	2:45
7.	"Workin' in Corners"	4:03
8.	"Waltzing with the Angels"	3:04
9.	"Trouble with Roses"	2:27
10.	"Tonight I Think I'm Gonna Go Downtown"	2:33
11.	"Poet in My Window"	2:19
Total length:		33:57

2002 Reissue bonus track

No.	Title	Note	Length
1.	"Can't Love Wrong"	Inserted as first track on reissue.	2:57

Personnel

• Nanci Griffith – acoustic guitar, lead vocals, harmony vocals
• Brian Wood – acoustic lead guitar, pedal steel, harmony vocals
• Wells Young – piano, synthesizer; bass on "October Reasons"
• Eric Taylor – bass
• Evelyne Taylor – harmony vocals
• John Hill – drums
• The Gulf Coasters – harmony vocals on "Wheels"
  • Marlin Griffith – tenor
  • Al Copp – bass
  • John Grosnick – lead
  • Dick Blatter – baritone
  • Mo Rector – vocal arrangement

Production

• Nanci Griffith – Producer
• John Hill – Producer, engineer
• Laurie Hill – Producer, engineer
• Brian Wood – Associate Producer
• Tom Southwick – Executive Producer

Track information and credits adapted from the album's liner notes.^[9]