The Loving Kind (Nanci Griffith album)

The Loving Kind
Studio album by
Nanci Griffith
ReleasedJune 9, 2009 (2009-06-09)
RecordedNovember 2008 – March 2009
GenreFolk, country
LabelRounder
ProducerPat McInerney and Thomm Jutz
Nanci Griffith chronology
Ruby's Torch
(2006) 		The Loving Kind
(2009) 		Intersection
(2012)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Austin Chronicle[2]
BBC Music(positive)[3]
Billboard(positive)[4]
Exclaim!(favorable)[5]
PopMatters[6]
USA Today[7]

The Loving Kind is the 19th album by singer-songwriter Nanci Griffith. It was released June 9, 2009 as her last album for Rounder Records, a label for whom Griffith worked since 2002. Comprising thirteen songs (A fourteenth was released as a bonus track on iTunes), it was her first release of all new material since 2005. The album tackles political topics such as Loving vs. Virginia ("The Loving Kind") and capital punishment ("Not Innocent Enough"), as well as songs about Griffith's heroes, such as Townes Van Zandt ("Up Against the Rain").[8] BBC Music gave the album a generally positive review, stating that "It does sound like her muse is finally on the mend."[3]

  1. ^ Jurek, Thom. "The Loving Kind - Nanci Griffith". AllMusic. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
  2. ^ Caligiuri, Jim (June 26, 2009). "Nanci Griffith: The Loving Kind (Rounder)". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
  3. ^ a b Lusk, John (June 15, 2009). "Review of Nanci Griffith - The Loving Kind". BBC Music. Retrieved August 31, 2011.
  4. ^ "Nanci Griffith - Loving Kind CD Album". CD Universe. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
  5. ^ Doole, Kerry (August 2009). "Nanci Griffith - The Loving Kind". Exclaim!. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
  6. ^ Horowitz, Steve (June 9, 2009). "Nanci Griffith: The Loving Kind". PopMatters. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
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  8. ^ Griffith, Nanci. "The Loving Kind".