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Little Love Affairs is Nanci Griffith's sixth studio album. It peaked at No. 27 on the Billboard Country Albums chart and topped the UK fortnightly country album chart for six weeks. It was also Griffith's first appearance on the main UK albums chart, where it reached No. 78. It spawned three charting singles on the Hot Country Singles chart, with "I Knew Love", "Never Mind", and "Anyone Can Be Somebody's Fool" reaching No. 37, No. 58, and No. 64 respectively. The album marks the beginning of Griffith's long association with keyboardist James Hooker, who would appear on every album until 2006.
| Little Love Affairs | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1988 | |||
| Recorded | August 1987 | |||
| Studio | Soundstage Studio, Nashville, Tennessee | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 36:15 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Producer | Tony Brown, Nanci Griffith | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Chicago Tribune | (positive)[2] |
| Robert Christgau | B+[3] |
| Rolling Stone | [4] |
LP track listing
editSide one
edit- "Anyone Can Be Somebody's Fool" (Nanci Griffith) – 2:39
- "I Knew Love" (Roger Brown) – 3:17
- "Never Mind" (Harlan Howard) – 3:42
- "Love Wore a Halo (Back Before the War)" (Griffith) – 3:23
- "So Long Ago" (Griffith) – 4:10
- "Gulf Coast Highway" duet with Mac McAnally (James Hooker, Griffith, Danny Flowers) – 3:06
Side two
edit- "Little Love Affairs" (Griffith, Hooker) – 3:08
- "I Wish It Would Rain" (Griffith) – 2:38
- "Outbound Plane" (Griffith, Tom Russell) – 2:39
- "I Would Change My Life" (Robert Earl Keen, Jr) – 3:08
- "Sweet Dreams Will Come" duet with John Stewart (John Stewart) – 4:25
Personnel
edit- Nanci Griffith - acoustic guitar, lead vocals, backing vocals
- Charlie Bundy- backing vocals
- Sam Bush - mandolin
- John Catchings - cello
- Béla Fleck - banjo
- Dan Flowers - slide guitar, backing vocals
- Pat Flynn - acoustic guitar
- Jon Goin - classical guitar, electric guitar. hi-string guitar
- Lloyd Green - dobro, piano
- James Hooker - piano, synthesizer
- David Hungate - bass guitar
- Roy Huskey Jr. - upright bass
- Lucy Kaplansky - backing vocals
- Mac McAnally - gut-string guitar and duet vocals on "Gulf Coast Highway"
- Rick Marotta - drums
- Mark O'Connor - mandolin, viola, violin
- John Stewart - electric guitar and duet vocals on "Sweet Dreams Will Come"
- Billy Joe Walker Jr. - acoustic guitar
Chart performance
edit| Chart (1988) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Albums (OCC)[5] | 78 |
| UK Country Albums (OCC)[6] | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums[7] | 27 |
References
edit- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ Chicago Tribune review
- ^ Robert Christgau Consumer Guide
- ^ Rolling Stone review[dead link]
- ^ "Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music Week. 26 March 1988. p. 25. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ "Top 20 Albums: Country" (PDF). Music Week. 2 April 1988. p. 8. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ "Nanci Griffith Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. April 15, 1988. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
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