Little Love Affairs
| Little Love Affairs | ||||
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| Studio album by Nanci Griffith | ||||
| Released | 1988 | |||
| Recorded | August 1987, Soundstage Studio, Nashville, Tennessee | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 36:15 | |||
| Label | MCA Records | |||
| Producer | Tony Brown and Nanci Griffith | |||
| Nanci Griffith chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Chicago Tribune | (positive) [2] |
| Robert Christgau | B+ [3] |
| Rolling Stone | [4] |
Little Love Affairs is Nanci Griffith's sixth album, and it had similar success to the preceding album, Lone Star State of Mind, on the Billboard charts. The album peaked at #27 on the Country Albums chart and one of its tracks entered into the Top 40 of the Hot Country Singles chart: "I Knew Love" rose to #37. Two more tracks also charted: "Never Mind" at #58, and "Anyone Can Be Somebody's Fool" at #64.
LP track listing
Side one
- "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
- "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
- Charlie Bundy- background vocals
- Sam Bush - mandolin
- John Catchings - cello
- Béla Fleck - banjo
- Dan Flowers - slide guitar, background vocals
- Pat Flynn - acoustic guitar
- Jon Goin - classical guitar, electric guitar. hi-string guitar
- Lloyd Green - dobro, piano
- Nanci Griffith - acoustic guitar, lead vocals, background vocals
- James Hooker - piano, synthesizer
- David Hungate - bass guitar
- Roy Husky Jr. - upright bass
- Lucy Kaplansky - background 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
| Chart (1988) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 27 |
References
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