Late Night Grande Hotel

Late Night Grande Hotel
Studio album by
Nanci Griffith
ReleasedSeptember 1991
RecordedFebruary – June 1991
GenreCountry pop
Length38:45
LabelMCA
ProducerPeter Van Hooke, Rod Argent
Nanci Griffith chronology
Storms
(1989) 		Late Night Grande Hotel
(1991) 		Other Voices, Other Rooms
(1993)

Late Night Grande Hotel is the ninth studio album by American singer-songwriter Nanci Griffith. It was released in September 1991 by MCA Records. It was produced by Peter Van Hooke and Rod Argent, with a slightly more pop-oriented sound than previous albums. It also features vocal contributions from Phil Everly and Tanita Tikaram.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyB[2]
Q[3]

Writing for AllMusic, critic Lindsay Planer wrote of the album "While not her best disc during the late '80s/early '90s, Late Night Grande Hotel is a solid effort with some of her most mature material to date."[1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Nanci Griffith, except where indicated

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."It's Just Another Morning Here" 4:23
2."Late Night Grande Hotel" 3:35
3."It's Too Late" 2:17
4."Fields of Summer" 4:19
5."Heaven"Julie Gold3:28
6."The Power Lines"Nanci Griffith, Patrick Alger, James Hooker2:38
7."Hometown Streets"Nanci Griffith, James Hooker4:11
8."Down 'N' Outer" 2:45
9."One Blade Shy of a Sharp Edge" 2:58
10."The Sun, Moon, and Stars"Vince Bell4:24
11."San Diego Serenade"Tom Waits3:27
Total length:38:25

Personnel

  • Nanci Griffith – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Blue Moon Orchestra

with:

  • Phil Everly – vocals on "It's Just Another Morning Here"
  • Tanita Tikaram – vocals on "It's Too Late"
  • Mo Foster – bass on "Heaven", "The Power Lines" and "Down 'N' Outer"
  • Mitch Dalton – classical guitar on "The Power Lines" and "Down 'N' Outer"
  • Rod Argent – string arrangements

References

  1. ^ a b Planer, Lindsay. "Late Night Grande Hotel - Nanci Griffith". AllMusic. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
  2. ^ Arnold, Gina (October 11, 1991). "Late Night Grande Hotel Review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on May 18, 2007. Retrieved September 29, 2013.
  3. ^ "Nanci Griffith - Late Night Grande Hotel CD Album". CD Universe. Retrieved September 29, 2013.


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