Hot Chocolate Massage

Creating Hot Chocolate Massage is the third album by the folk rock band Tiny Lights, released in 1990 by Absolute A Go Go Records.

Hot Chocolate Massage
Studio album by Tiny Lights
Released	1990
Genre	Folk rock
Length	66:42
Label	Absolute A Go Go
Producer	John Hamilton
Tiny Lights chronology
Hazel's Wreath (1988) Hot Chocolate Massage (1990) Stop the Sun, I Want to Go Home (1992)

Release and reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Critics of the Trouser Press felt that extensive touring had given the band "muscle and maturity" and noted the overall live feeling of the album.[2] The Allmusic critic Jason Ankeny criticized the album for lacking focus because of excessive experimentation. Despite this he gave it four and a half out of five stars, calling the high points of Hot Chocolate Massage "sublime" and "daring and eclectic".[1]

Track listing

All music is composed by Donna Croughn & John Hamilton, except "Wave" and "Pushin' the Button" co-written by Dave Dreiwitz.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Lavenderman"	4:58
2.	"Moonwhite Day"	4:39
3.	"Sweet Romance"	4:02
4.	"Bartholomew"	3:40
5.	"Wave"	4:38
6.	"Closer"	5:24
7.	"Evil"	4:33
8.	"Big Straw Hat"	2:52
9.	"After All"	6:46
10.	"Crawl"	3:30
11.	"H. C. M."	1:44
12.	"Pushin' the Button"	3:32
13.	"Tuesday Afternoon"	16:24

Personnel

Tiny Lights Donna Croughn – vocals, violin Andy Demos – drums, clarinet, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone Dave Dreiwitz – bass guitar, trumpet, vocals John Hamilton – guitar, vocals, production Jane Scarpantoni – cello, vocals

Additional musicians and production Henry Hirsch – clavinet on "Closer"

References

1. Ankeny, Jason. "Hot Chocolate Massage". Allmusic. Retrieved August 4, 2012.
2. Frampton, Scott, Schinder, Scott. "TINY LIGHTS", Trouser Press. Retrieved August 4, 2012.

External links

• Hot Chocolate Massage at Discogs (list of releases)