Little Love Affairs
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.
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| Released | 1988 | |||
| Recorded | August 1987, Soundstage Studio, Nashville, Tennessee | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 36:15 | |||
| Label | MCA Records | |||
| Producer | Tony Brown and Nanci Griffith | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    |
| Chicago Tribune | (positive) [2] |
| Robert Christgau | B+ [3] |
| Rolling Stone | |
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 Huskey 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 |
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| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums[5] | 27 |
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References
- AllMusic review
- Chicago Tribune review
- Robert Christgau Consumer Guide
- Rolling Stone review
- "Nanci Griffith Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. April 15, 1988. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
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