Late Night Grande Hotel

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.

Late Night Grande Hotel
Studio album by
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)

Reception edit

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 edit

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 edit

  • 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 edit

  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. Retrieved September 29, 2013.
  3. ^ "Nanci Griffith - Late Night Grande Hotel CD Album". CD Universe. Retrieved September 29, 2013.