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
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."
Track listing
Personnel Nanci Griffith – vocals, acoustic guitar Rod Argent – keyboards, synthesiser, string arrangements, vocal harmony Fran Breen – drums Barry Burton – electric guitar Byrd Burton – acoustic and electric guitars Mitch Dalton – classical guitar on "The Power Lines" and "Down 'N' Outer", slide guitar Mo Foster – bass on "Heaven", "The Power Lines" and "Down 'N' Outer" Peter Gorish – upright and electric basses, cello James Hooker – keyboards Pat McInerney – percussion Peter Van Hooke – drums and percussion
String section
Violins: Mark Berrow, Ben Croft, Roger Garland, Roy Gillard, Wilfred Gibson, Tim Good, James McLeod, Peter Oxer, Jonathan Rees, Barry Wilde, David Woodcock Violas: Levine Andrade, David Emanuel, George Robertson, Robert Smissen Cellos: Paul Kegg, Helen Liebmann, Martin Loveday, Anthony Pleeth,
Guest vocalists Phil Everly – vocals on "It's Just Another Morning Here" Tanita Tikaram – vocals on "It's Too Late"
Charts Chart (1991) Peakposition European Albums (Eurotipsheet)99 UK Country Albums (OCC) 1
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