Little Love Letters is the seventh studio album by American country music artist Carlene Carter, released on June 22, 1993. It had one major Billboard Hot Country Songs hit in the No. 3 "Every Little Thing", and two minor ones in the No. 51 "Unbreakable Heart" and No. 50 "I Love You 'Cause I Want To". The album itself rose to No. 35 on the Top Country Albums chart. "Unbreakable Heart" was later covered by Jessica Andrews on her 1999 debut Heart Shaped World, whose version reached No. 24 on the country singles charts.
Track listing
Personnel Musicians Eddie Bayers — drums, percussion Carlene Carter — acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin, autoharp, percussion, vocals Buddy Emmons — pedal steel guitar Howie Epstein — acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass guitar, banjo, percussion, background vocals Roy Huskey Jr. — upright bass John Jorgenson — acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass guitar, mandocello, mandolin, slide guitar, clarinet, bassoon, saxophone Albert Lee — acoustic guitar, mandolin David Lindley — acoustic guitar, banjo, fiddle, mandolin JayDee Maness — pedal steel guitar Phil Parlapiano — accordion, piano Joe Romersa — drums, percussion Benmont Tench — piano, organ, "various other keyboard-related instruments" Willie Weeks — bass guitar
Chorus on "I Love You 'Cause I Want To": NRBQ, Jim Lauderdale, Andy Paley, Kathy Valentine, Dave Edmunds, Susan Cowsill, Phil Parlapiano, Joe Romersa
Technical Howie Epstein — production (all tracks) John Jorgenson — production ("Sweet Meant to Be" only) Irvin Kramer — engineering Dale Lavi — photography Chris Lord-Alge — mixing Joe Romersa — engineering Ed Seay — engineering
Chart performance Chart (1993) Peakposition U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 35 U.S. Billboard 200 196 Canadian RPM Country Albums 2 Canadian RPM Top Albums 45
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