Little Village
Studio album by
Little Village
Released18 February 1992
Recorded1991
StudioMoula Banda Studios, Santa Monica, Hollywood, California
Ocean Way Studios, Hollywood, California
GenreRoots rock[1]
Length46:24
LabelReprise
ProducerLittle Village
Singles from Little Village
  1. "Solar Sex Panel"
    Released: 1992
  2. "Don't Go Away Mad"
    Released: 1992
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Little Village is the only studio album by the band Little Village. The band, a super-group comprising Ry Cooder, John Hiatt, Nick Lowe and Jim Keltner, released the album, went on a tour of the US and Europe to support it, and disbanded the year of its release. They had previously worked as a group while recording Hiatt's solo album Bring the Family in 1987. Although all songs are credited to all four group members, Hiatt sang all but three, with two sung by Lowe and one by Cooder. "She Runs Hot", "Solar Sex Panel" and "Don't Go Away Mad" were released as singles. The Solar Sex Panel EP contained a new non-album track "Do With Me What You Want to Do" written by Cooder/Hiatt/Keltner/Lowe and sung by Lowe, as well as a cover of the novelty song "Haunted House", originally released by Jumpin' Gene Simmons in 1964, and sung by Cooder. "Do with Me What You Want to Do" was also included as a B-side on the "Don't Go Away Mad" single.

At the Grammy Awards of 1993, Little Village was nominated for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.

Track listing

All songs written by Little Village and sung by John Hiatt except where noted.

Little Village track listing
No.TitleLead vocalsLength
1."Solar Sex Panel" 3:47
2."The Action"Ry Cooder3:25
3."Inside Job" 4:17
4."Big Love" 6:26
5."Take Another Look"Nick Lowe3:40
6."Do You Want My Job" 5:36
7."Don't Go Away Mad" 3:39
8."Fool Who Knows"Lowe3:46
9."She Runs Hot"Hiatt, Lowe, Cooder3:19
10."Don't Think About Her When You're Trying to Drive" 4:33
11."Don't Bug Me When I'm Working"Hiatt, Lowe, Cooder3:56

Personnel

Little Village

  • John Hiatt – guitars, lead vocals (1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9-11) and backing vocals, piano
  • Ry Cooder – guitars, backing and lead (2, 9, 11) vocals
  • Nick Lowe – bass guitar, backing and lead (5, 8, 9, 11) vocals
  • Jim Keltner – drums, percussion

Production notes

  • Produced by Little Village
  • Engineered by Ken Allardyce, Dan Bosworth, Allen Sides
  • Mastered by Bernie Grundman

Charts

Chart performance for Little Village
Chart (1992) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[2] 55
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[3] 18
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[4] 39
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[5] 32
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[6] 5
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[7] 16
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] 16
UK Albums (OCC)[9] 23
US Billboard 200[10] 66

References

  1. 1 2 https://www.allmusic.com/album/r11836
  2. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 168.
  3. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Little Village – Little Village" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  4. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Little Village – Little Village" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  5. ↑ "Charts.nz – Little Village – Little Village". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  6. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Little Village – Little Village". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  7. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Little Village – Little Village". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  8. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Little Village – Little Village". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  9. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  10. ↑ "Little Village Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
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