The Smaller the Grape, the Sweeter the Wine explained
| The Smaller the Grape, the Sweeter the Wine |
| Type: | album |
| Artist: | Tiny Lights |
| Cover: | The Smaller the Grape, the Sweeter the Wine.jpg |
| Released: | February 18, 1997 |
| Genre: | Folk rock |
| Length: | 41:51 |
| Label: | Bar/None |
| Producer: | Donna Croughn, John Hamilton, James Mastro |
| Prev Title: | Milky Juicy |
| Prev Year: | 1994 |
The Smaller the Grape, the Sweeter the Wine is an album by the folk rock band Tiny Lights, released in 1997 through Bar/None Records.[1] It was the band's final album.[2] Jerry Harrison contributed vocals to "Maybe You Will Listen".[3]
Critical reception
Stereo Review concluded that "what's notable isn't just the range of styles—bubblegum pop, progressive/art rock, vintage soul, psychedelia—but the unaffected and warm-hearted way it all comes together."[4]
Personnel
- Tiny Lights
- Andy Burton – piano, organ, mellotron
- Donna Croughn – vocals, violin, drums, production
- Andy Demos – saxophone, percussion
- Dave Dreiwitz – bass guitar, trumpet
- John Hamilton – guitar, vocals, production
- Ron Howten – drums
- Kevin Sztam – trombone
- Additional musicians and production
Notes and References
- Ciabattoni . Steve . Reviews . CMJ New Music Monthly . Aug 1997 . 48 . 42.
- Book: Blush . Steven . New York Rock: From the Rise of The Velvet Underground to the Fall of CBGB . 2016 . Macmillan . 318.
- News: Terlesky . John . SPOTLIGHT ON TINY LIGHTS . The Morning Call . 12 July 1997 . A43.
- Milano . Brett . Tiny Lights: The Smaller the Grape the Sweeter the Wine . Stereo Review . Jul 1997 . 62 . 7 . 77.
