Late Night Grande Hotel

Late Night Grande Hotel
Studio album by Nanci Griffith
Released	September 1991
Recorded	February – June 1991
Genre	Country pop
Length	38:45
Label	MCA
Producer	Peter Van Hooke, Rod Argent
Nanci Griffith chronology
Storms (1989) Late Night Grande Hotel (1991) Other Voices, Other Rooms (1993)

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

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Entertainment Weekly	B
Q

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

All tracks are written by Nanci Griffith, except where indicated

No.	Title	Writer(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 Gold	3:28
6.	"The Power Lines"	Nanci Griffith, Patrick Alger, James Hooker	2:38
7.	"Hometown Streets"	Nanci Griffith, James Hooker	4:11
8.	"Down 'N' Outer"		2:45
9.	"One Blade Shy of a Sharp Edge"		2:58
10.	"The Sun, Moon, and Stars"	Vince Bell	4:24
11.	"San Diego Serenade"	Tom Waits	3:27
Total length:			38:25

Personnel

• 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