The Smaller the Grape, the Sweeter the Wine

The Smaller the Grape, the Sweeter the Wine
The Smaller the Grape, the Sweeter the Wine
Studio album by Tiny Lights
Released	February 18, 1997
Genre	Folk rock
Length	41:51
Label	Bar/None
Producer	Donna Croughn, John Hamilton, James Mastro
Tiny Lights chronology

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.^[2] It was the band's final album.^[3] Jerry Harrison contributed vocals to "Maybe You Will Listen".^[4]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

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."^[5]

Track listing

All music is composed by Donna Croughn and John Hamilton

No.	Title	Length
1.	"I Had It All"	4:40
2.	"Pinprick"	4:19
3.	"Maybe You Will Listen"	4:50
4.	"Sing to Me"	3:57
5.	"Whispering"	3:51
6.	"Blue Sky"	3:00
7.	"Tracy"	2:45
8.	"Lazy Bones"	5:54
9.	"No Baby No Songs"	2:48
10.	"Would You Like to Float"	5:47

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

Jerry Harrison – additional vocals
James Mastro – production

References

^ "The Smaller the Grape, the Sweeter the Wine". AllMusic. Retrieved August 4, 2012.
^ Ciabattoni, Steve (Aug 1997). "Reviews". CMJ New Music Monthly (48): 42.
^ Blush, Steven (2016). New York Rock: From the Rise of The Velvet Underground to the Fall of CBGB. Macmillan. p. 318.
^ Terlesky, John (12 July 1997). "SPOTLIGHT ON TINY LIGHTS". The Morning Call. p. A43.
^ Milano, Brett (Jul 1997). "Tiny Lights: The Smaller the Grape the Sweeter the Wine". Stereo Review. 62 (7): 77.

[allmusic-1] "The Smaller the Grape, the Sweeter the Wine". AllMusic. Retrieved August 4, 2012.

[2] Ciabattoni, Steve (Aug 1997). "Reviews". CMJ New Music Monthly (48): 42.

[3] Blush, Steven (2016). New York Rock: From the Rise of The Velvet Underground to the Fall of CBGB. Macmillan. p. 318.

[4] Terlesky, John (12 July 1997). "SPOTLIGHT ON TINY LIGHTS". The Morning Call. p. A43.

[5] Milano, Brett (Jul 1997). "Tiny Lights: The Smaller the Grape the Sweeter the Wine". Stereo Review. 62 (7): 77.

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