Hot Chocolate Massage

Hot Chocolate Massage
Studio album by Tiny Lights
Released	1990
Genre	Folk rock
Length	66:42
Label	Absolute A Go Go
Producer	John Hamilton
Tiny Lights chronology

Creating Hot Chocolate Massage is an album by the folk rock band Tiny Lights, released in 1990 by Absolute A Go Go Records.[1][2]

Release and reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]

Trouser Press felt that extensive touring had given the band "muscle and maturity" and noted the overall live feeling of the album.[4] The AllMusic critic Jason Ankeny criticized the album for lacking focus because of excessive experimentation. Despite this he gave it four and a half out of five stars, calling the high points of Hot Chocolate Massage "sublime" and "daring and eclectic."[3] Option wrote that "there's a wonderful sense of energy and daring to this LP that, more than a lot of current bands, brings the spirit of '60s experimental groups like the Insect Trust and the Ultimate Spinach to mind."[5]

Track listing

All music is composed by Donna Croughn & John Hamilton, except "Wave" and "Pushin' the Button" co-written by Dave Dreiwitz.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Lavenderman"	4:58
2.	"Moonwhite Day"	4:39
3.	"Sweet Romance"	4:02
4.	"Bartholomew"	3:40
5.	"Wave"	4:38
6.	"Closer"	5:24
7.	"Evil"	4:33
8.	"Big Straw Hat"	2:52
9.	"After All"	6:46
10.	"Crawl"	3:30
11.	"H. C. M."	1:44
12.	"Pushin' the Button"	3:32
13.	"Tuesday Afternoon"	16:24

Personnel

Tiny Lights

Donna Croughn – vocals, violin
Andy Demos – drums, clarinet, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
Dave Dreiwitz – bass guitar, trumpet, vocals
John Hamilton – guitar, vocals, production
Jane Scarpantoni – cello, vocals

Additional musicians and production

Henry Hirsch – clavinet on "Closer"

References

Puckett, Jeffrey Lee (June 2, 1990). "Nightlife". The Courier-Journal: 41.
Puterbaugh, Parke (October 26, 2010). Phish: The Biography. Hachette Books. ISBN 9780306819209 – via Google Books.
Ankeny, Jason. "Hot Chocolate Massage". Allmusic. Retrieved August 4, 2012.
Frampton, Scott, Schinder, Scott. "TINY LIGHTS", Trouser Press. Retrieved August 4, 2012.
"Reviews". Option. 30–35: 120. 1990.

External links

Hot Chocolate Massage at Discogs (list of releases)

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[1] Puckett, Jeffrey Lee (June 2, 1990). "Nightlife". The Courier-Journal: 41.

[2] Puterbaugh, Parke (October 26, 2010). Phish: The Biography. Hachette Books. ISBN 9780306819209 – via Google Books.

[allmusic-3] Ankeny, Jason. "Hot Chocolate Massage". Allmusic. Retrieved August 4, 2012.

[trouserpress-4] Frampton, Scott, Schinder, Scott. "TINY LIGHTS", Trouser Press. Retrieved August 4, 2012.

[5] "Reviews". Option. 30–35: 120. 1990.